tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.comments2024-03-12T15:45:09.008-07:00Rock Archaeology 101Corry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1779125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-56079758592645621222024-03-12T15:45:09.008-07:002024-03-12T15:45:09.008-07:00I worked in the front office at Folgers Coffee in ...I worked in the front office at Folgers Coffee in So.SF from 1965-70. Every Friday night after work about four of us would head over to The Tiger Club at SFO, dance with stewardesses, and hopefully take one home to your apartment for the night!!<br />THOSE WERE GREAT DAYS!!!!!👍 👌 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-77919353986037795332024-03-04T18:35:04.877-08:002024-03-04T18:35:04.877-08:00The Continental Ballroom was at 1600 Martin. It wa...The Continental Ballroom was at 1600 Martin. It was used by various promoters, so there wasn't a continuous history, compared to places like the Avalon or Fillmore. <br /><br />The main Big Al's was a topless club on Broadway in SF. However, there were "satellites" in San Mateo and Palo Alto. They were just pizza-and-beer joints, not topless. They definitely had rock bands. <br /><br />The Palo Alto one was near the Mtn View border. I believe the address was 4199 El Camino, which would put it at ECR and Charleston. The Warlocks (Dead) played the PA Big Al's a view times in Fall 65.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-69220468131275088882024-03-04T17:41:17.752-08:002024-03-04T17:41:17.752-08:00Does anyone remember Continental Ballroom in Santa...Does anyone remember Continental Ballroom in Santa Clara, California in the 60's? and there was one called Al's (or possibly Big Al's) in the Bay Area in the late 60's early 70's possibly around Sunnyvale or Mountain View, Ca.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-54246407660549815032024-02-19T10:49:50.093-08:002024-02-19T10:49:50.093-08:00Gary thanks for all this amazing back story about ...Gary thanks for all this amazing back story about the Odyssey RoomCorry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-25754475288050994472024-02-19T10:42:18.770-08:002024-02-19T10:42:18.770-08:00Hi gary schmidt here I opened the odyssey room in ...Hi gary schmidt here I opened the odyssey room in Sunnyvale New Year’s Eve in 1968 closed it December 1989 had no connection with the odyssey mentioned further north I hadn’t heard of that one there was a club that opened in San Jose called disco Odyssey for a couple years I sued them for trade name infringement when they immediately had a murder there a month after they opened kind of a rough spot they change their name when we sued them but it did cause some temporary damage to our reputation the newspapers listed it as a murder at the Idyssey room in Sunnyvale All the acts listed by your anonymous her there most of them multiple times. I think we set a record as far as continue as Knights of rock dance bands and that we went a little over 18 years continuous never missed a night through power failures and bomb scares. That’s over 7000 nights of live dance band rock music continuous. The last six or seven years we had two or three vans on Friday started music at 5 PM to pick up the Silicon Valley after work crowd. Eddie Money played the odyssey room every Sunday night for a year and I believe it was 72 his last night on Sunday I’d have to think back or research the date a little bit that Monday he went up to for an appointment with Bill Graham and sign his record deal he called me on Tuesday or Wednesday and said Gary I don’t think I’ll be coming back next Monday great guy used to visit with him at the bar every Sunday night six months later he was an opening at the show at the Colosseum for the Rolling Stones Bul Graham presents of course. I’m alive and well living in Virginia City two blocks down from the Red Dog Saloon. Can be reached at Nobullschmidt@hotmail.com. Doing a taped historical interview with my friend Bill Quarry this afternoon in San Leandro at his print shop. Steve bond is doing a historical documentary on Bill and wants to interview me. Bill and I did concerts in various venues for a lot of years and Bill was a long time associated with Frenchy’s in Hayward. Got a run for now !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-33789780331133632132024-02-03T12:19:49.017-08:002024-02-03T12:19:49.017-08:00Same thing happened to me a couple times, even tho...Same thing happened to me a couple times, even though I had a ticket. I was pure as the driven snow back then and did not realize that perhaps there had been an ulterior motive, but everyone was polite and friendly.Cilicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278874987398952742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-39049604261554441912024-01-26T06:32:41.186-08:002024-01-26T06:32:41.186-08:00Thanks for this. I put the link on the Fillmore We...Thanks for this. I put the link on the Fillmore West blog.<br /><br />The comments on that blog behave oddly, I think because some posts are so old (my tip--if you use a Chrome browser for Comments, it's more functional)Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-10908069499103798412024-01-25T17:37:14.773-08:002024-01-25T17:37:14.773-08:00Hi there! I've been trying to comment on Fillm...Hi there! I've been trying to comment on Fillmore West Audition Nights with no luck, so I'm leaving this here. An A+ recording of Sebastian Moon live at the Fillmore West in 1969 has surfaced on YouTube. All of the info on the reel box has been crossed out, so it took forensic style tactics to pull this info from the box. Date is listed as October 22, 1969. Chickenonaunicycle has this date listed as an audition night with 4 other acts listed. The story of how this surfaced is in the video description. Hope this helps and that y'all enjoy this incredible recording! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HFOQwhGtAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-82076619533838866752024-01-19T09:44:50.206-08:002024-01-19T09:44:50.206-08:00What year did Salt and Pepper play, do you recall?...What year did Salt and Pepper play, do you recall?Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-49768163620935978022024-01-18T23:25:41.605-08:002024-01-18T23:25:41.605-08:00I was the lead female singer in a band called Salt...I was the lead female singer in a band called Salt and Pepper! Not to be confused with Salt-n-Pepa. We only played there one time and there were many other bands on display trying to be recognized! Sadly our band lasted less than a year!😔🎶Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-35018577305615380462024-01-10T18:36:32.846-08:002024-01-10T18:36:32.846-08:00My name is Troy Gar and I was 19 in 1969. I meet ...My name is Troy Gar and I was 19 in 1969. I meet Marshall when I was hanging out on the Strip and helped him fix Thee Experience up before he opened it. Much of that time is a fog for me, however I do remember one night after the club opened that Led Zeppelin showed up and jammed, afterwards the club turned into an organised of sorts. Really wild.<br />The club was pretty basic, and had bleachers in the back. Do remember Marshall was always making food, but not commercially, free for the visitors and musicians. He was a large friendly man that was always talking about his ideas. Jimi Hendrix did indeed visit Thee Experience but only as a guest. I imagine the club closed because Marshall was too generous and more interested in making the scene, also the location was down the far end of the Strip and not everyone would go that far.<br />Great times while it lasted. <br />RIP Marshall Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-37538769536410902712024-01-09T10:31:38.312-08:002024-01-09T10:31:38.312-08:00i was 16 years old in 1970 i grew up with my gran...i was 16 years old in 1970 i grew up with my grandparents and we had no money for concerts only for essentials, not proud to say say this but i would sneak to shows at Mammoth until security blocked all areas. i was hanging out in the alley with a hippie smoking a joint he asked if i was going to the show , i told him about my dilemma . he said stay right here i will back. he went into the venue came back got me in back stage the security told me stay on side of the stage. that Hippie was Jim Keltner drummer for Joe Cocker mad dogs and English man’s tour , the other drummer was Jim Gordon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-62744699964210098272024-01-08T10:53:35.872-08:002024-01-08T10:53:35.872-08:00i was there i was 11 yrs old my father was friends...i was there i was 11 yrs old my father was friends with the group of them - chet and the youngbloodsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-86338344077326409072023-12-31T07:32:17.515-08:002023-12-31T07:32:17.515-08:00Nice write up about the club. https://www.newspape...Nice write up about the club. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-iii-of-cups/137628503/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-71369120941030690452023-12-30T19:26:54.142-08:002023-12-30T19:26:54.142-08:00God I had no idea about this club. Another brief, ...God I had no idea about this club. Another brief, failed attempt to have a Peninsula rock nightclub. Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-67623063672217906582023-12-30T18:09:58.937-08:002023-12-30T18:09:58.937-08:00This is a crazy incident at the prior nightclub th...This is a crazy incident at the prior nightclub the Pink Panther<br />https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-pink-panther-niteclub/137661443/David Kramer-Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068958765621590452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-74182909252936203872023-12-30T16:52:27.780-08:002023-12-30T16:52:27.780-08:00Are you thinking about The Three of Cups club?
htt...Are you thinking about The Three of Cups club?<br />https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-iii-of-cups/137628946/David Kramer-Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068958765621590452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-55087651300027023382023-12-22T08:12:38.111-08:002023-12-22T08:12:38.111-08:00I have discovered that on Thursday, April 16, 1970...I have discovered that on Thursday, April 16, 1970 there was an "OM Orgy" with Allen Ginsberg and many others. I posted the ad (from the San Francisco Good Times). If anyone knows anything about this--looking at you, Steve S.--please post it.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-78126109070424511962023-12-21T13:13:22.653-08:002023-12-21T13:13:22.653-08:00Also, I remember that admission to the show was st...Also, I remember that admission to the show was strictly limited to junior high (ie, middle school) kids - high school kids were not allowed, which makes it even more remarkable that bands of this caliber would be appearing.Steve Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259214414839383286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-14284530348765375812023-12-21T13:07:42.828-08:002023-12-21T13:07:42.828-08:00I went to nearly all the shows that were put on at...I went to nearly all the shows that were put on at the Montclair Rec Center and contributed 16mm "psychedelic" painted film loops that played in addition to the oil/water light projections. <br /><br />That first Tower Of Power concert was amazing, they had just released East Bay Grease and still had Rufus Miller in the lineup, but eventually in later shows he was replaced by Rick Stevens on vocals. <br /><br />I also have a memory of seeing Graham Central Station play an early gig there when Larry G had just spun off of Sly and The Family Stone. Wish I could reconstruct the date.Steve Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259214414839383286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-13842974461235292422023-12-20T01:57:25.000-08:002023-12-20T01:57:25.000-08:00Maybe helpful:
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...Maybe helpful:<br />https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Wife-of-music-critic-Ralph-J-Gleason-dies-3233194.php<br />"She was his first and primary editor," said son Toby Gleason. "She was personally responsible for the Gleason family gaining back the rights to my dad's television programs. She was instrumental in everything having to do with my father. Plus she raised a family."<br />Toby R Gleason (son of Ralph):<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-gleason-04122524<br />https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071033/http://www.jazzcasual.com/about_site.htmlGordonHobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030868403957588541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-31543252014330180192023-12-19T16:26:34.139-08:002023-12-19T16:26:34.139-08:00Sorry to hear about your friend. Even bands that d...Sorry to hear about your friend. Even bands that do not have a particular National profile nonetheless have members, crew and friends. Working bands play a big part in many people's lives.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-9013748767621526912023-12-18T16:19:47.917-08:002023-12-18T16:19:47.917-08:00My friend Will Guterman was a roadie for the “Zone...My friend Will Guterman was a roadie for the “Zone” in ‘69 /‘70. A great dude and a great singer and songwriter. He passed away earlier this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-10216848205065897642023-12-06T17:21:06.997-08:002023-12-06T17:21:06.997-08:00Just heard that same ad on the KYA TuneIn station....Just heard that same ad on the KYA TuneIn station. It brought me here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-82694998404054576432023-11-28T09:39:20.819-08:002023-11-28T09:39:20.819-08:00Yup. I was there. Zephyr opened for Tull, and bo...Yup. I was there. Zephyr opened for Tull, and both bands were good. Tull sounded GREAT live.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364368677973694451noreply@blogger.com