Roger Guy English

Roger Guy English
Born	Roger Guy English 1950 (age 75–76) Orange, California, U.S.
Education	La Jolla High School San Diego Mesa College University of California, San Diego
Occupations	Businessman disc jockey
Known for	Guinness World Records Full Tilt Boogie, Daddy-O
Notable credit	Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Relatives	Valerie Mayers (cousin)

Roger Guy English is an American businessman and disc jockey who achieved seven Guinness World Records in San Diego County in less than three years during the 1970s.

Early life

English was born in 1950 in Orange, California. He attempted a major in cinematography at San Diego Mesa College and was a literary student at University of California, San Diego, but dropped out. He wrote two books, which he was unable to sell.

World records

In 1970, English walked from his home in La Jolla, California, to Vancouver, Canada, with his cousin, Valerie Mayers, in hopes of spreading awareness about environmental pollution and smog. Upon returning home, crowds deemed him a local celebrity. English was tipped to do a publicity stunt to help build his popularity. This started his desire to attempt setting world records such as throwing 200 bottles with messages into the ocean and living in a car on a dealer's lot for a month. In 1975, English played Pong for seven days in a Mission Valley trailer. By 1979, English's record for the Twist was the only record that remained unbroken.

1973–1974

English set his first four world records in under a year, from July 1973 to April 1974. After flipping through a book of Guinness World Records, he decided to do the Twist. English set the Twist record at 102 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds which began on July 11 and continued through July 16th in La Jolla. He set the record for water treading for 18 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds in a La Jolla pool. He set another record by kissing 3,000 women in 8 hours.

In 1974, English set the record for sleeplessness after a waterbed shop on University Avenue wanted to play part in his attempts by allowing him to do it in their front window. Starting at 10:30am on March 20, he did not sleep for 12 days, 5 hours and 15 minutes. To pass the time, English drank coffee, smoked cigarettes and played Monopoly with friends. When he finally slept at 10:30am on April 1, he was out for 26 hours. Because of health and safety concerns, Guinness discontinued the category after that. English later proposed the idea that he would like to swim the English Channel. English attempted to swim the length of the Mississippi River in August, but was held up because of weather and damage to a camper and rowboat. On December 27, English set a joke telling record over 5 hours and 15 minutes at Winner's Circle Lodge in Del Mar.

Later life and career

In 1975, English started his own store, a nostalgic American Graffiti shop in Pacific Beach. In 1989, English was a disc jockey in San Diego. He later moved to Poway, California.

Legacy

In 2022, Thorn Brewing Company named a beer after English called Full Tilt Boogie Hefeweizen. In 2021, filmmaker Tyler J. French recorded over 60 hours of footage of English for a documentary about him called Full Tilt Boogie, Daddy-O. The film was submitted to Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea	Saltie
TBA	Full Tilt Boogie, Daddy-O	Himself

External links

• Roger Guy English at Classmates.com
• Roger Guy English at IMDb