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Okay, since this thread was bumped, here's more:
A Tiki Alternative to Thanksgiving by Charles Phoenix
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NPR, Day to Day, November 22, 2007 - You love Thanksgiving dinner. But admit it - you're getting tired of the same, old, traditional dishes year after year, decade after decade. So this year, let's try something different - a Tiki Turkey Dinner.
Floating Treasures Capture Authors' Imaginations
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NPR, All Things Considered, September 1, 2006 - Labor Day weekend is considered the start of the best flotsaming season — where you might find untold surprises washed up on the beach. Author Skye Moody and children's book author and illustrator David Wiesner extol the virtues and glories of "floating debris."
Dick Dale and the Birth of Surf Rock
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Fresh Air from WHYY, May 25, 2007 - Dick Dale is the man known as "the King of the Surf Guitar." He launched surf rock in 1960 with his band, the Deltones. Four of Dale's early albums are being re-released by Sundazed Music: King of the Surf Guitar, Checkered Flag, Mr. Eliminator and Summer Surf. This interview was originally broadcast on July 26, 1993.
Dick Dale, Still King of the Surf Guitar
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NPR, All Things Considered, December 31, 2000 - At 63, surf music legend Dick Dale shows no interest in retirement. This year he was honored by U.S House of Representatives for his contributions to music and philanthropy after 40 years of performing.
'Misirlou,' from Klezmer to Surf Guitar
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NPR, Weekend Edition Sunday, January 8, 2006 - The tune "Misirlou" has traveled quite a path, from klezmer music to 1950s exotica acts and finally to surf guitar and an appearance in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
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