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KFOG's 10@10 / Re: 1 August 2012: Local Music, The 60's

« on: August 02, 2012, 02:44:55 PM »

 08/01/12 -  Local Music - SF in the '60s
1. Grateful Dead - Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion
2. Chocolate Watch Band - Let's Talk About Girls
3. Jeferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
  (CBS News: Hippies in Haight-Ashbury)
4. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
 (Hunter S. Thompson on SF in the 60s)
5. We Five - You Were On My Mind
6. Beau Brummels - Laugh, Laugh
7. Moby Grape - Omaha
 (Bill Graham intros "Four gentlemen and one great broad")
8. Big Brother & the Holding Company - Combination of the Two
9. Country Joe & the Fish - Rock and Soul Music
  (News: Governor Reagan criticizes a rock and roll concert)
10. Sly & the Family Stone - I Wanna Take You Higher
(TV: The Streets of San Francisco: A Quinn Martin Production)

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Ernest Borgnine, 95

« on: July 08, 2012, 09:02:38 PM »

Oscar winning actor Ernest Borgnine lived life right up to the end at 95
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Durable-Borgnine-s-motto-You-gotta-go-to-work-3691720.php

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: The Star Trek (and other Sci-Fi) thread

« on: July 06, 2012, 11:43:20 AM »

Apparently the next Star Trek movie was in my area in May filming scenes at LLNL, the sequel to the 2009 film, Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Scotty, etc, were spotted on Main St Pleasanton, at the local multiplex cinemas, and (ha) at the Dublin Hooters:
http://dublin.patch.com/articles/star-trek-cast-spotted-at-hooters-in-dublin

‎'Star Trek 2' (2013) teaser trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFc5CfrnL8

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / Re: RIP Don Grady, 68, My Three Sons

« on: June 28, 2012, 07:46:56 AM »

He was born in SF and as a child lived in Lafayette.  In addition to the Mickey Mouse Club and My Three Sons, which ran 380 episodes from 1960-72, he was the drummer for the band Yellow Balloon, which had a #25 hit in 1967 with the song "Yellow Balloon."  He also composed and played music for TV and films.  His sister Lani O'Grady played oldest sister Mary Bradford on the '77-81 TV show Eight Is Enough. She died of an overdose in 2001 at age 46. His obit:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-don-grady-20120628,0,7035373.story

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Grady

In this 1967 video young DJ Casey Kasem interviews the band Yellow Balloon starting at the 2:15 mark following their performance of the song "Yellow Balloon" atop dugout at Angels stadium before a game. In the band Don Grady went by the name Luke, as you'll hear Casey call him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-8-DjwdNI

Don Grady as Robbie Douglas and band play on My Three Sons -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9TPP_QpheI

Don Grady in an early Mattel toy guitar commercial -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRP-wElPSQo

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Nora Ephron, 71

« on: June 26, 2012, 05:38:20 PM »

Screenwriter of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, Silkwood, among others; cancer at 71.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/06/26/nora-ephron-dies-at-71/

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: The Concert Thread

« on: June 22, 2012, 04:12:34 PM »

I was at opening night of the Alameda County Fair on Wed, Dollar Night to get in, it was crowded, but weather was great and got a preview of some of the new attractions such as the big video screen outside the amphitheater for concerts (watched Tower of Power's tight soul funk) and the new water flume ride at entrance of the Midway. Tonight its 38 Special at 7pm ("Hold On Loosely," "Caught Up In You," "Rockin' Into the Night") followed by fireworks each Friday at 9:30pm. The concert tomorrow is Lonestar (country) and Salt ' N' Pepa on Sunday.  Tomorrow 6/23 I have my '67 Barracuda in the Fair Parade. We'll be near beginning of parade, starts 9:30am going down mile-long length of Main Street, entire parade will last until 11am or 11:30am, then hit the fairgrounds. Concerts list June 20 - July 8, horse racing and other fair info in here:
www.alamedacountyfair.com/2012fair/concerts/concerts.php?row=0

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP RC Owens, 78, former 49er

« on: June 18, 2012, 05:27:59 PM »

Former 49ers WR RC Owens, 78 -
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/06/18/sports/s164307D29.DTL&tsp=1

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Rodney King, 47

« on: June 17, 2012, 08:59:21 AM »

Rodney King found dead.  "Can't we all just get along?"
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/06/17/rodney-king-found-dead/?tsp=1

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Herb Reed of the Platters, 83

« on: June 05, 2012, 09:16:14 AM »

Last original member, sang on nearly all of their 400 recordings and still did 200 tour dates a year!
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2012/06/05/platters_founder_herb_reed_dies_at_83/

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Richard Dawson, 79

« on: June 03, 2012, 07:40:08 AM »

Actor, TV host Richard Dawson was 79
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/06/03/national/a072018D36.DTL&tsp=1

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Doug Dillard, 75, influential banjo player

« on: May 27, 2012, 08:35:21 AM »

Doug Dillard played with his brothers in the Dillards bluegrass group, was a solo artist and collaborated with many country, bluegrass, rock and pop musicians -
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-doug-dillard-obituary-20120518,0,663551.story

Appreciation in LA Times -
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/05/dillard-clark-celebrating-an-unsung-la-country-rock-classic.html

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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / Re: RIP Donna Summer 63

« on: May 17, 2012, 09:25:29 AM »

A few years ago she did a well-received show at the Paramount in Oakland.  Since she's from Boston, this source -
Disco queen Donna Summer dead at 63‎ - Boston Herald
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/guestlisted/index.php/2012/05/17/disco-queen-donna-summer-dead-at-63/

Here's the review when she played the Oakland Paramount in Aug 2008 - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2008%2F08%2F18%2FDDP012CQ71.DTL

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: The Concert Thread

« on: May 03, 2012, 07:11:33 PM »

Hey all, I was able to snag tix for this Friday 8pm at Great American Music Hall SF, but my usual buddies are not available. If one of you is interested/curious in the hybrid sounds of country, soul, jazz from Lambchop (google 'em) and/or seeing Mike Nesmith, who's doing a rare appearance with them as he readies new music and a possible reunion tour with the country rock band he had in '70s after the Monkees, The First National Band, let me know today, I'll get back to you later tonight or Friday AM. Cost is $20.  FYI below is FB post from Nesmith about the gig -
Here is a quick glance at my calendar and agenda for the next few months – just so you can see. On May 4th I'll be in San Francisco to play a live date at the Great American Music Hall. I am playing a short set at the invitation of Kurt Wagner of Lambchop whose show it is, and I am really looking forward to it. It’s sold out, I’m only singing 4 or 5 songs, and I will scoot in and out of the venue quickly. And I am in the studio finishing up some tech stuff – building another computer – and writing and recording new music. I have put together a book proposal about MTV the Music Video and my mother’s invention of Liquid Paper. I am reconfiguring the Monkees special we did in ’98, and I connected with John Ware about reforming what is left of the First National Band for a short live tour doing the RCA material. That’s pretty much it at the moment. See you May 4th in SF if you're around there.

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KFOG's 10@10 / Re: 4 May 12012: It's 1969!!!!

« on: May 03, 2012, 07:07:23 PM »

I do believe it's our first five decade week.

AL did a 5-decade week within past year, I recall Mike pointing it out to AL.  Still, glad its '69 on a Friday.

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KFOG's 10@10 / Re: 26 April 2012: it's... ??

« on: April 26, 2012, 09:40:40 AM »

Wayback?   I can dig it.