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RIP Eddie Bertrand, was Benefit show for Surf Guitar Legend Eddie Bertrand at Dons

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John O,
thanks for the pics,
and here is my Thank you post form SG101.

Needless to say,
I am completely exhausted.
but extremely happy in the turn out of the event.
Such a Huge outpouring of love, and generosity towards Eddie.

Thanks again go out to Tim(HB Kahunna)
Matt Quilter of the Reventlos and John Benton for the Amps,
Dusty Watson for the Drums.
To Mike and Sandy from 9th Wave for helping my Dad, and me.
(you guys are just so kind) I owe you big time.
Thanks Dad for running the front door with Mike n Sandy.

Thanks goes out to Don the Beachcomber in HB.
they graciously let us use the room for the day/night.
and I hope that they were pleased with the turnout.

Thanks to so many of you who came from Far away for this.

and most of all,
Thanks to all of the bands that gave their time for this benefit.

I got so many congrats.
but I am just the Organizer.
Thanks to all of the performers, and helpers.

Jeff(btd)

On 2011-02-06 09:08, JOHN-O wrote:
What a great event !!

Surf music legends and some of the best of the Third Wave playing 8 hours of non-stop music in a historic Tiki palace.

And all for a great cause !! This was a great celebration of tribal love and community. :)

A big THANK YOU to BigTikiDude for organizing such a fantastic day.

Everyone had a great time and from what I understand successfully raised a lot of well needed funds for Eddie.

The room(s) were packed...

Here's BTD with Eddie who was able to attend for a short time...

I wish I could have gotten more shots of the bands but it was super crowded up near the stage. The highlight of the event was former Bel-Airs and Showmen jamming through some of their classics. That's Paul Johnson second from left, Dick Dodd (and former Mouseketeer) on drums, and DTBC regular (and former Nocturne) Jim Frias on sax. I forgot the person who was channeling Eddie but he was great (help BTD).

Here's the Eliminators with Surf music historian (and 2nd-Wave Nightrider) Jon Blair second from left.

They did a stunning Surf music version of "Bali Hi".

Tiki Central role call for the day...

left (Trevor, Tiki Kitty, "Ding Dong Devil" Caltiki), right (Chris of chrisandsarahb, Dinah, "Hula Girl" Spike)

left ("Insect Surfer" JonPaul, Mr. J), right (Jungle Ginger, Atomic Tiki Punk, Mrs. Caltiki)

left (Kick The Reverb & his daughter), right (Whorehay aka Mambo King & Dana)

Oops, I can't find HappyChi in any of my pictures. Sorry Stacey.

And oh yeah, Crazy Al showed up towards the end.

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-02-06 19:21 ]

John O,
that is Matt Quilter of Costa Mesa band,
the Reventlos.
http://www.reventlos.com/
videos for the Reventlos
http://www.google.com/search?q=The+Reventlos&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.yahoo:en-US:official&client=firefox#q=The+Reventlos&hl=en&client=firefox&hs=60c&rls=com.yahoo:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=IGNPTc7xMIXGsAOJw-CdCg&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CCcQqwQwAQ&fp=d9844f08d4525a5

not a Trad surf band, but amazing none the less.
Jeff(btd)

On 2011-02-06 09:08, JOHN-O wrote:

The highlight of the event was former Bel-Airs and Showmen jamming through some of their classics. That's Paul Johnson second from left, Dick Dodd (and former Mouseketeer) on drums, and DTBC regular (and former Nocturne) Jim Frias on sax. I forgot the person who was channeling Eddie but he was great (help BTD).

Video of 2 of the bands from the Event,
From Dave LeDude:

http://surfguitar101.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=14406

Jeff- thank you for putting on such a great event! What a great gathering of bands and good friends for a worthy cause. You really hit it out of the park. Thanks again for everything.

Nancy&Lance

C

I had a great time! Thanks, Big Tiki Dude, for all your hard work (and HB Kahuna, and everyone else who volunteered, assisted and got the word out). Hopefully this will give Eddie a little help and boost in his recovery process.

Caltiki Brent

Thanks gang,

Stay tuned:
possibly a south bay show in a few months.

Old friends gather with Eddie: Dick Dodd, Randy Neuert, Ed Fournier and Bobby Knight

Special People: Ranyd Neuert, Jim Roberts, Ed Fournier, Paul Johnson, The Photog Rich.

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-02-07 15:47 ]

Men of Mystery "A Place in the Sun"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6buGuDFF4k

Riptides, don't know the name of this tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WraiMcwYomg

Riptides "Penetration"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzge942gyyM

Belairs ( PJ & Matt Quilter )

"The Crawler / It was I"
PJ talks about how the Belairs started
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz_yPJtgpBQ

I don't like to review my own gigs,
but here is a post from SG101 that sums up the day pretty well.

A wonderful show today at Don's. Reminded me of the SG101 convention shows that I attended. There was over 8 hours of great bands and good times. There was a ton of love for Eddie, for surf, and for each other. There were more than a few choked-up and teary eyed people during various points of the show. Eddie was in attendance, but unfortunately couldn't play. He was grinnin' from ear-to-ear, blown away that so many people cared so much to help him.

A brief rundown:

The Men of Mystery: terrific Shadows tribute band; nice way to open the show.

The Riptides: solid and fun tradition-style surf. Good set.

Bel Airs Reunion: Paul Johnson, Dick Dodds, the original keyboard player, Jim Frias on sax, and (as PJ Moto said) Matt Quilter was channeling Eddie Bertrand. Artie Fisher joined in on the last three songs. Smiles and joy, everywhere. Pure magic.

The Eddie and the Showmen Tribute Band was a great enegetic set by John Benton and John Blair on guitars, Dick dodds on drums, JIm Frias on sax, and Matt on bass. Smiles all around. Magic.

The Secret Sammurai fllored everybody with their jaw-dropping virtuosity.

The Outerwave played a solid traditional-style set, whcih inclued a cool version of the Mermen's "Curve".

Ventures-Mania, featuring Deke Dickerson was off-the-hook in energy, authenticty, and volume. It's not often that you hear Showmnan amps breaking-up. Very cool, but only 15 minutes long.

Slacktone: no words can describe the greatness of these guys. Wow!!! Worship Worship Worship

The Eliminators: GREAT, GREAT GREAT! (How is it that the tone of these guys through the same backline sounded significantly better than every band tha preceded them?) Awesome!

The Insect surfers: always a favorite of mine. They played a lot of very cool new material. Can't wait for the next CD! Phenomenal set.

It was great seeing so many SG101'ers there, many having travelled great distances through miserable conditions to make it to the show.

A wonderful day. Now I'm going to sleep.

Lost In Paradise #11: The Eddie Bertrand Benefit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40FXfjODMs

Cheers,
Chris
Lost In Paradise
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lost-In-Paradise/190254427656607?v=wall

very cool,
thanks Chris,

Jeff(btd)

SF

Thank you Jeff, That was an amazing show. All the bands were just great. You really know how to put on a party. Thanks again.

Any info on the convention, Place, Bands. And what going to happen in the south bay?

Surf Fink,

thanks for coming and the comments.

The SG101 convention will be Sat. Aug. 13th,
at the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos, across the street from the Los Alamitos horse racing track.
The Bands are 95% confirmed I should be announcing the line up soon.

No plans for a South Bay version of the Eddie Benefit as of now,
but we are thinking about it.
If we do it, it will probably be in a few months.
stay tuned,

Thanks again to the Tiki Folks who came to this.
I am prod of you for gettin' it.

Jeff(btd)

TK

A great day with fantastic performances. It was a pleasure to be a part of it, and I hope the money raised will somehow make Eddie's life just a little simpler.

I also wanted to note what an awesome job our server did. She must have visited our table over fifty times throughout the course of the day. K
udos to Don's for staffing the event so well.

Jeff - I didn't know until reading one of your notes above that it was your dad that was working the entrance. I remembered him fondly from The Hula Girls / Tequila Worms show. What a great guy. :)
Also, I know you don't like to have the spotlight turned on you, but you worked incredibly hard leading up to and during this event, and you deserve a great deal of credit. It all went very smoothly - a testament to your efforts.
Well done, Sir!

SF

Yes, I agree Don's staff were excellent. And your Dad's a cool guy.
And back a few post you mention some in the south bay coming. That would be another Eddie concert, Great. Thanks

Thanks Deanna for the very kind compliments.

and Yes Surf Fink,
a possible other benefit for Eddie.

Jeff(btd)

the first 3 videos are by THE MEN OF MYSTERY:

"SHINDIG"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBfPTtFa88

"A PLACE IN THE SUN"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKHBlusd0ws

"THEME FOR YOUNG LOVERS"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlOBmSYcRcM

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

here are the videos I shot of the THE RIPTIDES:

"INTOXICA"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubP2AroIDUQ

"RUNAWAY SURFBOARD"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqW57BDMpI

"HANGIN' ELEVEN"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZOA-Z04cfc

"PENETRATION"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLYufAFKI74

I thought THE RIPTIDES' set was KILLER!

Unsteady Freddie

C

Tiki Kitty--was it 50 times? Thanks for keeping track-- I lost count on how many "ice teas" with floated "coca cola" and a mint sprig we ordered at our table over the course of the day!

Caltiki Brent

The 4th band on stage at THE EDDIE BERTRAND BENEFIT was an 'EDDIE & THE SHOWMEN' 'Tribute Band', for lack of a better term

On guitars: JOHN BENTON, and JOHN BLAIR
Drums: DICKIE DODD
Sax: JIM FRIAS
Bass: MATT QUILTER

I videotaped 4 tunes, and here they are with direct links from my YouTube page:

"AND THE ANGELS SING"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEaff7aRzi0

"YOUNG AND LONELY"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhkZT3CMIMA

"FAR AWAY PLACES"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02IGbgdDKbE

"WE ARE THE YOUNG"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4lMB3PxZYQ

enjoy!!

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

SF

Jeff, Do you know if the Riptides have a web site? I wanted to get a cd. Thanks

Surf Fink,

I don't think they do,
I will send you a PM with the rhythm guitar players e-mail address,
and you can ask him how to get one.

Jeff(btd)

3 videos on YouTube, by SECRET SAMURAI;

here they are:

TRUTHTRANCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=env8hOFFn44

CRAZY DRIVING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9I4gL2Q54

CARIOCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NCRUxer3YY

one more from SECRET SAMURAI

"THE KHAZAR"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vIgoMLVFU

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-02-11 18:17 ]

one more from SECRET SAMURAI

"THE KHAZAR"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vIgoMLVFU

the next band to perform at The EDDIE BERTRAND Benefit was OUTERWAVE

the 4 videos I shot of them are now loaded into my YouTube page, so check 'em out!!!

JACK THE RIPPER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No10hJ47HlA

PACIFICA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19AEdjRKorg

THE QUIET SURF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNVsuEvxLNM

MAR GAYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf_wN9SJEeQ

the band that performed after OUTERWAVE was VenturesMania -- they did a brief set

I shot 2 videos of VenturesMania, and they are up and running on my YouTube page

here are the songs / direct links:

"GINZA LIGHTS"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJclS5lEobs

"PEDAL PUSHER"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx9ldpJs8_s

VenturesMania are: Deke Dickerson, Garrett Immel (of the Ghastly Ones), Mel Bergman (of the Phantom Surfers), and Chris Sprague (Sprague Bros, Sugarballs & the 18-Wheelers)

great stuff!

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

TM

Awesome Jeff!

Big thanks, man! I was too sick to attend, so this was like being there! Great videotaping, too!

get well Lucas,

my SLACKTONE videos are now up on my video thread page:

http://surfguitar101.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=193787#193787

or

simply view them here with these direct links:

INTO THE BLUE SPARKLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBS5KxEvYQ4

BRIAN'S BEACHED PIANO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxgXOPcCyFg

SKATEBOARD COMMANDO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-SDDlFVRD0

HIT MAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAgckcKMEyE

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

CJ

shit! wish i was there

THE ELIMINATORS were the next band to perform at THE EDDIE BERTRAND BENEFIT @ Don The Beachcomber's, and I have posted 4 videos by this great band on my YouTube page

Here are the tunes, direct links:

SUNSET GLIDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRLmR-KRDBA

ONE GUN IS ALL YOU NEED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW9A-pPTAx8

MARTY'S THEME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n8oxFb49gI

ROCKIN' BILLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8MbgbkimKU

dig it!!
Unsteady Freddie

Cool Vidoes !
I wish i'd been there.
I did not know that John Blair is playing with the Eliminators.

Mahalo,
HT

John has been with the Eliminators for around 2 years now.

and they have a 3rd studio cd out now.

Jeff(btd)

just a recap and a thanks to Chris for shooting this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40FXfjODMs&NR=1

and thanks to Unsteady Freddie, and everybody else who came,
supported, and video or audio recorded this special tribute,benefit show.

Thanks all,
Jeff(btd)

SF

Great videos, Thanks again for a great day of music.

thanks for coming,
Thank Unsteady Freddie for the Videos.

Jeff(btd)

J

Eddie Bertrand passed away this morning (Sat, Oct 27th, 2012) and will be remembered through his music as one of the founding members of the legendary Bel Airs and the seminal Eddie & the Showmen...

RIP

such a sad day in the surf community.
Eddie will be missed.

for those not fortunate enough to see Eddie play recently(few years ago)
with the Eliminators. here is a link to a bunch of Videos.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Eddie+Bertrand+with+the+Eliminators&oq=Eddie+Bertrand+with+the+Eliminators&gs_l=youtube.12...5525.5525.0.7594.1.1.0.0.0.0.175.175.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.2.4UbX07UthZU

and here is a pic of Eddie Kicking ass, and wowing the crowd, just like he was still a teenager, taken at the 1st SG101 convention. It was truly an honor to have a legend playing at an event that I put on.

miss ya, and RIP Eddie.
Jeff(bigtikidude):-(

Sorry to hear this, RIP Buddy.

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