Category: high school gigs
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On hiatus until ca. March 2013
But, in the meantime … Some years ago, I posted about the Grateful Dead gig on Friday, May 16, 1969 in the gymnasium of Campolindo High School, 300 Moraga Rd., Moraga, CA, 94556. I posted a wild-sounding story about the gig which may contain some actual truth. There were comments and such. At some point…
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JGB: June 23, 1977: Benefit Concert for the Survival of the Forest Community of Camp Meeker
On Thursday, June 23, 1977, Jerry Garcia Band (JGB) out-of-pattern early and late shows at Santa Rosa High School. High school gigs were pretty unusual for Garcia at any point (beyond early Grateful Dead), but by the late 1970s it almost always meant that there was some personal connection, somehow, to Garcia. For example, Garcia-Kahn…
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GD in Walnut Creek; East Bay Psychedelic Scene?
Can anyone anywhere add anything about these three Grateful Dead shows in Walnut Creek, CA? Little is known about the first, and next-to-nothing about the second two. **update 20150905: the 1968 shows have been demystified** 1. Grateful Dead, Sunday, October 23, 1966: Gymnasium, Las Lomas High School, 1460 South Main Street,Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5383. Deadlists:…
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GD: May 16, 1969, Campolindo High School, Moraga, CA
(From the 1969 Campolindo yearbook — thanks to Marcus Buick for the scan!) —Caveat Lector: the really colorful account that follows seems to be somewhere between partly and wholly fictionalized. It’s still a good read. Please read it as a story of what might have been.– Campolindo High School (Moraga, CA) is my alma mater.…