(third track in)
There's a new transfer at LMA of one of the legendary Marty Weinberg’s recordings from the Capitol Theater on 11/7/70. It's just the tail end of the 2nd set and all of the (short) 3rd set. In my (and most everybody else’s) opinion, the 7th is the weakest show from this famous run (lightintoashes is on the case as always!), but this fragment is worth a listen for a little impromptu "interview" with an extremely laid back usher (not Ken Lee, I presume). Nefarious fire chiefs and undercover cops notwithstanding, being an user apparently isn’t a bad job at all — if you don’t have to hassle anybody. “The Dead is the worst one [concert] for hassling people… everybody smokes.” Then we get a demonstration of said hassling: “Don’t smoke that joint! Pass it around!” Everyone's gotta make a living, I guess.
After some talk about police busts, plus an argument about which night has been the best so far, the interview closes with the revelation that the usher is sporting a bootleg Dead t-shirt (two bucks, “go to Flushing, Union Street”). He refuses Marty's offer to buy any Dead tapes, though. Professional!
Gotta love how the usher says James Taylor concerts are the easiest, cause everyone just sits quietly...
ReplyDeleteHe and Marty differ about which night is the best....the usher says tonight's audience is the best & the Dead are playing better, but I think Marty's more discerning.