03-16-2025, 10:31 PM
hal wrote:
I saw Lionel Hampton in concert in 1980
I filled the empty spot in a double date for a friend. Never thought to ask where we were going, just figured I was doing him a favor.
The night of we piled into his car and ended up at the St. Francis hotel (San Francisco).
Opening act? Richard Pryor.
Headliner? James Brown.
Talk about falling bassackward into gold...