Re: what ever happend to ......?
Date: February 12, 2005 20:52
A friend of mine back in the mid-eighties was originally from the Woodstock area of NY. He owned a jewlry/head shop up there during the 60's and 70's. He would always mention all the famous musicians he was personal friends with from up there, including Dylan and the members of The Band. I always kinda took his stories with a grain of salt.
Well one day he tells me that Rick Danko and some friends were playing at The Lonestar Cafe in NYC and asked me if I wanted to go. Of course I agreed figuring it would certainly put to rest if he really knew all these guys.
Sure enough when we arrived at The Lonestar we were escorted upstairs to the "backstage room." We walked in and he was greeted with warm hugs and handshakes from Rick, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Dylan (who was so out of it he could barely stand up), and Steve Forbert.
I was impressed to say the least. The show of course was really good. Forbert also got up for a tune, but Dylan remained in the audience at a table upstairs.