by Antion | Jul 10, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs, Whiskey a Gogo
July 6th, 1967 After finishing at the Fillmore, we flew back to LA to play a few days at the Whiskey a Gogo. The Whiskey – that’s all we, and everybody else ever called it – is located on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, very close to Beverly Hills, in an area...
by Antion | Jul 6, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Kirtan, Spirituality
June 25th, 2019 For my friends who may not know, a Gurdwara is a holy gathering place for Sikhs, also called a Sikh Temple. Every gurdwara has a kitchen and a place to eat, because food is a vital part of Sikh spiritual practice. Langar is the name for the food that...
by Antion | Jul 6, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Mount Tamalpais Ampitheater, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs
July 2nd, 1967 On the Sunday, when we were due to finish at the Fillmore, Eric asked us to play for a benefit at the natural ampitheater Susula had shown me, up on Mount Tamalpais. The benefit was for a children’s school known as The Six Day School, certainly a...
by Antion | Jul 2, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Fillmore Auditorium, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs
June 27th, 1967. Meanwhile, in spite of my euphoric discovery of Northern California, there was a gig to be played. We opened at the Fillmore Auditorium on Tuesday June 27th 1967, and would play 6 nights, until the following Sunday. We were second on the bill after...
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