Forward into the past: A Firesign reunion

[Jack Rose '70]

Wish I could be there tomorrow night, but some on this list might live
near Monterey -- the Firesign Theatre ("Anchovies? I spell my name ...
Danger.") is having its 40th anniversary reunion concert at the Golden
State Theatre.

From the Monterey County Herald: http://www.montereyherald.com/gomagazine/ci_12207664?nclick_check=1.

Jack

[Paul]

> From the Monterey County Herald:
> http://www.montereyherald.com/gomagazine/ci_12207664?nclick_check=1

This wouldn't open for me, but I can imagine the fun it will be!

Paul Payton '69
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Rose '70
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:12 PM
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Subject: Forward into the past: A Firesign reunion

Wish I could be there tomorrow night, but some on this list might live
near Monterey -- the Firesign Theatre ("Anchovies? I spell my name ...
Danger.") is having its 40th anniversary reunion concert at the Golden
State Theatre.

Jack

[Jack Rose]

I'll try another version of the link:

http://www.montereyherald.com/gomagazine/ci_12207664?source=email

Jack

[Paul]

That worked - thanks! I feel proud of us at 'BRU for grabbing onto them
early and often; some on this list may not know that the station presented
then live at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium on the Ides of March, 1970.
Opening act: my band, Benefit Street!

Paul Payton '69 (& Bette Schultz '73, (1) who was at the station when it
happened and (2) with whom I'm celebrating our 15th anniversary tomorrow!)

[Roger Norton]

Heartfelt congratulations, Paul and Bette!

Roger

[Gastronaut]

Certainly, Paul, you refer to "The Ideas of March."
Best to keep these memories correct in our fuzzying heads.
I recall the Administration wanting a formal contract and, perhaps because I had a car, I was allowed the privilege of driving to New Haven to collect the performers' signatures. This didn't sit altogether well with them, some guy in a suit (what did I know?) bearing a contract. It certainly helped I had my leggy girlfriend Jessie in tow and shortly they complied (one of them drawing a heart on the signature line). Does that document still reside in the University archives?
Now that you mention it, I remember Benefit Street did open the show. And Paul Gregutt closed the show with a ticket give-away -- a round-trip airfare for "one lucky person" to . . .?? Was it Florida? PG, are you there?

[Paul]

Irv (I'm assuming):

> Certainly, Paul, you refer to "The Ideas of March."
Best to keep these memories correct in our fuzzying heads. <

I didn't remember the extra "a," but since A's were elusive in my academic
life, it may have eluded me here as well...

> Now that you mention it, I remember Benefit Street did open the show.
And Paul Gregutt closed the show with a ticket give-away -- a round-trip
airfare for "one lucky person" to . . .?? Was it Florida? PG, are you
there? <

I have a couple of photos from the evening that Beach took - one of Paul
Gregutt looking a little "starry-eyed and laughing" (as The Byrds said), and
one of the embarrassing-to-think-back-on-it WBRU jam band opening for
Benefit Street!

Paul

[Paul]

Thanks, Roger! Good to hear from you. Hi from Bette, too. Where are you
these days? What are you up to? Hope all is well with you!

Paul

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