Good to know

Bill Graham also served a full Thanksgiving dinner before The last waltz

I was at both the shows referenced here - The Last Waltz and the losing night of Winterland.

When I was a small kid, my grandmother would take my siblings and I to see the ice capades at this big old building called Winterland. Ten years later I was snorting coke and getting high there at rock 'n roll shows!

Winterland was a home-away-from home as a teen. Not only did I see 10-15 GD shows there but also remember seeing Iron Butterfly, Robin Trower on his Bridge of Sighs tour, Dave Mason, Lynyrd Skynyrd on their first national tour as an opening act to the Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Bros. on the Brothers and Sisters tour, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship when Papa John Creech was in the band and many more.

Also, Uncle BoBo would put on Tuesday night shows with local bands and 3$ or 5$ ticket prices. I saw Kingfish at a couple o those. It was a special venue.

My uncle Steve was at the Last Waltz. They served Thanksgiving dinner to everyone on real china. He said you could eat at your seat or at tables and if you raised your hand a hippie would bus your plate. And you could get second helpings. He was more into Motown/Funk but all his friends were big fans so he reluctantly tagged along. Almost as cool as the time he played against Lou Alcindor (Kareem) in the city finals. What a life!

I was at 12-31-78 as well as one of the Springsteen shows earlier that month with my future wife. The only time she was ever at Winterland.