tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post4588023290478486288..comments2024-03-25T06:33:12.809-07:00Comments on Lost Live Dead: December 31, 1975 Keystone Berkeley Jerry Garcia BandCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-83404238175186758152018-11-22T17:14:12.037-08:002018-11-22T17:14:12.037-08:00And his final victory wouldn't come until 1987...And his final victory wouldn't come until 1987. Garcia did four nights at the Stone at the end of May, and never played for Freddie again, but only Bill in the Bay Area for the rest of his career. 7/7/88 in Cotati may be the only exception to that.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-3923321556894874152018-11-22T17:11:37.217-08:002018-11-22T17:11:37.217-08:00Sheesh - that had never crossed my mind, but witho...Sheesh - that had never crossed my mind, but without much reflection it seems right.<br />Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-17356417974561260702018-11-22T12:25:09.117-08:002018-11-22T12:25:09.117-08:00So Garcia and the Keystone were either exempt from...So Garcia and the Keystone were either exempt from BGP's "no advertising" dictum, or simply ignored it. A sign of Garcia's status either way.<br /><br />Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure that the Dec 19-20 '75 shows were the first for-profit BGP Garcia shows, ever (there were a few benefits, I think). It must have driven Bill nuts to know that Garcia, a famously profitable performer, was playing regularly in his own territory and yet BGP had not booked him.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-76808932298901787082018-11-22T09:40:45.308-08:002018-11-22T09:40:45.308-08:00Well, I hate to blow your theory that Wolfgang pre...Well, I hate to blow your theory that Wolfgang prevented advertising the NYE show, but the Keystone's regular Datebook ad has JGB playing NYE on 12/14, 12/21 and 12/28, no bones about it. The Hayward and Marin papers had other listings. This is an odd inconsistency, but these ads disconfirm the Wolfgang theory.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-2039779398795980602018-11-08T13:31:02.272-08:002018-11-08T13:31:02.272-08:00I was at this show. I knew the Grayson Street band...I was at this show. I knew the Grayson Street band from other venues, but I can't confirm whether or not they played, as I missed the first set. <br /><br />Several of us Deadheads had arrived without tickets and could not get in. But, as happened at a number of these gigs (such as the GAMH dates with Keith & Donna in August) the management relented after intermission and let in, at full price, the dozen or so of us who'd waited outside the door throughout the first set.<br />I don't remember much about the material in the second set, but I can tell you all that Bob Weir showed up to play a sloppy but fun version of Junior Walker's "Road Runner" to close out the night. He was in a festive mood and high-fived several of us as he left the stage afterward. Malbuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621888124290063027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-80893368029260880072016-10-22T11:05:58.899-07:002016-10-22T11:05:58.899-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-10884175396905273202014-10-17T18:37:37.083-07:002014-10-17T18:37:37.083-07:00Greg Errico did not even know Nicky Hopkins was in...Greg Errico did not even know Nicky Hopkins was in the band the NYE show he sat in on.<br />"I remember being pleasantly surprised that evening with Nicky Hopkins showing up to play with us," Errico tells Rolling Stone. I didn't know he was coming! [Jerry's guitar playing had] a very distinct voice. He had a very big sound – custom Fender amps all reworked – so when he wanted to give it the gas, you heard him. And when you heard a note, you knew it was Jerry before the phrase was finished."<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/jerry-garcia-band-new-years-eve-1975-roadrunner-20141017DLeopoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539597705353359882noreply@blogger.com