Fritz Poster

[jadegypsy]

First no I don't have the origional.
But I was flipping through a book I bought for my dad caled "The Art of the Fillmore" and on one of the posters was the band name Fritz circa 1970. It's on page 193, no pic of the band tho. They shared the bill with Chicago. Just thought it was kinda neat since I had no idea Fritz played the Fillmore West. I am of course assuming there was only one Fritz in 1970

[seeker007nmss]

I have the original. Its is blue with a skeleton on it. It also came in a postcard size. (it came as a dual postcard with one on on side and a different non fritz show on the other. Only fritz poster I am aware of. Stevie had mentioned opening in Filmore around that time. It's too big for my scanner, so I will put up just the postcard which is a tiny version of the poster. The second is the two postcards still together (harder to find)
The postcards were used as the mailer for announcing shows. The third scan is the back.
seeker007nmss

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by seeker007nmss

I have the original. Its is blue with a skeleton on it. It also came in a postcard size. (it came as a dual postcard with one on on side and a different non fritz show on the other. Only fritz poster I am aware of. Stevie had mentioned opening in Filmore around that time. It's too big for my scanner, so I will put up just the postcard which is a tiny version of the poster. The second is the two postcards still together (harder to find)
The postcards were used as the mailer for announcing shows. The third scan is the back.
seeker007nmss

TOO COOOOOOOOL!!!~

brightest stevie blessings~
jill

[jadegypsy]

seeker007nmss: yup thats the one, I have no way to post pics, so glad someone else did. Thats really cool you have the origional , those posters are difficult to find, my Dad has few origional posters, mostly the Family Dog (promoter of the time) kind.

[javier]

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

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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[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by javier

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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i personally wanna thank u 4 the little tidbits u have given us about fritz, it is SO PRICELESS 2 us fans, i really appreciate it sooooo very much!!!~ i really hope 2 hear more!!!~

brightest stevie blessings~
jill

[javier]

Originally Posted by GODDESS6

i really hope 2 hear more!!!~

jill

Hey, so many incredible things have happened to S&L, it would certainly make for a great movie, if somebody out there were to write the screenplay, . . .
But please don't get Jessica Simpson to play Stevie, or Benicio Del Toro to play me! (Just kidding)

[flyfirefly]

Doesn't anyone else think Jessica Simpson favors Stevie? I can just see her belting out a good "Sisters of the Moon" as we speak.

Anyway, I don't think anyone Hollywood picks will justify the fans' expectations.

[jadegypsy]

Wow! Thanks for all that cool info, javier! I was just looking through the book and the thought occured to me, so neat to have the story behind it. It would be really cool to have a recording of it, but did they even make recordings of the Fillmore performance that night?

[amber]

Originally Posted by flyfirefly

Doesn't anyone else think Jessica Simpson favors Stevie? I can just see her belting out a good "Sisters of the Moon" as we speak.

Anyway, I don't think anyone Hollywood picks will justify the fans' expectations.

Yeah, she does, but not in spirit - I would want Gwen to play her if someone famous had to. Lots of charisma, but perhaps a different kind...
AMber

[EnchantedSLN]

Here is a poster for Big Brother & The Holding Co. that includes Fritz (billed as "Raybyne Memorial Band") as well. I've seen a couple Jefferson Airplane posters that list them also.

[javier]

Originally Posted by EnchantedSLN

Here is a poster for Big Brother & The Holding Co. that includes Fritz (billed as "Raybyne Memorial Band") as well. I've seen a couple Jefferson Airplane posters or that list them also.

Holy Canoli!! I haven't seen that poster myself! Thanks for having a good eye!! This is quite a surprise. Impressive! Geez, I suppose if someone found all of our concert posters they'd have quite a collection!!! I have a coupla big ones from the Lodi Grape Festivals we played at, but they're kinda chewed up (by time).

[javier]

Originally Posted by javier

I have a coupla big ones from the Lodi Grape Festivals we played at, but they're kinda chewed up (by time).

Too big for my small scanner, I'm afraid. And also too big to post here. My file is 693.2 KB and the Penguin limit is 100 KB. Sorry. But alas, I think you can find a poster like this at the Q&A.

[seeker007nmss]

Thanks for all the info! More info the better!

Seeker007nmss

[seeker007nmss]

Found another Fritz poster.