… waiting for the van to come.
The Beatles mix “I Am The Walrus” at Abby Road ~ September 29, 1969 …
Sitting on a cornflake …
Category: 60’s Rock
The Fillmore West
September 26, 1969 ~ Bill Graham opens his legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco.
Abbey Road
September 26, 1969. No more need be said.
Other than it’s #14 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
“Strange days have found us …”
The Doors release their second album — “Strange Days” — on September 25, 1967.
It’s #406 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The Father of Soul
September 22, 1969 …
“The Band” is released. The album ended up in the National Recording Registry for being – among other things – ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and reflecting life in the United States.’ And, it’s #45 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
“nuff said.
London rock pub The Crobar is closing its doors
Legendary London rock pub The Crobar becomes latest victim of coronavirus-related economic downturn
Source: London rock pub The Crobar is closing its doors | Louder
On the upside, my 7-year-old daughter pointed out to me that all I have to do is open a new Crobar, so that’s what I’m going to do. I aim to open a new Crobar with both a bar and a live music venue. It will require crowd funding, and I suspect it will be a year or so before opening will be viable, but fuck the greedy insurance companies, fuck the greedy short- sighted landlords and fuck our brainless government… we will be back! Long live Rock n’ Roll.”
Crobar owner Richard Thomas
The Concert in Central Park
Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in Central Park on September 19, 1981. Simon has said he didn’t appreciate the magnitude of the event until later when he went home, saw it covered on all media and on the front pages of newspapers the next day. Over 500,000 people showed up for one of the seminal gatherings in rock history.
Cass
If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That’s what rock and roll is; it’s relentless.”
~ Mama Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974)
“Girl, we couldn’t get much higher …”
September 17, 1967 ~ Appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Doors are asked to change the line “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher” in their hit “Light My Fire” to “Girl, we couldn’t get much better.” They agree, then Morrison sings the offending line anyway, pissing-off the host and earning a lifetime ban from the show.