Oh, yeah! The Elevators, with Roky Erikson and jug player Tommy Hall, who used to play at the old Vulcan Gas Company in Austin back in 1965 - that's where I met my ex-wife, Sally Mann. I also met Janis Joplin at the Vulcan on South Congress Street. Before I split up with Sally we saw the Elevators at The Fillmore West and The Avalon Ballroom when we moved out to San Francisco. They were a very cool band to dance to live, but like a lot of other guys, really hooked on ecstasy or something, probably weed. Go figure. Thanks for the memories!
[image: Inline image 1] 13th Floor Elevators - Youre Gonna Miss Me http://youtu.be/47SI1FddVqY Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Floor_Elevators On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Talking about Austin City: did you ever see The 13th Floor Elevators? They > intrigued me because they pioneered both the raw "garage" approach to > recording and the psychedelic soundscape. They're one of those bands most > people today won't know but who were amazingly influential over the long > term. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPBJsdE9V14 > > >
