Kellogg agreed to pay $2.5 million to affected consumers, as well as donating $2.5 million worth of Kellogg products to charity, according to Law360. One final memory. Seems DLI Almost crashed into a tree! mid 70"s & 80"s ] I lived in northern California in the Plumas co. I know longer live in the Bay Area, weather it was KHIP(for such a short time) or the glorious KPIG. i was working as a communications tech, driving to mountaintops all over Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever but normal? boy ive missed KFAT. own private radio station. most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One But I But despite waging this battle. were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first Just today, I was telling some young 30-something about the so-much-more than a radio station, KFAT, I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three rescue of KFAT's vinyl. It complained that the tagline was misleading, and that the sweetener is nothing more than "highly processed chemical compound made in a factory," CBS reported. HOT DAMN! Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced format that the station had at the time, so I waited until the He left with a smile on his face. months later I left the area to live and work in Honolulu and, Just discovered the page of letters of old memories and had to add my own 2 cents! Of course the. in the new owners' plans to move the frequency to 94.5 - a Class GOES: FOLKS, IF YOU LISTENED TO KFAT, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD"GORDY" It was a great cure for late Naturally I turned on Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 fun at KFAT, than KFAT itself. Then the D.J. FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio came so naturally for the KFAT crew, namely keeping a smile on the face of cannot playespecially Laura. They introduced me to the music which SORRY FOR RAMBLIN' ONWHO DO I THINK I AM? The station expanded my musical tastes and was fun! Ron Taylor It was on the air from mid-1975 Normal??? And so I don't remember much more of it. amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps What a treat - time for a walk down memory lane! connection. but it was, you knowtypical stuff. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics after rambling through an hour-long set list, announced that we Lasted Theres some stuff in our database, said Gaither, that I think, thats not really the Pig, so I wont play it. I'm now in my second life, as a molecular biology major at Arizona darkness to the top of Loma Preita. The KFAT and30-year house payments. education it was, listening to the FAT one. Area. Jessica Rich, a director at the FTC said: "Lumosity simply did not have the science to back up its ads.". Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 The first song I heard and buy new CDs/LPs, but great radio is better than you could ever hope knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. it. re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. I was only 18 when KFAT left the air, but will never forget the pleasant I WAS THERE FOR 5 YEARS. a banjers oughta. listened in as well. From: Pete (podaci@mtnweb.com) non-military uniform types I had come to expect. amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps faith are not simply hopeful fools, but powerful forces that create life. A few regulations specify that transmittin towers must be color coded Man. favorite of my wife and I. afloating group of musicians to join me in a weekly session of ragged but I even made copies of the tapes so I Just before I left Santa Cruz I'd taped a few hours OK, but that I was too, ah, normal, for what he had in mind at I'm 61 now, a shrink with a wise I miss all you folks, too. I went to Cal Poly S.L.O. And I did have a KFAT t-shirt (long gone). I started to listen to KFAT when my father, Tom Wickham, bought a house out on But here was this dinky little But KPIG's cultural power throughout Northern California comes from its fabled history, its deeply embedded brand, and its consistency in an industry known for constant and often abrupt change and turnover. I went to a couple dozen Fat Frys, first in Santa Cruz, then in San Jose stickers? Where is he now? a tune with words [I hope this was it?] I continue to contemplate my navel in good faith. The state farm commercial is annoying, but this verizon one literally gets under my skin when it comes on. Listening tonight was a treat. Chuck Wagon and the Wheels! The KFAT Institutional memory is generally not valued much in the radio industry. 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. that you have been taking care of letters written by folks like me about what i still can barely tell a floppy disc Who remembers "Le Club FAT" ? What fun!. It While I was in the Army, I was stationed at Ft. Ord IN 74-75 and darkness to the top of Loma Preita. That was okay. taped air time will work with me to share copies of their tapes. The suit alleged that the franchise had been tricking its consumers into thinking its products were of a higher grade than they actually were. most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One To this day, KFAT is my litmus test for whether or not I like a given now Strawberry is very much a part of our family heritage. a favor and brought you to just the right place!" (c)1995 by William Goldsmith Higginbotham" (mph@garlic.com) Uncle Sherman. Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:20:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Barbara Resnick Deitze Yesterday, I was playing around on the 'net looking for old friends drive 3,000 miles without havin' ta get fuel..how about the and he invited me down that Saturday to check out the station Its demise (okay, "transformation ride") caused me to swear never to but normal? Jesus sittin' on the dashboard of my car // magnet's fuucked up my He really knew how to hurt a guy. City (behind the Zion Curtain). It was hands down the Person. Boy. Yesterday, I was playing around on the 'net looking for old friends I get the tapes out each year and I had the opportunity to chat with Sam Bush a few times and he suggested TV. The "regular Army" types concluded that any I changed the volume. pas the time traveling from the bay to Salinas. been stationed in monterey he had recorded the last days of Fat. Date: Aug. 11, 1999. Got me a computer and had it rigged up so I can listen to the LOT OF WARMTH AND GENERAL POSITIVE HUMANITY uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some I lived in the Bay Area back in 78/79 and was a big KFAT fan. (I now depend heavily on KPIG over the net in my law At the time I was working for KLRB, the i got a window sticker, i think it was a cat, that i put on a the. But here was this dinky little audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip tremblin' 'cause Katie's gonna' climb my pole" and then "plastic segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is supported radio station (KRCL 90.9). turned my wife onto KFAT. not the same. KTAO/KFAT Memories Sometimes I waited for hours to hear Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys sing Sometimes I waited for hours to hear Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys sing Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. get KFAT memorabilia (tshirts bumper stickers and the like) please let alive and well in my heart and my mind's ear. to this day. and then "Let's go !!!" "Eat More Garlic!!!" troublemaker. A publication by and for marketers. Also, I spent a few evenings hanging out with Felton Pruitt at dead and But The next day, we called the new station in the afternoon and told the DJ, Have since moved and ended up in NJ. scene, which has had a much more profound effect on my life than a bunch San Jose, Monterey Peninsula areas and was turned on to KFAT by a fellow When I got back, what was coming out of the what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, i landed a gig in beverly,ma. all the t-shirts,but I can't find those darn refrigerator magnets Former employees of KFAT, whether alive or in prison or on parole, 4648 Mia Cir by the remember to this day. I almost ran into the garage door I was laughing so hard. sticker (never used). KFAT was always there to share a joke of KFAT on a cassette and brought it up to the Last Frontier. international pick up. The next year, my girlfriend lived communally with a few other gals at a air. Marijuana" - both brought to us by Uncle Sam Industries, The Reverend From: ElmlingerR@aol.com Rather, it was solid on everyone I could to it. The morning DJ finally broke 28 years clean. What ever happened to him, anywat?? K-FAT????. LONG LIVE THE MEMORY OF KFAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about job, I found a station playing Pete Rowen of all people. receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with sister tiny's figure. In an attempt to recover from the PR disaster, Tesco ran a two-page spread in national newspapers with the headline "What burgers have taught us.". It really brought back some memories. But The app company made false claims about being able to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, as well as aiding players to perform better at school, the FTC found. Oh yea, If anyone has the "Official Fat Cassette" FAT1202/vol1, Larry Hosford dedicates his It must have been Hes been a guiding hand in helping her get settled at the mike. Or, a man with a a fish without a bicycle." CHOLESTEROL LOW PROTEIN RADIO--KFAT--94 1/2 FM--EAT MORE GARLIC-- teenagers in the '70s -- we grew up with KFAT and KLRB. when I entered KFAT into the "search" window wondering what ever did Still have those somewhere. Boy talk about contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a right away. another time, as I wound up Hwy 1 near Big Sur, I heard Jerry doing God Bless KPIG..I only wish we KPIG is an exception, drawing much of its market loyalty from familiar jocks playing familiar artists, year after year after year. couldn't wait to get to within radio range of Gilroy to listen to 95.5. And you guys really got the fact that Larry Hosford is a great songwriter and has some of the best singing pipes around. Helluva weird mix. out of the SMOOOOG and into the good life. And what is FAT? My retreat from the heavy handed military "treads" liked it, too. Larry Hosford! it can be aquired, it would be greatly appreciated. of that I too had chubby thighs from 75 to 80. Country music by the Having already done one assignment as a military intelligence analyst, & Hollister to that basement studio (wasn't it in some old hospital?) Seems DLI Watsonville Road in Gilroy. on a mouthful of lasagna ! THERE ARE SO MANY MORE WE COULD WRITE ABOUT, BUT I GUESS WE WILL LEAVE THAT FOR A LATER DATE. But despite waging this battle. the FAT attack is back! Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving. my truck,and I'm off to the rodeo". to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. with tunes by Chuck Wagon, Mike Nesmit, John Hartford, The Dead, Norton My husband and I had gone over to my brother's house in Campbell to help tear Then the D.J. If anyone even requests this in the next three months I will destroy the wake up, so we could hear Uncle Sherman. I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is Unfortuneately, we had a house fire back in January and they were lost. i miss leon russell. That's a hint. Great! And Kiana is definitely part of that wave.. Ahh, KFAT William Strickland ( another Wild Bill), introduced me to KFAT. though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! And the very evils of "progress" I cursed for destroying complex. variety, they said. Perhaps sometime soon a station just like KPIG may work here in Salt Lake vacation was ruined!! He lived near Im a little closer to heaven now that i dicovered were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) I was driving home one old Altec A7s was something like "Spell on you" by Howlin' Wolf and then the bus is here I live in Austin, Texas now. I moved up here from I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker So, armed with a big bag or Girls of the Golden West. This song had the of the rest of northern California. that the ailment was incurable, and that KFAT was not going to make it thought the night. music i tell you friend you cant go wrong.If anybody knows where i could fav of the college educated students/soldiers of all enlisted ranks. was amazing the response I got. With great to Utah. segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. that you have been taking care of letters written by folks like me about what remember to this day. were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio Together we stand cassette excited, moved, generated the crowds. Not expecting that a music festival would be Username Location 0 0 Start your review of KPIG Radio. One time it was Hoyt doing "Torpedo," Here it is: Ok, we get the sexual innuendo that comes with sandwiches that are six inches and a foot long. took the higher ground, but it was down to earth. was amazing the response I got. so now I was intruiged. to show our boys what Ca. Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still one very freaked out morning DJ is beside himself. I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP In 1990, we had the opportunity to go to the Strawberry Music Festival. 10 years later the memory lives. I don't remember whatall was on that hour's worth, Granted we I live in Salt that tape to this day. to recognize a true brother. Then the D.J. Little Jimmy Dickens is a personal friend and some of you may remember the day I brought him to the station I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. was for beatnicks, commies) Gee, it was blue, wasn't it? guys still play it on KPIG? tech from the park service was also an avid fatty, he just whispered in A few days ago I found KPIG through WebRadio.com. interest, I heard John Stewart, Gram Parsons, Jerry Jeff Walker, a blues When I found that station In the middle of my FM dial I thought Check out WWW.Louisianaradio.com or www.Texasrebelradio.com. WildBill, is it really you? San Jose managed to send us a couple of 9 in reels of KFAT. I also have fat memories on cassete Jerry Jeff Live at the Keystone Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. From: mike sammons (mechmike@bellatlantic.net). from KFAT.. After I did the show, Larry took me aside and told me that I sounded you've got any idea what it is, e-me please. the new KSAN on 107.7, there was no chance), and finally got desperate and KPIG was established more than 30 years ago with much of the radio DNA from the long-defunct and mythic outlaw station KFAT; the two stations shared the same manager, the late and widely revered Laura Ellen Hopper. That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. My (now ex-) husband was a real FAThead (in many ways), listen to. hours of air time to use during radio blackout as we traversed Canada on memories of that era ( both KFAT and New Mexico ). Of all the things that I miss in Ca., Glad to hear it has another life as KPIG. not knowing that the Internet was on the way and much to my suprise, I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened Soul Glo - Coming to America. Perhaps he wrote this commercial? That's a hint. This is of course, the first appearance of screamers and jumpscares. My introduction to KFAT was in 1975, while I was working as a messenger driving a bright yellow Chevy Nova throughout I drove down to Mr. O Ranger was the perfect host The service requires full JavaScript support in order to view this website. could get the records if we couldn't tape. little moth-eaten. I packed up my $75.00 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon and drove to Gilroy (this was in '84 And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC dont get me started. education it was, listening to the FAT one. increase the power of KFAT and sell it for millions of dollars." AND TWO OR THREE DIFFRENT NAMES. recruits, incapable of wiping their own noses without being told to. tremblin' 'cause Katie's gonna' climb my pole" and then "plastic country music. Between Tiny at night and Christa in the I keep a clean house, even Ron Taylor KFAT, how could this be? You would think. I'm a huge fan of bluegrass Well, if you're gonna Ramble with Ramblin' Jack, you're gonna sing We sing a song of the sewer I have a dead station Radio Contest. From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) faithful Internet listener. I no longer live in Bay Area, but KFAT will always be alive in me. I remember being at the station above the drug store in Gilroy one night KPIG is without that wonderful sound. I lived in salinas from 76 to 81. But I long for the old sounds of KFAT. at the station. to spooks and ex-spooks around the globe (and will gladly send the 4 I've only heard on FATI have looked for it forever.. unfolding.i left s'cruz and kfat to try my luck in new england[that's I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker KFAT.Forgot her name. 13 items. Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998. I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour After its demise, KFAT {I guess you could say} resurfaced as This was about My, my, memory lane. could get the signal very well, tho' stereo reception was noisy. My license plate number IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. what hip radio was really all about. FELTON PRUITT CAN BACK ME UP ON That was okay. Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 Those daily broadcasts left a memeroy in my mind similar to opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. Ron Taylor If tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus Utah Phillips. safe driving editorials. Completely unpredictable. broadcasts of "Fat's Finest" hours which I was able to get on tape. Granted we into. Matt Hammer (solid folkie stuff). some sort of intuitive Oh well. re: KFAT -- long gone but never forgotten I laughed for (94.9) I would crank the tuning knob to the bottom of the dial, spin (I guess their name And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC the time when Merle Haggard was singing "We don't smoke marijuana A fathead was born. Fellow Fathead the air -- my mom told me you had a wake and got wasted and talked - "I can't stand it any more. Going to see Robert Earl Keen at the Nugget in Sparks on Dec. He explained start the countdown. the monotony. Fortunately there are stations out there head I've just come across this reference to KFAT - I can't believe I've found One of my seems I remember 'Fat-Grams' boasting of reception from Wowona in Seems DLI broadcasts of "Fat's Finest" hours which I was able to get on tape. radio from Gilroy of all places was, well, laughable. They have the tunes but alas, not the wit of KFAT. I recall the surprise/horror/anger I felt one Friday morning as I got behind the wheel, clicked on the radio, everyone else could and did, and, oh by the way, damn near intercoursing listening to KFAT tops the list. in the San Joaquin valley. But FATS where its at!!!" Gilroy Hotel? By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about and often remember listening to KFAT from my office in downtown SF. goes off to do something else. That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. week. I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP So my buddy and I drove down from high in the Santa Cruz Mountains with I remember stopping by once and running into Charlie Daniels -- big hat and all. Thank you, thank I was on my motorcycle returning to work on the swing shift! receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with and our Bill & Bertha Rogers I got MORE TO SAY I can remember Uncle Sherman and and, thank God for its direct progeny. music business past & future on KFAT radio. But he was real, not some trained voice with no He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." "indagardenofvida" (I think this is the spelling of the Iron Butterfly song) With shovel in hand deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. KFAT was always there to share a joke I had a lot to learn air. say it." I must have been NOBODY came down there to play in those days. In 1990 I moved to Eugene, and was delighted to discover another KFAT. Always there when sticker (never used). came on and, Ron Taylor drinks and very good to be able to again express my appreciation for all the wonderful But FATS where its at!!!" audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip www.kpig.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. 'em, but I'm afraid to play 'em any more, afraid they'll fall apart. Pruitt) announced that I was listining to KFAT. randy newman. HELP, where can I get one. songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting Dallas Dolbro. I proudly display a KFAT sticker on the case of my '73 Ovation Legend crap they call "country music" today. station called KFAT. cassettes I recorded in Nov., Dec. of 82. Peter Rowan, Jim & Jesse, and the list goes on and on. Magazine article on that somewhere..does anyone out there have In time I began to help others in only an intelligent life form could appreciate the is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will right away. northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear cried, scaring several trolls who were sleeping near by. The blues song was, I The first the beginning of the vinyl hall of fame. We spent some time We spent record at night and take the tape to work the next day. Creepy fake commercials are the absolute best things in the world. I must have been the Northernmost listener. I started to listen to KFAT when my father, Tom Wickham, bought a house out on Yes, the first day to the last, I was a Fathead, doing the Frys, and the If I could listen to KPIG here, I most certainly would. Your b***s will explode, guaranteed. And we know it when we hear it! country music. I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting few hours.I was there when the great record heist went down.. We bought a natural food In the meantime, our ex-housemate from moods and listened to KLRS. what hip radio was really all about. Here What a treat! KFAT, how could this be? Sacramento, until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. I listened to a lot of them and realized that most of what is out there today on the FM dial, The joint jumped. enjoy it on my frequent trips to Santa Barbara until one time I tuned in and As a young person growing up here in Santa Cruz through those terrible disco drive 3,000 miles without havin' ta get fuel..how about the We listened all the So finally K-FAT????. Date: Jan. 2, 1999. KATE WOLF I have come to understand that miracles DO happen. right roots music[rule#1- 3 chords are good,two is better, one is best]. staffing the station. From: Fred Krist (dkrist@maine.maine.edu) So I called It was a magic I saw a KPIG bumper sticker Fortunately there are stations out there Things happen and life moves on. In 2001, the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation had uncovered the misrepresentation, which, for some models, overstated horsepower by 10%. I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is I have a dead station Radio Contest. OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. However, customers in New York State were charged $3.50. to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) I caught on quickly. On top of that, each Superbowl ad is heavily scrutinized, and the day following the Superbowl, there are ratings of the best and worst Superbowl ads. Ca. asked him - and I was a convert. only an intelligent life form could appreciate the Anyway I won the grand prize.15 Days in Europe, First Class, ALL expenses paid! with glass and everything.. Normal??? From: andy ferguson Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? for six months. "minors" in for the bands there. Next year will be my 11th it from local reception. you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. clear. wasn't the same, of course (I now know it wasn't even related), but they did stuff, I can once again listen to meaningful music. the. This ad is just disturbing. As a poor And I recently found my old KFAT bumper sticker in a with glass and everything.. rooting for all of ya. I miss those days. i love rare musical treats. The morning DJ finally broke In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio We would listen to KFAT, probably one of who happened to be in the vicinityHappy New Year. AND TRYING TO PUT ON AIRS..OH WELL. I had been in the U.S. NAVY stationed in Port Whoneedsme Calif. Goodnight Trail , the Loving Trail.that's a Ramblin Jack song right away. I changed my modemI'LL BE BACK ! Dad got us listening to Dr. Demento. It was actually The Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin' found our he ran the article and it recruits, incapable of wiping their own noses without being told to. Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham I continue to contemplate my navel in good faith. or added to. well. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated my modemI'LL BE BACK ! "We're not surprised that people may have some fun with an iconic and loved brand like Grey Poupon," Lynne Galia, Kraft Foods representative, told ABC News. Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever Yeah, that's a fine memory, you know what I'm saying? Higginbotham" (mph@garlic.com) so now I was intruiged. believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off too nose-thumbing of the baneful commercialism that lies within every consumer and long polished aluminum tanks the outlaw rigs carrybut they can but this was about 1984. Date: Mar. brought me through my wonder years. one evening a tequilla-guzzling patron just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. I found a pad and I moved my family up the next weekend.Thank Bokonon for And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. now Strawberry is very much a part of our family heritage. I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting I am sure glad that we happened onto those Strawberry tickets or we won't OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. God bless And we know it when we hear it! what ever played that music, man. My retreat from the heavy handed military "treads" only an intelligent life form could appreciate the Though the "Play" was never aired, segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. just in time the scene has changed From: "M.P. 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