tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post344604929376218906..comments2024-01-12T02:26:11.322-05:00Comments on Thrift Store Music: (the) Fabulous Fondas - Kingpins of LoveShepRitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315595834948585438noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-91564136242694985302022-12-08T13:58:50.683-05:002022-12-08T13:58:50.683-05:00All this talk of Sex Picinic is making me long for...All this talk of Sex Picinic is making me long for INDOOR BAR-B-Q, SCUBA DUBA at the RUBA, and "Tiny-I do not dig". Rocco is a creative genius, the music, the graphic arts promoting the band, and the unique way he moves through this world. I hope he is still doing creative magic in some form today. I can't believe they were not more popular. Fun, Funny, Ridiculous and all while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-33793745988502675742015-05-29T04:20:05.339-04:002015-05-29T04:20:05.339-04:00Ohhhhhhh I will forever be a Fanda...... Ohhhhhhh I will forever be a Fanda...... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-84651745500464252972014-09-26T22:18:28.909-04:002014-09-26T22:18:28.909-04:00Goin to HAWAII hawaii Hawaii! !!!Goin to HAWAII hawaii Hawaii! !!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170064437530669939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-35543541006944888372014-09-26T22:18:04.240-04:002014-09-26T22:18:04.240-04:00GOIN to Hawaii Hawaii !!!GOIN to Hawaii Hawaii !!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170064437530669939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-29732425594868687612013-03-08T19:26:38.255-05:002013-03-08T19:26:38.255-05:00Somewhere I have a homespun demo tape of The AVant...Somewhere I have a homespun demo tape of The AVant-Cool Ambush bugs. It was a tape of a tape. If I find it, I'll try to digitize it.DADAPALOOZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133417490948081985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-48943788118998820752013-01-30T15:34:44.753-05:002013-01-30T15:34:44.753-05:00So, tha A's put on one heck-of-a reunion show ...So, tha A's put on one heck-of-a reunion show last weekend...perhaps you guys could be next?...Seriously, what needs to happen for this to happen?ShepRitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315595834948585438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-9955547443578628762013-01-13T02:12:50.884-05:002013-01-13T02:12:50.884-05:00so, so pleased to hear this again. i got my copy f...so, so pleased to hear this again. i got my copy from a tampa dollar bin on my first record buying trip once i had a car at college. listened to 'mozart' over and over. the chicken intro cracks me up as much as it did then. thanks LOTS!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528899717730814046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-54460752733610106332012-08-30T20:12:09.393-04:002012-08-30T20:12:09.393-04:00Man, I hope so.Man, I hope so.Rocco Sacconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-14962141219586144842012-06-23T10:05:29.223-04:002012-06-23T10:05:29.223-04:00Rocco, Thanks for posting all the links. I've ...Rocco, Thanks for posting all the links. I've been a fan of "kingpins" for a while, and I'm real excited to hear more. The music style is one of my favorites. I only wish I could have seen a show from you guys, I imagine the energy was amazing...any chance in the future?ShepRitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315595834948585438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-32291695022080804752012-06-08T02:31:25.327-04:002012-06-08T02:31:25.327-04:00You can hear "Sex Picnic" here:
http://l...You can hear "Sex Picnic" here:<br />http://liveatthespace.com/Fabulous_Fondas/SexPicnic/ <br />You can hear "Kingpins of Love" here:<br />http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Kingpins+Of+Love/4292004<br />You can hear "5ive Fondas, No Waiting! {formerly known as '8 Original Hits'}" here:<br />http://liveatthespace.com/Fabulous_Fondas/5iveFondasNoWaiting/<br />Rocco Sacconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-82154412553332798072012-04-18T18:12:12.246-04:002012-04-18T18:12:12.246-04:00Rocco ! I remember you & the fantastic music!...Rocco ! I remember you & the fantastic music! I was looking around on line to see if your 10 song cassette got converted to digital format. Think the ex took it. Did I miss a gig in January? Bmheston@gmail.Damien's Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884490309068558347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-13113460551598994632012-01-24T15:53:20.211-05:002012-01-24T15:53:20.211-05:00Great show at the Ardmore Cabaret opening up for P...Great show at the Ardmore Cabaret opening up for Phish! Got that tape somewhere!Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-14157121451245010532011-04-16T10:02:33.588-04:002011-04-16T10:02:33.588-04:00I have the tape.I have the tape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-66211996730033921342010-12-21T22:00:42.996-05:002010-12-21T22:00:42.996-05:00Phrumpster is a Fanda forever !Phrumpster is a Fanda forever !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-83483176416862396402010-06-05T00:22:04.358-04:002010-06-05T00:22:04.358-04:00Awesome, Jo-Ann! Dig out that tape and dub the hec...Awesome, Jo-Ann! Dig out that tape and dub the heck out of it, pah-leeze? ~DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-37318510397004860392010-06-04T22:01:52.659-04:002010-06-04T22:01:52.659-04:00I have Sex Picnic somewhere but wow this one is go...I have Sex Picnic somewhere but wow this one is got me back to the 80's tonight...<br /><br />Sigh.... I love me some Fonda'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-78214733042048652842010-01-17T01:18:26.745-05:002010-01-17T01:18:26.745-05:00Gimme, gimme Sex Picnic...found a copy of the line...Gimme, gimme Sex Picnic...found a copy of the liner notes in an otherwise empty box. Cool graphic, if I do say so, myself...which I do. So, there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-68248678304181940512009-09-29T08:40:54.885-04:002009-09-29T08:40:54.885-04:00I had a copy of Sex Picnic back in my HH days...le...I had a copy of Sex Picnic back in my HH days...lent it to a friend and never saw it again. I have been searching for it ever since. Let me know if anyone digs up a copy!!!!!surfjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401989281409967450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-25912555053541438602009-06-17T12:14:04.270-04:002009-06-17T12:14:04.270-04:00Hey Rocco! Get in touch with me...your presence is...Hey Rocco! Get in touch with me...your presence is sought at an upcoming Temple News reunion.<br /><br />Your pal,<br />Jay Schwartz<br />jschwart@DELETETHISFORSPAMPROTECTIONvoicenet.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-33215670797977931122009-05-16T20:36:00.000-04:002009-05-16T20:36:00.000-04:00Hey Larry/Todd/Rocco, thanks for checking this rev...Hey Larry/Todd/Rocco, thanks for checking this review out! I would so love to see you guys get together in some incarnation and play out in Philly. Just saw the Dead Milkmen play at that Human BBQ frat party thing a few weeks ago, and they still put on an amazing show. Your turn! - ShepRitzShepRitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315595834948585438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-73163675128871261822009-05-15T16:28:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:28:00.000-04:00Hello there this is Todd Yoder, the drummer who re...Hello there this is Todd Yoder, the drummer who replaced Larry Povlow. Rocco, if you are out there I think it is time for a reunion. All of the other members are still out there playing except for Brian McGillin. Shoot me an e-mail if interested. TYoder4@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-74472872620698309882009-01-25T09:07:00.000-05:002009-01-25T09:07:00.000-05:00Hi. Rocco Sacco, here. The band had one previous r...Hi. Rocco Sacco, here. The band had one previous recording, a 10-song demo tape called "Sex Picnic" after the instrumental of the same name. I don't have a copy. Interestingly, the master for "SP" is in the hands of Jonny Earthshoe (Superchunk)and Mickey Melchiondo (Ween). Subsequent to "Kingpins", we did an eight-song tape called, boringly enough, "Eight Original Hits" {Original title? "Five Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915421519675156647.post-20872776562021351562008-11-11T13:45:00.000-05:002008-11-11T13:45:00.000-05:00Hello there and thanks for the nice review of this...Hello there and thanks for the nice review of this record. I'm Larry Povlow, the drummer on this pre-historic disc. Not dead yet, though 21 years older now. I was in the band from 1986 - 1989 and there were no other records during that time, though I remember the guys planning to do another one at the time I left. Lost touch with the other folks in the band years ago, but I'd welcome all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com