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On This Night: Abraxas Means Santana Without Carlos Santana
Abraxsis is the name of Santana's 2nd album. It is also the name of a one-off band comprised of
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My Fillmore Posters Series
Click on one of the posters in my room to read about my experience at the show that night! A lot of exciting things can happen at the Fillmore auditorium…
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Sammy Hagar Took The Shirt Right Off My Back
I had no intention of tossing the shirt onstage when the night started but at some point I changed my mind and tossed my favorite shirt onstage right at Sammy Hagar's feet.
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This Promoter Was A Revolutionary Genius
Bill Graham was a concert promoter in San Francisco in the late 1960's. The country was exploding with a new sound in popular music and Bill bought it , in the flesh, to an adoring audience.as a result he invented a whole new industry!
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A Visit To The King’s Castle Was Quite Personal
However, I was NOT ready for the next level. The next level being a visit to Elvis’s home in Memphis, Graceland. Of course, I have seen Graceland on TV many, many times but I was not prepared for the feeling that came over me actually being there.
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A Generous Millionaire Who Can’t Sing a Lick
Jim Irsay is a million-(maybe billion)-aire who is living a dream! Not only does he own an NFL team, he has taken his love of music and history and thrown…
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Veteran Rocker As Important As Ever
The other day I was browsing Amazon and came across a John Mellencamp live offering that I must have missed. Plain Spoken From The Chicago Theatre. All of a sudden,…
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Frampton Makes History: Challenges his Fans to Come Alive
“Hello San Francisco!” These words have been spoken millions of times from thousands of stages across the city of San Francisco. Never were these words heard by more people than…
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The Spry Ringo Is An All Starr Genius
A few years ago, I finally pulled the trigger on going to see Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band in concert. I can argue that I have been a Beatles…
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There’s Never Any Rock Music on the TV
I’m old enough to remember a time before MTV. During those dark times, seeing rock music on TV was rare. You could see plenty of pop music but try to…
