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| San Francisco Chronicle music listings, December 27, 1972, p. 44. |
Garcia-Saunders-Fogerty at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, December 27-28, 1972, as listed in San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 1972, p. 44. Both the Hayward Daily Review and Berkeley Barb at various points listed Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, contrary to circulating Garcia-Saunders tape (for which I have some notes that I just need to finish). But this SFC listing is later than those (day-of, for 12/27), and this info should trump earlier info.
I know there's a lot of back and forth on this show. Dave Tamarkin, Ed Perlstein, Pat Lee, and many other legendary young-at-the-timers might be able to weigh in. So there are recollections and there are tape labels, and now at least there's a fragment of hard contemporary evidence.
Corry, what's up with Stoneground being broadcast by KSJO-FM out of the Bodega in Campbell?
update: hard expost evidence now lives at Jerrybase, courtesy of Kurt Huget: the Share's in-house summary of the evening.
A live broadcast of anyone, much less Stoneground, from The Bodega in Campbell, on KSJO is unprecedented.
ReplyDeleteKSJO-fm in San Jose (92.3) was the first South Bay free-form rock competitor to KSAN. On the whole, it was a pretty good station, but it was definitely less hip and more hard rock than KSAN (mind you, in the early 70s "hard rock" was Stones and Led Zep). I was not aware of any live remote broadcast on KSJO, so this is is first.
I believe if you google "sawdust covered South Bay pickup joint from the early 70s" and--appropriately--click "I'm Feeling Lucky" you go straight to a picture of the Bodega in Campbell. 30 South Central in Campbell. Mostly dance type bands played there, although a few bands with records (like The Sons) played there on occasion, so it sort of fits. The only GD connection was Keith and Donna on June 12 '75.
KSJO and The Bodega must have been experimenting. I'll bet The Bodega was an advertiser on KSJO, so maybe this was a quid pro quo. Still, it wasn't repeated--KSJO didn't do live broadcasts, and The Bodega wasn't the sort of place that booked bands supported by record companies willing to pay for FM airtime. A great find.
It's so funny that you talked about the pickup joint vibe of the Bodega. I came to the Bay Area as a 6-year old in 1977. My uncle lived in Campbell or San Jose or something, had gone to SJSU and was working for HP. And I remember shiny El Camaros, shiny shirts, shiny gold chains, hairy chests and bell bottoms on the one hand, and feathered hair, hip-huggers, bralessness and little t-shirts with sparkly flames and red Corvettes on 'em.
DeleteAnd that is exactly the vibe I get from Campbell as a whole in this era!
The Bodega tried to get Reconstruction, as I recall, but it never panned out.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed that there is a listing for In Your Ear, which was at 135 University Avenue in Palo Alto. It was the former site of The Poppycock. The building burned down--a problem with a Pizza Oven being left on, supposedly--but I thought that happened in the Fall of '72.
ReplyDeleteOf course only I care, so I will consult myself on this matter
Merl's account posted on FB a flyer for a Broadcast on KTIM on Jan 7 1973. The flyer listed it as "Garcia Fogarty & Saunders and friends broadcast live from the Lion's Den". I assume this wasn't "live" but a recorded live concert. Was December 28, 1972 the source for this radio broadcast? https://www.facebook.com/merlsaunders/posts/pfbid02uX8mhQuTB3gsLnKdoS9iUX8bPjmngdbcZQpZvoCxF9Si2skqq6DjFhGJ5dLaZKf5l
ReplyDeleteI do think so.
Delete"Rock Concerts to be Aired," Marin Independent-Journal, January 7, 1973, p. 17. Thanks for the clip DKS!
DeleteThis is a pretty wild show. Hard to top December 1972 Dead, but this one smokes
ReplyDeleteI attended both nights with my brother Jeff and Ed perlstein who knew the band. 3.50 to get in if I remember correctly. It was also the first time I met garcia. We had a nice chat between sets. I have a couple of bad photos from the first night if anyone is interested.
ReplyDeleteYes please, Dave T! Please email me at FateMusicJG@gmail.com - thanks!
DeleteDave! May we please post those photos to Jerrybase? I love them! And I have a question for you as well. I will email you.
DeleteWow, check this out - Kurt Huget's scan of the Share's basic ledger for the night includes "Jerry Turner (KTIM) + 1" as guests of the house on 12/27. https://jerrybase.com/events/19721227-01
ReplyDeleteI was literally going down the guest lists for both shows when you posted this. l also spotted Rock Scully and Dave Getz (of Big Brother?). And on the 28th you get Peter Rowan, Dan Healy, Merl Jr., the Flecther Brothers ( a bluegrass band) and Freddie from the Keystone. I would guess the trumpet player is someone on this guest list.
DeleteAlso, please look at the Dave Tamarkin photos from 12/27. Is that Grisman toward the bottom-right? With Rowan there the next night, and we know these guys would be picking together starting right around this time ...
DeleteI was assuming that was Tom Fogerty. But the image is very dark. You could be right.
DeleteTom fogerty was on stage. He was still I the band at this time. He was on the opposite side from garcia near saunders if I remember correctly.
Delete(This is Corry342--some sign-in problem). I think Grisman is "David D" on the Dec 28 guest list, because remember he was "David Diadem" at the time (for reasons that have never been made clear).
ReplyDeleteI think the simple explanation is that he had been taking some good acid.
DeleteYes!
ReplyDeleteCorrecting myself. The Fletcher brothers are a Marin blues-rock band. Not the fletcher brothers bluegrass band. I wonder why the band is on the guest list?
ReplyDeleteLooking into the Fletcher brothers. Phil Wood was a member. He plays trumpet and keyboards. He later joined the Sons of Champlain. He is my leading candidate for the mystery trumpet player.
ReplyDeleteFab sleuthing! I presume Corry will have thoughts.
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