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Gavin B. · 08-17-2013, 03:58 AM

My father took me to my first Dylan gig in March 1966 at Kiel Opera House, St. Louis at the tender age of nine.

One drunk black guy with a big Afro jumped up in his seat and yelled "Give the drummer some!" when Dylan was playing Mr. Tambourine Man. There was no drummer.

Nobody seemed to know who Dylan was except for the people sitting in the first 20 or 30 rows. Those people seemed like beatniks and old fashioned folkies.

A few people were dressed in coats and ties and some women were wearing evening gowns, like they were going to a symphony event. It was one of the strangest concerts I've ever attended.

Psy-Fi · 08-17-2013, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Not sure if you can find the show on this link, but Deadheads are usually pretty good about passing recordings back and forth. I searched many moons for a Nassau Coliseum show with Branford Marsalis and eventually came up it.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...yzVuGXDBU-BsBQ

Pretty cool poster for the show also with the Terrapin.

Thanks for taking the time to look up that link and post it, Fred.
Unfortunately, after striking out at Archive.org, that was the second site I checked without any luck.
I already have a copy of that poster. Although, it's from their 1995 summer tour, so I'm not sure why it shows up on a page for a 1967 concert.

I also checked the Jefferson Airplane site without any luck.
It's been a year or so since I looked around for a recording of that show.
I'll have to check again to see if it's shown up somewhere since then.

crazed · 08-17-2013, 11:24 AM

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14 years old when I went with my parents to a Johnny Cash concert

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I didn't know they let children in for conjugal visits.

They don't. My folks were visiting me. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

VEGANGELICA · 08-17-2013, 05:19 PM

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My first concert was The Pretenders when I was 17. katsy, I like the Blind Pilot performance you posted (never heard of that band before) and agree with you and Erica that it seems a serene, secure environment in which to introduce your daughter to live music. Same for Burning Down's clip of the REM concert -- the crowd doesn't seem the least bit raucous. My daughter was 12 when I took her to her first concert, (radio station) Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden. A group of her friends from school went with us. Destiny's Child, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Good Charlotte. Oh, and Ashlee Simpson. Suffice to say I was glad when we got home! When my daughter was about 16, she started going unaccompanied by me to concerts with friends. I remember her seeing her hearthrob Jason Mraz and Jimmy Eat World and Paramore at that age.

I can imagine you loved The Pretenders' concert, ribbons!

Katsy, I was thinking more about potential hazards for children at concerts.

I realized I forgot to mention the importance of making sure children (as well as adults) have hearing protection. Older children should use earplugs and younger ones can wear special earmuffs to protect their ears at music concerts:

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A research study, "Incidence of spontaneous hearing threshold shifts during modern concert performances" (Opperman, Reifman, Schlauch, Levine; Otol-HNS 2006, 134:4: 667-673), examined sound intensity throughout a well known concert venue, and the effectiveness of earplugs.

The findings stated that sound pressure levels appeared equally hazardous in all parts of the concert hall, regardless of the type of music played. Accordingly, you should use earplugs at every type of musical concert, regardless of your distance to the stage.

Fact Sheet: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children

How loud is too loud? Any sound above 85 dB can result in hearing loss:

Fact Sheet: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children

^ This reminds me to learn how to activate the noise limiter on the iPod my child uses as well as on my own!

FRED HALE SR. · 08-19-2013, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Thanks for taking the time to look up that link and post it, Fred.
Unfortunately, after striking out at Archive.org, that was the second site I checked without any luck.
I already have a copy of that poster. Although, it's from their 1995 summer tour, so I'm not sure why it shows up on a page for a 1967 concert.

I also checked the Jefferson Airplane site without any luck.
It's been a year or so since I looked around for a recording of that show.
I'll have to check again to see if it's shown up somewhere since then.

Yeah I noticed the poster was a 95 show. Seems strange that such a huge show would not be included in archival footage, but adapting stuff from 8mm to digital doesn't always insure a good transfer of sound. I'm not sure if you've ever delved into the Mchenry Library? They also have tons of info/memorabilia/archives/recordings at their site for the Dead.

McHenry Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I used to be a massive dead/garcia band follower along with Phish. I think i've seen Jerry Garcia at the Greek more times on his own then any other shows combined. I realized at a young age his health was declining and never missed a chance to go.

08-17-2013, 03:58 AM	#31 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	My father took me to my first Dylan gig in March 1966 at Kiel Opera House, St. Louis at the tender age of nine. One drunk black guy with a big Afro jumped up in his seat and yelled "Give the drummer some!" when Dylan was playing Mr. Tambourine Man. There was no drummer. Nobody seemed to know who Dylan was except for the people sitting in the first 20 or 30 rows. Those people seemed like beatniks and old fashioned folkies. A few people were dressed in coats and ties and some women were wearing evening gowns, like they were going to a symphony event. It was one of the strangest concerts I've ever attended. __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt