Ventures' Guitar Legend Bob Bogle Has Passed

by Tired of the Hypocrisy 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  Tired of the Hypocrisy

  I remember when I was a kid listening to the sweet guitar sounds of The Ventures. I loved Walk Don't Run, Hawaii Five-O and a string of instrumental songs that just blew me away. There sound was a big inspiration to me as I learned to play guitar. I am sorry to hear that Bob Bogle died on June 14th of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. He was 75. I guess the angels are learning how to jam to Pipeline & Wipe Out....

  http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE55G07Z20090617

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIe6EU4qawk&feature=fvste1

  Anyone else a fan of the Ventures and Bob's music?
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  Nosferatu

  Aw, that sucks. I was jamming out to their rendition of "Secret Agen Man" while running some errands earlier. I've got a few Ventures albums on LP and 8-track, and love them. Their "Joy" album was one of my most favorites.

  RIP Bob.
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  JeffT

  I used to have a bunch of their albums. One of them (I can't remember now which one) lived down the street a bit from my parent's house. They played recently here in Seattle. I didn't hear about it until after the show, or I would have tried to go.
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  Locutus of Borg

  RIP, Bob. You were an inspiration for me to play guitar.

  I played a killer Hard Rock version of Walk Don't Run in your honor at a jam last night . .