Category: NRPS
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Reading Notes: Kahlbacher, Gene. 1974. Aquarian Interview: New Riders of the Purple Sage. Aquarian, January 29 – February 12, 1974, pp. 14, 27, 31.
NB: I didn’t have the year of this publication, somehow. But from the context of Torbert leaving and Battin just arriving, I believe it is 1974. Kahlbacher 1974, 14: How much of an inspiration has JG been to NRPS, and was he its Founding Father? Spencer Dryden: “Rather than father, I look to Jerry for…
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Near-Miss with the Rubber Duck Mime Band: June 2-3, 1970, Mandrake’s, Berkeley, CA
WAS TITLED “NRPS: June 2-3, 1970, Mandrake’s, Berkeley, CA” But Paul Dresher has confirmed that, while Garcia was in the ad, he did not play this night. So, the Mandrake’s ad from the Berkeley Tribe v2 n21 (issue 47) (May 29 – June 5, 1970), p. 16, lists the following for Tuesday & Wednesday, June…
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GD/NRPS: April 19, 1971, Gymnasium, Hofstra University, West Hempstead, NY (CANCELED)
Corry and I have been documenting some of the GD’s early 1971 logistical difficulties. GD: early 1971 logistical difficulties GD: January 31, 1971, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA GD: March/April 1971, Norther Illinois University, Dekalb, IL GD: March 19, 1971 The Syndrome, Chicago, IL (LLD) GD: April 2, 1971 Kent State University, Kent, OH…
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JG: December 21, 1970 (Monday), Pepperland, San Rafael, CA
At some point I need to figure out Pepperland. I see from a Rock Prosopography post on Sons of Champlin setlists that the venue was the Bermuda Palms ca. 1967, then became Euphoria Ballroom, then became Pepperland. Nothing turns up on Rock Archaeology. COAU has a little bit. With an address of 737 Francisco Blvd.…
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Marmaduke and Jerry: unknown Bay Area “resort”, ca. mid-June 1969
Gene Sculati, in a very insightful little piece written ca. mid-June 1969 (1): Recently “a local resort featured Dead accomplice Marmaduke singing country (and playing guitar) to the accompaniment of Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar.” Anyone know of a Marmaduke-Jerry gig, ca. mid-June 1969, at a resort? REFERENCE (1) Sculati, Gene. 1969. What’s Become…
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The John Rich Question: Reply to Corry
Bravo, Corry! The John Rich Question is indeed a great mystery.See Corry’s post for the details of the question. I am sure I’ll have to update this post several times, but I wanted to take the second I have available to get started with a reply. I love this mystery. I agree with Corry that…
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Reading Notes: Harris, David. 1970. Rock’s First Family: Grateful Dead. Circus 4, 4 (March): 32-35 .
Just figured I’d post my random scribbles about stuff as I read. Harris, David. 1970. Rock’s First Family: Grateful Dead. Circus 4, 4 (March): 32-35. This article is based on discussions that appear to have happened in January 1970, since Tom Constanten is present. Recall that there have been various discussions of this timeframe online:…
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NRPS: January 19, 1970, Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley
My Blackberry takes the world’s worst pictures (see below), and there was neither scanner nor photocopier handy as I was going through a handful of Berkeley Tribes from late 1969-early 1970 today. But I found a reference to a NRPS gig on January 19, 1970 at Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley. Scan from Berkeley Tribe, January…
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Where were the NRPS in late 1969 – early 1970?
Light Into Ashes notes the following about the April 17-18, 1970 NRPS billing: these were the first known shows Garcia had played with NRPS since November ’69 NRPS shows were advertised for March 12-14, and March 18, 1970 (see), while the NRPS concert history lists 2/7/70. The latter seems very unlikely (see comments to this…