tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post1993129620148312191..comments2024-03-25T19:55:43.363-07:00Comments on Rock Archaeology 101: The Firehouse, 3767 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CACorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-83960755149466454992022-02-19T15:43:18.021-08:002022-02-19T15:43:18.021-08:00Hi there, In April, 1964 an announcement was ma...Hi there, In April, 1964 an announcement was made in Canyon Cinema News that a new film society, the Firehouse Film Society, was forming at 3767 Sacramento Street.They were announcing both a screening venue and a production stage. Did it ever come to pass? I haven't unearthed evidence that it did. SteveSteve S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16709521124063685229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-43630892505985269802018-11-25T02:29:03.925-08:002018-11-25T02:29:03.925-08:00Yes, the building is long gone. Back in 1966, I wa...Yes, the building is long gone. Back in 1966, I was 14 years old, living directly across the street from the Firehouse. There were all kinds of wild things happening at that Firehouse late at night till early morning. Now there's a parking lot and building run by CPMC. I miss those old days. I still live across the street after all these years. :)<br />Benson Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648882040335520389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-7935091549741521682011-02-24T01:56:53.479-08:002011-02-24T01:56:53.479-08:00Bill - Again some nifty comments. I will ask Steph...Bill - Again some nifty comments. I will ask Stephen Ehret to give George your best wishes. Ale Exstrom is also still a moor out in the Bay.The Yellow Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001772238662274893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-53477563029447338322011-02-23T04:29:29.820-08:002011-02-23T04:29:29.820-08:00Hi Folks, Moving Violation were a few dancers from...Hi Folks, Moving Violation were a few dancers from the Anna Halprin company who were moonlighting with lights by Romero. Yes, the warehouse was where the Kesey crew held the Acid Test Graduation, it was the same night that we threw a dance at California Hall with the Dead. They were supposed to play with Kesey but we had a contract with them - the posters show that the producer was Bob Kendrick he put up the money (there is a funny scene in Electric Kool Aid Acid Test where Kesey tries to pressure Bob to give up his contract).<br />The Alligator Clip was of course simply a lame pothead joke refering to the roach holders. I had to fill space - an early attempt at PR. I have no pictures of Pot Pan, have somewhere a picture of the Caliope crew and some of inside the Firehouse, I will try and find them. Say hi to George when you see him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336717403582030983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-40539157126995204062011-02-14T00:20:31.705-08:002011-02-14T00:20:31.705-08:00Bill - Thanks so much for the input. I know that G...Bill - Thanks so much for the input. I know that George is still around and has contact with Stephen Ehret of the Wildflower. I have couple of questions over those performing at the Firehouse. I would be grateful if you can recall: <br />a. There were shows beginning February 12, 1966 (Lincoln's Birthday Party) running through the "Wreckers Ball" on April 2 except I have never found anything for February 26. Do you know if there was a show that week? <br />b. A couple of the performers are otherwise unknown to me: A Moving Violation (could be a reference to the light show), and The Alligator Clip? Thanks for resolving the Duncans Boy Blue matter.<br />c. Are there any photographs of the Firehouse or Potpan that I could obtain scans of?<br />d. Are there any photographs of that I could obtain scans of? <br /><br />What little I have figured out so far is on the web site:<br />http://www.chickenonaunicycle.com/Firehouse%20History.htm<br /><br />Ross<br /><br />February 14, 2011 12:19 AMThe Yellow Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001772238662274893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-87074466121855132432011-02-13T12:46:51.989-08:002011-02-13T12:46:51.989-08:00billtara, thanks for weighing in. I had no idea ab...billtara, thanks for weighing in. I had no idea about the direct connection between The Firehouse and The Calliope Company. Thank you also for resolving the Duncans Blue Boy mystery.<br /><br />The Harriet St warehouse was the place the Acid Test "Graduation" was held when the larger event was canceled, right?Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-63665798693576413342011-02-13T08:12:06.840-08:002011-02-13T08:12:06.840-08:00Just a comment and some corrections on the above. ...Just a comment and some corrections on the above. I signed the lease on the Firehouse from a guy who built a small theatre on one side of the space for a Jewish youth theatre group. Myself (and George Eby) met at the Ashland Shakespeare Festival where we were part of the company. The plan was to open it as an experimental theatre venue. We had started to do readings in the upstairs and lived there along with Jean Alison a theatre major at SF State. Paul Hawkin who had returned from the South as a photographer of the civil rights movement. Paul and I decided to start producing events at the Firehouse, I was working at the Matrix and knew Ray Anderson who did light shows, we contacted local bands and got things going. I wrote the flyers and duplicated them, we all passed them out on the campus. None of the bands used the space as rehearsals, Sopwith did for a day in one of the downstairs rooms. We had modern dance (Duncans Blue Boy did yo-yo tricks) - Elias and Ray on light delights and there was always alot going on. Paul, Jean and I later formed the Calliope Company which produced conterts with the Dead, Airplane and others at California Hall and lived in a warehouse on Hariett St where Ken Kesey hung out when on the run. (See the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test). We all three ended up in the Natural Foods business and where Jean and I worked and Paul mostly set up the first real Natural Food Store - Erewhon.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336717403582030983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-14388066615437794552009-11-21T12:06:26.029-08:002009-11-21T12:06:26.029-08:00As Bruno pointed out, there was a typo in the addr...As Bruno pointed out, there was a typo in the address and I should of had 3767 Sacramento Street. That aside, I had always figured the clue was in the name given to the last show "The Wrecking Ball" in that it was torn down right away. I went to find the location a few years ago and it is now an unground car park with a garden/walway on the roof. Car parks being quite popular in my research as the same fate befell the Jabberwock.The Yellow Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001772238662274893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-72521906648189424222009-11-21T11:17:54.195-08:002009-11-21T11:17:54.195-08:00Do we know the fate of the building? I assume it h...Do we know the fate of the building? I assume it has been long since replaced.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com