Today is my girlfriend Jamie's birthday, and I am dedicating this rockin' set that I'll be playing next Wednesday at the Fillmore in San Francisco for the Joe Perry Project, to my lovely, & gorgeous sweetheart.
Happy Birthday, Jamianne, I love you!
You rock my world, baby!
Below is the link to my Cashbox Top 100 Singles 11-25-89 playlist
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the passing of Jimi Hendrix, the most exciting and innovative guitarist of our generation.
I remember exactly where I was on that fateful day, Friday September 18, 1970 when I heard the news that Jimi Hendrix had died.
Balboa High School, San Francisco, California
We had only been back in school only a few short weeks, after a wonderful summer that included the release of the "Woodstock" film from the previous summer's epic festival in upstate New York, that featured Jimi's awe inspiring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner".
My classmates and I at Bal (where Jerry Garcia had attended 11 years earlier) had turned 15 years old that summer, and were just beginning our sophomore year, when the word had spread throughout the school that Jimi had died of an overdose of pills and alcohol in England.
We were all totally devastated, and in a complete state of shock in the realization that would we would never ever get to see Jimi Hendrix play again.
It was really just beyond our comprehension at that time that the most prolific musician that we had ever known was no longer with us.
Everyone was shocked, bummed and crying, but none the less grateful for the fantastic music that Hendrix had given us in his short 5 year reign as the most awesome guitarist any of us had ever seen or heard.
One of the most memorable experiences of my life occurred on January 15, 1992 when I won a raffle to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame awards ceremonies at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, where I got a chance to meet Al Hendrix, who was there to induct his son Jimi into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
After Hendrix's induction we talked for a few minutes about Jimi, and the indelible impression that he had left on the world, when Al said to me "you know, you kind of remind me of my son", and at that moment I couldn't help myself as I broke out into tears, like I'm doing right now.
I shook Al's hand and thanked him, and then went back to my table knowing that I would remember that moment for the rest of my life.
In tribute to Jimi I have compiled 45 of Hendrix's songs for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Mick
Me channeling Jimi
Below is the link to my James Marshall Hendrix (11/27/42 - 09/18/70) playlist
Last night as "Professor Phil Moore, Jr." I DJ'd in the Poster Room Lounge at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, for the first of 2 nights with the Doobie Brothers.
To say that these were highly anticipated performances is an understatement because I grew up in San Francisco during the Doobie Brothers hey day in the 1970's when they were riding high on the radio with hits like "Nobody", "Listen to the Music", "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove", and "Black Water"
After spinning 16 songs (all on vinyl!)in 2 sets drawn from that epochal music period from 1971 to 1981, my co-worker Erin and I rocked out to the timeless tunes that the Doobs played with complete reverence and joy.
I renewed my rock and roll vows yet again last night.
It was so great to see and hear original members Tom Johnston & Pat Simmons playing the songs that made them famous for 39 years now.
I've included some photos that I took of last night's show at the Fillmore.
Below is a list of the Doobie Brothers Northern California appearances during their first decade 1971-1981.
6/14/71 Fillmore West Mother Earth Doobie Brothers Long John Baldry
10/13/72 Winterland T. Rex Poco Doobie Brothers
3/16/73 Winterland Steve Miller Doobie Brothers Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
3/17/73 Winterland Steve Miller Doobie Brothers Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
7/6/73 Winterland Doobie Brothers New Riders of The Purple Sage Joe Walsh/Barnstorm
7/7/73 Winterland Doobie Brothers New Riders of The Purple Sage Joe Walsh/Barnstorm
3/23/75 Kezar Stadium Snack Concert Doobie Brothers, Graham Central Station Mimi Farina Jefferson Starship Jerry Garcia & Friends Miracles Joan Baez Santana Tower Of Power Neil Young Bob Dylan Marlon Brando
Well what a cunundrum I have tonight ,AC/DC at the HP Pavilion or Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick at the Shoreline Amphitheater?
As much as I'd like to be rocking out with Angus, Brian & the boys, I think it's gonna be just too steamy in the Shark Tank tonight, not that that's a bad thing, but I' think I'd rather be outdoors rockin' out to 3 killer bands instead.
In the meantime I guess we'll just have to be content with jammin' out to my latest playlist featuring who else?
Tonight I'm headed down to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California to rock out to one of my favorite bands of life, Def Leppard, along with 2 more of my faves, Poison & Cheap Trick!
Dang, is tonight gonna rock or what!!?
To get myself and all of you primed I put together this playlist of Def Leppard songs culled from their 10 studio albums.
Even though it was established as a township in upstate New York in 1787, for the past 40 years the name has been synonimous with one of the most widely known cultural events of our lifetime, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, held on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York from Friday, August 15th to Monday, August 18th, 1969.
Unfortunately, my parents forbade me to go to the event, and said if I did go, to not bother coming back home.
So instead, I waited a year for the movie and the soundtrack album to come out, to experience what 300,000 attendees heard and saw that wonderful summer weekend.
It is my pleasure to re-create the awesome musical performances at Woodstock by compiling some of the songs from each performers set, in chronological order, into a playlist of 142 songs.
Today the world lost one of the great innovators in music, guitar legend Les Paul, who passed away today at the age of 94 from complications from severe pneumonia.
Countless guitarists over the last 50 years have played and revered their Gibson Les Paul guitars, including myself, having owned my 1958 Les Paul Jr. since 1975.
Les's contributions to the world of guitar music can never be overstated.
I hope you enjoy the songs by Les Paul & his wife Mary Ford on this tribute playlist.
Les Paul, you will truly be missed, and your legacy will live on in the music of many of the great guitarits of our time.
For those of you who were in attendance at the Phish concert held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View CA. on Thursday night August 5, 2009 under a full moon, this will bring back some vivid and not-so-vivid memories.
For those of you, like myself, who were not there, this is what you missed!
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Funk on the Green #1 afternoon outdoor concert, held at the Oakland Stadium on Saturday, August 4th, 1979.
Not only was I there, but it was my first show working as a "Bluecoat", who were the security personnel for the concert's promoter, Bill Graham Presents.
I had expressed an interest in being a Bluecoat a month earlier while working as an employee of BASS Tickets, after helping the Bluecoats, with assistance from the Oakland Police Department, to break up a counterfeit ticket ring working out of L.A. that had scalpers selling counterfeit concert tickets printed on Bass ticket stock, at a freeway exit on highway 880, just outside of the Oakland Coliseum complex.
So there I was, working my first BGP show as a Bluecoat, and what a show it was!
This was an amazing lineup comprised of the top funk and soul acts at that time, during a period in music history that saw a radical mixture of genres on the radio that included punk, metal, pop, country, disco and funk.
The groups performing that funky day were as follows;
Parliament-Funkadelic
Bootsy's (Collins) Rubber Band
Brides of Funkenstein
The Barkays
Sister Sledge
Confunkshun
Parlet
And as if that wasn't enough for one day, they needed Bluecoats to volunteer to go over and work the Grateful Dead show at the Oakland Auditorium by Lake Merritt that night.
Of course I said yes, which started an amazing 13 year run of working Dead shows, all the way up until 1992, when I retired as a Bluecoat after that year's Bammies at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
Grateful Dead
"What a long strange trip it's been!"
Here is a playlist featuring some of the artists that played at the Funk on the Green #1, on Saturday August 4, 1979.
I am a lover of life, music, sports.
An avid fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, the San Francisco 49er's football team, the San Jose Sharks ice hockey team, Golden State Warriors basketball team.
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I was born in San Francisco, California, at 4:43 am, on Tuesday, June 22nd, 1954.
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I am a vocalist & multi-instrumentalist in a free-form, improvisational, jam band, named Dog Beaver, since 1989.
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I DJ in the Poster Room Lounge at the legendary Fillmore, in San Francisco, since 2002, spinning classic vinyl from the 40's through the 80's.
After Hendrix's induction we talked for a few minutes about Jimi, and the indelible impression that he had left on the world, when Al said to me "you know, you kind of remind me of my son", and at that moment I couldn't help myself as I broke out into tears, like I'm doing right now.
Me channeling Jimi
Les's contributions to the world of guitar music can never be overstated.
Cheers to you, Les!
Parliament-Funkadelic 
Brides of Funkenstein
The Barkays
Sister Sledge
Confunkshun
Parlet
