UPDATED WILSON BROS. SERIAL NUMBERS As of October 31, 2006 OWNER: MODEL COLOR SERIAL NUMBER Bruce Duncan VM10 BLACK 64031526 Bruce Duncan VM10 SUNBURST...
Hey Ed, If Howie was out from spring '61 through fall '62, doesn't that really mean Howie all out quit in spring of '61? I say that because I believe Mel was...
If I may interject, This was an A-B-C kind of scenario. In early '61, Nokie Edwards was already covering lead guitar on at least 50-60% of The Ventures...
For anyone who wants to get an idea of what Bob & Don looked like in their gaudy Silk Jackets, attached is a photo image of them performing with "hired-gun"...
Hey Bruce, The basics of the story you tell is the story with which we are familiar. I didn't know that detail about Bob and Don giving Nokie the air when he...
In a message dated 11/1/2006 4:18:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, wetreverb@... writes: The first album credited to Mel was either Going to The Ventures...
Thanks Ed. I was just wondering if Howie had actually returned for a brief stint. ... From: wilson6947@... To: undergroundfire2@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Marty: Good point. Is the infamous Dick Clark segment with the boys doing "Walk, Don't Run" available anywhere, that anyone knows of? That was certainly Howie...
In a message dated 11/1/2006 4:18:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, wetreverb@... writes: The first album credited to Mel was either Going to The Ventures...
Another 2 cents: Flip the jacket of "Dance Party" over, and I see no no credits at all. "Telstar" is the first Ventures album with band member credits...
I don't think Mel was credited until the Telstar album. Never-the-less, he did start on one of the Twist albums. On Going to, they did pull a track out of the...
Bruce's e-mail about the early Venture's jackets brought this photo to mind from 2002 when Nokie made his British debut at the Lakeside in England. Its a photo...
so is my answer. -MT ... I just sorta meant that tongue-in-cheek. .. <B-) Marty Tippens <mctippens@earthlink .net> wrote: Bill, Because your question about...
Go to this link: http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/surf/index.html 1. You will hear The Ventures version of Pipeline playing. To turn this off so...
Hey Marty, Don Randi, having actually been in the studio on many of those dates, would tend to be more the authority on who was and who wasn't there than the...
Bruce: Whoo-hoo!!! Thanks! One of the worst "synch" jobs I've ever seen, but not to be missed!!! Kirk Bj. bruce duncan <wetreverb@...> wrote: Go to this...
Hi Bruce, One would think that Don Randi, Hal Blaine, Mel Taylor and the rest of the Ventures would be THE authority on those early sessions. Yet, as with many...
You're very welcome Kirk! Bruce D Kirk Bjornsgaard <kirkbjornsgaard@...> wrote: Bruce: Whoo-hoo!!! Thanks! One of the worst "synch" jobs I've ever seen,...
In their latest thumbing of the nose at our favorite combo, brace yourselves, and have the bucket positioned close by, so when you react, as most Ventures fans...