Vintage poster Winterland, San Francisco 1967
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This poster was designed by Herrick for the First Annual Love Circus, sponsored by the Love Conspiracy Commune, held March 3, 1967. They had me at Love Circus - think of the possibilities - but sadly, I can find no evidence of a second or third event. The use of the word 'annual' may be overly optimistic.
Held at the Winterland with a lineup that played from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, the Love Circus also offered such entertainment as a light show and body and face painting (what, no bouncy house?).
While promoters said they would give 'free buttons', the poster asked that you bring beads, flowers, incense, bells, food, and costumes. Do they realize I'm forkin' over three bucks? Three bucks! And I gotta kick in with my own bell? I'm not gonna be a happy hippie. And don't forget, the place held over 5,000 people, so if they all burned incense simultaneously, the poster should have added "Bring eye drops and tissues. Lots and lots of tissues." Food, too? What is this, some kind of psychedelic pot-luck? You know how those things go, if no one is in charge... you end up with twenty bowls of potato salad, a dozen deviled eggs, and four Jello molds.
It was 1967, so Moby Grape and the Grateful Dead would, of course, be there, along with Love - a band, not an emotion - and the Loading Zone. For the faithful here, the only novelty is something called Blue Crumb Truck Factory... this was the first time the Dead played at this well-known venue that would be home to more of their concerts than any other place.
The admission price was a problem for some. Me, 'cause it's too much if I also gotta feed somebody, and members of the Diggers, another San Francisco commune, who took serious offense with an admission fee, and insisted on a free show. After they picketed the auditorium, the Dead agreed with the Diggers and demanded the picketers be let in for free. The Love Commune relented, let the protesters in, and the show started... and potato salad was served.
Grateful Dead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671AgW9xSiA
Loading Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHOVyDGUV8&list=RD5PHOVyDGUV8&start_radio=1&t=0
Moby Grape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adF3Lc-g5Ac
Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo
Blue Crumb Truck Factory - once again, I was dazzled by superficiality... I found a band I didn't know, loved the name, wasted important minutes of my life that I can never get back... and for what? Bupkus!
Held at the Winterland with a lineup that played from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, the Love Circus also offered such entertainment as a light show and body and face painting (what, no bouncy house?).
While promoters said they would give 'free buttons', the poster asked that you bring beads, flowers, incense, bells, food, and costumes. Do they realize I'm forkin' over three bucks? Three bucks! And I gotta kick in with my own bell? I'm not gonna be a happy hippie. And don't forget, the place held over 5,000 people, so if they all burned incense simultaneously, the poster should have added "Bring eye drops and tissues. Lots and lots of tissues." Food, too? What is this, some kind of psychedelic pot-luck? You know how those things go, if no one is in charge... you end up with twenty bowls of potato salad, a dozen deviled eggs, and four Jello molds.
It was 1967, so Moby Grape and the Grateful Dead would, of course, be there, along with Love - a band, not an emotion - and the Loading Zone. For the faithful here, the only novelty is something called Blue Crumb Truck Factory... this was the first time the Dead played at this well-known venue that would be home to more of their concerts than any other place.
The admission price was a problem for some. Me, 'cause it's too much if I also gotta feed somebody, and members of the Diggers, another San Francisco commune, who took serious offense with an admission fee, and insisted on a free show. After they picketed the auditorium, the Dead agreed with the Diggers and demanded the picketers be let in for free. The Love Commune relented, let the protesters in, and the show started... and potato salad was served.
Grateful Dead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671AgW9xSiA
Loading Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHOVyDGUV8&list=RD5PHOVyDGUV8&start_radio=1&t=0
Moby Grape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adF3Lc-g5Ac
Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo
Blue Crumb Truck Factory - once again, I was dazzled by superficiality... I found a band I didn't know, loved the name, wasted important minutes of my life that I can never get back... and for what? Bupkus!
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