Forgot to answer. Neighborhood Octoberfest. Gorgeous sunny mid fifties day in Webster Groves with great beer, brats and imported German mustard.
Band was this 70 year old guy playing a 10 foot tuba “pipe”, his oddly hot 65 year old wife on accordion and what appeared to be their swinger friends singing and switching up between trumpets, trombones, guitars, etc. All in traditional German attire.
You may laugh, but they were fantastic. Played Ironman, Rolling on the River, Marvin Gaye, The Stones. List was endless.
In 1973 a friend of mine called me up to talk me into a having a beer at one of the local hangout taverns... this weird little multi room hovel named Rapunzels which was located by the University Bridge, across the street from the original Red Robin which at that point was still a cool place. When I get there, they had live music that night ~ a traveling minstrel guitar player that wandered from room to room playing some pretty hard scrabble blues. When the guy strolls in front of me it's BB King.
A buddy used to always have extra tickets and never charged. Megadeth was good. Gwar concerts are special though. Gwar at DV8. Jerry Garcia had just died, so they skull fucked him and killed him again. First thought as they walk on stage in tiny venue, was "what have I gotten myself into?" Then the first blood or cum hits you in the face, and you start thinking about the exit, but then the next volley hits you and you say fuck it, and have a blast, even if the music is meh. Hard pounding music, fake blood and cum everywhere, visually stimulating, what's not to like?
Being an old fart (really, really old) I had the joy of seeing the Dead in Volunteer park when I was too young to be there, but dumb enough to still be there. Also, there were smaller groups that I can't remember exactly who played. Saw them again at Golden Gardens in Ballard, and one of these hippy events Jeff Airplane showed up and Country Joe and the Fish.
Explains my love for old psychedelic rock I guess
Here is one of the posters that were advertising the event - There were quite a few
When was this? Just curious. I hadn't thought about this in years but I dimly recall some concerts Volunteer Park... and Country Joe.. yah, I saw him at the eagles in I think 1962... no chairs just everyone sitting crosslegged on the floor causally passing the bud. The opening band was this piss poor horn band that no one had ever heard of from Chicago ~ they were awful.
Skagit Casino had outdoor concerts one summer and my boss gave me free tickets to Heart. Around 2003, really good show. Nancy was smoking hot, Ann sounded great and a featured Mike Inez on bass and Gilby Clarke on Guitar.
Being an old fart (really, really old) I had the joy of seeing the Dead in Volunteer park when I was too young to be there, but dumb enough to still be there. Also, there were smaller groups that I can't remember exactly who played. Saw them again at Golden Gardens in Ballard, and one of these hippy events Jeff Airplane showed up and Country Joe and the Fish.
Explains my love for old psychedelic rock I guess
Here is one of the posters that were advertising the event - There were quite a few
When was this? Just curious. I hadn't thought about this in years but I dimly recall some concerts Volunteer Park... and Country Joe.. yah, I saw him at the eagles in I think 1962... no chairs just everyone sitting crosslegged on the floor causally passing the bud. The opening band was this piss poor horn band that no one had ever heard of from Chicago ~ they were awful.
@DawgsCanDance the free concerts at Volunteer and Golden Gardens parks were started in 65 or so, and continued into the early 70s. The poster I added was from 1967 - the Dead played right after that in early July iirc.
At that time frame the Yardbirds, The Who, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Moby Grape and Quicksilver were playing Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Arena and the Aqua Theater. I never went to the Aqua Theater but did the others.
Saw a couple of the free Jimmy Kimmel concerts. They played one song for the show and 3 or 4 after that. Nothing really that great and none were longer than thirty minutes. You also had to wait in line for a long time.
No Doubt was probably the best. I also went to Big Sean and a country band I don’t remember. It was a good place to pregame with friends or on a date before going out because it was free.
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Band was this 70 year old guy playing a 10 foot tuba “pipe”, his oddly hot 65 year old wife on accordion and what appeared to be their swinger friends singing and switching up between trumpets, trombones, guitars, etc. All in traditional German attire.
You may laugh, but they were fantastic. Played Ironman, Rolling on the River, Marvin Gaye, The Stones. List was endless.
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/gwar/1995/dv8-seattle-wa-4bc51bda.html
the free concerts at Volunteer and Golden Gardens parks were started in 65 or so, and continued into the early 70s. The poster I added was from 1967 - the Dead played right after that in early July iirc.
At that time frame the Yardbirds, The Who, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Moby Grape and Quicksilver were playing Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Arena and the Aqua Theater. I never went to the Aqua Theater but did the others.
No Doubt was probably the best. I also went to Big Sean and a country band I don’t remember. It was a good place to pregame with friends or on a date before going out because it was free.