Comments on: Goin’ South with Bob Segarini

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:29:25 +0000

I am a Disco Sucks fan! How sad it was to go to a fav place only to find a dj instead of a great band, or the doors locked forever. The pure-plastic energy. It felt like the end of an era, and looking back it was. A few good songs didn’t make up for the loss of atmosphear, friends, love, and feelings of perfection that had been there, what seemed like, just a few weeks before!!! Thanks for threading it together Bob! Toni Reno, NV

By: Jim Chisholm in Campbell River

Jim Chisholm in Campbell River — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:47:08 +0000

As always, your perspective is right on the money. BTW, did you see The Allman’s on Jimmy Fallon’s show last night? Back at the end of the summer of 1971, I saw them with Duane at Place Des Nation in Montreal. For me it was a watershed moment and made me want to take guitar seriously again after a dim period of little direction. Not long after that show I heard the first excited words on CHOM FM refering to a band called The Wackers. In a matter of days or weeks, David Bowie was vying for attention on the radio and Duane died in the motorcycle accident. Big ch ch changes indeed. Thanks again for the flashbacks.

By: Don Lamont

Don Lamont — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:49 +0000

Another great southern band around the same time were the Outlaws. Saw them open for Elvin Bishop in Sunrise Fla. in 1971. They played their epic ten minute tune High Tide and Green Grass and blew the place away.Awesome double lead stuff.They never reached the hieghts of the Allmans, Skynard etc. but were a helluva bunch of southern guitar slingers.

By: Mark Vukovich

Mark Vukovich — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:16:11 +0000

Bob..Went to the Allman Bros Band concert at Winterland in late 69′ or early 1970..Marshall Tucker was the middle act..the opening band was a little known (at that time) band called Lynyrd Skynyrd..it was one night worth remembering..!

By: Lisa McDonald

Lisa McDonald — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:01 +0000

An excellent read Bob, thanks.
I never tire of the 70s
and knowing how the role of radio
played such a big part in us getting to hear
some of the best music ever made.
I grew up on CHUMAM and CKOC but I remember
switching to CHUMFM when my tastes matured.
I also remember switching to Q107
when CHUMFM went lame.
I still don’t listen to CHUMFM.
But I still listen to the Mighty Q, occasionally.
I miss CHUMAM.
The Duane gun story is hilarious.
And it’s always nice
to see the face of Richie Havens.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Havens in ’98
and saw him perform in the Poconos mountains.
At another performance,
I sat inches from Richie’s feet which
peaked out beneath his flowing robe.
An absolutely beautiful man.

By: Frank Gutch Jr.

Frank Gutch Jr. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:34 +0000

I’m going to have to dig out my interviews with the members of another Capricorn act, Cowboy. One of the guys described the studios at Macon, the famous building-within-a-building (Muscle Shoals’ studios were like that, or am I mistaken?) and the band recording there, but maybe that was a rehearsal. If those tapes existed, that would be something! And don’t think the Allmans became super hot overnight. I order the record at a small head shop in Lakoe Oswego, Oregon and it took three weeks for them to get it. Distribution, as I have said before, was very regional in those days.