I'm not old enough to really remember the Ventures, but I have heard of them. I missed them and all of the really great 60s music by a generation, or about 7 years. Also missed the "heyday" of cruising the strip and all the cool cars. Of course, I HAVE experienced all this stuff later, after the time period was gone, by buying and restoring cars of the period and buying the reissued music. I guess I also have to look at the bright side of it; I missed being drafted for Vietnam!