Steve wrote: > >This of course triggers another memory, of seeing a triple bill at the > >Hollywood Palladium of Pogo, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, who not only > >performed "Death Cab for Cutie" but famously parodied the next band, The > Who. > >Oh, shit, Gil, I was there! June 13, 1969. That was when The Who >did their "west coast premiere" of Tommy. I thought all three >bands were terrific. One of the best shows I've ever been to.
Dude! The crowd went crazy when Richie Furay started singing "Short changed, I've got to hand it to you." The Bonzo Dog would sing a number and then everyone would rotate on instruments. Viv Stanshall came out wearing a false front of bare breasts. At some point he smashed a balsa guitar. The Who did Tommy and *didn't* smash their instruments -- bummer! -- and at the end rose petals showered down on everyone. Of course the music, all of it, was incredible. Yr brother in tie-dye. Gil
