Comments on: the writing on the wall – graffiti in san jose.

By: Old Salt

Old Salt — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:07:00 +0000

Professor Longhair. His pic was, and still is, on a big banner behind the stage, and it's from his song by the same name. i used to see the "fess" play all the time, though i missed the last night he played before dying later that night.

one night i went to see dr. john (real name: mac rebenack)there. he came on a little after midnight. all by himself. no band. he sat down at the piano and, in his scratchy voice said,"anything you want to hear, just write it on a napkin and send it on up."

he played until 3 in the morning when he said he was going to take a short break. He came back about a half hour later and when he finished the second set it was almost 7 in the morning and the sun was up.

the price of a ticket that night was $5!!! I don't think a half dozen people left that night after he started playing. That was back around 1982.

By: Raul

Raul — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:43:41 +0000

Or Prof. Longhair? I can't remember.

By: Raul

Raul — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:43:20 +0000

Was that Dr. John's place? Tippitina?

By: Old Salt

Old Salt — Thu, 03 May 2007 08:52:42 +0000

I love graffiti…

one of the best i ever saw personally was in the men's room of the greatest music club in the world, tipitina's in new orleans back in the early 80s and i'll never forget it…

someone had written: "my mother made me a homosexual"

Beneath it someone else wrote: "if i give her the yarn will she make me one, too?"