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Never did get to Fillmore East, but saw lots and lots of jazz. Concerts at the Beacon, including RRKirk. Alas he’s gone, but I hear there are still concerts at the Beacon. LaBelle at the Harkness —did Patti ever know how to make an entrance! Freddie Hubbard at Slug’s. Ahmad Jamal swinging at a nearly empty Wells’, with Arthur Prysock lounging at the bar on his night off. Sitting right up by Herbie Hancock’s piano with my date one night at the Vanguard. Gary Bartz with a still little-known Andy Bey out in Brooklyn at The East.

Wow, now that I think about it, many, many great times! And one real disappointment: walking into the Bottom Line to see Miles Davis, at last!, less than 5 minutes before he jumped off the little stage to have a word with someone in the audience, and fractured his hip. That night he retired for the next few years, and I never did get to hear him live.

ACitizen, I remember the Stones ticket price in 72 was a scandalous six whole dollars.

The concert I always brag about was indoors, Fillmore West:

Paul Butterfield Blues Band with Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitar.

Rahsaan Roland KIrk with his two saxes

and….

The Doors…

…first performance in Northern Calif.

$5.00 to get in.

That was a mind expander.

Close second was Stones ‘72, I think, Fillmore West…my printing/’smash the state’ revolutionary buddies struck a blow for the common man and counterfeited tickets. I and many pals went to every show…..heh….MIck was pissed as the door count showed they’d been had.