tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post619147263161342490..comments2024-03-25T06:33:12.809-07:00Comments on Lost Live Dead: June 16, 1967: The Hullabaloo, Los Angeles, CA; Grateful Dead/Yellow Payges/The PowerCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-18487052939178101522022-11-08T12:40:09.196-08:002022-11-08T12:40:09.196-08:00What Guild bass? Phil used his Fender in New York ...What Guild bass? Phil used his Fender in New York AND Monterey, and for all of 1967 thru June. The Guild does not show up anywhere until July 1967. What gives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-87114995982629200952021-05-16T23:38:18.791-07:002021-05-16T23:38:18.791-07:00I also worked at the Hullabaloo in about 67. The ...I also worked at the Hullabaloo in about 67. The stage was stationary for most every show but they did do Battle of the Bands nights where local bands set up around that stage and they revolved the stage to get lots of them on. They didn't revolve it often because it was old and as the stage stopped turning there was a big jolt like hitting brakes and it would not be a good entrance for the well known bands to enter being jolted around trying to keep their balance and also because the monster stage revolving was soooo slow. It was a huge stage ! The club got people of all ages because they got top name performers. The club was a much bigger venue than places like the Whiskey. Although it was called a teen nightclub, it was more a young adult place and actually the parking lot itself was a big spot to gather. A lot of people hung out there without going into the club. I'm sure the Dead loved playing the after show...all the bands loved it because it was informal. it was not really a performance it was more like a big jam session. They didn't feel a need to stick to set lists and could try new music. Sometimes the band members played with other bands. There was always a lot of talent there because they weren't booked anywhere else from 1 to 4 in the morning. You never knew who might show up.pmstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044058380912276270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-54000974920562406942021-02-17T05:13:26.148-08:002021-02-17T05:13:26.148-08:00I used to work at the Hullabaloo and I have to say...I used to work at the Hullabaloo and I have to say that for a teenager at the time it was a fantastic job and the place to be. Of course many stories. I can never thank Gary Bookasta enough for the opportunity to experience those times.<br /><br /> Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110378215838126020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-3201040806677801072019-08-22T04:01:59.543-07:002019-08-22T04:01:59.543-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.alisakaren9https://www.blogger.com/profile/14706348791042881242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-42152526792179866362019-05-14T14:03:35.068-07:002019-05-14T14:03:35.068-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17114830181976949834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-34764830131171039802019-04-26T08:46:31.561-07:002019-04-26T08:46:31.561-07:00Possible additional details about this show.
In ...Possible additional details about this show. <br /> In the documentary, "Duane Allman - Song of the South," which is on Amazon Prime right now, Paul Hornsby says at the 26:50 mark that the Hour Glass (featuring Duane and Gregg Allman) opened for the Grateful Dead in Los Angeles as their second ever performance, right after the Hour Glass opened for the Doors (which occurred on either May 30 or June 8, 1967). I cannot find another documented show by the Dead during this time frame, but this would fit the time frame as the next show by the Hour Glass after the performance with the Doors.<br /><br />Hornsby says that the Dead were booed by the crowd and that the Hour Glass was better received. This would fit with the details in this blog post about the teenage pop audience at The Hullabaloo during this time frame, as the Hour Glass played contemporary pop covers that might have gone over better with that crowd. Plus Phil's bass getting stolen could have impacted the performance.strat440https://www.blogger.com/profile/09577550430644399265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-34959560966009035842018-10-02T14:41:18.043-07:002018-10-02T14:41:18.043-07:00Hi Robin, I remember all of this and Gary Solo(mon...Hi Robin, I remember all of this and Gary Solo(mon) became the manager of my band after the Hullabaloo closed. He did some good things for us but was also kind of an ass. I know Joe Romero from South Bay and also when he lived in San Luis Obispo. If you are still playing with him say Hi. jcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140715625172748242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-57014594754525743292017-05-28T01:03:43.535-07:002017-05-28T01:03:43.535-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.juanjuergenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100195918263372267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-79107141733690066502016-08-14T12:41:45.408-07:002016-08-14T12:41:45.408-07:00I read your whole piece. Good lord...Gary Bookasta...I read your whole piece. Good lord...Gary Bookasta. It's true...I haven't read, thought or heard his name for 50 years. I moved from LA in '66...so this is quite a snowfall of recall for me. I knew a band called 4x4's. Managed by Dick Thornley. Did you ever hear of them? I also was a big fan of Palace Guard. Salut!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952684691779144961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-78926366687587627612016-08-14T12:31:45.279-07:002016-08-14T12:31:45.279-07:00I read your whole piece. Good lord...Gary Bookasta...I read your whole piece. Good lord...Gary Bookasta. It's true...I haven't read, thought or heard his name for 50 years. I moved from LA in '66...so this is quite a snowfall of recall for me. I knew a band called 4x4's. Managed by Dick Thornley. Did you ever hear of them? I also was a big fan of Palace Guard. Salut!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952684691779144961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-19425398429700746352016-08-14T12:30:13.994-07:002016-08-14T12:30:13.994-07:00Hey....wow!! I lived in Whittier, '64-'66...Hey....wow!! I lived in Whittier, '64-'66. I went to Hullabaloo any chance I could get. Also Digati's. I forget the location. I live in boring Ohio now...and reading my own history, yours...and others...is not just a blast from the past, but the memory cells, I can celebrate the times. While in the club, I could feel the past...the Sinatra type leftover effects, the tables, the fancy walls...I did not know there might have been strippers...but what did I know? I was 17 and in love with other stuff. Great to read your comment, Jack Flash! Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952684691779144961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-64023045491701991312016-08-14T12:26:45.774-07:002016-08-14T12:26:45.774-07:00This is good, so very good. The history, the comme...This is good, so very good. The history, the comments, the work involved it getting it straight. I too, like Jack Flash, went to Hullabaloo on a regular basis. I found this blog while looking for that exact address on Sunset Blvd. of the club; tracking things due to it being David Crosby's 75th surviving birthday. One of their first shows was in February, '65 at Hullabaloo. I happened to bring a brownie camera and the photos are a treasure. I too, lived in Orange County..and worked hard to hitch rides over there. I knew it had been the Moulon Rouge, but as for the 'babes', I could have cared less...seeing all the amazing acts (Byrds, Freddy Cannon, 4x4's, The Association, The Turtles, Palace Guard...etc.)took the place of the past. Thanks again, for the whole history.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952684691779144961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-3646957724840909892016-08-07T08:48:00.082-07:002016-08-07T08:48:00.082-07:00At 14 years of age I was a regular at the Hullabal...At 14 years of age I was a regular at the Hullabaloo. I remember the Yellow Payges as being sort of the house band. The Mandala was a favorite as they did a lot of soul stuff. There was NO rotating stage used. I do recall a big Emmy type statue at the restroom entrance. I had a pal who was 16 and he drove us to the venue from a town in Orange County, Fullerton. Our cover story for parents was we were attending a local teen club in Orange. They would have never approved our heading the the sins of Hollywood! Jack Flashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210949758895304762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-79952979859898828632013-07-01T20:26:32.783-07:002013-07-01T20:26:32.783-07:00Wow! When I saw this it blew my mind! My name is R...Wow! When I saw this it blew my mind! My name is Robin Johnston and I was in ‘Power’ back in the day. We were a 5 piece band with 2 guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards. We played for about two years as one of the house bands along with The Yellow Payges and The East Side Kids. The headliner house band was The Palace Guard, and we were all managed by Gary Bookasta. And the name of the band was ‘Power’, not ‘The Power”.<br /> The members of the band were John Romero, lead singer and guitar, his brother Joe Romero on vocals and bass, Jim Sanchez on keyboards, and Joe Rodriguez on drums and vocals. Joe Romero and I originally started out in a South Bay Surf band called The Wild Ones, and several years and iterations later, with another singer named Gary Soloman, worked our way into The Hullabaloo as a house band.<br />We played mostly top 40 hits of the time, and eventually brought in two song writers named Bernie Swartz and Morgan Cavett who wrote the two songs here, ‘Children Ask’ and ‘She Is The Color Of’. We went into Paramount Studios on Santa Monica Blvd. in the summer of 1967 and recorded both of the songs. The original words to ‘Children Ask’ were “Children ask if God is dead”. The radio stations refused to play the song because of the word ‘God’ so we had to go back in and redo the lyrics to say “Children ask if He is dead”.<br /> We did a lot of local TV shows like ‘Groovy’ and such, and we even played on the ‘Last Train To Clarksville’ promotion of the Monkees which was a real train to Del Mar where we picked up The Monkees and they played on the way back. Then we went to Biloxi, Mississippi to promote the record that had started to play on an Armed Forces radio station there. We also played in New Orleans and did a TV show there.<br /> We came back from there in December of 1967 and after the first of the year several of us were in danger of being drafted, and the band was starting to fall apart. I went into the army in March of 1968 and Joe went in later that year. <br /> Where are they now? John Romero lives in Santa Cruz and works for a car dealer in the parts department. Jim Sanchez lives somewhere in the New England States. Joe Rodriguez lives in Torrance with his wife and children. Joe Romero came back from Viet Nam and after 36 years retired as a Captain from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Myself, I live in San Pedro with my wife and son and work for LAUSD in electronic repair. <br /> Also, I have never stopped playing music, having been in several dozen bands over the years playing every style of music. And the kicker? Joe Romero and I came full circle and are now playing again in an oldies band called ‘The Soundwaves’. We have been together for eight years now, still going strong and having a ball, playing two or three times a month with two great guys, John Metcalf, retired LAPD, and bobby K, the drummer in my country band, ‘The Golden State Cowboys’ for ten years. Our website is http://www.thesoundwavesband.net/. And our specialty, is, of course, SURF MUSIC!<br /> I look back on very fond memories of the times we had, we were so young but blessed to experience the things we did. This is an overview, there is a lot more, maybe I’ll post more someday.<br />Robin Johnston<br />By the way, I still have several copies of this record, and have digitized and processed it to sound pretty good. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262954404355932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-41085976133445938412013-01-10T18:50:11.075-08:002013-01-10T18:50:11.075-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009959198545237698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-55823852945642373412012-12-29T19:33:53.862-08:002012-12-29T19:33:53.862-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417897032231887668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-1250286117133741072012-12-04T22:10:30.404-08:002012-12-04T22:10:30.404-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768164082463687281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-66582490877742891272012-11-24T17:34:21.456-08:002012-11-24T17:34:21.456-08:00Of course, they did have all of Saturday & Sun...Of course, they did have all of Saturday & Sunday to rest at Monterey, so they shouldn't still have been "demoralized & exhausted" at their Monterey show... <br /><br />Scully's book does make what seems like an accurate comment about why he made the LA booking: <br />"We are all ragged since we just got back from New York. But we're hungry, and we're not even sure we're going to do Monterey, so we book another date just to be sure to make some money that weekend. Unfortunately, by waiting until the last minute to decide whether we'll play, we've gotten screwed as to position..." <br />Since they had the misfortune to play in-between the two most powerful rock bands of the era, they probably felt afterwards like they needn't have bothered at Monterey! But what happened on the main stage was probably not the important part of the festival for them. <br /><br />I wonder, if not for the festival, would they have played Fri-Sat-Sun at the Hullabaloo? I don't know if clubs like that typically had weekend-long engagements, or if there was high band turnover there & a different act each night.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-49621626099948547822012-11-24T05:33:33.630-08:002012-11-24T05:33:33.630-08:00Rock Scully's book more or less confirms your ...Rock Scully's book more or less confirms your hypothesis. He regretted booking them in LA on the 16th--which led to my searching for the date--because they came into high-profile Monterey tired and out of sorts.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-83739178715288814082012-11-23T19:51:48.027-08:002012-11-23T19:51:48.027-08:00An interesting look at how 60s shows were advertis...An interesting look at how 60s shows were advertised and how some have fallen through the cracks... <br /><br />I wonder how the Dead felt about the Hullabaloo. An LA teen club would not have been their usual 'market' (much as Warner Bros might have liked it to be) - and they also had negative feelings about the LA scene, partly due their experiences there in early '66, and partly because of the negotiations with the LA producers of the Monterey pop festival that weekend. On top of that, bands tend to dislike rotating stages! Not that it would've affected the shows, but having Phil's bass stolen on top of all that, they might've headed to Monterey feeling rather glum.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com