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In article <4p4qhn$6t2@hpmos.wv.mentorg.com>,
wtucker@wv.mentorg.com (Walt Tucker) wrote:

> I could be way off base on this (I was just a kid at the time), but I think 
> the Vortex concert took place at McGiver State Park (near Estacada).  Jefferson

That's McIver state park.  

> I lived in Astoria, so my info on the Vortex concert is heresay (I was a little

One of the best-kept secrets in the world is Oregon Coast tavern music.
Along about February when there's nothing to do but play, you get some of
the greatest musicians playing for beer.  Astoria used to be really great
for pub crawling for music.
 
> remember the Pypo club in Seaside, which was a magnet for the Portland bands 
> in the '60s.  Paul Revere and the Raiders were frequent guests, being originally 

PR&R played all over.  I caught them at the McMinnville Armory.  Also last
summer at Roseburg's "Music on the Half-shell" series.  They have a Vegas-
style act with props and comedy now.  Once in a while they still play some
good ol' Rock 'n Roll.

> Seaside riots, whose catalyst were a visit by the Hell's Angels.  My parents
> wouldn't visit Seaside for at least six months after that.

Seaside riot.  Singular.  I remember my older brother was heartbroken that
he missed it.  Wow, that's really *early* 60's.
 
> Hmmmmmm.  My time watching the local bands was more in the mid-70s to late-70s.
> Some of the bands that come to mind are Disraeli Gears (late 60's/early 70s),
> BlackHawk County (song: "Oregon, I Can't Go Home"), and Wheatfield (a regional 
> staple for 10+ years).  From a little later on, there was FireEye and, of 
> course, Seafood Mama (who became QuarterFlash).  

That's because there wasn't much rock 'n roll in Oregon in the 60's.  It
was mostly the folk scene, with some pretty good acoustic groups.  Most
of the working bands were swing with a few jazz groups.  Doc Severinson
was from Oregon.  So were The Ventures, but I don't ever remember them
playing here.  I ran into their lead guitarist at the State Hospital in
'68, where he was taking the cure for alcohol and giving guitar lessons.

The Sawtooth Mountain Boys ( Sawtooth Mountain Volunteers) are still
around from the 60's.

My wife says Hawk and the Randellas.  Hawk was an indian.  Also The
Kingsmen.  

One of my favorite 70's groups was "Phil 'n the Blank Spots", mostly
for the name.  Their music was a kind of campy vocal jazz.  

THC - The Hallelujah Chorus was active in the 70's, and I think they still
play Portland once a year.

In the Salem area Malta/Yalta/Kick has been around for years.  Everybody
has real jobs now, but they still play together.  The bass player was
one of the greats, but he died of cancer about a year ago.

> Late-70's local hot-spots
> were the Earth Tavern, Foghorn/Wreck of the Hesperus, Pigeon-Toed Orange Peel,
> and some big warehouse on the east side I can't remember the name of right
> now.

Euphoria used to be hot.  I remember Bonnie Raitt doing a whole month there
in about '74.  

My vote for the Oregon musical happening of all time was a thing called
"The Festival of Life" that happened at Gill Colliseum (OSU) in 1970.
The acts were Paul Butterfield, Buffalo Springfield, Steve Miller, and
The Youngbloods.  Admission was $7.00, with festival seating and the floor
open for dancing.  

My vote for the worst concert of all time is a tie between The Beachboys
(OSU 1968), who were too stoned to play their own music, and Creedence
Clearwater, (Portland 1969) who played 3 songs and walked off.

Dates are from memory and may be a year or two off.

-- Larry