Post by darkstar on Jan 24, 2005 19:39:41 GMT
LIVIN' END OPENS FOR THE DOORS - Fort Worth
Teen Fair & Mardi Gras Festival September 3 1967
"WELL THAT'S THE LIVIN' END!"
One of the most interesting moments for The Livin' End was when they played with The Doors in Ft. Worth at Will Rogers Coliseum. This was a large festival that took place from August 26 to September 6 of
1967. The other bands playing were The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, The Standells, The Box Tops, The Grassroots, The McCoys, and Every Mothers Son. Wayland remembers The Electric Prunes as the best
performing band present. The local Texas bands other than The Livin' End were Those Guys, The Exotics, The Jades, and The Chessmen. The Livin' End played two days. They played for about an hour at each
show. The way the festival worked was that there were three stages set up at one time. This enabled the crowd to have continuous music without waiting for each band to set up their equipment. As fate
would have it, The Doors were to follow The Livin' End on the same stage. The Doors were late for the show and thus The Living End were asked to play longer. Finally The Doors arrived. The had to borrow
some of TheLivin' End's equipment because not all of it had arrived.
The Livin End stayed around to hear them, cause they wanted their equipment back. Wayland talked with Jim Morrison. He recalls Morrison as not all there, but still coherent. He came up to Wayland and said "sorry were late". At this time Wayland was backstage
talking to the guy who was running the show. So Jim went up to Wayland put his hand on his shoulder and said they got here late cause they were trying to find some of their equipment at the airport. Morrison was dressed in leather. Wayland said no problem to
borrowing the equipment and for coming late.
Source: www.cicadelic.com/livinliner.htm
Teen Fair & Mardi Gras Festival September 3 1967
"WELL THAT'S THE LIVIN' END!"
One of the most interesting moments for The Livin' End was when they played with The Doors in Ft. Worth at Will Rogers Coliseum. This was a large festival that took place from August 26 to September 6 of
1967. The other bands playing were The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, The Standells, The Box Tops, The Grassroots, The McCoys, and Every Mothers Son. Wayland remembers The Electric Prunes as the best
performing band present. The local Texas bands other than The Livin' End were Those Guys, The Exotics, The Jades, and The Chessmen. The Livin' End played two days. They played for about an hour at each
show. The way the festival worked was that there were three stages set up at one time. This enabled the crowd to have continuous music without waiting for each band to set up their equipment. As fate
would have it, The Doors were to follow The Livin' End on the same stage. The Doors were late for the show and thus The Living End were asked to play longer. Finally The Doors arrived. The had to borrow
some of TheLivin' End's equipment because not all of it had arrived.
The Livin End stayed around to hear them, cause they wanted their equipment back. Wayland talked with Jim Morrison. He recalls Morrison as not all there, but still coherent. He came up to Wayland and said "sorry were late". At this time Wayland was backstage
talking to the guy who was running the show. So Jim went up to Wayland put his hand on his shoulder and said they got here late cause they were trying to find some of their equipment at the airport. Morrison was dressed in leather. Wayland said no problem to
borrowing the equipment and for coming late.
Source: www.cicadelic.com/livinliner.htm