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Jul 14, 2008, 09:34AM

Calling All Hoodads

Not sure if anyone really needs 93 surf instrumentals, but a blogger has pulled together a playlist of that many classic-era tracks to celebrate the summer. At least you'll probably recognize Dick Dale's "Misirlou."

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"It’s summertime, and all the surfers and hodads are once again sharing that sandy divide between land and sea. No matter which side of the divide you’re on, there’s nothing like some reverb soaked surf-strumentals to make that grey cubicle feel more like a day at the beach.

You won’t find any Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, or beach blanket nonsense here, because if it isn’t instrumental and filtered through a reverb tank, then it really isn’t surf. I know that there are people out there who like the Beach Boys, but if you’re going to call them surf, then you might as well call Jimmy Buffet surf. And call Winger thrash. And maybe wear a tin foil crown and call yourself 'Lord Behemoth Roboto', because if you’re going to live in a giant delusion, you might as well be the undisputed ruler of all that you survey."

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