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Re: Scott Halpin & Me: Answer to Schrade



Halpin does have a complete video tape of the Cow Palace show, but he does
not show it to anyone because, once again, he does not want to flaunt it.
(Also, he does not want it to fall into the hands of any bootleggers. He
protects it like it's the serum that'll cure AIDS.) The video tape, as I
stated in my original "Halpin and me" piece was shot by Bill Graham and the
Cow Palace people for "insurance purposes" and Scott was lucky enough to get
a copy of that show. The video bit you see in "30YOFMR&B" is from that same
video tape.

Please tell him not to worry about that video being bootlegged (that's how
he got it anyway).  That tape is as common as dirt these days.

I had to chuckle about Bill G "insurance purposes" comment for filming
bands.  I'm sure that is what he told everyone, but I for one think of him
as one of the great bootleggers of rock n roll.  Without him there would be
quite a hole in rock history.  It's seems rare for a video compilation from
60s/70s bands that don't include some BGP footage.

Bruce