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On Saturday afternoon I went to the ticket office to pick up my tickets so I wouldn't have to wait in line later. When I walked out of the theater, I saw the Surfaris taking selfies in front of the theater. I walked up to them and said hi. We chatted for a couple of minutes and then they asked me my name. When I told them, they said "We've heard of you. You're the person promoting us on Facebook." I felt famous for a few seconds. Then they invited me to get my picture taken with them.
That's me in the middle (obviously), with Joel Berryhill on the left and Bob Berryhill on the right. And yes, they're related. In fact everyone in the current incarnation of the Surfaris is related. Bob is one of the founding members of the Surfaris, the lead guitarist and the co-writer of Wipe Out. Bob wrote and recorded the song in 1963, when he was 15 years old! Bob is joined by his wife Gene on bass, son Deven on guitar and son Joel on drums and vocals.
Joel stayed behind his kit until he stepped up front to sing Surfer Joe and Deven went back to play drums. Being a fan of surf music I recognized most of the songs. They wrapped up their set with their most famous song:
I talked to them after the concert and bought one of their CDs, called "The Hurley Sessions". It's actually pretty cool. It was made with the four of them in the studio, playing as if they were onstage! And I got their autographs in the program!
Interesting days
Today - Sewing Machine Day
Tomorrow - Flag Day, World Blood Donor Day and Bourbon Day
Next Monday - American Eagle Day, World Productivity Day and Ice Cream Soda Day
July 13 - Embrace Your Geekness Day and French Fries Day For some reason, these seem to go together to me
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