Category: Paul’s Mall

  • Two Pauls in Boston

    LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early-1.aud-warburton.16461.shn2flac LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early.aud-alt.135968.flac1644 Garcia-Saunders, with Paul Humphrey drumming, Paul’s Mall in Boston, late 1974. What’s not to like? Jimmy Warburton‘s tape (shnid-16461) blew my mind when it came out – a revelation. We were still erroneously calling “Valdez In The Country” “Bossa Martin”, and wearing onions on our belts, which was the style at…

  • Sole Star at Paul’s Mall

    For the JGMS gigs November 12-13-14, 1974, Paul’s Mall in Boston, two shows a night booked by one Fred Taylor. MERL SAUNDERS AND JERRY GARCIA CONTRACT RIDER 3. MERL SAUNDERS & JERRY GARCIA shall receive 100% sole star billing in any and all advertising and publicity, including marquee … Does this mean that things should…

  • ‘Secret’ at Paul’s Mall: see p. 27

     LN jg1974-11-13.jgms.late.aud-seaweed.121034.flac1644 LIA just posted some really nice sources (“November 12, 1974: Garcia Plays Boston” and “November 1974: Garcia & Dead Projects“) relating to the November 1974 east coast tour by the Jerry Garcia-Merl Saunders (JGMS) aggregation of Garcia, Saunders, John Kahn, Martin Fierro, and Paul Humphrey. In discussing 11/6/74 I noted that this was…