THE VENTURESコミュのEpcot Shows Day 3

Today was the day for the “meet and greet” organized
by Fiona. It was held at a Residence Inn about 10
minutes drive from Disney World. When I arrived,
several guys were sitting in the lobby waiting for
things to get started. We were told that Nokie was
playing by the hotel’s pool patio. Out there, Nokie
was seated at a table softly playing an acoustic
guitar, with people seated around him listening to the
music. A short time later, we were directed to the
hotel’s conference room.

Here things got kind of disorganized. The assigned
room was too small for the 60-70 fans who had
gathered, and everyone was jammed in like sardines.
Jack deFranco tried to organize a queue line for
people to pass Fiona’s and Judy’s sales tables and
then to a long row of tables where Bob, Nokie, Leon,
and Don were seated to sign autographs. A short time
later, the hotel staff opened up movable partitions to
make the room twice as big and more comfortable for
everyone. Some of the fans brought LPs or CDs to be
autographed, others brought guitars, still others
bought a few items (Del’s book, photo prints, or
t-shirts) to bring to the autograph room. Among those
there were Bob Dowd and his wife, Byron Teitjen,
Russell and his wife, Tom (O’Brien?), John McGee, and
others. I got a second copy of Del’s book and had it
signed by The Ventures. They were amiable, responding
to questions, etc. I had a chance to speak briefly
with Jack deFranco, who took a picture of myself
standing behind the band members. I noticed that
there were a couple fans who brought a stack of LPs to
be signed. One, in particular, had a stack of at
least a dozen of the ‘60s LPs, which the guys signed.
(I won’t be surprised if some of those LPs end up on
ebay.) Eventually, the group grew smaller and smaller
and people got a chance to meet The Ventures and then
left.

As for today’s shows at Epcot, the song play lists
were pretty much identical to yesterday’s. The only
difference I noted was that in the last show, they
included Diamond Head in a medley with Pipeline. By
the way, all of the play lists I’ve posted are
courtesy of my wife Helena’s note taking. The guys
were great again, giving high energy performances that
were wildly applauded by the appreciative crowds. As
yesterday, the theater was pretty much packed to
capacity (about 1,000).

Show 1 - 5:45p: (Nokie on lead unless otherwise noted)
Walk Don’t Run Medley (Bob’s lead)
Bulldog
Driving Guitars
Telstar
El Cumbanchero
Ghost Riders in the Sky (Don’s lead)
Secret Agent Man
Surf Rider
Pipeline
Hawaii Five-0
Wipe Out

Show 2 - 7:00p: (Nokie on lead unless otherwise noted)
Walk Don’t Run Medley (Bob’s lead)
Blue Dawn (Bob’s lead)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Penetration
Secret Agent Man
House of the Rising Sun
Diamond Head / Pipeline
Hawaii Five-0
Wipe Out

Show 3 - 8:15p: (Nokie on lead unless otherwise noted)
Walk Don’t Run Medley (Bob’s lead)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Apache
Penetration
Secret Agent Man
Out of Limits
El Cumbanchero
Pipeline
Hawaii Five-0
Wipe Out

On several instances during the last show, Bob and Don
mentioned that they enjoyed themselves and hoped that
they could come back to perform at Disney World.
Hopefully with the great turnout and reception, they
will be asked to return for next years concert series.

Note that I’ve posted another set of pictures in the
group’s photo section, including a couple from the
meet and greet and of the band’s equipment for these
concerts.

Arnold

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