Bob Weir w Steve Kimock and Friends
“Dancing In the Streets > Bird Song > The Other One > Bird Song”
Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley
Friday May 13th 2016
MILL VALLEY CALIFORNIA. Friday May 13th, 2016:
Bob Weir dropped by the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley California on Friday the 13th, 2016, to join Steve Kimock and Friends for most of the 1st set, and the opening of the second set of night two of SK&F’s 3 Night run at the “best little rock n roll club in the country” (plus 1 more set at Wavy Gravy’s 80th birthday on Sunday).
While fans suspected Weir to sit in at some point during the run, since Weir is one of the Sweetwater owners, and a frequent guest at the club, sitting in with a wide range of performers from Jackie Greene to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band… a hint was given in the shows advertising on Facebook that suggested VERY SPECIAL GUESTS for the Friday show…
The lucky people in attendance on Friday the 13th were treated to an excellent performance by what was more or less a RatDog line-up…Kimock and Friends features RatDog members Jay Lane (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keys), Steve Kimock (frequently SK has been RatDog’s lead guitar) and another special guest, Matthew Kelly on harmonica and backing vocals (from the original RatDog Revue line-up). The band was flushed out by the deeply funky Bobby Vega on bass (has BV ever been in RatDog?) and the incredible talent and presence of Leslie Mendelson on guitar and vocals!
SETLIST & VIDEOS: Bob Weir sits in w Kimock and Friends at Sweetwater Friday May 13th, 2016
MILL VALLEY CA – Another magical night with Steve Kimock and friends and VERY Special guests, Bob Weir, and original RatDog member Matthew Kelly! And Sunshine Becker also joined in on a fun, new Jay Lane original, “Ancient Astronauts”.
Bob Weir, Leslie Mendelson – Steve Kimock and Friends “Never Can Tell”
Friday, May 13, 2016
Steve Kimock & Friends
– Jeff Chimenti, Bobby Vega, Jay Lane,
Leslie Mendelson, Bob Weir, *Matthew Kelly, **Sunshine Becker
Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA
Set I
Ice Cream (instrumental)
You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie)
Queen Jane Approximately (BW)
Dancing in the Street* (BW, LM)
Bird Song > (BW)
The Other One > (BW)
Bird Song (BW, LM)
Set II
Blue Bayou (LM, BW)
Nana’s Chalk Pipe
Hillbillies on PCP
To Love Somebody (LM)
Psycho Killer (LM)
Ancient Astronauts** (JL, SB)
Five B4 Funk
E: Waiting for a Miracle (LM)
Scrivener/BB
Queen Jane Approximately – Bob Weir, Matthew Kelley, Steve Kimock and Friends:
Here is an amazing rare clip…. though it’s existence suggest that the whole show is available on video somewhere…
There were only two shows by The Valentines, this clip is from Japan, 8.27.1994 The Valentines – Japan – August 27, 1994
Greatest Story Ever Told
Queen Jane Approximately
Little Red Rooster
Playing In the Band
Baba O’Riley >
Tomorrow Never Knows
All Along the Watchtower
Turn On Your Love Light
One More Saturday Night
THE VALENTINES (Japan):
Bob Weir (guitar, vocals)
Henry Kaiser (guitar)
Vince Welnick (keyboards, vocals)
Bobby Vega (bass)
Prairie Prince (drums)
Ray Woodbury (background vocals “One More Saturday Night”)
Bill Murray (background vocals “One More Saturday Night”)
Here is another song from that show:
I would love to see/hear the rest of this show. Bill Murray singing background on OMSN in Japan?!? That needs to be seen, or it might be lost in translation!
(~);}
UPDATE: One More Saturday Night w Bill Murray has been found!
Then, they played another show, appropriately on Valentines Day 1995. This was a heart-breakingly sweet double set, and one I especially appreciated hearing… I was beginning the process of divorce, and the show came at a perfect time for me. I had this one on cassette and listened religiously for years! It included the (at that time) rare “Cream Puff War”, as well as “It’s a Man’s World” and “Ain’t That Peculiar” in the first set… The kicker for me was the 2nd set closer, “It’s All Too Much” – Vince always did a great job on The Beatles, and this one found it’s way into the Grateful Dead’s Spring 1995 songbook, as did the Al Greene hit “Take To The River”. Well both songs meant a lot to me, especially with my marriage dissolving – and the personal profundity of IATM gave me chills. A year earlier, during a molecularly enhanced Valentine outing with my not yet-ex, she sang that song on the beach to me, and we made a “psychic” request that the Dead, or Jerry band, put it into their repertoire… and then they did. Ain’t THAT peculiar? Thank you Vince! And Bobby, Bobby, Prairie, Henry, and all the other, Valentines!
The Valentines – The Fillmore – February 14, 1995
Set 1:
Introduction
Love’s Made A Fool Of You
Greatest Story Ever Told
Queen Jane Approximately
It’s A Man’s World
Ain’t That Peculiar
Cream Puff War
Set 2:
Introduction
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Playing In The Band
Playing With Fire > Spoonful > Playing With Fire
Take Me To The River
It’s All Too Much
THE VALENTINES (Fillmore): Bob Weir (guitar, vocals)
Henry Kaiser (guitar)
Vince Welnick (keyboards, vocals)
Bobby Vega (Bass)
Prairie Prince (drums)
Danny Carnahan (background vocals)
Robin Petrie (background vocals)
This was the POSTER OF THE DAY a little while back from Wolfgang’s Vault.
They always got good stuff but this one caught DHL’s eye…
Why? Because we love it!
This is not by M-O-U-S-E though, it is by the late Alton Kelley
December 17, 1982 Pyramid Pins, Garberville
Mickey And The Daylites
Barry Melton-lead guitar, vocals
Mike Hinton-lead guitar
Kathi McDonald-vocals
Merl Saunders-keyboards, vocals
Bobby Vega-bass (source: Lost Live Dead)
still looking for a setlist or recordings… if anyone has help with that!
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Not from the same show, but a pretty awesome video of Mickey and the Daylites circa 1986:
Mickey Hart and the Daylights (Wavy Gravy calls them the Twilights, quite high-larious!)
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Full disclosure: the poster above is shared from Wolfgangs Vault, and is a historic collectible. Deadheadland is an affiliate of Wolfgang’s Vault, and as such may receive compensation for any sales that result from clicking the linked image and purchasing the poster. We hope so!
My First incident was an accident – well that is the wrong word… but it wasn’t intentional! I had drove up to the Kaiser, like so many ties before, for a Grateful Dead flavored New Year holiday. I was excited to see Ratdog in combo with Planet Drum.
Drove up with a good friend, had a great room nearby in Oakland, got to town early enough to chill, shower. Later on, while giving out stickers in the park, I met Mark Karan, and that made my day – that he was cruising the shakedown, and that he wanted one of my stickers.
We went in just as String Cheese was doing the opening set, and it was what I expected. I had heard them before on Barry Smolin’s “The Music Never Stopped” show, and thought of them as bluegrass-mountain-rock – and I wasn’t too excited for them. In fact i had turned down one or two chances to see them in the past, so they were not a pull for me. The acoustic set sounded like what i expected (or I fit it to my expectations!) I liked it and had fun, but didn’t plan on staying for their late night set. That was me – others were blown away – the halls were a chatter with “wow, those string cheese guys! I can’t wait for set two!”
I always enjoy Hot Tuna. I missed most of KVHW< because they played in another room in the Kaiser, and I didn’t find it at the right time. I think I was having fun talking to people. And then I made sure I was right up from, “Jerry” side for Ratdog. In the words of the Commander, it got really
molecular for me, in the best of ways. Whatever people say about Ratdog of that period, it worked for me… And it was the first ever “Bury Me Standing” – which at the time I totally thought was about me, (if you know what I mean).
During the set, despite my state, I kept noticing this cute girl dancing on the riser behind me, even smiling at me. In the break between ‘dog and Planet Drum, I got the nerve to talk with her. In the decade since, Tina became one of my best friends, and is the one who nicknamed me happycat! – though that is another story.
Planet Drum rocked it – made me dance and shake everything like crazy – and Carlos Santana joined in – and I remember that it was amazing. An All Star Jam to celebrate the New Year – my memory was that it was grate fun too, but lost focus, too many musicians. I can’t find either of these sets online, I would like another listen.
And then… String Cheese Incident’s second set, a late night exploration. I know many people who claim this as their first Incident. We twirled and danced on the second level of the Kaiser, me and my travel companion Apryl, our friends Emily and Karen and Steve and… and all the others (in fact somehow 20 people crashed in my room that night!) It seemed they played for hours, we were all blown away byt the open heartedness of the sound, and of course found its swirly jams very fun to spin too. We would sit for long times too lost in spacey places, and then we’d be dancing again.
The awakening of our inner cheese, our virginal Incident. String Cheese was the star of the night, and I know many people who got on THAT bus at that stop. I’ve seen many Incidents since then, from small shows at House of Blues, afternoon sets at High Sierra Music Festival, Summer Sessions with Phil Lesh and Firneds, Hulaweens and Sea of Dreams and Hornings Hideout, to the largeness at Rothbury. And I always meet really nice people, and have a great time dancing. The music lifts the heart, honors the spirit and soothes the soul. And it’s made with love.
I really enjoyed last night’s show, 7/23/2010 at Red Rocks, and I am glad they are back. I know some people wish they would tour, and maybe next year they will. For now, Iam grateful they are playing, and even though i couldn’t make it to Red Rocks, I can enjoy it as it happens! Thanks SCI and iClips for doing this broadcast series!
Here are some sets from 12/31/1998 – Ratdog, String Cheese, and KVHW. Enjoy!
