To Simplify Things... Here is a List of Bands I Did Not See... Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac or The Beatles...
My First Concert Was... The Loading Zone at the Presbyterian Church in Los Gatos, CA... as a High School Freshman...
The Tower of Power at The Chateau in Los Gatos... Outdoors in the Redwood Forest... I was High on LSD.
I Worked as a Security Guard at Forbes Mill in Los Gatos. We Had Live Bands on Friday and Saturday Nights and Folk Singers on Wednesday. I Don't Remember Any Names... They Were all other High School Classmates...
The First Fillmore West Show Was: The Youngbloods - "Come on People Now, Smile On Your Brother. Everybody Get Together Right Now", Chicago Transit Authority and Coliseum...
another Fillmore West Show (also Known as The Carousel Ballroom) was Lee Michaels...
and Yet another Fillmore West Show was Johnny Winter And Rick Derringer...
Winterland! An Ice Skating Rink in San Francisco - Recycled into Bill Graham's EPIC Concert Hall... Maximum Attendance about 5,000...
My First Concert Was... The Loading Zone at the Presbyterian Church in Los Gatos, CA... as a High School Freshman...
The Tower of Power at The Chateau in Los Gatos... Outdoors in the Redwood Forest... I was High on LSD.
I Worked as a Security Guard at Forbes Mill in Los Gatos. We Had Live Bands on Friday and Saturday Nights and Folk Singers on Wednesday. I Don't Remember Any Names... They Were all other High School Classmates...
The First Fillmore West Show Was: The Youngbloods - "Come on People Now, Smile On Your Brother. Everybody Get Together Right Now", Chicago Transit Authority and Coliseum...
another Fillmore West Show (also Known as The Carousel Ballroom) was Lee Michaels...
and Yet another Fillmore West Show was Johnny Winter And Rick Derringer...
Winterland! An Ice Skating Rink in San Francisco - Recycled into Bill Graham's EPIC Concert Hall... Maximum Attendance about 5,000...
1972 - The Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Sons of Champlin... With My Girlfriend Liz Dunbar, Joe Franck and Rachael Ludlum... The Big Song of the Night was "Casey Jones."
1972 - The Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder - Twice in One Day.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Tarkus) and The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McGlaughlin --- ELP again on their Pictures at an Exhibition Tour...
Traffic - Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason
Yes - The Guitar Player Played too Much and Rick Wakeman Didn't Play Enough...
Quicksilver Messenger Service
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars on Halloween...
The Allman Brothers...
Johnny Winter, Foghat and Peter Frampton - He was The Best!
Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
I Guess That's All the Winterland Shows...
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The Grateful Dead at University of Reno Football Field playing thru the Wall of Sound... I was high on LSD...
It's a Beautiful Day at Flint Amphitheater at Stanford...
Ike and Tina Turner Review at San Jose Civic Auditorium...
I was High on LSD...
Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets at San Jose Civic Auditorium...
BB KING with My Wife JoAnn Humphrey at Circle Star... San Carlos... Near San Francisco...
The Grateful Dead and Santana on New Years Eve at the Cow Palace. The Bands Merged into One...
The Grateful Dead at San Francisco Civic. I Ate Magic Mushrooms... and We Played Volleyball before the Concert...
Sopwith Camel at De Anza College Outdoors...
Boz Scaggs at De Anza College Indoors...
Procol Harum with Robin Trower - Berkeley Community Theater...
George Harrison with Ravi Shankar and Billy Preston - Oakland Coleseum
Paul McCartney & Wings RFK Stadium - Washington DC
The Grateful Dead - RFK Stadium - On Some Unknown Psychedelic That Someone Dosed Me With - I Think it was MDMA... Don't Know
The Grateful Dead - Capitol Center, Landover Maryland - Many Times
The Grateful Dead - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland - Six Times - LSD & Magic Mushrooms
The Grateful Dead - Madison Square Garden
The Grateful Dead - Balitmore Civic Center
The Grateful Dead - University of Maryland Boys Gym
Crosby Stills and Nash & The Grateful Dead - Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Furthur Festival - Shoreline, Mountain View
The Grateful Dead - Oakland Colesium - LSD
The Grateful Dead - Hampton, Virginia
The Grateful Dead - Levi Stadium, Santa Clara - Farewell Tour - Two Shows - Ate a Lot of Cannabis Cookies
Frank Zappa DAR Constitution Hall Washington DC
Tangerine Dream - Warner Theater, Washington DC
KRAFTWERK - Warner Theater, Washington DC
Kitaro - Warner Theater, Washington, DC
The Beach Boys -Oakland Stadium
The Beach Boys with Jimmy Page and Joan Jett - The Washington Monument in Washington DC on the Fourth of July with Fireworks.
Blondie - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland
James Taylor - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland
Willie Nelson with Soon to be President Jimmy Carter and Family - a fundraising Concert for His Election Campaign... Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland
Willie Nelson and Leon Russel at an Amusement Park in Virginia.
Pat Matheny and Lyle Mays - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland
ASIA - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland
Edgar Winter Group - Wax Museum, Washington DC
Weird Al Yankovich - Wax Museum, Washington DC
Asleep at the Wheel - Wax Museum, Washington DC
NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) - Wax Museum, Washington DC
BETTY - and Many Local Bands at The Washington Monument, Washington DC
Root Buy Slim and the New Hope For The Criminally Insane - The 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Parlament/Funkadelic - CALNEVA Lodge Lake Tahoe
Parlament/Funkadelic - La Salles, Chico, California
Jeff Pershing Band - Central Plaza, Chico, California
and Many other Bands at the Friday night Concert in the Park... Every Friday Night All Summer Long...
Humboldt Calypso Band in Arcata, CA - Creamery Festival
David Lindley at Humboldt State University
Samba Parade Many Times at Humboldt State University
Tim Day's Band - Blue Rhythm Revue - Arcata's Plaza
Tim Day's Band - Old Town Eureka
Calamity Jane! - Old Town Eureka
Unknown Punk Rock Band at a Iraq War Protest March... First they Observed a Moment of Silence for the Dead... and Then They Observed a Moment of NOISE for the Dead...
Tofu Mike Schwartz did the PA Sound System
Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake (twice)... Many Bands... including Lila Nelson and Mike Schwartz... Ukesperience, Fortuna Bandemonium, Rooster McClintoc...
Slewfoot String Band - a Practice Session in Manila, Ca and then a Concert at the AA Bar and Grill in Eureka, CA
Led Zeppelin, Lee Michales, The Tubes - Kezar Stadium, San Francisco
SNACK Concert - Students Need Athletics Culture and Kicks - Kesar Stadium - Many Bands - Bob Dylan, The Band
Trouble Funk - George Washington University, Washington DC
Herbie Hancock - George Washington University, Washington DC
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some more I Just Remembered
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John Cage - Composer: at National Science Foundation Auditorium
Gamelan Orchestra at the National Art Gallery East Wing (Modern Art)
Chip Davis: The Guy from Mannheim Steamroller at National Art Gallery West Wing (Old Paintings)
Jerry Garcia Band:
Keystone Palo Alto,
DAR Constitution Hall - With Robert Hunter,
San Jose State Boys Gym
Bobby Weir Solo... Bobby and The Midnights, Kingfish
Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin: Seastones
Harry Belafonte at Wolftrap
1812 Overture with Cannons at Wolftrap
Henri Mancini at the US Capitol July Fourth
Beethoven's Ninth Conducted by Leonard Bernstein at the Kennedy Center
Japanese Techno Pop Group at the Kennedy Center
MUSICALS:
Oklahoma - Saratoga Drama Group
My Fair Lady - Saratoga Drama Group - I Worked as a Stagehand and Painted Sets...
Carousel - Woodminster in the Oakland Hills
HAIR - Some Theater in San Francisco