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Amerigo Vespucci

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15. That's the one...

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 11:57 PM

Dec 2011

...here, it was held at Marine World (when it was still on the Redwood City / Belmont border, before relocating to Vallejo).

And you forgot one band...Herman's Hermits! Unfortunately, there was no Peter Noone, just "Lek" Leckenby (original guitarist), the same house band that supported all of the other acts, and somebody singing (no idea who).

"Grass Roots" were also just frontman Rob Grill. He really phoned in his performance, looking disinterested, letting the audience sing half the songs.

One of the big highlights of the show (which I'm sure you'll remember) was Peter Tork nailing Glen Campbell's original guitar solo on "Valleri" note-for-note.

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I saw 3/4 of them live too... Amerigo Vespucci Dec 2011 #7

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