The mere emptying of the tanks entails no difficulty, but the emptying of them in such a manner as to prevent the once used water from again entering the tanks requires ingenuity. Family Dog Productions 639 Gough St. San Francisco, Calif. 94102" appears in the lower right corner. $60.00, FD-137John Mayall1968 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, Regular price Helms ran the Avalon Ballroom under the name Family Dog, where the real hippies went to dance, and he brought his old pal from Texas, Janis Joplin, out to join the band he was managing, Big . The Family Dog Numbered Series includes 147 numbered posters that advertised Family Dog showsprimarily at the Avalon Ballroom in San Franciscofrom 1966 to 1968. The most influential of the group became known as the "San Francisco . Chet Helms of the Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, 1968. The Grateful Dead and Country Joe played fundraising concerts at the Avalon, and as many as 20 people supposedly invested in the theater. It was not until 1913, that Arthur Looff leased land for the carousel and its house-the Looff Hippodromethat the carousel came to Playland. I wish I could go back in time to this place. Once the San Francisco Sound became mainstream, all kinds of new clubs popped up, providing gigs for groups who werent on that weeks bill at the Fillmore. Packaging still has Playland Carousel and Roller Coaster. By many accounts, the "San Francisco Sound" came from the Fillmores stage -- and as young people came to San Francisco in droves, Grahams shows were practically tourist attractions. Independence July 4th Quicksilver Messenger Service Avalon BallroomSan Francisco: Family Dog Productions, 1967. [citation needed] In 1969, it reopened as the Regency II Movie Theater, operated by Blumenfeld Enterprises until 2000. The refuse water in the main outlet, into which all the tanks ultimately empty, is piped hundreds of feet to the side of the headlands, thence passed into the tidal current away from the Baths. "[7], In the 1960s, at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning at about nine o'clock. After the Sparrow broke up, Kay moved to Los Angeles and started Steppenwolf, the riff-tastic rockers behind the rebel anthem Born to Be Wild., In 1968, during one of its 2-6am weekend shows, someone set fire to the Ark. FDD-7Canned HeatStanley Mouse Signed1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price the two most elusive are the "Avalon Ballroom," located at 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness . Together they created a series of psychedelic posters that energized San Franciscos developing counterculture. Tall, bearded, and with hair to his shoulders before it was a hippie standard, Helms was a messiah-like figure with a religious view of music that he was hell-bent on preaching. I went to the Family Dog as a kid of 12 [1969]. [17][18] The neighboring building, known as the Regency I Movie Theater was formerly the Regency Ballroom. However, the Avalon had the capacity of up to 500. Infamous North Bay restaurateur Juanita Musson housed her late-night diner Juanitas Galley there for three years before taking her famous clientele and irreverent hijinks to Sonoma Valley. The Family Dog Series is numbered from FD-1 to FD-147, and includes a number of posters from 1601 West Evans, Denver, CO that carry the designation FD-D2 and so on. At Classic Posters, we guarantee that every Family Dog poster we sell is correctly attributed according to the current edition of The Collectors Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters, Postcards and Handbills 1965-1973 by Eric King. CA. A Goodwill is now on Haight St. where the 1,400-seat Straight once stood. Three, hundred thousand volumes hadbeen collected by agents stationed in the best Continental book marts, and additions were being constantly made. At a Permit Appeals board hearing, Dame Judith Anderson, considered one of the greatest classical stage actors of the 20th century, testified in support of the club. Fishing at Muni, Pier, Bocci Ball Courts, playing congas at Aquatic Park. Helms relocated Family Dog Productions to a space on the Great Highway, and other promoters who tried to book the hall afterward could never recreate the same vibe. And here's another's opinion: Chet Helms moved his Family Dog concerts from the Avalon Ballroom to the former slot car racing track in summer 1969, where he operated for only one year as "Family Dog at the Beach" and "Family Dog on the Great Highway." . San Francisco 1967 Psychedelic Head Shop Poster Near Mint. After the demolition of Playland in 1972 the ice cream treat was made and sold elsewhere and is now sold in stores and in fifteen states. Many local bands, such as Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Steve Miller Band, served as backup bands, as did the early Moby Grape and headliners such as The Doors, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Butterfield Blues Band and Big Brother and the Holding Company, which Helms organized around singer and performer Janis Joplin in spring 1966. San Francisco, CA 94121. Chet Helms used this large rental hall for a few shows, as did many activists raising funds for various causes -- the end of marijuana prohibition, for instance, or sexual liberation. Venue used by Chet Helms, a well-known 1960s San Francisco promoter and one-time partner of Bill Graham, for rock concerts; Helms was the leader of the San Francisco hippie commune/music promoters, The Family Dog; he paid $800 a month for the Avalon, from April 1966 until Novemeber 1968, when the City of San Francisco refused to grant sound permits to him; the Avalon and Graham's Fillmore . The Straight also hosted quite a few nude theater events, one of which took place in the middle of a conference on runaway children. Three years later, theyd play Fixin'-To-Die at Woodstock, with a cheer heard 'round the world. 1268 Sutter Street. Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Nov 04, 1966 . The Family Dog was a loose collective of free spirits managed by Chet Helms, a contemporary of Bill Graham, who put on rock dances at the Avalon Ballroom more or less continually from 1965 to 1970. Family Dog/Avalon Ballroom Concert Posters - Complete Near-Mint Set of All 161! $500.00, FD-37Buffalo Springfield1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price If any such were there they were either backstage or on the patio, not on or around the dance floor.I was the house sound tech for nearly the entire time that Chet and Family Dog operated the venue.My late wife was in the production of the Who's "Tommy" that moved to "Friends and Relations Hall" from Lone Mountain College. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969. There were so many dives that popped up out of nowhere, and because the [Grateful] Dead had done one show there, they were the new club on the map, Flamin Groovies guitarist Cyril Jordan said. the "Jolly Blue Giant," bought the place in 1965, and Cal students and local musicians regularly packed the place for bills that read today like a Roots Music Hall of Fame; John Fahey, Doc Watson, Skip James and Ramblin Jack Elliott are just a few legends that graced its stage. But many tapes never saw the light of day, like the recording of fuzz-rock legends Blue Cheer, who played the club once as a six-piece. In the 20's, I think, prior to Topsy's Roost, the building had a sign reading "Sahara", and another reading "Baghdad". Original 1st printing 13 x 20 concert poster for theVelvet Underground (featuring Lou Reed) appearing with Iron Butterfly and Crome Syrcus at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA from 6/7-9/1968. thank you, MJS -- Michael J. Sanders (mjs 49r fn@aol.com), January 19, 1998 Answers The Avalon ballroom was on the north side of Sutter Street, just a little to the east of VanNess Avenue. Cliff House, Photo courtesy of National Geographic, August 1956, Cliff House tram (If I stand in this spot I can envision this today), Stairway leading to the ice rink at Sutro Baths. Avalon Ballroom. $15,000.00, FD-122Velvet UndergroundBob Schnepf Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-27Howlin Wolf1966 Poster Avalon BallroomGood, Regular price Its why many call Helms the father of the Summer of Love.. $1,800.00, FD-42Quicksilver MessengerVictor Moscoso1967 Poster Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Despite never charging a cover and paying the bands with food -- breakfast, usually, since the shows either started or ended at 2am -- many seminal groups came to play the Ark. An early Matrix regular was gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who immortalized the club in his book, Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas. Kezar Stadium and Candlestick Park. "[5], By the 1930s, a public dance hall called the Avalon Ball Room had opened at 1268 Sutter Street, hosting "popular and old-fashioned dances" five times per week (according to the Federal Writers' Project guide to San Francisco).[6]. After putting on a few shows with a little help from Bill Graham, Helms broke out on his own and, while working with a local commune called the Family Dog, secured permits to rent the Avalon Ballroom, a former dance hall on Sutter. was invented in 1928 by George Whitney, and sold only at Playland-at-the-Beach. Iron Butterfly Indian Head Band Collectors: 7/4-7/68: Avalon Ballroom: . I am conducting research about San Francisco rock & roll venues in the sixties. $1,500.00, FD-57The DoorsVictor Moscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price . Feb 17 Seal Rock House (1858) seen here was the pioneer resort and hotel in the area. Grateful Dead - 1/26/69 - Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA-- Set 1 --00:00 Tuning00:46 That's It For The Other One ~16:48 Clementine ~27:44 Death Don't . The red roofed building would become Family Dog. During the party, a shy recruit was handcuffed to a chair and made to receive a blowjob from a prostitute. Search . $150.00, FD-138Steve Miller Muddy Waters1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-135The Youngbloods1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-134Spirit Sir Doug1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-118Quicksilver Flamin Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-114The Fugs1968 Poster- Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-110Blood, Sweat, and Tears1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-103Country Joe1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-100Youngbloods Ace Of Cups1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price Unforgettable night. in . . . My sisters boyfriend had The Temporary Optics light show. RARE ORIGINAL 1968 LOVE, CONGRESS OF WONDERS, SONS OF CHAMPLIN - AT THE AVALON BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO FAMILY DOG CONCERT POSTCARD FD109, STANLEY MOUSE ART. Great memories. Dimensions sheet . In April 1966, Helms began presenting weekly events at the Avalon Ballroom, an old dancehall that was ideal for the spectacular light shows he was known for staging. AVALON BALLROOM - 04/14/1967 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - U.S.A. Venue Address: 1268 Sutter St. - San Francisco, CA Promotion: Chet Helms/The Family Dog Presents Event: In Concert . San Francisco Police attracted more bad press at California Hall decades later in 1984, when they held a graduation party for new recruits at the Rathskeller, a restaurant in the basement. The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement. In the early '80s it was condemned by local authorities, and after an unsuccessful attempt to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for restoration, it was bulldozed. There are also numbered posters for shows produced by the Family Dog in Denver and Portland, as well as unnumbered posters and handbills associated with shows produced by the Family Dog in San Francisco in 1969 and 1970. Among the rarest tomes and incunabula, may be mentioned duplicates of the early printer's art, from the famous Munich Library, four thousand in number; folios of the classics from the monastery of Boxheim and the Duke of Dahlberg, the Sunderland Library and the confiscated monasteries of Bavaria. Helms moved the Family Dog operation to San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom, where he produced concerts for two-and-a-half years, always with posters in the psychedelic style advertising the events. Third, the "Poor Richard's" moniker comes in right after that.Great stuff. The early FD handbills are extremely rare and seldom seen. Family Dog postcards have several different types of backs: Place Stamp Here (PSH), Blank backs and Bulk Rate Permit backs (as well as combinations of these types in the case of double sized cards). [11][12], The Family Dog on the Great Highway, at 2125 Pine Street[13] was a hippie commune, which hosted dances and events,[14][13][15] eight blocks[16] from the Avalon, frequented by Helms and his friends. . 17 comments. Me and my hippie friend Pat trying to scrounge up ten bucks between us so we could get in AND have enough to buy a couple doobs. $600.00, FD-61-RP-2The DoorsMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Wilson created the first eleven of the Family Dog posters (FD 1-11), with Helms usually . Fred Marti Martinez and Frank McGinnis then bought the Van Damme, cleaned up the boats interior, and by 1965 they had turned it into a plush after-hours nightclub. While the Fillmore had a slick . On one of the nights I was there they showed The Mad Adventures of Mister Frog. Created when Chet Helms' productions relocated from the Avalon Ballroom. Open 13 June 1969 - 1971. Subsequent repairs forced the club to shut down for a little while, but the owners tried to keep it going for a few months more until closing it for good. Everybody who played there sounded like shit. Couple of quickies. A first printing complete and a second [23] Starting in August 2013, the building was used as the residence and principal filming location for The Real World: San Francisco (2014).[24]. It originally housed a dance school, and then served as the galleries of Butterfield & Butterfield auction house. According to the band's Leigh Stephens, the Matrix recording convinced the group that they needed to pare down to a trio. What a place. Date 1966 660 Great Hwy. A Liquid light show was often provided by "Diogenes Lantern Works. Family Dog Productions, which had offices on Van Ness. That band turned out to be the Jefferson Airplane, and they were the first group to play the club. On opening night, a publicist convinced local jazz critic Ralph Gleason to come to the show. Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, February 19, Fillmore Auditorium, "Earthquake," Bo Diddley, Big Brother & the Holding Company, August 12 & 13, Avalon Ballroom, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, March 25 - 27, Fillmore Auditorium, "The Head," Grateful Dead, Mother Earth, September 22 & 23, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band, May 17 - 19, Avalon Ballroom, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Lee Hooker, Miller Blues Band, March 22 - 23, Avalon Ballroom, "Triplets," Jerry Steig & the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, The 4th Way, Alexander's Timeless Bloozband, March 29 - 31, Avalon Ballroom, "Girl in the Red Circle," Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, January 27 & 28, Avalon Ballroom. Tier upon tier of seats rise to the galleries, while at their base are the swimming tanks. members of the extended Family Dog tribe not only resulted in the 1969 Ratha event at 660 Great Highway and the earlier Avalon Ballroom show, but . From 1966 to 1968 The Family Dog produced a series of rock posters used to advertise their weekly concerts at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. $160.00, FD-97Siegal Schwall1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, FD-96Quicksilver MessengerMouse & Kelley1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price (Martinez then started the classy waterfront restaurant Ondine.). First, Friends and Relations, not Relationships. 1 mailer NM- on front, insignificant tape pull at very upper 1/8" on back, $25.00; 1 VG+ mailer with tack hole top center, $15.00; 2 NM copies . A few months later on September 7, 1907, after extensive remodeling and just prior to reopening, the most resplendent and beloved of all Cliff Houses burned to its foundation. The site was at the former Edgewater Ballroom, part of the Playland At The Beach complex. The recognized Family Dog poster series is 147 posters, comprised of all the Fillmore and Avalon posters, and 3 of the Denver dog posters that were numbered . Fascinating history of that area of San Francisco, thanks for putting this together. March 12, 1971, the building became the "Friends and Relationships Hall", another short-lived concert venue. var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. When police caught wind of the plans, they attempted to force the halls owners to shut it down. Edit your search. Free shipping for many products! Hannan and Corry Arnold created the Chicken on a Unicycle website, a one-stop source for information on the Bay Area's live music scene during the '60s. I thought I'd add it because it's something interesting that happened in San Francisco about 37 years before the. Avalon Ballroom San Francisco: Mari Tepper: Original Poster: N/A AOR 2.341: The Doors The Animals In June of 1907 the Cliff House was leased to John Tait of Taits at the Beach, and seven partners. Acid was given our in the cool aid before Mr Frog was projected on a wall. The buckets of laced KoolAid, not so much. $450.00, FDD-6Van MorrisonMouse Signed1967 Poster Family Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FD-35Daily FlashMouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance). Image: Tim Drescher. In 1965, the "Council on Religion and the Homosexual," which brought together gay men and religious leaders, tried to host a Mardi Gras-themed drag party at the hall to raise funds. $350.00, FD-22Grateful DeadStanley Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.2, FD-1Jefferson AirplaneBig Brother1966 HandbillFillmore AuditoriumCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Art by Raphael (Bob) Schnepf, image is # 122 in the Family Dog/Avalon series. He then found a former pizza place in the Marina, signed a lease, and, before opening, enlisted some friends to paint a gigantic mural of the four horsemen on the wall. The Family Dog on The Great Highway, 660 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA The Family Dog was a foundation stone in the rise of San Francisco rock, and it was in operation in various forms from Fall 1965 through the Summer of 1970. . Saw a show there around Christmas 69-or70. The Matrix came to be after Marty Balin convinced three guys he met randomly at a bar to put up $3,000 each for a club he wanted to start. The owners won their permit, and by June of '67, the Straight hosted shows for the Steve Miller Band, Clover (pre-Huey Lewis and the News) and the Grateful Dead, who in the beginning had to bill their concerts as "dancing lessons because the owners didnt yet have the proper permits. Waltham, MA 02453. Soul was simply a melding of two Moby Grape tracks. Picture Information. [19] Acts including George Clinton and P-Funk, Robert Hunter, Arlo Guthrie, and Spearhead performed at the reopened venue. (Photo courtesy of Dennis O'Rourke). . [Skhy], Creedence Clearwater Revival, May 31 - June 2, Avalon Ballroom, "The Sorcerer," Steppenwolf, Charley Musselwhite, 4th Way, Indian Head Band, April 19 - 21, Avalon Ballroom, "One Hundred Six," Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore, Phoenix, February 16-18, Avalon Ballroom, "Charlie Chaplin," Siegal Schwall, Kaleidoscope, Savage Resurrection, March 22 - 24, Avalon Ballroom, "Rorschach Test," Blues Project, It's A Beautiful Day, Nazz-Are Blues Band, April 5 - 7, Avalon Ballroom, "Peyote Bud," Blues Project, Genesis, Taj Mahal & the Blue Flames, March 1-3, Avalon Ballroom, "Lovelady," Love, Congress of Wonders, Sons of Champlin, March 8 - 10, Avalon Ballroom, "The Circus in Common," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buddy Guy, Sun House, February 23 - 25, Avalon Ballroom, Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band, May 17-19, Avalon Ballroom, "Lady with Spaghetti Hair," Youngbloods, Kaleidoscope, Hour Glass, May 24 - 26, Avalon Ballroom, "Giddyap," Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Crome Syrcus, Clover, May 3 - 5, Avalon Ballroom, Van Morrison, Daily Flash, Hair, October 20 - 22, Avalon Ballroom, A Magic Show. Avalon Ballroom's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. [21] In 2012 it became the headquarters of the internet company Wantful.com. Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. Throughout the '60s, folk musicians flocked to Berkeley from around the country to clubs like the Blind Lemon, Steppenwolf and the Cabale, and for over a decade it hosted the Berkeley Folk Music Festival, a major event for the genre. But the Fillmore wasnt the only stage during the Summer of Love. sort by . One huge bonus for bands playing the Matrix was the high-quality recording setup used to capture performances. $220.00, FD-138Steve Miller PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, Regular price Family Dog Values: POSTER by Family Dog and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. This is known as an "image set," for people who love the posters, the music and the culture, but don't . The Avalon was founded . Books for free > > > Feasting with the Family Dog, Part Two. Both Chet Helms and Bill Graham employed many of the same artists to produce the posters . In June 1966, Stanley Mouse returned from Detroit and joined the FD poster design team, which was led by Family Dog Collective co-founder and poster artist Alton Kelley. The Family Dog On The Great Highway opened on June 13, 1969 with the Jefferson Airplane. Family Dog FD 142 Postcard, Avalon Ballroom, 1968, Velvet Underground+. This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15m) wide. The ballroom was designed by local architect, Alfred Henry Jacobs, and constructed in 1911. (The other two colors being black, used for the Grateful Dead's name, and white, used for the skeleton, Family Dog logo and "Avalon.") Also for the uninitiated, "FD-26" means that it was the 26th poster in the series of San Francisco concerts hosted by Family Dog concert promoter Chet Helms, which began in February 1966. 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