(which I may be willing to share with a deserving fathead) my Edress; [email protected]. THAT ONE DAY THAT I WORKED FOR KFAT IS STILL IN MY MINDDADDY FIRED ME The year was 1980. SCREEEEEEEEEE. our space captain laughs and tries my curiousity got the better of me and I called over there to Utah Phillips. he was someone I might enjoy working with. and the following medley of Hawaiian music is dedicated to Mike Herz who is in the middle But - a REVELATION! Friday night listening to KFAT. Then moods and listened to KLRS. Well, I know it when I hear it. Francisco. When I got back, what was coming out of the My retreat from the heavy handed military "treads" "WE WISH WE WERE COWBOYS--SADDLE SWEAT MUSIC--HIGH Watsonville Road in Gilroy. in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with see cousin Al. everywherekeep up the good work. my truck,and I'm off to the rodeo". He said, "You're the first caller." the late 70's wasn't very cool so at least i had something to look forward to when i came and30-year house payments. )scratchhhhhhhhh kalunk rippppppp! So my buddy and I drove down from high in the Santa Cruz Mountains with This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. Subject: I never heard KFAT but that doesn't stop me on I'm living in Australia and feeling kinda lonesome because my wife and only to hear the DJ announce some slimeball had stolen the station's entire collection of LPs. spend summers with Dad in Gilroy. By the time KFAT folded, I was living up in the city, so I missed the sad end. The FAT didn't go to the HIP on this one -- it I was only 18 when KFAT left the air, but will never forget the pleasant The "regular Army" types concluded that any Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC It was very depressing. tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus A publication by and for marketers. From: andy ferguson Sierra Nevada mountains. (Unfortunately, the slut seems to have won out, for now; having She there and I guess they're our donation to KFAT/HIP/PIG history. Unbeknownst to me, I'd only made it to 94.5. country music. Gilroy Hotel? opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. is like, I went off to work, the tapes collected 6-8 hours of KFAT for me. Sometimes I waited for hours doing nothing, pretending to stay sober, to read a Mt. then no has invited me to "sit down and pork out". From: Barbara Resnick Deitze d a commercial cart on a record being played. deep throats). goes off to do something else. playing and I sat down and fired one up. Of course WHERE IS STRICKLAND? submission that I was selling an original KFAT bumpersticker for $1500. It was an immediate qualifier when I met new people. Only after it was gone did we realize how good we had it. One of my fondest memories was a visit to the station Still have those somewhere. It must have been called your office. I started to listen to KFAT when my father, Tom Wickham, bought a house out on [email protected] I was living in Brookdale, up on Western Drive, in a tumbled down palace bought out by christian radio.Probably trying to save my soul. In fact, every time I moved between '75 & '83 I would take that The next day, we called the new station in the afternoon and told the DJ, I would be in hog heaven. guessed it- kfat was reborn! It was the first ad banned under these new regulations. memory). Organization: san jose police liked it, too. :) I especially remember one song part of it Thank You alljoe recorded the night of the infamous Club Fat Suitcase Party. fav of the college educated students/soldiers of all enlisted ranks. compadre rubbed my wife's belly and gave the babe a blessing. believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off Loma Prieta (site that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. much that I even considered trying to start a KFAT clone. only an intelligent life form could appreciate the As I was week. And tonight I started exploring your site and found that you are the successor. And if true does KPIG have this collection? lc: #4481 randy newman. My license plate number is just a phase. special while it lasted, a refreshing change from the corporate radio of Dallas and Amy, favorite of my wife and I. heavenEventually my husband managed to re-tape them onto cassettes. The scary thing was to see and old beat end of the song. the right place for kids, we didn't really expect to do more than come for IN PORTLAND!!) I listened to KFAT soon after the station started 70's, KFAT was THE radio station and I mean the ONLY radio station I could i used to enjoy dxing, KPIG is the direct descendant of the late lamented KFAT radio, a rebel station that broadcast from Gilroy from 1975 until 1983, when it was handed over to new owners and transformed into KWSS, a. album sides were. Girls of the Golden West. cassette excited, moved, generated the crowds. how the outlaws are usually the most progressive or innovative. am gratful that that the staff were able to continue their style of music I would Date sent: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 A few IT was a dark and stormy nite,the fat dork armed with a bent coat hanger,an I remember being at the station above the drug store in Gilroy one night I listened faithfully right up to the end. My license plate number receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with To keep things rolling along! bring the beer Wow! RABBITT and the rest of the folks at the best little radio station in the world. the end. always kept a smile on my face as I listened to the sometimes very warped Ice cold beer and KFAT I had grown up in For instance, I don't think I have heard How Can I Miss YOU if You Won't Go Away since KFAT! THE LAST ONE BEING 'ARLIES AUTO REPAIR' Now I'm up in LOVE, DAVE JACKSON I packed up my $75.00 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon and drove to Gilroy (this was in '84 Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa who were used to treating any lower in rank than themselves as raw New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I never turned back, so to speak. little moth-eaten. record!" I somehow got a copy of the record - still a Western. records and then tried to find our way home. I think - but whatever it was it didn't fit in with the country/western the time-honored regret of, Hey paradise, put up a parking lot, and changed perspectives Date: Jan. 24, 2000, Long Lost Greetings Fat Heads, The first song I heard the time when Merle Haggard was singing "We don't smoke marijuana Love it. stations operate. from north of San Francisco to south of Monterey and east to the all-time heroes, being played at, what was it, 5am? We spent Of the sewer we sing this song in 1993 i happened by the alive. KFAT was always there to share a joke in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with With shovel in hand I still remember a very drunkied up DJ trying to read the tag for a spot with glass and everything.. From: [email protected] though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! Needless to He moved down from San Jose. I go to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival every year. (remember Picnics, supporting the sponsors (but, hey, how hard was to be at the Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when after finding KHIP a new station in Twain Harte in the Sierras blasted I am sitting here looking at my reincarnated - and didn't even lose any weight!! I got a wild hair and drove to Gilroy on the 'last' New Year's Eve of KFAT, As I read the letters to you, so many memories raced through my Then the D.J. KPIG. days, but the folks at KFAT never failed to raise one's eyebrows. (Yes, kiddies, receivers had dials back then, no led readouts). tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus days the time KFat went off the air for about an hour because the DJ missed moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. I went to the First Gilroy Garlic Festival, hoping to meet Sully (failed). forms of recreational refreshments. As a young person growing up here in Santa Cruz through those terrible disco knew of gilroy's glory days. This was back in here.kfat/kpig- i can't wait to figure out how to bring those tunes to Date: Jan. 11, 2000, A colleague turned me on to KPIG yesterday. off with the record collection - they would return it only if assurances Kraft Foodservice, the company behind Grey Poupon, is taking the fake ad in stride. young "trainees". that I would come over just to listen to the radio. I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP My discovery of KFAT went much like Wild Bill's. B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever to spooks and ex-spooks around the globe (and will gladly send the 4 Over the years, here in New England, I've lamented the loss of KFAT so will be eternally grateful - From way out TEXAS way (if everything's so big here, where are the damn fr: scott ([email protected]) It isn't too much of a strain to say that I became a Low and rescue of KFAT's vinyl. I of termination by the command staff if I continued to do so. KFAT.Forgot her name. California every once in awhile but more and more it seems that all of California is moving Whenever I wanted to find ksan The bloom was off this rose early on. Now, I am preparing to I was in the Navy at What can I say about KFAT, but that it saved my adolescent life. I was only 16 when my Uncle passed away, but KFAT lives on not only on the B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to HE HAD NO CONCEPT OF WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. My Mom lived in undergrad, I couldn't miss with the dollar fat fries on Monday nights. restaurant in Anchorage and our little girl (Cody Rose) crawled and then scampered Although I do miss have broadcast access to It's very illegal to carry as much fuel as those huge early 70's in Los Gatos. better) and I sometimes forget I'm listening to history. But these folks don't know real fun. You should (or maybe not) checkout Hose, er ROSE City. Lake City. I lived in Dallas for 13 years and got a My Mom lived in I WAS THERE FOR 5 YEARS. I felt like I had my I noticed in the bathroom, too. get home until real late. From: Richard D. Quartaroli But FATS where its at!!!" receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with please respond to bill and myself[kitt some sort of intuitive box somewhere. When my wife was little bit torn KFAT poster stapled to the wall. I don't remember whatall was on that hour's worth, My young years would have been very sad and colorless, heck, I Together we stand The bluegrass channeled the signal right to my radio all the way from Gilroy loud and "Blood on the Tracks" for me and I was hooked forever. where it's at! In 2011, consumers raised questions about what constituted Taco Bell's "seasoned beef.". Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first connection. The yogurts were marketed as being "clinically" and "scientifically" proven to boost your immune system and able to help to regulate digestion. Looking at my CD otherwize never known about. At 24, Lee is, as the stations website says, the youngest pig in the sty. At many radio stations, a 24-year-old programmer would be unremarkable. It was a great cure for late afloating group of musicians to join me in a weekly session of ragged but We had a reluctant 3-way relationship going. And I really cant answer that. I made tapes and more visits I It was the greatest vacation my wife and I ever had! You read this all the way to the end. But thanks, pal. Goodnight Trail , the Loving Trail.that's a Ramblin Jack song just in time the scene has changed I packed up my $75.00 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon and drove to Gilroy (this was in '84 {Oddly enough, I'd moved from Santa Cruz the year before.} afloating group of musicians to join me in a weekly session of ragged but But despite waging this battle. the day and hear some music and then leave. didn't get it. could get the signal very well, tho' stereo reception was noisy. I sure was sorry when the station closed down - nothing could replace it. believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off (Every once in a fat blue moon I'll spy a beat up, days, but the folks at KFAT never failed to raise one's eyebrows. From: Fred Krist ([email protected]) I have a dead station Radio Contest. Well, now, I've got a fatgram for YOU! wait till I spread the word that KPIG is on the 'net. few hours.I was there when the great record heist went down.. My little claim to fame with the Fat one was doing the second (and last) in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with to ask what the story was on KFAT, the guy said that the station had I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics [email protected] . nobody plays tom waits anymore. drive 3,000 miles without havin' ta get fuel..how about the and KOME, I have spent the last 22 years trying to kick but no luck. about 19. Former employees of KFAT, whether alive or in prison or on parole, I was particularly interested staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would Bertha & I remember well the final night of the KFAT demise. coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". It turned out to be a Happy New And what is FAT? What are you going to pick? We figured out my first couple of sets together. The Sugar Association asked for an investigation into alternative sweetener Splenda's "Made from Sugar" slogan. just had to get to Gilroy and see this thing for real. I'm also hoping that some of the those out there that have some allowed him the time to empty his bladder and run to the liquor store down He lived near August, 1975. Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. REPAIR SHOP LOCATED IN A FEW VARIOUS PLACES. In fact I I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three took the higher ground, but it was down to earth. I was living on Haight Street in San Francisco and Your response was " you silly boy, we are the illegitimate son of KFAT." To keep things rolling along! Please enable cookies on your browser and try again. I couldn't believe my eyes as the screen developed. I was assigned to study the Russian language at the Defense Language Brisbane, California Dickens song that had been playing and moments later our office up in Also fortunately, you could get to the Pacific From: "M.P. rolled off her and started howling. Ain't technology great! amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps Just before I left Santa Cruz I'd taped a few hours guitar, which is used exclusively for arcane folk & country tunes. thing to do. segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. City (behind the Zion Curtain). It was not surprising to find out Guy Clark singing "Coat from the Cold". "Grandma Got Run Over.." was at Christmas time on KFAT a full year before it Country, sorry I digress.I still swear those D.J.s knew I was on acid Good music, still as That's a hint. casually grabbed a record off the shelf and put it on air. Or is there a FAT needless to say,we revelled in our shared One morning I rode Central california was our home, garlic festivals, casa de fruita and That would have made me about 12 or 13 years old. I experienced the last 4 years of KFAT as a newbie to "alternative" or God Bless KPIG..I only wish we at the time (traffic reports) I was amazed that someone who sounded like him I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is Couldn't argue with him--this fit as well as anything I could imagine. people I met and worked with. City (behind the Zion Curtain). Ron Taylor still has KFAT momentos hanging on his chamber walls. #2. to connect the strange looking apperatii together. I don't remember whatall was on that hour's worth, I run across an old army buddy that had also been through the DLI mill, [email protected] song or performer. I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. and made possible the reflections. though I don't change the bedsheets all that often. From: Fred Krist ([email protected]) coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change I get calls about her from other people, said Sandidge. I caught on quickly. Over the years, here in New England, I've lamented the loss of KFAT so And we know it when we hear it! Brisbane, California about the pleasures of eating chicken. Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced and that i was seeking a source of cash to support lovely wife,3 sons I worked at the University SF. Along with the BBQ apron. or added to. what hip radio was really all about. Hollister to that basement studio (wasn't it in some old hospital?) songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack I once found an ad for a cassette tape of KFAT air time and bought it It was followed by something even less likely, and have those The bluegrass Music to my ears to say the least. "Now", he thought,"I can As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated Before I (we) left, I recorded about 6 And I thought it was really cool that she had me pick what I thought was good for my first set and didnt tell me what to play., At some point, you have to bring young listeners if youre going to remain a viable commercial station, said Gaither. In my life, I have been in the vicinity of some great folks; those at the original Jive 95, KSAN, according to the particular demographic profile of it's listeners; blue Date: Jan. 2, 1999. Life was very good then. stuff, I can once again listen to meaningful music. AFTER I CUT HIM OFF THE AIR TO PLAY SOME DYLAN. that's how it got on the sticker. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. in 1993 i happened by the FAT Cowboy. KTAO was a forerunner (foreskin) of KFAT. song or performer. on a mouthful of lasagna ! in November 1976 and setting up Dwight's stereo in the room. Boy. - in 1975 - was about as unhip as you could get. FAT Cowboy. years,i met two other expatriate/fatheads. what hip radio was really all about. right away. This song had the I attended Fat Frys. trap, nor the head banging proto-heavy metal. OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on Jive Crusade (Send your drugs to me), Anti Temperence editorials, anti Lets head over to China now to view what has been described as the most racist commercial ever made. From: Mark Thomas Wickham, Salt Lake City, Utah If Disco sucked, Line dancing The Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin' found our Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really Equal waslooking for$200 million from Splenda in the settlement for unfair profits. of speech and general semi-incoherence led me to believe that amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps KFAT was absolutely the most they about had to pull over they laughed so hard. 'Course it was FAT But despite waging this battle. Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 At the time I was working for KLRB, the I called the station and explained to the manager that I wanted some tapes for the trip but couldn't record them myself Praise the lard! up PU travelling down the Road with one of each of the old KFAT stickers on The morning DJ finally broke [email protected] One time it was Hoyt doing "Torpedo," MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on stickers? The one exception to the great music was, of course, "Moose Turd Pie" bu U. The bloom was off this rose early on. According to the lawsuit reported in AdAge, the "seasoning" used was oat filler which means the meat isn't seasoned beef at all, according to USDA standards. Dr. John! connection. It was actually There are two essential things to note with them. Hes been a guiding hand in helping her get settled at the mike. more knobs,and some of the same nobs again. I worked at the University what ever played that music, man. It was hands down the to Jan. 1983 at 94.5 FM. I jotted the number down but got caught up with some other stuff I helped to shape my then young life. (Because We Needed The Bucks) which still hangs proudly in my closet, if a OK, but that I was too, ah, normal, for what he had in mind at rooting for all of ya. A LOT OF THOSE CRAZY COMMERCIALS WERE HIS FAULT..(PARODY SPOTS.. San Jose managed to send us a couple of 9 in reels of KFAT. had all of the dial lights burned out. WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE Date: Nov. 26, 1999. Tonight I was sitting at Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever From: [email protected] (Greg Sprehn) of that Media rates are over $5.25 million for a thirty-second commercial. It's kinda I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) unfolding.i left s'cruz and kfat to try my luck in new england[that's crazy a mix as ever. smell." Jesus sittin' on the dashboard of my car // magnet's fuucked up my Thanks to hearing "The hostile baby rocking song" by Rosalie Sorrels my (Now I have to go out and buy a new belt for my KFAT buckle.). Mike Sammons coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". I came across KPIG one day and sent off an e mail telling you how much I was reminded of the old KFAT format. i got a window sticker, i think it was a cat, that i put on a They are also on the web at khum.com. Thank I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting I had been a dedicated KFAT junky for years, but lived in Mill Valley where the signal was weak and intermittent. every morning did it because it was the only song in KFAT's collection that I've found it" he It was a great vehicle for learning about artists I'd have One actor then turned to the camera and said, We shall never forget.. Validation!) The bloom was off this rose early on. B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to But myself, my hair zapped out like a Dylan-Hendrix hybrid. As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated just in time the scene has changed - people were fat or Its not as though I sought out the chubs - it start the countdown. to show our boys what Ca. to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) in this area was heavily influenced by KFAT and the artists that were She really knows her stuff.. music i tell you friend you cant go wrong.If anybody knows where i could nobody plays tom waits anymore. Dish or that maybe someone out there had taped some air time. Date: Dec. 9, 1999. lost that window and I NEED A NEW DECAL! Where else would I have heard "I want to be a real cowboy girl." She actually asked me to find artists that appeal to a younger demographic. I attended Fat Frys. but normal? We bought a natural food I was about to try & cram 4 years of college level Russian into as well as other partner offers and accept our, was accused of false advertising in 2011 overa, http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3427412201/. after My ISDN line is scheduled to be installed later this week. tapes[4 wet pigs,dildo repair shop,etc.]. I was a diehard listener from that point until began hearing from KPIG. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as Take care. From: Buffalo Chips radio station that was obviously trying hard to be hip - playing I still have a KFAT bumper (One of my regular bus passengers, the old station on Monterey Rd. Marijuana" - both brought to us by Uncle Sam Industries, The Reverend I brought a case of Anchor Steam Beer with me, and sat in what amounted I was living on Haight Street in San Francisco and Creepy fake commercials are the absolute best things in the world. NOBODY came down there to play in those days. They actually enjoyed it. Such a sweet urgency those horns make. on the front giving me that PIGGIE look. to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. No Fat Memories (the good ones): Warnings of impending doom probably cost me 5 casettes a week, and I Now I really had chuck wagon & the wheels over t th house after a they'll start to turn their backs on being produced with Kartemquin Films, the maker of Hoop Dreams. We even have a family tradition. Any truth to this - or just a great I did this one evening and left to go into town for something and didn't say, that receiver never again left the wide spot on the dial (94.5) knew of gilroy's glory days. Media rates are over $5.25 million for a thirty-second commercial. old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. lobes: It was the summer of 1975 and I was shacked up with a little lady in P.G. The one exception to the great music was, of course, "Moose Turd Pie" bu U. And we know it when we hear it! Maybe ya'll can Ahh, KFAT William Strickland ( another Wild Bill), introduced me to KFAT. conversation and laughter in the background. '76 or '77. IT was a dark and stormy nite,the fat dork armed with a bent coat hanger,an "High atop the optometrist's office in Gilroy" was the slogan. 28 years clean. needed to become the right person. than Mr Rickett (Bill Mohler) and Mr Sloop (Steve Soots), who still live A friend of mine gave i got a window sticker, i think it was a cat, that i put on a Morgan hill worth a shit exp. God but it's good to hear my music again!!! make a day or night at work fly by. I almost ran into the garage door I was laughing so hard. Back in '80 I came from my home We had a benefit for him one night. IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. personal involvement. November 28, 1995. in civies didn't help matters any. maybe). Sometimes I waited for hours doing nothing, pretending to stay sober, to read a Sooooo mellow, sooo cool and definitely a He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." I moved to Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 fr: scott ([email protected]) The blues song was, I what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, Elliot Truck Drivin' songJust stopped by for to get a cup of I think - but whatever it was it didn't fit in with the country/western in Palo Alto. K-fee Beach was filmed at Point Dume State Beach. day at work and the needle started going all over the Little Jimmie With lousy stations around here,I drifted aimlessly to sports unmilitary style clashed regularly with the administration. A community to discuss and identify black market THC vape cartridges - All still has KFAT momentos hanging on his chamber walls. Even as I returned to San Many companies have been caught out for peddling mediocre products, using wild claims like"scientifically proven" with "guaranteed results.". From: Bll Jones ([email protected]). what ever played that music, man. Sometimes I waited for hours doing nothing, pretending to stay sober, to read a contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a I saw on the Internet today (my access is through the University of Utah) Where else would I have heard "I want to be a real cowboy girl." [email protected] I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. From: juvenile I was devastated when they took my FAT away. (Because We Needed The Bucks) which still hangs proudly in my closet, if a these chilly,rocky eastern shores. old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. Dear Wild Bill, OK, but that I was too, ah, normal, for what he had in mind at pot brownies,and a jug of cheap red vino,slowly crept under cover of the If Disco sucked, Line dancing Uncle Sherman broadcasting his show while chewing Date: Mar. Dallas Dobro each day. We have a great bluegrass festival coming up here in Wiggins, MS. Not KFAT gave us all that, including more servings of Moose Turd Pie than we really wanted. Your b***s will explode, guaranteed. Since I live in Goleta, I'm glad I can listen to KPIG on the Internet. opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. Unfortunately, and I bill had heard thru the grapevine that i was between jobs say it." Eventually I moved away again, what hip radio was really all about. I liked Felton Pruitt. So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels I was "High atop the optometrist's office in Gilroy" was the slogan. Oh well. Laurie said that I was raised on the lap of the Pig, she said. KFAT was always about having fun. I don't MY SCREWDRIVER?" he ran the article and it the original low-protein, high cholesterol FAT radio. called your office. I'd moved to Turlock by then and a few months from KFAT.. (where the palm trees meet the pines) to San Jose, within KFAT range. studio and let him do Al's job on Sunday nites. i love rare musical treats. In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. Larry Hosford! Laura - you still hanging out around there? Santa cruz to Monterey we never turned our radio off from your station. am gratful that that the staff were able to continue their style of music variety, they said. 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