When he's not touring or playing surf festivals, Dick enjoys a private Bohemian lifestyle with his wife Jill and son Jimmy (an 11-year-old guitar prodigy who now joins his father on stage for duets) at their secluded desert ranch. His day often includes writing new songs, riding quads or dirt bikes on a private motocross track, promoting his current album Spacial Disorentation, building a half-pipe skateboard ramp for Jimmy, adding onto his house, corresponding with fans through his Web site www.dickdale.com, and cruising in his '98 Corvette convertible. Finally, after years of lusting for a Vette, Dick found the right model that even Jimmy drives. No longer interested in hopping up the engine, he settled for sheepskin seat covers, fins over the taillights, and a Dick Dale sticker on the rear fascia. "I really wasn't aware of what a Vette means," says Dick, who still lays down a mean pair of black stripes on his private concrete runway when the urge hits him. "Now I never get so excited as I do when I see another Vette coming up the road."
 Dick Dale's Corvette shares...  Dick Dale's Corvette shares the tarmac with his Cessna Mescalero in front the 100-foot hanger located just off the runway on the ranch. Dick also owns a Cessna 337B Super Skymaster. |  Even at 13 years old, Jimmy...  Even at 13 years old, Jimmy is learning to drive dad's Corvette on their ranch's private concrete runway. |  Dick and Jimmy Dale never...  Dick and Jimmy Dale never let a free moment go without practicing a song. Jimmy often joins Dick on stage for duets. |
 |  Dick Dale has been playing...  Dick Dale has been playing since the '50s. His wardrobe may have changed, but not his playing intensity or his love of cars. |  Dick Dale's unique style comes...  Dick Dale's unique style comes from playing huge guitar strings that are strung upside down. |