Jefferson Airplane live on the Dick Cavett show..

[GReedDiamond]

...performing extended version of "Somebody To Love" into a jam/abrupt ending.

The band is: Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, David Crosby & Nicky Hopkins.

[BigmanPigman]

1. I saw this a few months ago. They sat and chatted with Dick

after coming back from Woodstock. Stephen Stills has Woodstock mud on his jeans and boots still.

[GReedDiamond]

2. Yes!...those Dirty Filthy Hippies never wash themseves...

...plus, they all freaked out and/or died from LSD addiction!!!

[rampartc]

4. plus, those dirty fucking hippies were right

[CaptYossarian]

24. When Jay Leno came back after 9/11 (and the US was shut down), his first guests

were CSN and John McCain.

When introducing CSN, he said "this proves that patriots come in all shapes and sizes".

There was a great exchange between McCain and Stephen Stills. Stills said, "I tried my best to end the war and get you freed." McCain said, "I know you did and I appreciate that."

It was a great moment that made me laugh and gave me chills.

[rampartc]

25. thanks for that story

here is an oldie .....

[CaptYossarian]

26. I forgot about that lineup.

Thanks.

[rampartc]

3. interesting lineup, but crosby didn't seem to contribute much

here he is with jerry garcia .........

[GReedDiamond]

5. Backup vocals and tambourine, not sure if it was lead tamb, tho...nt

[rampartc]

8. a few airplane numbers w csn connections ..........

[GReedDiamond]

12. Excellent...Thanks!

[rampartc]

16. thanks for putting me in a better time

[GReedDiamond]

17. My Pleasure!

GOTV!! Fuck Trump!!!

[GReedDiamond]

6. These various projects were PERRO sessions...

...Planet Earth Rock & Roll Orchestra.

Including "Blows Against The Empire" by "Jefferson Starship."

[yonder]

7. Thanks, that was fun.

I always liked JA. In the last few years I've come to appreciate Jack Casady's bass playing more and more too. We saw him and Jorma a while back when they came through town. Great show. Shortly after that, I put on Crown of Creation for our bass-playing son when he stopped by. Pleasantly surprised he was.

[GReedDiamond]

9. Jack & Jorma are the best it'll ever get...

...my ears are still ringing from a 1974 Hot Tuna concert at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.

[OAITW r.2.0]

21. Saw Hot Tuna back in the 70's with Papa John Creach

Big Fan of their acoustic music,,,Burgers got a lotta play on the old record player...

[Mick Travis]

10. JA in their prime. Loved Dick Cavett also.

Thanks GRD! Love JA. Got high with Jorma and Jack before a Tuna concert in '74. In '73 had the honor of seeing them with Papa John at an unplanned show at the Dark Horse in Boulder. Saw several versions of JA and JS over the years. Great times and great music.

[GReedDiamond]

11. You totally got it, Mick!

[GReedDiamond]

13. And btw, Welcome To DU!

[Mick Travis]

14. Thank you.

Per Papa John edit, at the bar were only tables. We sat where Papa was playing. He would literally lean over our table with his violin while playing.

The love of my life turned me on to "Blows..." and "Sunfighter" in '72, the year I also proudly cast my first vote for George McGovern.

[GReedDiamond]

15. What a Great Memory!

I'm talkin bout the Papa John thing, not the McGovern thing.

Although I of course would've voted for George too, but I was too young so I couldn't.

[madamesilverspurs]

18. Thanks for the trip!

I have somewhat fuzzy memories of seeing them, maybe at Griffith Park in LA? Hey, it was the '60s...


.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. How awesome is that?

I'm not sure how Cros ended up on stage with a tambourine, but there he was. I didn't know that was Nicky Hopkins on the keys. I don't think he was ever in the band either.

Thanx for posting. K&R

[GReedDiamond]

20. Yeah on the awesome...

...Nicky played live/recorded with JA, as per this example.

[OAITW r.2.0]

22. Nicky got around....

He played with a lot of SF bands in the 70's. Included Quicksilver Messenger Service, NRPS, JGB. Also played with the Who, and the Stones.

I used to read all of the liner notes on my LP's. He seemed to be on all of my records.

[Mick Travis]

23. Tuna, JA and JS

Another thing about the Papa John Tuna concert was that security at the bar wouldn't let the band in, having no idea who they were. We were in the front of the line and shouted out, "They're the band" and eventually they were let in.

I saw JA in one of their later incarnations with all kinds of guest musicians, including Papa John. Unfortunately, Grace must have been high on some serious stuff, because she stunk that night.

Sometime in the late 90's or so I saw that JS were playing at a bar. I went by myself and there were less than twenty people there. Paul Kantner was the only original member, but they played quite excellently. There was a drunk woman who kept requesting "Ride the Tiger", and she even went on stage to talk with Paul, who told her and the audience he wasn't going to play anything newer than 1971. I loved it, but there were some "We Built this City..." lovers who were very disappointed that night.

The day I got high with Jorma and Jack has a story behind it, but I'll save for another time. I just emailed the JA link above to the woman who got us all together for that moment. Also that day met John Sebastien who introduced and played "Welcome Back Kotter" some time before it was on the air.