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SEPTEMBER 1969
3 Wednesday / (?) See comment below MC-5 , Stooges , David Peel & The Lower East Side *Pavilion* , Flushing Meadow Park, New York
6 Saturday is probably the
right date!
Testimonial / Concert report |
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by Signed D.C. on September 23, 2005 at 'streetsyoucrossed.blogspot.com'
Archive of WFMU's Aircheck show presented excerpts from the final broadcast (dated 8/28/69) of FMU's original freeform incarnation, featuring DJs Kevin Taylor and Danny Fields. It's a cool listen all around, but it holds particular fascination for me as it includes an announcement for the MC5/Stooges show at the New York State Pavilion. Contrary to the dates listed on an MC5 giglist page, Kevin and a fellow DJ named Bill announce it as happening on September 3, 1969. Here's a partial transcription: Bill: Well, another thing I think is kinda really relevant right this minute is the fact that next Wednesday night, that's September 3, uh, the Pervilion, Flushing Meadow Park-- Kevin: [Corrects Bill on the proper pronunciation of Pavilion...] Bill: Flushing Meadow Park, now I said that right, with my "bext accent"...Now this is next Wednesday night, you're gonna have the MC5, the Stooges, and a third group yet to be announced. Kevin: David Peel and the Lower East Side'll be there too. Bill: Probably the third group. Kevin: No, there's a fourth group. Bill: Oh really Kevin: There's one more after that. Bill: And that's only for what, 3 bucks Kevin: 3 bucks for the whole night. Starts about 8 o'clock, 8:30. Bill: And in case the, uh, the train, you're taking the Willets Avenue, the F or E or whatever it is and you get stuck four stations this side of Flushing Meadow, you'll still hear it, just open the window-- Kevin: Sure will-- Bill: Wow, that's gonna be somethin'. Kevin: The MC5 come on hard and strong-- Bill: Hard and strong, and they don't stop-- Kevin: Right on...[brief discussion of MC5's sense of tuning and dynamics]...[T]he Pavilion is one of the nicest situations for music on the East Coast, man, it's just very together. It's in the old New York State Pavilion. Bill: The State Pavilion, yeah, I remember being in there-- Kevin: It's all open, it's like a big carousel, and they have, uh, barbecue pits set up upstairs, food, and they have mango punch there, for those of you who are into mangoes--they're really exciting fruits-- Bill: Can you imagine freaking out on mango punch, man? Kevin: Aw, it's goooood stuff-- Bill: Wow-- |