Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Back in the late summer of '64, my brother and I were barreling east out of The Dalles in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. He was driving his '55 Chevy Bel Air and I was driving my '40 Chev Coupe. It was a beautiful day. We'd been working on the cars and it seemed like a good time to blow out some carbon.

A tune came blasting through my 40's radio and immediately caught my ear ... Walk, Don't Run '64. It was the first time I'd ever heard it. I remember pouring the coal to my Chevy's mill as The Ventures song went straight to my foot. I looked in the rear view and saw my brother right behind me. I stuck my head out of the window and could tell by the sound of his glass packs that he was tuned in and digging it, too.

I was just now listening to Walk, Don't Run '64 and it seems like only yesterday we were cruising the Gorge. It's amazing how a song can flood your mind with crystal clear, wonderful memories!

I have several like that one. And some are not so happy. One that is happy, however is "You Were On My Mind" by We Five. Every time I hear it, I remember the summer I turned 12. That was the summer of The Hits, it seems. I remember hearing them all on a little transistor radio while pedaling by bicycle through the town.
JimK

LOVE The Ventures! That's a great story - and thanks for sharing it. Personal favorite - "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue".