tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post6444019705136524121..comments2024-03-28T02:11:12.904-07:00Comments on Hooterollin' Around: May 23, 1968 The Trident, Sausalito, CA: Merl Saunders TrioCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-74312351681464348042011-09-22T16:20:29.115-07:002011-09-22T16:20:29.115-07:00Ralph Gleason really did believe the musical unive...Ralph Gleason really did believe the musical universe revolved around San Francisco and Berkeley, and he didn't even like to venture further West than Golden Gate Park (he once described the Family Dog on The Great Highway as "nearly in San Luis Obispo"). Nonetheless, Gleason did a great job of covering the scene as he saw it.<br /><br />In retrospect, since daily papers were one of the principal, if not only sources for information about newer music, the Bay Area was very well served by excellent music writers in the 60s: Gleason at the Chronicle, Russ Wilson at the Trib and Phil Elwood at the Examiner.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-30874363757059012782011-09-22T13:47:56.751-07:002011-09-22T13:47:56.751-07:00Very, very nice. I agree it's great to get a c...Very, very nice. I agree it's great to get a clean read on Merl, one not contaminated by his connection to Garcia. <br /><br />I was also going through some Russ Wilson stuff in the Trib, and I found one column, at least, in which he is lambasting Gleason (not by name, but it's clearly him) for his San Francisco-centrism. Wilson also seems to have been a big fan of Merl's, as he mentioned him pretty frequently in his column. He frequently emphasizes that Merl spent some childhood in Berkeley, thus asserting his East Bay <i>bona fides</i>.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.com