White Crest Beach: Wellfleet, MA
8-29-04
Event Flyer :
White Crest Beach :
More beach :
The Band :
Rob, Tony & Craig
Craig & Dave :
Rob :
Tony :
Dave :
Tony & Craig :
Jay & SPF-4 :
Beach Gang!
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The Sun Protection Factor Four continued their Summer Tour with
a gig high atop the bluffs of White Crest Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The
event was focused around the annual Old-Timers Longboard Competition. A junket
of family and friends made their way to the Outer Cape for one of the best
weekends of the summer!
In casual attire complete with shades, the
SPF-4 played a 90-minute set consisting of many originally crafted surf
numbers. The sun was still strong in the late afternoon when the band opened
their set. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The northerly breeze gently blew the
long manes of Rob on guitar and Tony on bass. Craig looked cool as always behind
his small, silver sparkle Rogers drum kit and Dave, now sporting a soul patch
and long sideburns, smiled quite often revealing his joy of playing surf guitar.
You couldn't ask for a better setting to hear Surf-Instro and dance like crazy
people.
SPF-4 was well received by locals and tourists who had never
heard of this fairly new band. A local radio station (WOMR) rep. tapped old fans
for information on these guys and where their roots were. Predominately a group
of old high school buddies from Western Mass, these four musicians have played a
whole range of genres over the years. I have personally followed them since the
late 80's when they were known as Picture This. They never disappoint and the
surf-instro scene is made for these guys.
The long boards gave way to
long shadows and the day came to an end with a glorious sunset. After putting
all the gear away, family and friends celebrated the successful gig on the beach
until dark. The "adults" went out for dinner at a local restaurant
where it is rumored one of the guitar players "mistakenly" rode his
bicycle into Terra Luna thinking it was the bike path! It was a fine weekend for
SPF-4 and friends and hopefully the beginning of an annual tradition at the
Oldtimer's Longboard contest.
Official Website: SPF-4.com