There is a good film about Earl Scruggs made in the early seventies called BANJOMAN. Unfortunately, I do not think that this film is available on DVD, although I believe that it was at one time released on either tape or laserdisc. This was way before they made documentaries about everything and everyone. Has some good moments in it, including a great home performance by Scruggs and Joan Baez.
Kirby On Mar 29, 2012, at 8:12 PM, Michael Danese wrote: > Greg, great story. I'd love to hear more about the Avalon Ballroom days. RIP > earl! > > Thanks, > MD > > On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had a hard edged, really loud acid rock band called Country Weather that >> the hippies at Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco booked as the opening act >> for Flatt & Scruggs back in 1968. (See, we had the word "country" in our >> name, so....) The dressing room was small and packed with pot smoking >> hippies and the Flatt & Scruggs band in their Nudie-cum-bluegrass outfits. >> Lester Flatt looked like he wanted to kill somebody, preferably someone with >> hair that went past their collar. He was openly antagonistic. Earl Scruggs, >> on the other hand, was relaxed, convivial, and openly happy at the attention >> and sincere enjoyment of their great bluegrass by this odd-looking audience. >> He saw a crowd of people who loved music; Flatt saw a crowd of hippie scum. >> They broke up the following year. >> R.I.P., Earl. You shredded, and you were really polite and encouraging to >> me, a 19-year old long hair who was absolutely in awe of your picking. >> Greg Douglass >> On 3/29/2012 1:01 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: >>> http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/showbiz/obit-earl-scruggs/index.html?hpt=us_c2 >>> >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> Send a message addressed to: >>> [email protected] >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> The author of this message is solely >>> responsible for its content. >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4902 - Release Date: 03/29/12 >>> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely >> responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
