Hi Folks,
There was a show on May 29, 1967 at the Napa
Fairgrounds in Napa, CA, in a
building now called Chardonnay Hall. I
was in high school then and was one of the three promoters of the show. I remember them playing a thrashing “Viola
Lee Blues”, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”, “Cold
Rain and Snow”, and “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl”. They
played a couple sets and everybody had a great time. I still have one of the (very
tacky) posters we put up around town. Admission was $2.50(!) We grossed something like $2,600, so upwards
of 1,000 people attended – pretty good turnout a small town back then. We were kind of clueless promoters – Pig
told me he wanted a large pizza with everything, so I responded with words to
the effect that I’d go get it if he paid.
This was met by a silent cold Pigpen stare, a look so chilling it
instantly provoked in me the revelation that it was the promoter who was expected
to pay for such items. It was my first
show and I’m still going.
All the best,
Robert Jordan
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