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Hi Les,
That certainly is a feather in your cap to be playin' with those guys!
My complaint with the Ventures version of Wipe Out has not to do with the drums.
It's the fact that no one lays down the rhythm guitar part. Bob, Don, and
Nokie/Gerry all play the lead line so the groove created by the rhythm guitar is
missing.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Fradkin
To:
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] The Ventures with Les Fradkin at Salmon Fest
Hey Marty,
When Alan White & I got on stage with 'em, they played it correctly
because they followed Alan & I and we know it "correctly."
A lot of their repertoire is suited to general fans interest.
But....the version we did together of "Caravan" was spectacular. Nokie
& I played the lead in stereo/unison. The crowd went nuts on that one.
Maybe I injected a little new energy into the proceedings. Heck, I even
got Don Wilson to smile and laugh, which Bob Bogle has told me is a
rare feat.
The Venturettes are always a lot of fun and are great people. I've
worked with them twice (both times that they have appeared) and
everyone looks forward to their schitck.
Nokie, The Ventures and I have quite a few surprises lined up for 2005.
We'll keep you posted.
Regards,
Les
On Thursday, October 7, 2004, at 06:06 PM, Marty Tippens wrote:
>
> Hey Brian,
>
> I have to agree that those Venturettes look like a lotta fun!
>
> I'm not sure if your shock over the Venture playing Wipe Out is more
> towards elation or terror. For me, it's the latter. The fact that the
> Ventures still play Wipe Out is a point of distress to many Ventures
> fanatics like myself. I wish they would lose the number, which they
> never played correctly anyway, and replace it with one of their
> excellent originals or lesser heard tunes.
>
> If you take a look at the Ventures live albums of the past 15 years,
> there's a good ten or more of 'em and they all have the same basic
> track list which includes Wipe Out, Caravan, Walk Don't Run, Hawaii
> Five - O etc... They do occasionally throw in a few bones for us
> hardcore fans now and then. But enough Wipe Out and WDR already!!
> Well, apparently their just tryin' to please the general crowd which I
> can't blame 'em for.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Neal
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 4:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] The Ventures with Les Fradkin at Salmon
> Fest
>
>
> I am really quite shocked that the Ventures still play Wipe Out...!
>
> And who are the Venturettes? Do they actually play all those gorgeous
> guitars?
>
> Must have been quite cool to play with them...
>
> BN
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