Don was celebrating a birthday.
Nice party, Don!
Nokie has influenced many an aspiring guitar player.
He still has the magic touch.
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| The Ventures, Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Leon Taylor, Don Wilson. | Bob Bogle using a beautiful Aria Ventures model guitar. | Super drummer Leon Taylor! | Mr. Don Wilson.
Don was celebrating a birthday. Nice party, Don! |
Nokie Edwards.
Nokie has influenced many an aspiring guitar player. He still has the magic touch. |
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| Looks like Bob Bogle, Don Wilson, Leon Taylor, John Durrill, and Bob Spalding are giving Nokies beautiful custom 'Hitchhiker' guitar. | Jeff Cook, lead guitar for Alabama, and Bob Bogle do some first class pickin.' | The Ventures in action. | Roger Fisher on vocals. Roger founded the mega group Heart. | Nokie Edwards picking away, with Leon Taylor on drums. |
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| Bob Bogle showing off that Aria guitar once again. It is a beauty, and sounds great (thanks of course to the player). | Don Wilson.
Don normally plays rhythm guitar, but by request played lead on a couple of songs. |
Jeff Cook and ex-Venture John Durrill wow the audience with their guitar and keyboard work! | Bob Spalding.
Bob is sometimes called the 5th Venture, as over the years he has filled in or played with them on numerous occasions, covering most all guitar types.
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Nokie and Leon. |
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| Fans enjoying The Ventures. | Jeff Cook, Bob Bogle, Leon Taylor, and Nokie Edwards on lead. | Roger Fisher with Yes drummer Alan White, and Bob
Spalding.
Leon Taylor looks on. |
Don Wilson looks so cool here! He is pretending to
play his guitar. Go big Don!
Alan White is on drums as well. |
The Ventures. Nokie looks like he is smiling at the cute brunette in the audience (who wouldn't :-) ). |
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| John Durrill with the Microphone, joined by Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, and Leon Taylor. | Don Wilson singing. Could be Secret Agent man, or maybe the opening to Wipeout. |
Bob, Leon, and Nokie. |
Here's Don, once again doing vocals duty.
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Bob and Jeff Cook. |
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| Yes drummer, Alan White, put on a knock-out drum clinic, including a fan Q&A session. | The Ventures, featuring Leon Taylor and Alan White on
drums--performing Wipeout.
Folks, it just does not get any better than this! |
The Ventures with Alan White, Roger Fisher, and Bob Spalding sitting in. | Another of The Ventures with Roger Fisher, Bob Spalding, and Alan White sitting in. |
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| Don Wilson, 'Elvis', Bob Bogle, Bob Spalding. | Fiona Taylor, Julia, and Jack after The Ventures final night performance. |
Jack doing emcee duties. |
Bob Spalding, in his best 'who me?' pose. |
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| The Ventures rehearsing before a gig.
This was the area where the musical events took place.
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A couple of shots of a signed drumstick given to me by
Leon Taylor after the final night Surfin' To Baja Ventures performance.
This drumstick was signed by Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Leon Taylor, John Durrill, Fiona Taylor, Alan White, and Roger Fisher. Thank you Leon!
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Big-time Ventures fans Mark and Jon showing off the
guitar won by Jon at the final night Surfin' To Baja cruise performance.
Bob Bogle, Leon Taylor, Don Wilson, and Nokie Edwards autographed the guitar in beautiful gold-gel permanent ink. Jon told me this one's a keeper! Check out more of Mark and Jon in the Venture's fan jam area.
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