1/7/2024 0 Comments Space jesus grateful deadSomeone in the back of the hall said "Play something straight." Kirk replied, "If you don't dig it, why don't you split?" Legend has it that it was Bob Weir making the comment.įirst, I found this post via a search for James Taylor Clark U 1969, and somehow this came up in the search engine. There was a moment during Kirk's closing set when he asked if there were any requests. I still have some photos from the show, taken by Bob Denton. (I had a total flashback to that moment when I saw "This is Spinal Tap" and Jeanette shows up at a soundcheck.) I do remember Mountain Girl showing up at soundcheck. Everyone scattered, but somebody calmed him down and he departed with our friend, Paul Pena for a night in Boston. We thought it was a joke, but his road manager said, "He ain't kidding, man!" and ducked behind a seat. ![]() One of our classmates said something to him that upset him, and he said "Where's my gun?" and started feeling the bags on his walking stick (which had something like animal-skin bags on the sides and a roller skate wheel ont he bottom). ![]() After the show, Kirk appeared just offstage near the front seats of the auditorium. ![]() When the Dead crew showed up, I remember thinking, "Wow! These guys get to travel with the band!" There was a jug of lemonade(?) passed around that turned out to be dosed with Owsley's favorite.Īccording to story, he also managed to dose all of Kirk's band, but not Kirk himself. When they arrived, we loaded the gear into Atwood Hall. (I have the concert poster on my wall.) The show was postponed to Sunday 4/20, but Roland Kirk would only agree to that if he were switched to headline (close) the show.īob Echter, the SAB chairman, handed me a pile of cash to pay the airfreight delivery people when they arrived very late the night of 4/19. First, the show was scheduled for Saturday 4/19, but the Dead's equipment didn't get there.
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