I was a young marine stationed at Kaneohe MCAS. Thank you Like Rodney said, it was new years, so was hard to deviate from tradition, but I went to one and only one of those festivals, the one with Santana and Buddy Miles. Collectors item for sure, keep it flat and protected. My memory of this event, 48 years ago, still brings a smile to my wrinkled face. Stations on Mount Tantalus, Fort DeRussy, and Fort Ruger, which rested at the foothills of Diamond Head and controlled the craters firepower, had the capacity to calculate the position of a ship, without radar. back in the day. I was there in 76. Email: deoqv@yahoo.com. But that sounds awesome. OOPS! crater festival 1978 lineup - ndkbeautyexpertin.de I went to 3 of them in 1975 and 1976. Next. One of the best days ever. We climbed the crater New Years night before concert. Doug Rivera from Glass Candle! The one that stood out most to me was the 77 concert with Journey and Detective. I played on stage first thing in the morning at the 1971 Festival. The sound of this music playing in the crater was totally a trip. Aloha, Brah! i was a little young for the crater festivals when they first started, probably still a little young when they ended! John Griess, Hi Donny I have a 72 among other years available for sale. The crowd was huge and the music was unbelievably great. Please send them to soulo001@outlook.com Then it showed this guy randomly jump in front of a moving car for no reason all all even though he hadnt used drugs for a couple of years because he used them before. I got the cassette tape and played it until it squealed and got tangled up in my tape player. Hows it going. Little River Band I was there too awesome show by all although much of the day we were in a FOG of one sort or another. I hoped that they would have continued until I was, but it did not. Ox with Pauline was awesome at The Point, later hooked up at Don Randis in No. you DA MAN! I was there for the fire.. wasnt too exciting..just a bunch of brush burning wow.. what a day I went in 75 and both in 76. Makaha Sons Of Niihau That wahine in the bikini (above) better be pregnant. Being an avid concert goer since early 60s in CA, you can guess how excited I was to hear about The Crater. The festivals were a sign of the 1960s' live-and-let-live times. Eventually, however, the festivals fell out of favor with the state's bureaucrats. I was there and have the 1974 poster. They tore up the course with unreal scores. KKUA 1975 ORIG DIAMOND HEAD CRATER SUNSHINE FESTIVAL - eBay The wind blew the music throughout the crater it was unreal. 1986strat@gmail.com. In 1908, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used mules and soldiers to build the trail that currently guides visitors in a zigzag up the mountainside, up to two steep flights of stairs, through a tunnel and up a spiral staircase that once housed a four-level Fire Control Station (that oversaw tactical battle operations). I worked at Thayers at that time I think Kip went to the sound company that was providing the PA system for the concerts we were renting a lot of the equipment to the bands so we were onstage moving crap around between acts. There was no entrance fee, craft makers were free to set up shop, no cars were allowed in the crater, and all the food sold had to be vegetarian. How Van Halen Conquered the Texxas Jam (Photos & Video) Great music, always a band on one stage or another. Thank you. )as well. The only one I really remember is Dr. Hook. Me and my two friends would catch the Bus just to go there. Diamond Head was once home to dryland forests and a wetland lake that swelled to cover half the craters floor during heavy rains, attracting a variety of waterbirds. I myself only made it to a few crater festivals. Admission was free, and appearing live at the mic were none other than the likes of Santana, Journey, Jefferson Airplane, and Fleetwood Mac, along with local musicians Cecilio & Kapono and Makaha Sons, interwoven with the Hare Krishnas leading the crowd in chanting accompanied by drums and cymbals, as well as appearances by Cheech & Chong. Buddy Miles and Santana.took acid for the first time.Freaked Out and had to leave. Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. I think I remember you. The line up was Cecilio and Kapono, War and Little River Band. Glass Candle was doing what I wanted to do as a young man. but we was sure that was him. LOL!! People poured in through the entrance tunnel and via unofficial trails over the rim. By 1979, a state-appointed citizen's task force asked the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to ban the festivals. Memories. . They threw it to put together enough money to fund a study on the ambulance service in Hawaii, which then led them to start the first paramedic service there. With John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Dylan Baker, Megan Stevenson, Matthew Del Negro, Brad Leland. lol. Then the Canoe Club joined us. hashish, buddha stick, super, Acapucco Gold. It was wild seeing something like that happening. Met up with Ira Nepus at a Diana Krall gig at the Hollywood Bowl and spoke with but lost track of Rob Shinoda. You can contact me at soulo001@outlook.com Im 70 now Aloha. As usual I have vague memories of the 60s-70s concerts. I think my friend Autumn might have sat in with you a time or two over the years. Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. With these changes, however, there are no signs left of five heiau (or ancient temples) that once dotted the land. But, had to leave, be responsible and go to work ( Bobbie McGees, remember it?) Have memories too numerous and too long to mention in this reply. It is the only one I have ever seen for sale that was signed by himand dated 1974 as well. A Hui Hou. My first concerts were at the Waikiki Shell where Peter, Paul, and Mary performed a few consecutive summers. I was at nearly every one of them, New Years and July 4. I just googled the lyrics you listed. lived on paoakalini two doors down from the original free clinic. ), For some strange reason, one of the headline acts was David Carradine & Barbara Seagull Hershey. Sunday, June 10, 1973 - Diamond - Territorial Airwaves | Facebook Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features In the morning the rain made it cold & by noon the sun made it blistering, but we had a great time. I was stationed @ Pearl 71-72,and attended the 72 festival. Poster is by John Isara. Getting back down was a trip. I just went through some old Super8 films my dad as I was growing up, and found on he took at the Jan 1, 1972 crater festival. Last time I was responsible!!!
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