Doobie Brothers @ Shoreline

[Drunk Monk]

Rock Med is slammed tonight - beyond several small shows, there’s a big soccer game at Levi’s. A call went out help and this seemed like the easiest play.

There are only 6 of us vols. We’re all over 50. No opening act. Doobies gonna play a 2.5 hour set straight. Should be done by 10:30. Projected attendance 5K. Lawn not open.

[Drunk Monk]

3 guitars, keys, sax, 2 drummers. I think only 2 original members. They sound okay. But I’d be hard pressed to separate them from a cover band. 

Crowd is seniors but not as bad as Jazz fest.

[Greg]

I thought Michael McDonald was on this tour.

[Drunk Monk]

Well, that was diverting. The last 40 mins or so were all the hits and crowd was on their feet.

Why can I still remember Doobie lyrics but can’t remember my damn passwords?

We weren’t bothered by any patients. One intake. A few assists to get people to their rides.

Ended up chatting a lot with RMers who weren’t very interesting. Had an impossible burger at employee discount. Thought about Trejo’s tacos (it is taco Tuesday) but decided to go cheap instead.

They’re trying to get me to come back for Odezca which is sold out two nights. Nah. I got tv to watch.

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McDonald is on this tour. His voice is gone tho.
Johnson, Simmons & Mcfee too.
This was the 50th anniversary tour.

[Greg]

Thanks. I keep forgetting.....

I was surprised to learn the Doobie Brother got there start in San Jose. Just learned that this year.

[Drunk Monk]

I knew that. I worked the Doobies many years ago when they participated in The Great Taste of San Jose. That was a foodie street fair downtown. There was no 'backstage' so the space that we used for our medical center was shared with the band as their dressing rooms. They must've said they started in San Jo like a gagillion times. 

Upon reflection, an enjoyable moment last night was when I realized all six of the RM vols were around my age. Usually, the rest of the team is more like Tara's age. 

Also my deadhead tie-dyer friend Jeremy showed up. He tried to scam his way to better parking using the RM delivery ploy, but was denied and word came back to us. alas, deadheads...

[Greg]

You know what also happened Tuesday Night. The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert. You should have worked that one. Sure it was in HelLA, but you were going to travel Vegas for LiB why not be at the Fabulous Forum for that show.

Unlike the London concert, MTV did not stream the concert here in the US. I've caught some bad audience videos that almost make me want to pay for Paramount+.

[Drunk Monk]

The big event at Levi's was Mexico v Colombia. Soccer. Or Futbol. Some sort of foreigner sportsball. 

One of the regular supes who was transferred to that game stopped by at the end of the Doobies to check in. He said that there were a lot of fights. He also said Mexicans like to pee in their empty drink bottles and then throw them from the upper tiers into the audience. Apparently there was a lot of hurled objects.

I was content to do nothing at the Doobies beyond eat snacks.

[Greg]

A wise decision.

[Drunk Monk]

John Hartman Dies: Doobie Brothers Drummer & Co-Founder Was 72
By Greg Evans
Associate Editor/Broadway Critic

@GregEvans5

September 24, 2022 9:04am


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John Hartman, drummer for the Doobie Brothers during the band’s hit-making 1970s heyday, has died, the band announced. He was 72.
No cause or date of death was given.
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“Today we are thinking of John Hartman, or Little John to us,” the band wrote on Instagram and Twitter. “John was a wild spirit, great drummer, and showman during his time in the Doobies. He was also a close friend for many years and an intricate part of the band personality! We send our condolences to all his loved ones at this difficult time. Rest In Peace John.”
Formed in San Jose, California, in 1970, the Doobie Brothers began with the meeting of Hartman and singer-guitarist-songwriter Tom Johnston. Soon joined by singer-guitarist-songwriter Patrick Simmons and bassist Dave Shogren. The group would welcome an ever-shifting aggregation of members over the decades – the Doobies still tour today – most notably singer-keyboardist Michael McDonald in 1975.
In 1971, the group added a second drummer – Michael Hossack – to its line-up, inaugurating the band’s unusual double-drum sound.
Hartman performed with the band from 1970 to 1979, and returned for another stint from 1987 to 1992. During his initial run with the group, the Doobies released a string of hits that would become staples of classic rock, including “China Grove,” “Listen To The Music,” “Jesus Is Just Alright,” “Black Water,” and “Takin’ It To The Streets,” among many others.
In 2020, Hartman and other surviving members of the original group, including Johnston, Simmons and McDonald, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[Greg]

Wow. Was he at this most recent gig at shoreline?

[Drunk Monk]

No. He left the band and returned several times.

As another footnote, tg sent me news of that Odezca show RM asked me to do tonight. It was cancelled because some piece of equipment broke in the load in for Sacto. Maybe they smashed their glitter ball? I dunno. It's like two dudes, one with 2 turntables and a microphone...what could be so critical?

[Greg]

Merc ==> Retro

[Drunk Monk]

[Greg]

Doug Henning for the win. I guess.