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Forseegood - nostalgia at your request
by Andiamo1, Oct 27, 2007 01:18PM
I remember the early 60s; the cafe Wha and the Village Gate. High on LSD and listening to Bob Dylan live before any one know who he was. There was a great store on 4th street that sold LSD and Peyote over the counter before it was illegal - no thanks to Timothy Leary.
Ah yes, love before Aids - the days of the quickie without worries :).
Ah yes, love before Aids - the days of the quickie without worries :).
Zepplin at Kezar Stadium before Bill Graham moved Day On The Green across the bay to Oakland.
The Who at the Cow Palace when Keith Moon passed out and they called for a volunteer drummer from the audience to finish the show.
Hot Tuna, Muddy Waters, and Clifton Chenier on a triple bill at Winterland.
Yes, Poco, and Focus(!) on a triple bill at Winterland.
John McLaughlin opening(!) for Jeff Beck at Winterland.
The original, five piece Mahavishnu Orchestra at Berkley Community Theater.
Weather Report and Return to Forever on a double bill at BCT.
And on and on ......
Wish I could remember more of it. Major regrets.
Santana, Jesse Colin Young concert in the park at the Berkeley Civic Center. Elton John and James Taylor at the Berkely Civic (NOT on the same bill). Canned Heat, Steppenwolf and a cast of thousands at SOME music festival at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The Who at the SF Civic Auditorium. Van Morrison at Winterland. I had friends in Little Princess 109 that did the light shows for Bill Graham, they used to put me on the guest list every once in a great while.
Back then ALL sex was "safe sex" and cocaine was not addicting (Yeah right!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueGuzmotwaI
Janis Joplin won my heart from jump street too. I liked all of her songs except for one or 2 which became popular, but to me didn't really represent her music.
One of my favs of hers is " Turtle Blues." For some reason alot of people didn't pay attention to this one cause when I mention it they are not familiar or don't remember.
I had to google to see what songs were on the album you mentioned -couldn't remember,, and here is one that I loved...."I'll be your baby tonight." I guess cause as a woman -saw Dylans romantic side - now that I am an old lady, I would say to him,,"what do you mean you'll be my baby TONIGHT<<
I did enjoy some of those short term hot relationships of the 60s though.
I like the ballad of Frankie Lee and the Drifter's Escape.
Check out the sugarmegs web site if you get a chance. It has a lot of things, video and audio, that never make it to youtube.
Then I moved to New York at the end of 1962 and saw Dylan again, at Gerde's Folk City. I went to Columbia, lived uptown, and got into jazz. Saw Coltrane live, as well as most everybody on the Blue Note label at a place in the East Village called Slug's. They imposed a one dollar minimum, which you could apply to either a drink or a hamburger. I had many musical suppers there.
Then moved back home to Chicago in time for 1968, demonstrated against the war during the Democratic Convention, and spent the next few years watching great vistas on the ceiling. Saw The Dead and Procul Harum on a double bill at a place called the Electric Playground. Took my parents to see Pink Floyd - they loved them. Those were the days. My 22-year-old niece is now a third generation Pink Floyd fan.
I celebrated the end of the 60's in 1972 by spending a month at the Chelsea Hotel back in NY. I will never forget going to Max's Kansas City and waiting in line behind a gorgeous black man who was wearing skin tight, brown leather pants. A circle of rivets surrounded each cheek of his butt - and then I realized that inside the circle it was his skin.
Then the 70's came - what a let-down!
I wish I could get in a time machine and go back for a couple of weeks...
Long before I ever even knew of his existence, my sister-in-law's sister's husband was at a couple of concerts I went to - he was one of those crazy people who traveled to see The Dead wherever they played, even Germany one time.
God, I miss Slug's. Now it costs at least 25 bucks to see any famous musicians live, usually way more than that, so I don't go out like I used to.
I do miss places like slugs. There is a place in New Haven, CT called Toads. The Rolling Stones have often shown up there unannounced an played. They often did it prior to starting a major US tour. Toads has many other good bands as well.
I think the Blue Note is still alive in NY. I haven't been in years, but someone told me it is still there.
I really miss my early days in Greenwich Village when you had spectacular talent playing great music in all the local cafes.
I am still a classical music fan and often go to live concerts, but this is usually a large venue and not the old intimacy of the jazz clubs.