Dick Dale turned 74 on Wednesday! Widely known as, The King of the Surf Guitar, Dick Dale made popular, the use of reverb and custom-made Fender amplifiers and was the first to use the 100-watt guitar amplifier.
I had the unique opportunity to meet Dick in Thousand Oaks California when I was just eleven years old, sparking in me a passion to learn how to play guitar and my continuing love of the surf genre. In my teen years, while playing Dick Dale riffs on my Les Paul knock-off, I would sometimes accidentally jostle my amp… the steely dripping sound of the reverb springs always sparked my fond childhood memories of the 40 minutes I got to spend with Dick Dale and a couple of his Deltones. Happy Birthday, Dick!
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Rick Olson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a BA in Social Science. Rick subsequently attended Massachusetts School of Law in Andover MA. Rick takes up second amendment issues on Granite Grok, as well as issues surrounding hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife issues. Rick Olson is a former Police Officer and Deputy Sheriff.
He is Past President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, President of the Londonderry Fish & Game Club Rick is a nationally certified firearms instructor and a Hunter Education Instructor. He can frequently be found teaching Urban Rifle and Defensive Pistol classes as an Instructor with Defensive Strategies in Goffstown, NH. Rick resides in Manchester with his wife Lisa. He has four children and ten Grandchildren.
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