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Deke's 6th Annual Guitar Geek Festival January 17, 2009

At the Anaheim Plaza Hotel Thanks to Spencer Hunt and Ryan Jackson for the photos! YouTube videos of the Fest! YouTube videos by Ryan Jackson!

Your host and emcee, Deke Dickerson! Breakout talent showcase: Jay Hardtke Deke and the coconut guitar tree Joao Erbetta, Latin surf from Brazil! Guitar Zack Wiesinger, a young kid from Pittsburgh who nearly stole the show! You'll be hearing from him a lot in the future. Captain Del Casher Captain Del re-creates the 1967 Vox wah-wah pedal demonstration record with Deke on bass and Bango Sprague on drums Slacktone, a raw power-surf trio with Dave Wronski on guitar, Sam Bolle on bass, and Dusty Watson on drums The Rickenbacker Bakelite Band: 11 Bakelite instruments from the 1930s, never before played together all in one room! John Reynolds on tenor, Travis Harrelson on uke, T. K. Smith on guitar Brent Harding on bass, Benedikt Bryden on violin, Trent Ruane on tenor guitar Deke demonstrates the motorized Vibrola guitar on a stand Trent Ruane, John Reynolds, Travis Harrelson Rockin' the Bakelite! Brent Harding, Benedikt Bryden, Trent Ruane, John Reynolds, Travis Harrelson, T. K. Smith, Deke, Robb Lawrence, Pat Quilter, Deve Berzansky (partly hidden) Deke, Robb Lawrence (author of Les Paul: The Early Years), Pat Quilter (the Q in QSC sound equipment), Dave Berzansky Each of these instruments was made in the 1930s! Deke, Robb Lawrence, Chas Smith (on 10-string lap steel), Pat Quilter, Dave Berzansky Brent Harding (former Ecco-Fonic, currently with Social Distortion) on the Rickenbacker bass Benny on the fiddle Bakelite Band in flight Junior Watson sits in and wrestles with a Bakelite guitar Junior plays the Bakelite blues After the gig, a pose with all the instruments in the Bakelite Band! Jennifer Batten Deke plays Gilligan Guitar with Ron Dziubla on sax, Audrey Moorehead go-go dancin' Deke mangles the Telecaster while Garrett Immel of the Ghastly Ones plays bass Deke and Ron rocking out Deke shimmies, Audrey shakes Carl Sonny Leyland The guitar geeks were speechless The coconut guitar tree Deke begins his ascent up the coconut guitar tree, Gilligan and the Skipper hold the ladder Risking life and limb, Deke plays the finale of the Gilligan Guitar set on the electric sitar at the top click here to continue