Post #479819 by drgoat456 on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 3:30 PM

TikiG,
When the Yardbirds played in Tucson, it was a defunct department store on Speedway Blvd. called Thrift city. About a month or so later, Hendrix played in a closed-down bowling alley about 2 blocks from the old Thrift City. They tore out the lanes and we sat on the floor and he played about where the refreshment stand had been. Maybe 100 or so at that concert too. A few more at the Yardbirds concert because the Turtles played first. We were not there to see the Turtles, regardless to say. Also, Vince Furnier (aka Alice Cooper) used to come down every other weekend and play at a place called the VIP club. They were called the Spiders before he became Alice and they were GREAT! Loud, outstanding Rock n Roll. Another time I recall, Deep purple (the original group) played at the State Fair, in a little tent. There could not have been more than 50 or so people in there. We were maybe 10 feet from them, sitting on the asphalt. They were very cool after the concert and talked to us for a long time and shared a few joints (we provided). Yeah, I got to say, those were the good ole days.
PS. You're friend was lucky, I would have done just about anything to talk to Keith R., or Jimmy or any of the Yardbirds. They were tops in my book.

[ Edited by: drgoat456 2009-08-27 15:34 ]