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JGMS: December 27-28, 1972 – Lion’s Share

San Francisco Chronicle music listings, December 27, 1972, p. 44.

Garcia-Saunders-Fogerty at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, December 27-28, 1972, as listed in San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 1972, p. 44. Both the Hayward Daily Review and Berkeley Barb at various points listed Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, contrary to circulating Garcia-Saunders tape (for which I have some notes that I just need to finish). But this SFC listing is later than those (day-of, for 12/27), and this info should trump earlier info.

I know there’s a lot of back and forth on this show. Dave Tamarkin, Ed Perlstein, Pat Lee, and many other legendary young-at-the-timers might be able to weigh in. So there are recollections and there are tape labels, and now at least there’s a fragment of hard contemporary evidence.

Corry, what’s up with Stoneground being broadcast by KSJO-FM out of the Bodega in Campbell?

update: hard expost evidence now lives at Jerrybase, courtesy of Kurt Huget: the Share’s in-house summary of the evening.

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8 responses to “JGMS: December 27-28, 1972 – Lion’s Share”

  1. Corry342 Avatar
    Corry342

    A live broadcast of anyone, much less Stoneground, from The Bodega in Campbell, on KSJO is unprecedented.

    KSJO-fm in San Jose (92.3) was the first South Bay free-form rock competitor to KSAN. On the whole, it was a pretty good station, but it was definitely less hip and more hard rock than KSAN (mind you, in the early 70s "hard rock" was Stones and Led Zep). I was not aware of any live remote broadcast on KSJO, so this is is first.

    I believe if you google "sawdust covered South Bay pickup joint from the early 70s" and–appropriately–click "I'm Feeling Lucky" you go straight to a picture of the Bodega in Campbell. 30 South Central in Campbell. Mostly dance type bands played there, although a few bands with records (like The Sons) played there on occasion, so it sort of fits. The only GD connection was Keith and Donna on June 12 '75.

    KSJO and The Bodega must have been experimenting. I'll bet The Bodega was an advertiser on KSJO, so maybe this was a quid pro quo. Still, it wasn't repeated–KSJO didn't do live broadcasts, and The Bodega wasn't the sort of place that booked bands supported by record companies willing to pay for FM airtime. A great find.

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  2. Jerry's Brokendown Palaces Avatar
    Jerry’s Brokendown Palaces

    The Bodega tried to get Reconstruction, as I recall, but it never panned out.

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  3. Corry342 Avatar
    Corry342

    I just noticed that there is a listing for In Your Ear, which was at 135 University Avenue in Palo Alto. It was the former site of The Poppycock. The building burned down–a problem with a Pizza Oven being left on, supposedly–but I thought that happened in the Fall of '72.

    Of course only I care, so I will consult myself on this matter

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  4. David Kramer-Smyth Avatar
    David Kramer-Smyth

    Merl's account posted on FB a flyer for a Broadcast on KTIM on Jan 7 1973. The flyer listed it as "Garcia Fogarty & Saunders and friends broadcast live from the Lion's Den". I assume this wasn't "live" but a recorded live concert. Was December 28, 1972 the source for this radio broadcast? https://www.facebook.com/merlsaunders/posts/pfbid02uX8mhQuTB3gsLnKdoS9iUX8bPjmngdbcZQpZvoCxF9Si2skqq6DjFhGJ5dLaZKf5l

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  5. Fate Music Avatar
    Fate Music

    I do think so.

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  6. Grateful Seconds Avatar
    Grateful Seconds

    This is a pretty wild show. Hard to top December 1972 Dead, but this one smokes

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  7. Dave tamarkin Avatar
    Dave tamarkin

    I attended both nights with my brother Jeff and Ed perlstein who knew the band. 3.50 to get in if I remember correctly. It was also the first time I met garcia. We had a nice chat between sets. I have a couple of bad photos from the first night if anyone is interested.

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  8. Fate Music Avatar
    Fate Music

    Yes please, Dave T! Please email me at [email protected] – thanks!

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