Beach Valentines: music and mischief
DK and Sal, circa 1978. One warm day in 1974, a wild-haired man on a Harley arrived unannounced at the doorstep of a family’s home in Palos Verdes. He was carrying dental tools. A 23 year-old girl with chestnut hair and a big smile named DK was sitting on the back porch. Her mom came out and told her there was an unusual visitor looking for her. “I don’t know anybody with a Harley,” DK said. “He has your dental tools,” her mom said. DK realized it was Sal Longo, her teacher at the dental technician office in Long Beach where she was training. “Why would he bring my dental tools to my house?” she asked. “He’s in love with you.” DK dismissed her mom’s theory about Sal, a free-spirited man ten years her senior who had moved from New York to California at the age of 19 with nothing but his 1963 Chevy. Four years later they were married. It was, and 35 years later still is, a marriage built on music. “We were allowed to play music in our work stations,” DK said. “We both loved Little Feat…their music is kind of what brought us together.” Two unlikely events led to Sal and DK getting married and to the couple becoming Suzy’s owners. It was Sal’s partner at the dental office who decided…
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