Surf City News

Surfin’ Sundays in Surf City Aug. 15

Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum Presents: Surfin’ Sundays 14TH Annual Summer Concert Series at Pier Plaza on Sunday Aug 15th, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

From Bavaria, Germany, The Space Rangers; THE EXOTICS from Milwaukee; SURF KINGS from Oceanside; DEADMEN DON’T SURF from HB; THE ELIMINATORS from San Clemente; and The Orbitrons will perform at Pier Plaza (317 Pacific Coast Highway) Location: North side of Pier Plaza @ 315 Pacific Coast Hwy Huntington Beach 92648. HBISM Phone: 714-960-3483. surfingmuseum.org

Concerts are dedicated to Linda Miller who is The Events Director of The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum. She has some health issues and can’t come back to the remainder of the concerts at the Museum this year, that she loves. Jeff “Tiki’ Dude is taking her place.
Wishing you good thoughts, Linda. HBISM Founder/Director at Large Natalie Kotsch, HBISM volunteer John Miller, HBISM supporter, guitar legend, Dick Dale, friend Marie King, Trustee Advisor David Beasley & HBISM World Ambassador Ann Beasley.

SPONSORED BY IMG WORLD MEDIA & U S OPEN OF SURFING, SEACLIFF SELF STORAGE, CITY OF HB & FRED’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN HUNTINGTON BEACH

BANDS:
THE SPACE RANGERS From Bavaria, Germany, The Space Rangers’ stomping beats and bass lines are the solid reef on which the delayed guitar riffs break, topped with whitecaps of organ harmonies. If Godzilla had a favorite band, it would be the Space Rangers.

THE ORBITRONS formerly known as Tsunami Blue with Rick and Kelly still playing on their guitars, got their name from the dragster Big Daddy Roth built in the early 60′s. Due to The drummer moving to Florida and the bassist’s schedule not coinciding with the rest of the band they were forced to regroup and become a better unit as a result.

THE EXOTICS from Milwaukee Wisconsin toured the East Coast and the Mid-West back in the 90s but regrettably never made it out West when they disbanded in Dec 1999. After regrouping for an appearance on the public radio program “A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor and had so much fun playing together again, we kept doing it. It’s been 15 years since our first gig, we are having more fun, sound better than ever so we decided to fly to California and play the gigs we’d wished we had played back then.
SURF KINGS from Oceanside are back by popular demand after being absent for the past few years due to various reasons and the need to regroup a few times and land a new bass player since son-in-law Jeff left the scene. Surf Kings are also known for their song “Lobotomy” playing 15 seconds of fame during the river scene in the movie “Step Into Liquid” a few years ago.

DEADMEN DON’T SURF from HB featuring Surftones/Chesterfield Blues Kerry Chester, Surfaris Ron Eglit, as well as a host of other well known players return to play on our Pier Plaza stage performing better than ever with oldies but goodies and new material. The last time I remember Deadmen playing on that stage was July 7th during a memorial tribute to the late great fan of all time, my dear son Scotty Miller.

THE ELIMINATORS from San Clemente with Joe Kurkowski & John Blair sharing lead and rhythm, Doug Harlow on drums, Bill Swanson of percussion and saxophone & Frank Hughes on bass are a force to be reckoned with. This highly professional group plays the most intoxicating exotic sounds you have ever heard. From what I understand this performance marks the creation of another dynamite CD being released and on sale during the show.

BAND CD’S AND MERCHANDISE WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THIS CONCERT!!!
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