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Is this to say you put down a rhythm? It would be very out of character for Don
to change his ways.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Fradkin
To:
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] The Ventures with Les Fradkin at Salmon Fest
Not when I play it with em!
Les
On Friday, October 8, 2004, at 10:01 AM, Marty Tippens wrote:
>
> 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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