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Originally Posted by seeker007nmss
I have the original. Its is blue with a skeleton on it. It also came in a postcard size. Only fritz poster I am aware of. Stevie had mentioned opening in Filmore around that time. The second is the two postcards still together (harder to find) seeker007nmss
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Yep, I can attest to its authenticity. Its incredible that this Fritz memorabilia pops up now! Been a long time since I've seen that poster. Sure would be nice if we could get our hands on the recording that was made of our performance! That would be quite a memorable item.
The other group ahead of us was Family (Great Britain) but we smoked them! I'd mentioned on the Penguin Q&A that Fritz played four nights at the Fillmore (March 26-29, 1970); this was definitely one of our high spots.
I remember one night after we'd finished the set (@Winterland) and as Linds, Stevie and I were coming off the stage, we ran into drummer Danny Serafin of Chicago who chimed, "Nice set," and told us he expected to hear more from the group. That was a real boost! It gave us renewed self-confidence as a professional band. Playing the Fillmore is like a rite of passage for any group.
Our manager at the time was working for Graham's Maillard Agency and had kept from us the fact that Bill Graham was expressing interest in the group. Our trusty manager put him off, telling Graham we were already signed to professional management. Thereafter, he (who was moving to CMA in the Southland) got us signed to his cronies at Associated Talent Management in Los Angeles by threatening to abandon the group if we didn't go along. He lied to us that this was our "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity! Had we known about Graham's offer, ...well, that's another story.
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