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Tobia
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Denial
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Apr 15, 2015 - 04:55am PT
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i just read today, yesterday's news. Concerning Percy Sledge, sad news. his homeplace is that of the infamous Muscle Shoals Studio, where he recorded When a Man Loves a Woman.
74,bad age to die, same number of years as my mom had on this earth.
Green Paschal ≈ My Lord
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Green was from a nearby town, Talbotton, GA. not much there other than a liquor store (located next door to the jail), a fuel stop that deals in fried chicken as well and many vacant buildings on the town square.
the only place i ever got a ticket in my big truck, for dropping a trailer too close (1 foot) to the pavement of a dead end road that intersects Po' Biddy Road. go figure.
other than mr. green, the folks that brokered the Macy's stores hail from Talbotton.
too much info? must be the coffee and rain.
Bakithi Kumalo ≈ Grazin' in the Grass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bE1iJyFZj4
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Apr 15, 2015 - 05:22pm PT
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morning faded and the day burned, it's sleepy time.
Cream ≈ Sleepy Time Time (Bruce, Godfrey)
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if you never saw jack bruce perform, you missed a master at work in his given trades.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 15, 2015 - 09:12pm PT
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Whew - I'm breathing easier Tobia. It was only the one time at the Fillmore and it was only three buks. My ears were ringing (really) for two days. Those fellows played loouuud. I'm a litte confused on that Lindley-Cooder show.
Was either of the Fillmores in business in 1994? Was this on the East coast?
Anyway
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1209185&tn=60#msg2610722
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WyoTrad124
Trad climber
Wyoming
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Apr 15, 2015 - 11:32pm PT
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Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Babies
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Apr 16, 2015 - 03:05am PT
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zb, we think alike. I thought the Filmore was only a memory.
I discovered that the Filmore Auditorium was opened as a private club in the '70s hosting various bands. It was revived in the 80's. including "a Bill Graham Presents" produced a few events in the building in the 1980s, including the 20th anniversary party for the company, and filmed an HBO Fillmore music special there.
In 1994, the building owner's opened the doors again and remain that way.
The Cooder & Lindley film was part of grand reopening show that also featured the Smashing Pumpkins.
Hey Nita, Watermelon man was on the Head Hunters album; which is the largest selling jazz recording of all time. He put a little funk into his music with a new band; which broadened his audience.
The "funk" comes out in the bass lines in this tune from the lp:
Herbie Hancock ≈ Chameleon (live version)
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if you get into it, Sly is another great piece, and get's it namesake from the funkmiester himself Sly Stone.
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jump_junky
Social climber
Pacifica, CA
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Apr 16, 2015 - 07:12pm PT
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"Silent Circle" by Acid King on the Busse Woods EP.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 16, 2015 - 07:30pm PT
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I'm still not clear on all SF stuff. There was the original Fillmore (originally Majestic Hall) where I saw my only Cream concert and then there was what became known as Fillmore West (where I saw The Band's first concert as The Band with Robbie's hypnotist on stage because he had a fever).
Tobia's research discusses the original Fillmore. After closing around 1968, at some point it reopened as The Elite Club, then must have closed because Bill Graham opened it again in the mid-1980's. However, it was damaged and closed by the Loma Prieta earthquake of October 1989. It re-opened again in April 1994 (Smashing Punkins headlined) and thereby was available for Lindley and Cooder to give us a show.
This corresponds to my memory of what it looked like inside, except you can't see the painted floors.
Once the video starts you'll see the entrance (on the side of the building where there are no awnings) where you picked up your goods on the way out.
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Tobia
Social climber
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Apr 17, 2015 - 03:28am PT
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We got it now Robbie, tis a bit confusing.
Bill's first Fillmore was located at 1805 Geary Blvd. This was the Fillmore Auditorium. Due to deterioration and it's guest capacity, he moved in July of 1968 a short distance to 10 S. Van Ness Avenue; which was an old dance hall dubbed the Carousel Ball Room. This building was razed and is now the location of a Honda Dealership.
The Carousel Ballroom, prior to Graham's move-in, had been basically a venue operated by a "musical co-op" consisting of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quick Silver Messenger Service and Big Brother & The Holding Company. Due to the "arrows of fortune and fame" à la the Haight-Ashbury life style the co-op was short lived.
The Fillmore in zb's picture was opened in 1994, at 1805 Geary Ave.
Bill Graham operated their until 1971 when he moved his operation to the larger Winterland Ballroom; which was built to be a combination ice-skating rink and venue for musical performances, boxing and tennis. It was also two blocks away from the Fillmore.
The building was razed in 1985 and replaced with apartments; but why should i care?
Diana Krall ≈ Why Should I Care
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 17, 2015 - 09:54am PT
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I had just run across the Workingman's photo article recently, I think it's either on one of The Flames or Dead pages. The writer was a "hard-working-man".
The Fillmore story gets even more interesting when you start factoring in Chet Helms and The Family Dog and The Straight Theatre and Longshoreman's Hall and clubs in Berkeely, San Rafael ... Not to mention the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada.
Some day I might track all of it down. In the meantime here's an interesting read about The Carousel.
http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2010/08/march-9-1968-carousel-ballroom-san.html
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Apr 17, 2015 - 10:07am PT
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zBrown
History is endlessly fascinating. Thanks for posting the link.
Boogie Song "Caledonia"
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