~ ~ ~  #4  FELT FORUM, NYC  ~ ~ ~

 Sunday, January 18, 1970 -- late show

My fourth show was at the Felt Forum in the Madison Square Garden building, and is my favorite.  Venue capacity was 4,000 to 5,000.  I attended the late show at 10:00 p.m.   It was a bitter cold night with snow on the ground.  I  remember being huddled in line up against the building trying to keep warm, and waiting for the early show to let out so I could get inside.  This ticket was fuchsia in color and had a $5.50 price.

By this time, I knew that when the band went into Soul Kitchen it would be their last song before the encore.  I had a seat on the aisle, and when that song began I immediately left my seat and sped down toward the stage to be in position for the encore.

It paid off, as my elbows were literally on the stage during the encore.  It was very hot - everyone was pushing to be close to the stage and I was being crushed against it.  I was wearing a heavy winter coat -- if I took it off and had to hold it, I would only be able to have one elbow on the stage and be giving up stage frontage.  I thought I was going to pass out from the heat and the crush, but I had NO intention of retreating.  It was a total thrill to be that close.   During the encore Jim danced along the edge of the stage touching many outstretched hands, but sadly, not mine!  John Sebastian joined the band onstage during the encore, which I remembered to be quite lengthy.

Greg Shaw identifies the set list for the late show as:   Roadhouse Blues  <>  Peace Frog  <>  Alabama Song  <>  Back Door Man  <>  Five To One  <>  Celebration Of The Lizard  <>  Build Me A Woman  <>  When The Music's Over  <>  Soul Kitchen  <>  "When I Was Back In Seminary School"  <>  Light My Fire  <>  Rock Me  <>  Close To You  <>  Ship Of Fools  <>   Goin' To New York  <>  Maggie M'Gill  <>  Gloria  <>  "Coda Queen"  <>  My Eyes Have Seen You

note:   Many thanks to Greg Shaw's "The Doors On The Road" book, used as the source for the set list

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