any idea why reverb got associated with surf music? the ocean itself doesn't have a particularly reverby sound doesn't seem to me. or maybe waves crashing does sound reverby dk

thoughts on why rolling bass lines and beach boys style harmonies say surf? Is it just because the early progenitors had those elements and they became linked to surf in general? or does something about those elements really make one think of the ocean?

How can you find out who edited a book? Who edited the novel "Special Topics in Calamity Physics"?

I wrote it as a Google topic. None of the hits I got seemed from the synopses like they'd give an answer. It would take a while to read the hits in full and it might still be a while before I found an answer, if ever. This might be fun sometimes, but it would be nice if there was a quick way to find out who edited a given book. I suppose some authors may not have an editor, or teams of editors may work on some books.

The particular novel was published by Viking Press which I think is a big press so probably there was an editor?

In general, how positive are psychiatrists in their own lives? Do they hear a lot of depressing stories from patients? How does it affect them?