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In Reply to: Hot Tuna @ the Sweetwater posted by LWR on March 1, 2007 at 21:21:08:
I have a lot of Hot Tuna in my collection, and find the Sweetwater CD's are probably the best acoustic based material as far as song selection and performances. I think it captures these guys at their best.I like Sweetwater 1 a little better than 2. Good version of Embryonic Journey, I see the Light, Genesis, and Ice Age. Winin Boy Blues is a favorite, but I really like the old 70's version from Double Dose.
3rd Week At Chelsea on 2 is probably my fave from both CD's. My buddy and I keep talking about someday going out to the Fur Peace Ranch for a week.
LWR - You seem to have been in the accompaniment of well known musicians in the past. If you don't mind my asking, what was your affiliation? Thanks for the Jorma story.
Ken
Follow Ups:
Both discs are highly enjoyable for certain. I think the sound is better on 2 but I need more than the one listen I had last night.
All this started when, in the early 60's, I was seeking out acoustic music (women) in the local coffee shops and pizza joints. I met a fellow named Dave Nelson, a guitarist and his banjo picking' buddy, Jerry. They played together at Saint Michaels Alley and a local pizza joint. Occasionally a kid named Bobby played rhythm with them....
In late 64 I got married and moved up to a place in the local hills called Loma Mar, near La Honda. We were frequent visitors at Ken Kesey's place and partook of Sandoz stamped blue tablets. The boys from the pizza and coffee joints had formed the Warlocks and were playing in the woods at Kesey's often. Suzie and I decided to have a acid test at our home in the redwoods, we invited the band to play, they came and did just that. It was pretty intense and rather special.
As the SF scene developed and Fillmore and the Avalon cranked up the band often invited us to gigs and I was photographing them a lot. They became the GD and at those gigs I met more and more people who played music.
Janis and I took a lot of acid together and one time we were with her girlfriend Peggy Caserta (spl?) and JJ's dog George. About the time we were peaking George met a poodle on the street and began an intense relationship while we buzzed into hyper-space....Of course Geoge got stuck and the 3 of us laid down on the sidewalk and waited for the grand uncoupling.
Suzie and I eventually divorced and I hung out in the Haight a large amount of the time. John Dawson of the New Riders had a girl friend named Beth who lived in a huge TeePee on my land (I had moved and bought a place in LaHonda). Him and Garcia played often at my place...his pedal steele had to be carried up the 220 steps in the woods to my cabin.....
Went to Europe in 71-72 for six months, part of which was with the Dead on their 72 tour....
In 74 married again and Bob Weir and Kingfish played at our reception. Many many gigs and friends, many are now gone.
The photos I took before 1970 all burned up in a house fire, the ones after that including the Euro '72 pix are all in my archives. Some have been on albums over the years and some were sold to make rock posters in Europe. I have been a fortunate and very lucky music fan and at the same time was able to pursue photography.
Do I have any regrets? Some, but on the whole I'd do it all over again if I could. And there you are, a few brief and thin excerpts from my life.
There are many parts of my past that shall remain buried.....
What a long, strange trip it still is!!!
LWR - Pandora's box is an appropriate subject line!! Thanks for sharing those stories - I'm fascinated to think that you knew these artists as people instead of icons, and shared experiences with them as they rose to fame. Very cool indeed, and I'm sure there are some amazing experiences there. You must have one hell of a photography portfolio, and I'm sorry about the ones that were lost in the fire.
Ken
my girlfriend of the era was ok though...I lost a hell of a lot of music and my beloved Voice of the Theater Altec A-7's. After awhile It was an accepted way to move on.....
The night of the fire I was with Hot Tuna at the Chateau Liberte above Santa Cruz. A biker bar where HT and the Doobies played often...
Another story, a girl I dated for awhile went on to live with Pat Simmons for 30 years....She went a little nuts with the silver spoon...She survived and is now a ....DRUM ROLL....teacher.
I am enjoying this little romp thru Dizzkneeland....I'll fill in more as time goes by....Have to start the book sooner or later.
Sam Cutler is up to chapter 6.
I was over at his house yesterday and he's very pleased with how its going.
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