JUNE 16, 1967, THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL WAS HELD IN CALIFORNIA. THOUGH IT WOULD BE OVERSHADOWED BY
WOODSTOCK 2 YEARS LATER, IT REALLY WAS THE START OF THE BIG FESTIVALS. TODAYS 5 @ 5 WILL COUNT DOWN
THOSE WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, BUT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER WERN’T THERE - I THINK YOU’LL BE
SURPRISED AT SOME OF THE BIG NAMES. OTIS REDDING PERFORMED AT MONTEREY ON THE 17TH AND BROUGHT THE
HOUSE DOWN. SIX MONTHS LATER HE WAS GONE. HERE’S ONE OF THE SONGS HE SANG THAT NIGHT, WHEN THE WORLD
SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ALL IN FRONT OF HIM. CRANK IT!
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BIRTHDAYS AND DEPARTURES - 6/16
1940 – BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK
1941 – LAMONT DOZIER (MOTOWN SONGWRITER)
1942 – EDDIE LEVERT (O’JAYS)
1949 – PEPPY CASTRO (BALANCE)
1950 – JAMES SMITH (STYLISTICS)
1952 – GINO VANELLI
1954 – GARY ROBERTS (BOOMTOWN RATS)
1996 – MEL ALLEN (YANKEES SPORTSCASTER)
1982 – JOHN HONEYMAN-SCOTT (PRETENDERS)
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MORE DISNEYLAND PICTURES ARE UP IN MY GALLERY!
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE IS BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THAN EVER
(THE PICTURES DON’T DO IT JUSTICE)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST
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MORE ON THE VENTURES BOB BOGLE
YOU MAY WONDER WHY I MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. THE VENTURES WERE ONE OF THE GROUPS WHO TAUGHT ME TO PLAY THE GUITAR. THERE WERE THREE GROUPS THAT HAD THAT EFFECT: THE
KINGSTON TRIO, PETER PAUL, & MARY, AND THE VENTURES. BETWRERN THOSE THREE GROUPS, I TAUGHT MYSELF TO PLAY BY LISTENING TO WHAT THEY DID, AND TRYING TO GET MY SMALL FINGERS TO FOLLOW. I’VE NEVER BEEN A GOOD PLAYER, BUT WHEN I DO PLAY I SURE HAVE A GOOD TIME, AND THESE THREE GROUPS GOT ME STARTED. ONE OF THE BIG THRILLS OF MY LIFE WAS IN THE EARLY 80′S WHEN THE VENTURES CAME TO PHOENIX AND PLAYED AT THE OLD PONY EXPRESS ON THOMAS ROAD. I PUT A BAND TOGETHER AND WE GOT TO OPEN FOR THEM AND THEN HANG OUT WITH THEM AFTER THE SHOW. NICEST GUYS IN THE WORLD AND SUCH PROS. I DON’T GET STAR STRUCK OVER ANYONE, BUT I DID WITH THESE GUYS.
AT LEAST NOW YOU KNOW WHY ITS A BIG DEAL TO ME.
HERE’S THE STORY FROM BOB’S HOMETOWN PAPER.
Bob Bogle - the co-founder of legendary Tacoma garage-rock band, the Ventures, and the architect behind the distinctive guitar sound of early hits “Walk, Don’t Run” and “Perfidia” – has died.
Bogle, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., was 75 when he died on Sunday. He suffered from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and became too frail to play with the Ventures in his waning years. But he lived long enough to see his band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008.
LONGTIME FRIEND PAT O’DAY HAD A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT BOB - CLICK ON THE AUDIO ICON TO HEAR
“Thank God that they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before Bob’s passing so that he had the joy of that long overdue and well-deserved recognition,” said Seattle rock legend Pat O’Day, who helped break the Ventures as a DJ for KJR-AM in 1960.
“Bogle was a remarkable musician,” he said. “He will be missed but he sure left his footprint on the sidewalk of rock n’ roll and he’ll be appreciated forever.”
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING IN AND LISTENING TODAY AS I CELEBRATE MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH KOOL
IT’S ALL GONE BY SO QUICKLY AND SEEMS TO BE PICKING UP STEAM - GUESS THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE WHEN YOU’RE
HAVIN’ FUN, AND BELIEVE ME, I AM. YOU MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE WITH YOUR KINDNESS AND SUPPORT, SO LET
ME THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR ALL YOU MEAN TO ME. HERE’S HOPING FOR A FEW MORE YEARS
TOGETHER. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY I NEVER TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED.
