Gosh it was a great time to be a kid in southern California back then, so exciting... Last saw the great Dick Dale at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz before the pandemic hit, the placed was packed. Dick must have been in his eighties - but you could feel those cords in gut.
He "tweeted" instrumental R&R up a bit ! There were quite a few groups late 50's..early 60's but nothing could Compare to Dick Dale!! When I play this type in my truck strange looks for sure!!! "Oldies" my tunes! God both of you!!!👌👌👌👍👍🇺🇸🦅🆒✌️
Lana, he was the greatest. I'll always treasure the brief hour that I spent with you and him on the phone. He was my inspiration. I was so looking forward for The King of Flamenco Surf Guitar opening up for The King of The Surf Guitar. I guess that I'll have to hold out on that one until I'm in Rock n Roll Heaven where he is and then together we can ride That Glory Wave.
A group of us drove all the way from Denver, Colorado to see Dick Dale perform his last concert at The Rhythm Collision. What a nice event organized by a great group of folks. It was equally nice to meet you and you husband if only for a moment. Thank you
Now this is the Dick Dale I followed through high school in SoCal, class of ‘62, the local armory and auditorium performances and the Rendezvous Ballroom in Newport where we learned the Stomp on that wooden floor. Dick used to come out after one of their breaks, alone, would start a beat on the drums, then the drummer would come out and take over, then he would move to the sax and would end up on his left hand guitar, he knew how to please his audiences and I will never forget being there.
Thank you so much for all the great music you have played over the years Mr. Dale and your 79 years old well good for you will be seeing you when you’re 100 years old
LOVE AND PEACE, LANA DALE! Your husband set the guitar standard for me..and made me love only GOOD guitar players, for all of my 67 years (and counting!) RIP to him..and please..YOU stay strong! Yes. A legend...(..San Bernardino to Riverside..All the kids in all L.A...love to hear Dick Dale play-ay-ay-ay..) Peace and Love
I'm from Glasgow, Scotland, Lana, and I love Dick Dale's music. I saw him a couple of times when he played here over 20 years ago. He was the best, and still is. Sending you love too xx
Yeah, Bless His Soul - I wear one of his shredded "Dick Dale" Ernie Ball picks on my surfer chain, with a few other items on it, every day. I got that pick off the floor - one of many Dick tossed and also got him to sign my original "Sample Copy - Not for Sale" Deltone "Surfer's Choice" LP. Dick loved performing - he WAS a Showman for sure and super knowledgeable about his sound and the Fender connection. Also, what a nice guy to talk to - no B.S. Dick Dale - the King on Everything here plus a geat clip from Harmony Park of kids doin' the "Surfer Stomp". One of the few clips where you can catch this dance. Thanks so much for the post and wonderful actually see Lana posted also.
Flats & a pink mini, KC?? Wow! If you still relied on the same habadasher to get your clothing you would have fit in at the Viva Las Vegas Rock-a-billy event last week. Over 20,000 participants attended the event, many looking like their grandparents did back in 62 at HP. Although I am the "old man" in my band the Showmen, (we were playing for a year before Eddie coined our name), thanks to a plethora of lessons I received from DD, like DD, we continue to rock as we did in Vegas last week.
DD & His DT's are neither playing at Harmony or the Riverside Armory. I played at both places in 1962; there was a small corral stage front at Harmony and a big sliding door at stage rear at the Riverside Armory that we opened in the summer. It looks like the San Bernardino Municipal Auditorium where my band the Sho-Men also played with the Astronauts in 63. Looking at the grille cloths of the Showmens, the gig was probably in 62 or 63. I recall surf was dead at the end of 63 and DD was not getting the crowds like shown in this photo.
keri caye KC, you must have mis-read what I wrote,. I did not state that DD & His DT's did not play at Harmony or the Riverside Armory. On many occasions I was in the same van with DD when we drove up to Harmony or the Armory. I stated that this vid is not from Harmony or the Riverside Armory. If you want to re-live the days from Harmony, come on up to Riverside on the 10th of Jan where my band will be playing many of DD's tunes at the Marriott at Rhythm Collision II. The Marriott will look like 1961 and most people will be dressed as if the year was 1961.
keri caye Strictly West Coast, although my drummer is from Brooklyn. If you are on Facebook, log onto Rhythm Collision Weekender 2 to see whatcha are missing. My band is the Showmen/Majestics.
+Jim Geiger I was there too Jim...its not dubbed its just US...I miss the 60s more than anything. When I saw Dick on the "Back to the Beach" set I knew he didn't remember me making him a cake but he was great....+ ....I didn't expect him to remember me..it was an honor being in his film.
@b88l2 Not really a recognized dance..People ( usually not the best dancers) would mimic doing all kinds of different things.. lassoing with a rope was a common thing..
