Over four decades ago,there was a place called 29 S. Erie at 29 S. Erie St. here in Toledo,That exists today.All those days have seen many changes come and go,Some,hardly noticed.For a few of my friends and I The music and the people makin' it at 29S. Erie were truly experimental as a"coffee house" and venue of Bawdy jams from Gypsy Blue,Pork and Beans,through the haze I can't see more,but I know there indeed there were "n" are other groups.But it is the individuals that stick to my ribs Lothar,Bruton,Pig,Dave Briner,Lee Gillenkirk,Bill Bromley,Tom Trudeau,Joe Misch,Kim Greenley,Kelsey Moore,And many that were there when I couldn't or wasnt able to make it. That time in the winter of '69 was a study in bleedin ears and exotic visuals like wet shows and strobes jus' like Frisco or was it truly their idea.There's been many revelations "n" revolutions since.The Pythian Castle brought us Don Glenn along with groups like Elan Vital,Midnight Apothecary,Ruby Dee,and Blues Confidential.People who endure as well,Rick Thomas,Bob Chapman,Rick"n"Randy Oswald,Tony Candella and Ray, oh can't remember his last name,guitarist from Blues Confidential,had a gold top Les Paul sounded ssooo sweet. Don't for get about the all night jams at the Gigilo where I first saw and heard the likes of Dennis"Pudgie" Gwynne,that might have been before Yazoo,can't remember.Ya know maybe I'll remember more,later.
Yours,
Ed Decko
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Gipsy Blue was a blend of Gipsy Moth, Don's group out of BG and US Blue's which was Chuck's group. This must have been about 1968. Don was drafted about 1969. Used to go through alot of Cymbols etc in those days when instruments got torn up. Kept JJ Rinehart in business :-)
Kraak must have come after Don left.
Lightshow consisted of two rented carousels and one mfged and rigged bright 100w light forever breaking the lenses boiling bubbling beautiful oil/ food colored backdrop :-)
Found your site trying to recall the name of the coffee house prior to it being called 29 S.E. I recall the interior construction of stage and projection booth.
FRESH START COFFEE HOUSE
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the gold top les paul belonged to .....RAY SALAZAR ....R.I.P whom past about a year ago,,,I MISS YA RAY!!!!!LEO(DeViouS)
Gipsy Blue was a blend of Gipsy Moth, Don's group out of BG and US Blue's which was Chuck's group. This must have been about 1968. Don was drafted about 1969. Used to go through alot of Cymbols etc in those days when instruments got torn up. Kept JJ Rinehart in business :-)
Kraak must have come after Don left.
Lightshow consisted of two rented carousels and one mfged and rigged bright 100w light forever breaking the lenses boiling bubbling beautiful oil/ food colored backdrop :-)
Found your site trying to recall the name of the coffee house prior to it being called 29 S.E. I recall the interior construction of stage and projection booth.
That's it - Fresh Start....thanks. You've got me thinking about old times. I may still have a Kraak flyer- if so I will scan it for old times sake and post it. pen drawing of Joe.
The Fresh Start Coffeehouse at 29 S. Erie was run by Dave Houston and Mike , I believe . A gal named Liz painted the stage backdrop I was told. Dave Houston mentioned he was going to move to Chicago and do some production work and haven't seen him since 1968 . A few years later the Howling Wolf Live At Alice's in Chicago Chess album came out with production credit to a Dave Houston , maybe the one and same.
Although we saw Don Von Trez, Chuck Daimer
( sp ? ) and Fred Jablonski as Gypsy Blue there quite a bit I also saw The Agents there and Lothar Struff with Gene Bloch and Gary Rennie's band right at the end of that incarnation.
Here is the obit for Chuck Dahmer in the Ukiah newspaper. He lived in that area for many years. My friend passed away Jan 28, 2014 at the Zen Hospice Guest House in San Francisco after a battle with cancer. He approached his illness with the same curiosity and positive attitude, and dignity as was his custom. R.I.P.
here is the link: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/obituary.aspx?n=charles-dahmer&pid=171005723
any one know what happened to Randy Oswald,I am an old friend who lost contact
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