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about
As soon as I finished my time at UNCW I immediately began working at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher and for UNCW’s Marine Quest marine biology camps. One lesson we always taught which continued into my time as a professional surf instructor was the “stingray shuffle”. One way to eliminate the fear of the ocean is to educate. Stingrays are docile cousins of the sharks. Unfortunately, their self defense mechanisms are rigid barbed stingers with a touch of venom. So if they feel like they’re being attacked (a clumsy human stomps into the shallow water) the barbed stinger goes up. By shuffling through the water, one can create vibrations essentially letting them know you’re coming and instead of stomping on their wings your toes will slide up alongside their wings giving them plenty of time to scoot away. As a teenage punk rocker growing up on Hatteras, my family ran a little motel, and one of our frequent guests happened to be the legendary Don Zientara who recorded and produced most of the famous punk rock bands in DC back in the 80’s such as Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, and Bad Brains. Each season he and his buddy would come down, surf, and he’d drop off the newest Fugazi album he’d been working on. As my interest in playing and recording music grew over time, Don became a friend and mentor inviting me to Inner Ear studios and stay in the fabled basement of his Arlington home where many of my favorite records were made. Don not only graciously lent his voice and stamp on the album, but much of my love and knowledge of music and recording as well for which I am forever grateful.
lyrics
Shuffle all day, shuffle away
All the flat, friendly, happy stingrays
Doing what they can to hide in the sand
Don’t want to get stepped on by a man
When you get to the beach, and want to jump in the sea
Make sure you walk in carefully
Shuffle your feet to make some sound
Cause you never know if there’s a stingray around
If they feel you shuffling they’ll move along
So don’t forget about the shuffling song
Shuffle all day, shuffle away
All the flat, friendly, happy stingrays
Doing what they can to hide in the sand
Don’t want to get stepped on by a man
Minding their own business don’t have attitudes
Just watching and waiting for a Little bit of food
Then down to the water along comes a dude
Stomping through the waves and acting real rude
He steps on a wing and gets a good sting
Now he’s off to the emergency room
Shuffle all day, shuffle away
All the flat friendly happy stingrays
Doing what they can to hide in the sand
Don’t want to get stepped on by a man
Stingrays aren’t mean, they want to live in peace
But they can’t see you coming if you ain’t shuffling
So take it real slow keep the sand between your toes
As you walk in to the water and you just don’t know
You might come upon a stingray named Don
And he’ll thank you for the shuffling song
Shuffle all day, shuffle away
All the flat friendly happy stingrays
Doing what they can to hide in the sand
Don’t want to get stepped on by a man
credits
from Sea Songs For LIttle Pirates,
released October 28, 2018
Jason Andre – Vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Allan Upham – Bass
Ben Sciance – Drums
Don Zientara – A stingray named Don, electric guitar
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