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Here are some exerpts
from this past week's email conversations between myself and
Roger Johnson in our sometimes fuetal attempt to remember what
was what way back when._Bill Lieber
Email from Rog to Bill.....
Biil,
Remember Bits and Pieces, 6300 San Pedro? Just saw a ticket (unused)
of
that one as I was looking through a bunch of old concert ticket
stubs. Still
have my Led Zeppelin stubs from May 22, 1973. Cool, huh? More
on the way.
-Rog-
Bill's response....
Funny you should be asking that. I'm sending Mike all the
stuff that we (both brains) remembered from yesterday....or was
it the day before yesterday ......Uh O.....another brain fart.
Just remember..... "another bottle in front of me is better
than a frontal labotomy." Joe Estes (Smith Bros.) and I
used to always say that. He's gone now.....God bless him. Send
me more info. I know we can contribute lots and lots of stuff
to Mike's site. Even if it is sketchy. I just might remember
something about it and we can always tap Roland, Bruce, Joey
& Scott....
or even Mewa.....(Schschschsch!)......Buckhata! (I schawy!)....or
even Beaver ....Booce!
Email from Bill to Rog....
Rog,
I'm attempting to contribute to the Club Trivia section of
Mike's web site. I just need another brain since mine is sometimes
a bit scetchy when trying to remember the old days.
What was the name of the club on West Ave. that Pablos Grove
and Man Mountain & the Green Slime Boys had the Bar B Que
Dinner and Dance around '75. Was it the Bo Jangles?
Response from Rog.....
Bill,
Hey bud!! Yeah it was Club Bo Jangles or just plain Bo Jangles.
Wasn't it
also called Way Out West one time or am I confusing it with another
club?
......Remember the first time we saw Roger Santos? It was
when he was in Wetmore's first band, Jasmine. That is when Wetmore
was Wetmore and not Joseph. You know, I think Pat changed his
name because he and his dad did not get along at all and wanted
to spite his old man. I think I would have changed my name to
Pat Myfatherisafuckingasshole. That would have REALLY pissed
him off.
Bills response....
Yep, it was called Way out West after Bo Jangles.
.....I thought that Pat changed his last name to Joseph due
to a legal issue between him and the band the Krayolas when they
split up. I don't know for sure but that what I heard way back
when.
.......Boy I wish Roland had a PC with Email. I hate to call
him 'cause I'll be on the phone for many hours before I can find
out the information I really need.
Rogers response....
You mean Roland aint in the computer age? Jeeeeeezzzzz, how lame.
He is
the guy with the smarts on what we are trying to do which is
resurrect the
past!
........Scott (Carter) should be able to contibute a bunch
of info also. How about all the time he spent at that place on
San Pedro listening to Los Keys? That is a story in itself.
Bill's response....
Yep. He was in his own little world of partying. .....And,
boy what stories are yet to come!
Oh by the by, what is Phil's (Arroyo's) most current band
named?
-Rog-
Bill's response...
Secret Circus!
Another Question by Bill..... Was it Fitzwilly's or Skip Willy's
that the Claude Morgan album was recorded entitled "Lucky
to be Live"? I think you were there with me and Bruce Humphries
and my good friends Mark Hall and Mary Ann Rybaki. I remember
we danced on the table to Claude's Mexican rendition of La Caccajuate
(sp?). And wasn't Roger Santos the bass player in the band at
that time? I'll have to dig out the album. I think I lost my
red Tshirt. Remember it said "Lucky to be Live" and
it was our ticket to the album release party?
Rog's response.....
"Lucky to be Live" was recorded at Fitzwilly's out
by UTSA on 1604 in 1978 and I missed it because I had to work.
Bruce snagged me a copy of the record which I still have. Larry
Patton played rhythm and sang, you know what Claude did, and
Roger Santos sang and played bass and finally, Jimmy Rose drummed
and sang.
A final question from Bill....
Pictures - do you have any of the big sombrero you wore the
night we went to Muldoons Saloon to see Man Mountain and the
Green Slim Boys? I'll dig around but I know we took a few pictures
which would be great for the Mike's photo gallery.
Roger's response....
No, I don't have any pictures of me wearing the sombrero.
It would be nice
to have a shot or two from that night at Muldoon's (Saloon).
Who would have thunk that twenty five years later that stuff
would have meant much to us? You do have a picture or two I believe
of that night before we went to the club? There should be one
of Alex listening to your headphones and the other end of the
cord was in my pants and I had on a pair of your underwear on
the outside of my pants or something like that....... I remember
it was a two joint ride from Karnes City to SA and I was pretty
laid back. Thank God for the days of ten dollar bags!!
Yet antother Question to anyone......
And...weren't you at the Longneck (on Blanco Rd. in Allena
Village) when Augie Myers recorded his album entitled "Live
at the Longneck"? I danced on the table that night (too
much tequilia) and after all these years I still have that album
too.
I guess I'm Lucky to be Live...... |