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<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Well Dick Dale and Nokie Edwards have to be in or near their early
> 60s. I think they still have it, and your dad certainly "had it" a
> year ago.
Thanks, Bill! I'll have him read your posts, I'm sure he'll love it.
BTW, I'm pretty sure that both DD and Nokie were born in the
thirties, and are at least five years or so older than my dad (who
was born in '43). I bet both of those guys are pushing 70!
> I could imagine arthritis, or some form of age related
> pain syndrome could slow your dad down, however, from what I saw it
> does not look like he's a candidate for anything like that.
Thank God, no. He's in perfect health, knock on wood.
> Hey, from what you told me the Troubadours hardly practice as a
> band, so couldn't you keep both going if you had enough time?
Absolutely. That's exactly what we plan on doing. However, we just
had a bass player change, and the Madeira is the priority, so we'll
have to wait for the new bass player to learn the Shadows material.
that's all.
> Yeah, he died in 2001 from Multiple Melanoma, a rather aggressive
> form of bone marrow cancer.
Man, that really sucks. My condolences.
> He was more into 60s instro-guitar and
> Chet Atkins than surf music(long time Strat player btw), but I
think
> he would have enjoyed the Aquanauts. I do know he would have
> enjoyed seeing the Troubadours, looks like your father was born in
> the early 40s, so my dad would have been about 7 or 8 years
> younger.
Damn! So, he was only about 50 when he passed away. That's way too
young to die. Very sad.
> I've got some songs, and guitars I play that certainly
> remind me of him and when he taught them to me. I can imagine
> you've got boat loads of similar memories. Like you said it's a
> great experince to learn from your father, and both enjoy the same
> music, I know a few guys who's dad's play but its entirely
> different music. So in away it's nice to carry on the torch. I do
> understand why you get so emotional over the Shads now!
Thanks, Bill. Actually, sharing that experience with my dad is only
one aspect of my love for the Shadows. I just loved them ever since
I first started paying attention to music (I literally grew up with
their music around the house, so that probably had something to do
with it). I remember being ten and listening to their drum solo
Little B over and over again! I just thought it was the best. And
it was the Shadows that led me to surf music. In '86, after being in
the USA for two years and being desperate to find ANYTHING to do with
the Shadows, I went into a record store and saw a Rhino comp of the
Challengers. The first thing I noticed was the cover: a B&W photo of
five guys in sixties suits and ties holding Fender guitars - "Hey,
THAT looks like the Shadows! What's this?" So, I pick up the LP,
and then see that they play Apache, Dance on AND Foot Tapper! Well,
I bought it immediately, and that was my first surf music LP. It all
goes back to the Shadows for me.
Ivan
