My First Big Concert

Thanks to the magic of the internet, I found this flyer on the back of what was a WTAC music survey. I always remembered seeing Chuck Berry at the Saginaw Civic Center and another group that was amazingly loud, but I couldn't remember when this was. Well, thanks to this survey the exact date was Wednesday January 16,1972. For $3.00 I saw Chuck Berry the MC 5, Teegarden & Van Winkle, plus Mitch Ryder and Detroit. I had completely forgotten about Mitch Ryder til I saw this info. If my memory serves me correctly that is who I actually went to see.........And all for $3.00 can you believe it.........

Tuffy

Who says, I'm not a dog lover. Here is a photo of my dog Tuffy taken in the Fall of 1963 In the background is Plettenburgs house. Yes he was a handsome dog.... Thank You

Masonic Temple

Here is an old photo from 1967 of an imposing looking structure in downtown Saginaw. The Old Masonic Temple, but whats more interesting to me, is the sign at the left side of the picture. Actually this is where I bought my first car ( Blunt Motors ) a 1963 Corvair for 150.00. If you could see the front of the sign it said "Don't Hunt See Blunt". Sadly Blunt Motors is no longer in business and the Masonic Temple no longer exists
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Honda 305 Scrambler

Keeping with the retro theme, here is the bike that ignited the bike craze in the sixties, although one might argue it was actually the Honda 90.But I didn't have a picture of that version.

Daniels Den... Just one more !!!!

Here is a photo of a group called the Paupers who also played at the Den. In Fact,I believe they attended Arthur Hill. Possibly the same time I was at St Andrews. I thought they were a very good group They had a great stage presence and I thought they would go places.....

Daniels Den #3

I saw a lot of great local groups at the Den. One of my favorites, pictured here is "The Excels" who I believe were from Alpena. Another Group I enjoyed back then was the Playboys who later became "The Bossmen"

Daniels Den #2

Speaking of the Den, who can forget paying a quarter at the door then immeadiatly handing your ticket to Officer Ed, who instantly checked you over getting as close as possible so he could casually check your breath. Check out the five rules posted on the wall.

Daniels Den

After an incredibly boring vacation during the holidays, In which I spent an inordinate amount of time surfing the web. I found some old photos from the past. Perhaps these photos will bring back some good memories to you old timers. The first photo is of the Den. Many nights I remember seeing crowds lined up like this in front of the Den, usualy we were cruising or racing by in Kremers 57 Chevy. We normally did this a few times before parking and going in.

My Top Albums

Back sometime ago, I promised to post my top 10 albums. After studying this for quite a long time I had narrowed it down to about 75 albums. But just recently I ordered a new app for my Iphone which allowed me to access which albums I listened to the most. The results were interesting if not slightly suprising. Here are the results......













1 Everything Playing, The Lovin Spoonful 77 hrs
2 Four Sticks, Led Zeppelin 65 hrs
3 Pet Sounds, Beachboys 58 hrs
4 Ram, Paul McCartney 49 hrs
5 Let It Be, The Beatles 47 hrs
6 Layla, Derek & the Dominos 46 Hrs
7 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 45 hrs
8 Harvest, Neil Young 41 hrs
9 Teaser & the Firecat, Cat Stevens 40 hrs
10 Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin 39 hrs