Surf Dudes with Attitude

Greetings, fellow cryptozoology bros. We have a really special regional episode of California Dreams to discuss. We’re taking a chartered flight out to Colorado (??) to Lorena’s dad’s ski lodge to see the Dreams perform a weekend residency. But trouble strikes when local rumors of a yeti emerge, threatening to disrupt the construction of a new skiing slope. Yes, that’s actually the plot this week. 

Will our nepo baby princess ever learn the true meaning of hard work? Will Jake be flexible at all with his strict, heteronormative dogma? Will Tony learn to embrace mysterious, folkloric cryptids? And will Old Man Guffrey stop defecating all over the public trails? Peat remembers this episode fondly as a child and is just as disappointed with it as an adult. Meanwhile, James marvels at a new set built (or stolen) for this episode. We get more outside shots, B-Roll and, did we mention, the Abdominal, Ripped Snowman? See you at Sharkey’s!!

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x9 “Winkle/Wicks World”

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Hey there, Promise-Ring wearers. This week, we delve into the dark world of lust, envy and betrayal on California Dreams. Mark, whom everyone knows is the heartthrob of this show, puts his mitts all over Jake’s girl, Lorena, and the entire Dreams enterprise is threatened. The gang immediately thinks it’s an amazing idea to tell Jake, whom everyone knows is emotionally mature and level-headed, and he quits the band! 

Meanwhile, Tiffany is still bottling up her rage, Sly kisses Sam for reasons, Jake hates his mother, and we get the worst possible guitar miming this show has had to offer (so far). Why can’t we just hang out and be in a band with Tony exclusively? Do teenagers play Monopoly and watch Nick at Nite? Is this high school cafeteria a drug front where gangs beat up children regularly? Is this episode referencing The Shining? We answer all these burning questions. See you at Sharkey’s!!

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x8 “The Princess and the Yeti”

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Calling all Samantha Wu-Tang fans! In this breathtakingly continuity-dense episode of California Dreams, the boys at Surf Dudes HQ say goodbye to one of the best actresses on this show. Thank you, Nikki Cox for elevating the decor around here. Sly and Allison must face a tough reality when she decides to move to Chicago to teach blind people how to blind more better. There’s an inane subplot with some dress-up, a dream sequence and more than a few drops in the bucket of rage that is called Tiffany. 

We get a SECOND outside shot in California Dreams’ history and, wouldn’t you know it, it’s for another emotional breakup! There’s DIDDLY SQUAT for music and band stuff in this episode unfortunately. There is some cutlery talk that really gets Peat HYPE and James is clocking a lot of LPE’s (laughs per episode) the last few weeks. In other exciting news, we might be closer to discovering the truth behind Pierre. See you at Sharkey’s! 

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x7 “Trust Me”

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Following our in depth and eye-opening interview with Sir Zachary Throne, we jump in our Cessna plane and head up to Vancouver to talk about the short lived American band drama, “The Heights”. 

The single season series focused on a young band navigating their way through life, love and surviving in an anonymous city surrounded by very-obvious-sounding Canadians. Zachary Throne played the keyboardist and gave us some slick insight into the production, music writing, overnight success and subsequent cancellation of this forgotten cult-favorite. 

Peat and James are here to talk about the absurd amount of characters, instruments, sub-plots and 90210 connections this week. They also take a hard look at how different their life would have been had they had a dimly lit pool hall in their youths to hash out the trial and errors of adolescence. Hear how this northern sister show to California Dreams came to be and how, inexplicably, it lost the war despite having a #1 single under its belt.

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x6 “The Long Goodbye”

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Not to spoil anything but a lot of the cast of California Dreams didn’t actually sing or play instruments live on the show. I know… BUMMER. But we managed to track down some of the people responsible for those iconic pretending-to-be-teenager voices! We sat down with Zach Throne, multi-talented and faceted artist with a long rap sheet of credits. He dubbed in the singing voice of Mark on California Dreams as well as providing a lot of the studio guitar and bass in seasons 3-5. Yet, he has never met his alter ego, Aaron Jackson!

We talk about how he got the gig after his short but pivotal role on the Heights (California Dreams’ Canadian competition show!) and what it was like to have a #1 song at the same time. Zach has spent the years being a working musician, which is nothing to sneeze at, as well as an accomplished voice-over artist for shows like Spongebob and Avatar. He has toured with KISS, Aerosmith and an absurd amount of others. He’s currently in Corey Taylor’s band, Jerry Cantrell’s band and soon to be in the Surf Dudes band, whether he wants to or not. 

Next Episode: Side Project - The Heights {1x1 Pilot}

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Aloha, groupies! This week, we are taking aim at the ol’ band ball and chains. Lorena wants to join the California Dreams right before their big Battle of the Bands tournament. The only fly in the ointment there is that she sounds like a beached walrus with a toothache (sick burn, Tiffany). Can the Dreams navigate this very relatable scenario while also defending their championship wrestling belt from freakshow challengers Total Defiance? FIND OUT HERE!

Peat recounts a story when his band performed with the actual Yoko Ono, George fills us in on his Conclave conspiracies and James thinks Mark is the new hunky heartthrob of the band. Lots of awards to give out and actual band discussions to be had! 

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x6 “The Long Goodbye”

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Season 3 Episode 04: Blind Dates featuring TUBI TREASURES

Hey there, handicapable compatriots. In this almost-special episode, the gang gets prophetic whilst dipping their collective toes in the online dating pool. Sly meets a girl online only to find out that she is more than meets the eye. The rest of the gang do some silly, forgettable stuff and we barely get any cool rehearsal time. BUT, we are joined by a very special guest. 

In the dark corners of the internet lurks those brave and courageous enough to tackle the bottom of the barrel that cinema has to offer. The very niche-famous Adam from TUBI TREASURES joins us to lend his expertise at dissecting this episode. He has sat and reviewed some of the worst, and we mean the WORST film offerings. So, if anyone can fully appreciate some ‘delicately and respectfully handled’ mid 90’s disability-themed sitcom storylines, it’s this wartime pal. 

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x5 “Yoko, Oh No!”

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Season 3 Episode 03: Follow Your Dreams

We have convened at this Budgetary Counsel here at Sharkey’s to discuss this week's episode of California Dreams here on Surf Dudes with Attitude. The gang find themselves on yet another radio program (yes, AGAIN). But conveniently, this time, it has nothing to do with them actually being in a band. The failing school AM/FM radio is dying like a rusting tower in the wind and is given to Sly to revitalize. He gives shows to all his nepo-baby friends to hilarious results.

Is this show in the same universe as Terminator 2? What happened to Tony’s school play? Will Jake and Lorena defile the HVAC machines designated to cooling the radio station down? Where is Tiffany in this episode?! So many questions! I’LL GET YOU, WINKLE!!!  

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x4 “Blind Dates”

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Hey there, ya Belvaderes! In this career-oriented episode of Surf Dudes, we’re discussing the second episode of the third season of California Dreams. The gang gets assessed on their occupational fortitude. Jake is told he’d be a better florist than guitar virtuoso and Sly feigns interest in fashion in order to creep on the new girl Lorena. 

Is the teacher a part of the MK Ultra experiment? Should Tiffany be allowed to work with animals with all of the pent up RAGE inside her? Do we finally get an answer if Sharkey’s is attached to the school? Will we be rewarded with a new song from the band this week?!?!

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x3 “Budget Cuts”

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Heya, you uncultured Onionheads! We’ve missed you! We are finally back from our seasonal break. We are diving straight into Season 3 as we meet a cast of new characters and strategically omit any mention of the ones no longer with us. Matt is GONE, the garage is GONE and so is the band’s equipment. Rest assured that Sly probably sold it on the black market or something. We’re in a new loft and are introduced to Lorena and Mark. Only one of gets to be in the band and if the writers knew what was good for them, we would have seen some Octagon death match for it.

We welcome James Oliva back to the show as a full time co-host as we dissect our new surroundings. Peat has trouble adapting to any sort of change but can relate to Jake’s writer’s block. Meanwhile, George does some stellar candy-themed, Canadian centric detective work. Can the Dreams find a new songwriter for the band? We have a lot of fun content planned for this season. And maybe, just MAYBE some more of this cast will finally answer our Andy Dufresne-ing two letters a week and come on the show. 

Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x1 “Follow Your Dreams”

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