tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post652766073466063657..comments2024-03-25T06:33:12.809-07:00Comments on Lost Live Dead: January 23, 1988, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA: Carlos Santana and Friends and Tower of Power with Jerry Garcia and Bob WeirCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-5708024826120897352022-01-24T06:06:13.916-08:002022-01-24T06:06:13.916-08:00One of the best, most underrated shows to ever gra...One of the best, most underrated shows to ever grace the bay area! Thank you for this incredible review! I am still hoping for a soundboard recording someday. Tom Shafferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295195592303327111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-41791137909496672802021-09-09T18:07:53.167-07:002021-09-09T18:07:53.167-07:00Thanks for e kind words. As the years pass, this s...Thanks for e kind words. As the years pass, this show becomes more and more monumental.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-82429886089670745892021-09-09T14:56:38.864-07:002021-09-09T14:56:38.864-07:00Best show I have ever attended. Im a Dead head, hu...Best show I have ever attended. Im a Dead head, huge Bonnie Raitt, Tower of Power and Santana fan. I have seen all of the people that played separately throughout my life. I was supposed to see tower of power at Stern Grove until it flooded a couple weeks ago. This is a great article thank you so much for the time and energy you put into retelling your experience and posting. the set list. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095705553622725611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-38211655639843973562021-04-01T18:20:00.741-07:002021-04-01T18:20:00.741-07:00My brothers and I attended this show it was the be...My brothers and I attended this show it was the best concert <br />I've personally attended. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358218242418352087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-64347381636588007592019-01-24T14:53:00.958-08:002019-01-24T14:53:00.958-08:00They sure did!!They sure did!!StaceyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647106334443322636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-72520637664245012162018-02-10T18:34:51.904-08:002018-02-10T18:34:51.904-08:00We were there. I get this conflated with the other...We were there. I get this conflated with the other benefits of the time. Thanks for being specific. Let me throw in that Bonnie and NRBQ kicked pattotie. threebeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847048713009550377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-88924057330980600352017-11-27T16:25:58.452-08:002017-11-27T16:25:58.452-08:00unk, thanks for the kind words. Interesting too t...unk, thanks for the kind words. Interesting too to hear some confirmation about how many attendees were just regular rock fans hoping for a good show, rather than hard core Deadheads.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-38915302773541794992017-11-27T15:24:01.563-08:002017-11-27T15:24:01.563-08:00One of the best concerts ever! I was living in Ber...One of the best concerts ever! I was living in Berkeley at the time, transplant from Utah. Going to shows, Dead variety so I am sure that is why my friend bought tickets. I am more metal than Dead so I can say, loved the show! Thanks for recap, your memory is awesome, so appreciate it since, well lets just say, I am a dancer so my memories are of the physical kind. DemonWarZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096256788454162354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-8924801762656332602017-01-01T11:38:03.821-08:002017-01-01T11:38:03.821-08:00I spent hundreds of hours talking to him. He regu...I spent hundreds of hours talking to him. He regularly complained about how Bill Graham underreported gate receipts at Santana concerts, changed the nature of that band by inserting various male vocalists to appeal to the young female demographic like Journey, would tell Armando there are a hundred conga players as good as he was in Central Park (False!!), would routinely cut off Armando's mike during conga solos, changed the equal sharing of band receipts which gave each band member as much money as Carlos to paying Carlos much more, while long standing band members such as Raul Rekow only received $300 for stadium concerts.<br /><br />Armando always pointed to the Dead as an alternative to that. He complained that when he suggested Santana do a benefit concert just for their roadies like the Grateful Dead had done, Bill Graham vetoed the idea. This infuriated Armando, who said why should all the Grateful Dead roadies be homeowners while Santana roadies are living paycheck to paycheck?<br /><br />He continued to fight tooth and nail over this and eventually he prevailed. But Graham retaliated for this and other instances where Armando stood up for the band. <br /><br />He always spoke so highly of Jerry, many times. First of all, he said Jerry was a really nice person, he didn't pretend he was better than everyone else just because he wore "a big medallion" from his guru Sri Chimnoy like Carlos did, while chiseling other band members of their due.<br /><br />He always said Jerry was an incredibly good guitar player and it was always a blast to play with him. Jerry always split the gate receipts, even though Armando said he did not need that much money. Some of the takes from the Keystone gigs worked out to be pretty damn nice paydays, because sometimes the players got a percentage of the bar sales as well.<br /><br />But don't get me wrong. It wasn't about the money. Armando owned two houses, one in Foster City and one in the Sunset District of San Francisco because he saved money like a motherfucker during his stints with the George Shearing and Cal Tjader bands, which payed well.<br /><br />It was about the humanity of Jerry and their shared love of la musica.Matt from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743345686210678298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-70076973207532168172017-01-01T09:16:04.878-08:002017-01-01T09:16:04.878-08:00Can you elaborate on what Mr. Peraza said about pl...Can you elaborate on what Mr. Peraza said about playing with Garcia?Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-79801396257523416392016-12-31T15:50:21.701-08:002016-12-31T15:50:21.701-08:00There's a YouTube link to the show
https://www...There's a YouTube link to the show<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw0NvFNsQPQ<br /><br />There may be other sources of the tape that are accessible. I dont know if this link actually has every note (it is 3:43:00 long, however, so it might)Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-9716793046197115612016-12-31T15:41:01.187-08:002016-12-31T15:41:01.187-08:00Hello, I am a huge armando peraza fan. he always ...Hello, I am a huge armando peraza fan. he always told me how much he loved playing with jerry. is there any way I can listen to his solos described here?Matt from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743345686210678298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-57020324002961931672012-03-05T16:35:47.391-08:002012-03-05T16:35:47.391-08:00Sparky, as you can see from the appendix, there...Sparky, as you can see from the appendix, there's definitely a good tape floating around, although I am not in a position to say where you can find it.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-26810833901803478942012-03-05T13:44:37.822-08:002012-03-05T13:44:37.822-08:00Are there any live recordings available for this s...Are there any live recordings available for this show? I saw the list above but I do not know if that means these are available anywhere.R_Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694593319915573161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-77726637348211164302012-02-28T17:27:47.026-08:002012-02-28T17:27:47.026-08:00R_Sparky, thanks for the kind words. This was a tr...R_Sparky, thanks for the kind words. This was a truly memorable event in every way, and only becomes more so as the years go passing by.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-49830924973341648472012-02-27T22:57:36.974-08:002012-02-27T22:57:36.974-08:00Thanks so much for this chronicle of one of the mo...Thanks so much for this chronicle of one of the most memorable concerts I ever attended. I recall spilling out of the HJK Aud. well past 1AM with a clear realization that we all in attendance had shared a confluence of creativity and grace. What made me think of this old concert was the recent White House Blues All Stars broadcast on PBS and the President joining in on Sweet Home Chicago. We have come a long way from the Reagan Iran Contra and the Bush I. We still need at least 4 more years to to get the train back on the tracks and headed to Terrapin.R_Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694593319915573161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-11311031613093714032010-10-21T12:24:06.088-07:002010-10-21T12:24:06.088-07:00AUD source A included use of a custom-packaged mic...AUD source A included use of a custom-packaged mic pre and dbx221e noise reduction unit before the Sony D5 cassette deck.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458181765698780489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-53837438725287743292010-10-18T11:50:31.021-07:002010-10-18T11:50:31.021-07:00There are a few clips of that show on youtube, I b...There are a few clips of that show on youtube, I believe--quite good (JG with CS). Wayne Shorter and Garcia sounds interesting--tho' WS probably a bit bored. Shorter's supposedly a bit of an a**hole, but has produced some great music--first with Miles, then later Weather Report (also a few wild WR clips on YT, especially the band with Zawinul, Sir Jaco, and WS--Erskine I believe on sticks...River people...whoa).Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-18000998061957809342010-10-18T10:28:08.947-07:002010-10-18T10:28:08.947-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-12306408143029108662010-10-18T05:35:26.390-07:002010-10-18T05:35:26.390-07:00There's a Selvin review, and one by Jimbo Juan...There's a Selvin review, and one by Jimbo Juanis in <i>Relix</i>. They are en route to you, as well as the info file from a pretty nice digitally-circulating tape.<br /><br />Sounds like a helluva lot of fun. I don't know what I was doing that night, but I sure wish I had made it to the Kaiser.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.com