{"id":4207,"date":"2019-02-18T03:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T03:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/posters-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T20:03:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:03:38","slug":"sounds-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/sounds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SOUNDS OF THE ERA<\/h1> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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July 23, 1967 Straight Theater\u00a0<\/strong>
Grand Opening Day Three<\/strong>
Recorded Live<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The third night of the Straight Theater\u2019s Grand Opening Sunday July 23, 1967 presented The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company starring Janis Joplin, Wildflower, The Phoenix and Lights by Reginald & Straight Lightning. The night held some important firsts and significant lasts. This was the last time the Grateful Dead would appear at the Straight with only one drummer. The next time the Dead played the Straight two months later Mickey Hart had joined the band creating the two drum kit sound. This would be the last time we would hear the original Dead starring Jerry Garcia-lead guitar, Phil Lesh- Bass, Bob Weir rhythm, Bill Kreutzmann, drums, and Pigpen Ron McKernan, keyboards and lead vocal. This night they welcomed a guest to the stage and gave him a mic as the band did a live sound check making it sound like a Ken Kesey Acid Test. Neal Cassady, hipster star for Kerouac, prankster prototype, driver of the not only the BUS, Further, but was a driving force for the generation.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrateful Dead - Further On Down The Line<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Further_On_Down_The_Line.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <\/div>\n
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    His poetic prose rap speeds from one subject and inflection to another like a staccato talking announcer describing racing cars speeding by on an oval track. Neal describes each car only as it roars by the grandstands. When three or four cars pass together he comments on each one almost simultaneously. The subjects seem to race by changing with each breath and have no connection with what came before or afterwards but if you are a careful listener you can pick out references, some from Dean Moriarity \u201cOn the Road\u201d days, prankster humor, literary chatter, sports, current events, and his beloved Speed, Speed got some speed? while always commenting on what is happening in the \u201cNow\u201d.
    This night was the first theatrical use of a laser beam in a show in front of the public. The laser made by the Stanford Death Ray faculty was housed in a WW2 Ammo can and projected a ruby ray the size of a pencil eraser when it hit the stage. I preset the red spot superimposing it on Phil\u2019s bass amp on-light upstage in front of the cyc and during Neal’s rap started to jiggle it around \u2018til the audience notices then panning it to Neal\u2019s \u201cBare Greek Torso\u201d place the glowing Ruby ray like a jewel in his belly button. Noticing the roar of laughter you can hear him say to the psychedelised crowd \u201cI knew I should have worn more paisley.\u201d The complete story of this wild evening as well many others from the era is told in detail my manuscript \u201cThe Straight on the Haight\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Enjoy these ancient tracks recorded Live at the Straight Theater by Luther Greene, Technical Director and Brent Dangerfield Recording Genius (6\/30\/44 – 5\/8\/98 ). It is presented here for free in the interests of documenting the Straight Theater, Haight Ashbury Era for historical and social purposes.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Neal Cassady
    Extemporaneous Poetry Rap
    with Grateful Dead<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot All Cars Finish the Trip by Neal Cassady<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Not_All_Cars_Finish_the_Trip_Neal_Cassady.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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      Sopwith Camel –\u00a0
      Live at the Straight 1967<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSopwith Camel - The Great Morpheum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sopwith_Camel_The_Great_Morpheum.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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        1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSopwith Camel - Hello Hello<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sopwith_Camel_Hello_Hello.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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          Frumious Bandersnatch –
          Live at the Straight 1967<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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          1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrumious Bandersnatch - You Gotta Believe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Frumious_Bandersnatch_You_Gotta_Believe.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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            1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrumious Bandersnatch - What Is A Bandersnatch<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Frumious_Bandersnatch_What_Is_A_Bandersnatch.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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              Santana Blues Band at the Straight<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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              1. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSantana Blues Band<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Santana_Blues_Band.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                SOUNDS OF THE ERA July 23, 1967 Straight Theater\u00a0Grand Opening Day ThreeRecorded Live The third night of the Straight Theater\u2019s Grand Opening Sunday July 23, 1967 presented The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company starring Janis Joplin, Wildflower, The Phoenix and Lights by Reginald & Straight Lightning. The night held some important firsts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"

                SOUNDS OF THE ERA<\/h1>\n\"The\n

                July 23, 1967 Straight Theater\u00a0<\/strong>
                Grand Opening Day Three<\/strong>
                Recorded Live<\/strong><\/p>\n

                The third night of the Straight Theater\u2019s Grand Opening Sunday July 23, 1967 presented The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company starring Janis Joplin, Wildflower, The Phoenix and Lights by Reginald & Straight Lightning. The night held some important firsts and significant lasts. This was the last time the Grateful Dead would appear at the Straight with only one drummer. The next time the Dead played the Straight two months later Mickey Hart had joined the band creating the two drum kit sound. This would be the last time we would hear the original Dead starring Jerry Garcia-lead guitar, Phil Lesh- Bass, Bob Weir rhythm, Bill Kreutzmann, drums, and Pigpen Ron McKernan, keyboards and lead vocal. This night they welcomed a guest to the stage and gave him a mic as the band did a live sound check making it sound like a Ken Kesey Acid Test. Neal Cassady, hipster star for Kerouac, prankster prototype, driver of the not only the BUS, Further, but was a driving force for the generation.<\/p>\n

                1. Grateful Dead - Further On Down The Line<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Further_On_Down_The_Line.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n\"Neal Neal at the wheel\n

                  His poetic prose rap speeds from one subject and inflection to another like a staccato talking announcer describing racing cars speeding by on an oval track. Neal describes each car only as it roars by the grandstands. When three or four cars pass together he comments on each one almost simultaneously. The subjects seem to race by changing with each breath and have no connection with what came before or afterwards but if you are a careful listener you can pick out references, some from Dean Moriarity \u201cOn the Road\u201d days, prankster humor, literary chatter, sports, current events, and his beloved Speed, Speed got some speed? while always commenting on what is happening in the \u201cNow\u201d.
                  This night was the first theatrical use of a laser beam in a show in front of the public. The laser made by the Stanford Death Ray faculty was housed in a WW2 Ammo can and projected a ruby ray the size of a pencil eraser when it hit the stage. I preset the red spot superimposing it on Phil\u2019s bass amp on-light upstage in front of the cyc and during Neal's rap started to jiggle it around \u2018til the audience notices then panning it to Neal\u2019s \u201cBare Greek Torso\u201d place the glowing Ruby ray like a jewel in his belly button. Noticing the roar of laughter you can hear him say to the psychedelised crowd \u201cI knew I should have worn more paisley.\u201d The complete story of this wild evening as well many others from the era is told in detail my manuscript \u201cThe Straight on the Haight\u201d<\/p>\n

                  Enjoy these ancient tracks recorded Live at the Straight Theater by Luther Greene, Technical Director and Brent Dangerfield Recording Genius (6\/30\/44 - 5\/8\/98 ). It is presented here for free in the interests of documenting the Straight Theater, Haight Ashbury Era for historical and social purposes.<\/p>\n

                  Neal Cassady
                  Extemporaneous Poetry Rap
                  with Grateful Dead<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                  1. Not All Cars Finish the Trip by Neal Cassady<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Not_All_Cars_Finish_the_Trip_Neal_Cassady.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n\n

                    Sopwith Camel -\u00a0
                    Live at the Straight 1967<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                    1. Sopwith Camel - The Great Morpheum<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sopwith_Camel_The_Great_Morpheum.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n
                      1. Sopwith Camel - Hello Hello<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sopwith_Camel_Hello_Hello.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n\n

                        Frumious Bandersnatch -
                        Live at the Straight 1967<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                        1. Frumious Bandersnatch - You Gotta Believe<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Frumious_Bandersnatch_You_Gotta_Believe.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n
                          1. Frumious Bandersnatch - What Is A Bandersnatch<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Frumious_Bandersnatch_What_Is_A_Bandersnatch.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>\n\n

                            Santana Blues Band at the Straight<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                            1. Santana Blues Band<\/a> https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Santana_Blues_Band.mp3<\/a><\/audio> <\/li> <\/ol>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4207"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4613,"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4207\/revisions\/4613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emi-arts.com\/the_straight_theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}