The Cabale had long closed by February 1966 - the venue at that time being The Questing Beast.
The Cabale, at 2504 San Pablo Avenue (at Dwight), was a folk club founded in late 1962 by Rolf Cahn <[1]http://folk.uio.no/alfs/rolfcahn.html> and Debbie Green (two Cambridge, MA folkies) along with Howard Zeem and Red Dog <[2]http://www.reddogenterprises.com/> alum Chandler A. Laughlin III (later known as Travus T. Hipp). It opened on January 4, 1963 and ran until mid-1965, when the folk action moved to the Jabberwock <[3]http://www.chickenonaunicycle.com/Jabberwock%20History.htm> . Somewhere along the way Carroll Peery, manager of the Chambers Brothers and Big Mama Thornton, happened to acquire a majority interest in the Cabale. Jesse Cahn <[4]http://www.jessecahn.com/> , son of Cabale founder Rolf and folksinger Barbara Dane <[5]http://www.barbaradane.net/> , recalls "I was the one who cleaned the johns and swept up and practically lived there until 1965 ...". Jesse went on to play with Tongue & Groove (with Lynne Hughes and Michael Ferguson) and the Chambers Brothers. After some time on the East Coast he returned to manage the Jabberwock for Bill "Jolly Blue" Ehlert when he moved across to San Francisco to run the Matrix. The name of the venue was changed to the Cabale Creamery in August of 1964. As a side issue, the one time notoriety of the Cabale/Cabale Creamery coffee house led the local vice squad and FBI to ban the licensing of any business under the name "Cabale" in the future. However, Chan Laughlin (Travus T Hipp) still retains Cabale News Service as his business cover. His broadcasts can be found on kpig.com. The 2504 San Pablo location later became home to the Caverns West, The Good Buddyy, Questing Beast, Tito's and the Longbranch. Ross ______________________________________ Ross Hannan "Ringolevio" 1A Westward Road Wokingham Berkshire RG41 3HU England Tel: +44-118-978-0826 Cellphone +44-788-074-6650 E-mail: ross_han...@btinternet.com
