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Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:01 am
by Desert Surfer
The Ventures came to Chicago for a one night show last night. I was lucky to get front row seats for my family. My daughter video taped part of the show. It probably wont come out too good. When I have time, I will put them on YouTube and share with everyone.

I told a guy sitting behind me to join our forum. Dave, hope you can join us! :D

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Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:02 pm
by dubtrub
Great photo's Vincent. Looking forward to the YouTube video. Did you get a chance to visit with Nokie?

Next time you talk with him ask him to get in touch with me when he's is coming through Bakersfield. We can meet for dinner and discuss some of the past experiences from Bakersfield such as Semie and Gene Moles.

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:51 pm
by Desert Surfer
dubtrub wrote:Great photo's Vincent. Looking forward to the YouTube video. Did you get a chance to visit with Nokie?

Next time you talk with him ask him to get in touch with me when he's is coming through Bakersfield. We can meet for dinner and discuss some of the past experiences from Bakersfield such as Semie and Gene Moles.

Danny

No, not this time. They arrived on Saturday (Don, Nokie, Leon and Bob Spalding and Mel's wife Fiona) and left for airport 6:00 AM the next morning. After show, people waited long line to see them. I did not want to cut in the line and my daughter was tired so we left earlier. I called and invited Nokie for breakfast the next morning but he needed to catch the earlier flight. :cry:

Nokie is selling his RV and plans to buy a house in Yuma, AZ. He wont drive his RV down to Yuma to see his doctor there anymore. If he drive his Chrsler down, I will ask him to stop by to see you. Nokie is very quite and a little shy person. I may go up to Bakersfields if we can arrange meeting there. Actually, after he move to Yuma, you and Donna can come down to visit me and we can all drive down to see him and his wife; Judy. :D

Yeah, Gene Mole was his good friend.( to bad he passed away last year) Once Nokie and I talked about the song "Sunny River Rock" he and Gene wrote together. (I think Nokie did most part and kind of gaving Gene credit on songwriting) Semie and Nokie were very good friends. Even after the hard feeling between The Ventures and Semie, Nokie was still friendly with Semie. They did the "Mosrite Nokie Edwards Signature Model" together just 1 year before Semie's death. :(

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:52 pm
by Desert Surfer
These are the songs, they played last night:

Walk Don't Run / Perfidiea
Blue Dawn
Driving Guitar
Surf Rider
Slaughter on 10th Ave
Tel star
Out of Limits
Penetration
Hawaii Five-O
Apache
My Bonnie lies
Pipeline
9th Wave?
Secret Agent Man
Ghost Rider
Diamond Head
House of Rising Sun
Surf Rider
I've got a woman
El Cumbanchero
Caravan

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:08 pm
by Desert Surfer
Here is the YouTube: The Ventures Chicago Concert 5/17/8 (1) More to come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQWRdKLr50

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:17 am
by Desert Surfer
I listed 12 more. Enjoy the show! :D

http://www.youtube.com/user/timelineguitars

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:20 pm
by Desert Surfer
I missed a few of them after checking my daughter's taping:

Let's go (She did not tape this one because of tape changing)
Yellow Jacket
Wipe Out

I also included Band members instroduction and jokes told by Don :P

YouTube rejected my Caravan because the length. I broke them in two parts and hope they would accept them :?:

Re: Ventures in Chicago on 5/17/08

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:37 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
Desert Surfer,
one word.......
AWESOME!! ;)