{"id":19605,"date":"2019-12-04T20:42:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T01:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/?p=19605"},"modified":"2022-01-16T23:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T04:46:51","slug":"retro-rekindled-skinny-jimmy-stingray-to-talk-classic-surf-perform-at-the-mai-kai-on-dec-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2019\/12\/04\/retro-rekindled-skinny-jimmy-stingray-to-talk-classic-surf-perform-at-the-mai-kai-on-dec-15\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO & PHOTOS: Skinny Jimmy Stingray talks classic surf, performs at The Mai-Kai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated March 14, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

South Florida’s Skinny Jimmy Stingray and his band rocked The Molokai bar during a special Retro Rekindled monthly community gathering at The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 15. The live set followed a presentation with The Atomic Grog’s Hurricane Hayward about the guitarist’s musical journey from punk to instrumental surf.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: <\/b><\/font> Below you’ll find a video of the entire presenation, followed by four multi-camera videos of songs performed by Jimmy and his band. Mahalo to Sergio Figuera of Prime Photo & Video for the great job with the videography.<\/p>\n

During the 34-minute talk, Skinny Jimmy spoke about his early days in Michigan playing in rock ‘n’ roll cover bands, his introduction to punk rock, and his eventual move to Florida. After many years in punk bands, he reinvented himself as a surf guitarist.<\/p>\n

Jimmy recalls this transformation, along with meeting his idol and legend Dick Dale.<\/a> He talks about other surf icons he’s shared the stage with, including The Surfaris and Los Straitjackets. We learn about his influences,<\/a> his introduction to The Hukilau and the global surf scene, plus many fun anecdotes.<\/p>\n

Check out the video below and on the new Skinny Jimmy Stingray YouTube channel<\/a> …<\/p>\n