He has contributed articles for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Westways, Travel + Leisure and Preservation magazine, and recently started writing a weekly column for the Huntington Beach Independent newspaper. Chris also serves on the board of The Society for Commercial Archeology, and co-hosts “Forgotten Orange County” segments on KOCE-TV (Public Television for Orange County, CA).
Chris lives in Huntington Beach, CA with his wife and their two children.
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A pop culture (and baseball) history aficionado, Chris Epting has a lifelong penchant for documenting the exact sites where things both great and small occurred. As an award-winning author, Epting has found that unearthing and chronicling ‘hidden’ locations offers him a challenge.
As an extension of his efforts to chronicle the unique, Epting joins Hampton Hotels for a sixth exciting year as national spokesperson and consultant for the Hidden Landmarks program in support of the brand’s national “Explore the Highway with Hampton Save-A-LandmarkÔ” campaign (the program recently won the President’s award).
Chris is a frequent featured guest on numerous radio and television programs such as National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” “The Savvy Traveler,” “Access Hollywood” and FOX TV’s the “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” plus international programs in Australia, Japan and the U.K. Most recently, Chris began hosting and producing The Pop Culture Road Trip syndicated radio show for Web Talk Radio. |
This Year's Taste Musical Entertainment
Willie Utley ("Poppa Willie"), Harmonica, vocals
Eddie Mariscal: Lead Guitar, vocals
Joel Helin, Bass guitar, vocals
Gerry Springthorpe: Rhythm guitar, vocals
Jimmy Z.: Saxophone
Jack Lillycrop: Drums
BIO: The Sportin' Woodies With their roots in the blues, Willie Utley, Jack Lillycrop and Gerry Springthorpe have been performing together for over ten years in southern California bands like Big Neal and the Blue Rhythm Band, Push-Button Trany, and Who's Yer Daddy. Their current ensemble, The Sportin' Woodies, led by Utley and now joined by Eddie Mariscal on Guitar and Joel Helin on bass, offers an eclectic mix of songs spanning four decades of music history including selections of jump-swing, blues, classic rhythm 'n' blues, surf guitar and rock.
Appearing every 3rd Saturday of the month at Brewbakers for over five years has made The Sportin' Woodies a veritable icon in Huntington Beach. They have played several times in 2009 for returning U.S. Army combat battalions and performed eminently at the Huntington Beach Centennial Beach Party last October along with the Shantays, The Surfaris and Dean Torrance.
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