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The Ventures Japan Tour 2020 has been canceled
Posted on July 1, 2020 . Comments are off
We are really devastated to have to pass on the announcement from our Japanese promoters, M&I Company, that the scheduled Ventures' 2020 Japan tour has had to be canceled due to the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.  At this point, it has also been announced that the
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The Ventures Fan Fest 2020
Posted on May 21, 2020 . Comments are off
As many of you know, there is a Fan Fest (or Fan Jam) held each year, usually at the beginning of October in the Philadelphia area  This is organized by Tom Baltaeff who works extremely hard every year to make the event a success.  I have had the distinct pleasure of attending for sev
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Sad news – JD Hoag 1947-2020
Posted on May 1, 2020 . Comments are off
We were informed by Judy Edwards that JD Hoag, who played with The Ventures in the early 1980s, passed away from the Corona virus on Sunday, April 26, 2020.  He was 73 years old and had been battling the disease for several weeks.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and fri
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Grazing in the Grass – featured on TV show “Better Call Saul” episode
Posted on April 10, 2020 . Comments are off
Anyone remember the 1968 Ventures LP, "The Horse" from 1968?  There was a track on that album called "Grazing in the Grass".  We just became aware that the song was recently used in an episode of "Better Call Saul" which is available on cable, Netflix, etc.  A big thank you to Robert
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