The place was like a huge gym - no seats or bleachers. About 3,000 people crammed on the floor.
5 absolutely crappy bands before TYA. About 7 hours of sore butts and broken ear drums before Alvin and crew took the stage.
By the time they were halfway through their first song the crowd was screaming "Play I'm Going Home" so loud you could hardly hear the band. People were climbing on the stage and being thrown back into the audience by the bouncers.
After the first song the band left the stage and the MC came out and talked the crowd down over about a half hour or so.
Then the band came back out and started to play "I'd Love To Change the World" - the song I totally wanted to hear, but the crowd again went crazy screaming for "I'm Going Home" again and climbing back on the stage. Halfway through "I'd Love..." they stopped, Alvin leaned into the mike and said "Alright God Dammit! Were going home", played the song and left.
The only time on acid I wanted to kill, kill, kill the bastard audience!
August 24, 1969 I went to the Rose Palace in Pasadena Ca. To see--- Spirit Spencer Davis Ten Years After and headlining was John Mayal After TYA did their set John Mayal came out on stage and announced that his band was still at the airport and he had just got to the Palace so he had TYA back his whole set! One of the best shows I have ever been to!
Maybe we should all make a date to swap concert stories. Me'n Old Uncle Dave went to see Mayal at the Raven in Healdsburg. OMG! Also saw Johnny Winter there and it made Dave deaf for life and started my hair turning white!
I thought Alvin Lee was the sexiest thing going when I was a teeny-bopper.
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Kool-Aid Pie
* 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk * 1 envelope Kool-Aid (any flavor) * 1 small tub Cool Whip, thawed
Mix ingredients until thoroughly combined. Pour into ready-made graham cracker pie crust and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
Doesn't sound good...
ReplyDeleteDrove 200 miles to see Ten Years After in Chicago - right after they released I'd Love to Change The World.
ReplyDeleteThe place was like a huge gym - no seats or bleachers. About 3,000 people crammed on the floor.
5 absolutely crappy bands before TYA. About 7 hours of sore butts and broken ear drums before Alvin and crew took the stage.
By the time they were halfway through their first song the crowd was screaming "Play I'm Going Home" so loud you could hardly hear the band. People were climbing on the stage and being thrown back into the audience by the bouncers.
After the first song the band left the stage and the MC came out and talked the crowd down over about a half hour or so.
Then the band came back out and started to play "I'd Love To Change the World" - the song I totally wanted to hear, but the crowd again went crazy screaming for "I'm Going Home" again and climbing back on the stage. Halfway through "I'd Love..." they stopped, Alvin leaned into the mike and said "Alright God Dammit! Were going home", played the song and left.
The only time on acid I wanted to kill, kill, kill the bastard audience!
Have a save trip home!
ReplyDeleteAugust 24, 1969 I went to the Rose Palace in Pasadena Ca. To see---
ReplyDeleteSpirit
Spencer Davis
Ten Years After
and headlining was
John Mayal
After TYA did their set John Mayal came out on stage and announced that his band was still at the airport and he had just got to the Palace so he had TYA back his whole set! One of the best shows I have ever been to!
Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat must have been great!
And the other bands too!
Those were the days, concerts were cheap and most venues were small enough to be intimate with the performers.
ReplyDeleteI saw Hendrix on his first American tour in Madison Wi. in a loft that held 400 people.
Sat on the floor about 20 feet from the stage.
Saw BB King in a bar, performing for about 75 people.
Maybe we should all make a date to swap concert stories. Me'n Old Uncle Dave went to see Mayal at the Raven in Healdsburg. OMG! Also saw Johnny Winter there and it made Dave deaf for life and started my hair turning white!
ReplyDeleteI thought Alvin Lee was the sexiest thing going when I was a teeny-bopper.