Surf Rock Radio Special 2

This episode of Hippie Love Turbo, on KUCR 88.3 FM was springy, full of twang, and had a hint of sandy residue. Yes, it was another Surf Special! This year's surf special was packed full of tunes and, like most of the songs you heard on this episode, I didn't have much to say. However, I did mention some of my favorite beach activities, such as exploring the caves and coves along the southern California coastline.

Some of my personal favorite coastline caves are in Malibu, both at Leo Carrillo State Beach
and El Matador State Beach which are only about 6 miles apart. Of course, if you want to check out tide pools and rock features a little closer to Riverside, you can always check out some cool beaches in Laguna including: the Beach Cave at Thousand Steps Beach and the coves at Treasure Island Beach. I'd like to visit some more coastal rock formations this summer and am curious to what your favorites are, so let me know!

Koxa's record breaking moment as seen in this video

Later on in the episode you heard The Vaqueros play their song 80-Foot Wave and I talked a bit about how, back in 2018, professional surfer Rodrigo Koxa actually surfed an 80-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, smashing any previous big wave surfing records. Seeing the photographs and video of the event are awe-inspiring but I could only image how stressful watching Koxa's feat live, let alone being the man on the surfboard. Of course, watching the videos you can see the importance of Koxa keeping his cool because any misstep would certainly lead to disaster. If you have a hard time visualizing what an 80 foot wave would look like, imagine a wave reaching about halfway up UCR's Belltower!

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You can check out the playlist for this year's salty surf special below:

 

The Vaqueros - 80 Foot Wave

Surf Rock Radio Special/Playlist!

This episode of Hippie Love Turbo, on KUCR 88.3 FM was a Surf Rock Special!!! Everything on this episode was dripping with reverb and had a faint smell of salt and sunscreen. Things are starting to open up as the boring apocalypse (the Covid-19 pandemic) begins to fade away and like many others I am starting to dream of a summer filled with seaweed and sand. While we're not quite in the clear, you can still enjoy nature by participating in some fun and socially distant activities such as beachcombing, which is the process of searching the shoreline for neat artifacts, fossils, and seashells. In fact, beachcombing is such a well loved activity that there's even a magazine dedicated to it! 

During the second set of the show you heard Newport Beach by The Super Stocks and I spoke a little bit about Newport Beach's preeminent surf spot that's known as The Wedge. The Wedge is mostly known for it's large waves which reach up to 30 feet, but there's also a tragic history to the surf spot which involves the death of a child and his father's quest to tame the wild waters through the creation of a jetty. Although I didn't play the song on this special, Dick Dale, who is most well known for his version of Misirlou, immortalized The Wedge in his 1963 song of the same name. If you can't head over to Newport but you want to check out The Wedge for yourself, there is a neat webcam which you can watch here.

Anywho, you can check out the sunburned surf special playlist below:

 

The Panthers - Malkaus
The Resonets - Surf Carnival
Buddies - I'll Surf Around The World
Ritchie Allen - Surfers Slide
Eagles - Pipeline