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In Reply to: RE: I grew up posted by LWR on September 28, 2014 at 18:50:42
Many moons ago, a friend went to school at UCSF (Parnassus). I remember Kezar Stadium being right across the street. Much smaller than I thought it would be. What Pro or College team uses the stadium, these days?
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Where I lived on 4th Ave was across from the forest and the loading dock at UCSF. On 4th between Parnassus and Kirkham was my home. We used to wander thru the college to the floor where they kept weird things in jars, lungs, brains, two headed babies etc etc.
The rear of the building that looked out on the forest was where we would sit and watch the 3 stories of cages where they kept the mentally ill. This was in the late 1940s and I can still see the people who were caged doing all the things that a caged crazy person could do.
Kezar was not across the street but down the hill (Arguello) across Irving, across Lincoln Way and a short ways into the park. What was across the street from it was Polytechnic High School.
Besides the 49ers who played there for decades, I went to all the East-West Shriner's Games and many high school games. The rock concerts there I attended as well. Here are some notes on the acts that played there...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kezar_Stadium
And here is the story of Bob Dylan & Neil Young together.
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ob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Neil Young - guitar, piano, vocals
Tim Drummond - guitar
Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar
Rick Danko - bass, vocals
Garth Hudson - keyboards
Levon Helm - drums, vocals
Following the outstanding performances that proceeded it, this closing All-Star set from the 1975 Bay Area S.N.A.C.K. benefit had a lot to live up to. With a lineup that featured Neil Young and Bob Dylan, backed by two members from Neil's group, the Stray Gators, and three from the Band, one would expect this to be an incredible set. In some respects it certainly is, but the lack of rehearsal opportunity and technical problems prevent it from being the extraordinary performance it had the potential to be. This is not to say that there's anything less than enjoyable about the set, but it's more of an example of great musicians getting together for the sheer fun of it than a demonstration of collaborative innovation. The performances are loose and ragged, but definitely not without their charm.
Following Bill Graham's introduction, Neil Young leads the group through "Are You Ready For The Country" to get things warmed up. Levon Helm and Rick Danko take over on the next tune, "Ain't That A Lot Of Love." The band seems eager and playful, and are obviously having a great time together. The next two songs alternate in a similar fashion with "Looking For A Love," a song from Young's Zuma LP, followed by Rick Danko covering "Lovin You Is Sweeter Than Ever."
Dylan then steps up to the mic for a first ever live rendition of the classic Blonde On Blonde track "I Want You." Unfortunately, his microphone feed failed to synch with the line feed, so we only faintly hear his vocal as leakage from other stage mics picking up vocal monitors on stage. Sadly, the malfunction severely mars what was, in all likelihood, an extremely interesting and enjoyable performance. Things pick up for "The Weight," which is also loose, but a song everyone in the ensemble knows relatively well. Although Robbie Robertson's guitar is noticeably absent, Ben Keith does a more than respectable job filling in on pedal steel.
The highlight of the set comes next, when the band plays together on Young's classic ballad "Helpless." On this number the loose circumstances actually work in the song's favor and it sounds quite good with these musicians. As "Helpless" is coming to a close, the group continues playing, and the song flows very naturally into Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - an inspired pairing. It's a unique version lyrically as well, as Dylan improvises lyrics and changes the chorus to "Knockin On The Dragon's Door," a change that's significance is open to speculation.
The set and the show itself close with a rousing chorus of the traditional "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" - an appropriate and poignant selection for such an amazing assemblage of musicians
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As is obvious, Kezar was an integral part of my life from an early age right up to it's destruction. And like my misspent, but highly adventurous youth, it is gone but never forgotten....
Kezar
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