Boz Scaggs concerts 1967-2011 (incomplete)

Boz_Scaggs_SpotlightI had this need to find out if I had ever seen Boz Scaggs, and what the venue was. As I suspected, I had, in 1972, according to the Boz Scaggs Music Community website at http://www.bozscaggs.org/, though it had expired; I retrieved the information from the Wayback Machine. The Facebook page associated with it hasn’t been updated since 2010.

I didn’t put the info together, it’s not mine, and I can’t verify the entries. But it seemed a shame that the listing was inaccessible. So if anyone wants to take and expand this roster, it’d be fine with me. And if the BSMC objects, please let me know.

1967
1967 Jun 17 Monterey Pop Festival Monterey, CA w/ SMB, Canned Heat, Janis, Country Joe, Al Kooper, QMS

1969
1969 Please Submit Awalt High School Mountain View, CA
1969 Feb 21 Petersen Gym, SD State University San Diego, CA Quicksilver, Robert Savage
1969 May 15 Cal State Hayward Hayward, CA Ike & Tina Turner, Elvin Bishop
1969 Oct 17-19 Piedmont Park Music Festival Atlanta, GA ABB, Mother Earth, Joe South, Jackie Wilson

1970
1970 Please Submit KRON Channel 4 San Francisco, CA First live quadraphonic broadcast of a concert performed in TV studio
1970 Please Submit Frenchy’s Hayward, CA Either 1970 or 1971
1970 Please Submit University of New Hampshire Durham, NH It’s A Beautiful Day, Steve Miller
1970 Jan 7-11 Whiskey A Go Go Hollywood, CA
Fleetwood Mac
1970 Jan 14-15 The Matrix San Francisco, CA
1970 Feb 12-14 The Matrix San Francisco, CA Steel Mill (Bruce Springsteen) opened
1970 Mar 17-21 The Matrix San Francisco, CA
1970 Mar 27 Capitol Pavilion Olympia, WA Cold Blood, Lovecraft
1970 Mar 28 Seattle Arena Seattle, WA Cold Blood, Lovecraft
1970 April Springer’s Ballroom Portland, OR
1970 Apr 19 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA Billed as Frank Zappa and the Hot Rats
1970 May 2 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA Tull, Boz replaced Fairport Convention,Sant ‘n Pepper
1970 Jun 19-20 Civic Auditorium Honolulu, HI Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, John Lee Hooker
1970 Jun 27 Euphoria San Rafael, CA Ike & Tina, A.B. Skhy
1970 Jul 31 – Aug 3 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA It’s A Beautiful Day & Elvin Bishop
1970 Sept Intermedia Studios Boston, MA
1970 Sept Carnegie Hall NYC, NY Lee Michaels
1970 Sept 3-6 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA Johnny Winter & Freddie King
1970 Sept 16 Abraham Lincoln High Auditorium San Francisco, CA BS & Band, Elvin Bishop, ToP, Naked Lunch, KOOL Radio Benefit
1970 Sept 20 Swing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA Santana, Bread – SOLD OUT
1970 Sept 26 Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Ike & Tina, L. Russell, Bo Diddley
1970 Sept 27 [Sunday] Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA Ike & Tina (Direct Productions)
1970 Sep or Oct Bear’s Lair – UC Berkeley, CA Mimi Farina
1970 Nov 5-8 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA Frank Zappa, Ashton Gardner Dyke
1970 Nov 29 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA Delaney & Bonnie, Boz Scaggs & Redwing
1970 Dec 18-19 Pepperland San Rafael, CA Chuck Berry & Sir Douglas Quintet
1970 Dec 31 Fillmore West [New Years Eve] San Francisco, CA Cold Blood, Elvin Bishop, Stoneground, Voices of East Harlem

1971
1971 Please Submit Diamond Head Crater Honolulu, Hawaii
1971 Jan 29-30 Pepperland San Rafael, CA Cold Blood & Stoneground
1971 Feb 10-11 The Matrix San Francisco, CA
1971 Feb 25-28 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA New Riders of the Purple Sage,James & The Good Bros
1971 Apr 2-4 Pepperland San Rafael, CA
Taj Mahal, Grootna, Lamb
1971 Apr 16 & 17 Fillmore East NYC, NY J. Mayall, Joe’s Lights, Randall’s Island
1971 May 1 Meehan Auditorium Brown University Providence, RI Laura Nyro, Poco, Gordon Lightfoot, ShaNaNa
1971 May 7 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Beach Boys, Taj Mahal
1971 May 30 Michigan State Fairgrounds Detroit, MI J. Winter, ABB, J Geils, B Seger
1971 Jun 6-7 Springer’s Ballroom Portland, OR Brown Sugar – Sunday, River – Monday
1971 Jun 17-20 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA Tower of Power and Mason Proffit
1971 Jun 30 Fillmore West Closing San Francisco, CA Cold Blood, Flamin’ Groovies, Stoneground
1971 Jul 5 [Start] Fillmore MOVIE – Tamalpais Theatre San Anselmo, CA [The Last Days] Santana, GD, Tuna, QMS, Lamb, Day, Blood
1971 Jul 9 Rainbow Ballroom Fresno, CA General Admission $3.00
1971 Aug 19 [Air Date] Good Vibrations From Central Park NYC, NY [Network Special] Beach Boys, Kate Taylor, Carly Simon, Ike & Tina
1971 The Fall Sacramento State University Sacramento, CA
1971 Sept 4 De Anza College Flint Center Cupertino, CA Elvin Bishop, Blue Mountain
1971 Sept 10-12 The New Monk [Keystone Berkeley] Berkeley, CA Stoneground, with Glass Harp on Sept 12
1971 Sept 26 State University of New York Stony Brook, NY Beach Boys
1971 Oct 22 & 23 Winterland San Francisco, CA Youngbloods, Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids, Tucky Buzzard
1971 Nov McCarter Theatre Princeton, NJ
1971 Nov 12 Philharmonic Hall [Avery Fisher] NYC, NY Seals and Crofts. Boz was the opening act.
1971 Dec 10 Sacramento State College Men’s Gym, Sacramento, CA Boz Scaggs, Redwing & Stuart Little
1971 Dec 19 Pacific High Studios FM Broadcast San Francisco, CA
1971 Dec 31 [NYE] Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA
Elvin Bishop, Grootna

1972
1972 Film – Fillmore: The Last Days SF June 30,1971 Santana, Hot Tuna, Cold Blood, QMS, Lamb
1972 May 25 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA Guess Who, Boz Scaggs & Bittersweet at
1972 Jul 4 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield, CA Dave Mason, Uriah Heep, Delta Wires
1972 Jul 16 Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA Steve Miller, Loggins & Messina
1972 Aug Keystone Berkeley Berkeley, CA
1972 Sept 4 Please Submit Long Beach, CA Humble Pie
1972 Sept 2 Sacramento (CA) Memorial Auditorium Humble Pie, Boz Scaggs & Slade at
1972 Sept 23 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA Tracy Nelson
1972 Sept 29 Fox Theatre San Jose, CA
1972 Oct 6 University Ice Hockey Arena Denver, CO Steve Miller (headliner)
1972 Oct 13 Academy of Music NYC, NY Quicksilver Messenger Service headlined, Wishbone Ash opened
1972 Oct 14 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Boz, Foghat Opened for John Mayall
1972 Nov 2 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX Wishbone Ash
1972 Nov 3 Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX Moods of Country Music
1972 Nov 5 Laurie Auditorium San Antonio, TX Wishbone Ash opened
1972 Nov 11 Paramount Theatre Portland, OR Wishbone Ash
1972 Nov 17 Alhambra Theater, Sacramento, CA
1972 Nov 18 UC Davis Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA
1972 Nov 19 Marin Memorial Auditorium San Rafael, CA [2 shows] Sons of Champlin
1972 Nov 22 Please Submit Irvine, CA
1972 Nov 24 1820 Tchoupitoulas New Orleans, LA Quicksilver Messenger Service
1972 Dec 9 Jubilee Auditorium Calgary, Alberta CAN Northwest Project, Michael Palmer

1973
1973 Mar 8 Please Submit San Mateo, CA
1973 Mar 22 Please Submit Lubbock, TX Pot Liquor
1973 Mar 24 Please Submit Stockton, CA Jesse Collin Young
1973 Mar 25 Big Surf Tempe, AZ Foghat & Humble Pie
1973 Mar 27 Denver Coliseum Denver, CO Foghat & Humble Pie
1973 Apr 2 Orpheum Theater Minneapolis, MN
1973 Apr 4-7 Gallery Aspen, C0.
1973 Apr 12 Please Submit Buffalo, NY
1973 Apr 13 Please Submit Woodberry Forest, VA
1973 Apr 14 Duke University Durham, NC
1973 Apr 15 Virginia Comm. College Paul Butterfield
1973 Apr 19 Please Submit Columbus, OH
1973 Apr 20 Please Submit Akron, OH
1973 Apr 21, 23, 24 The Agora Toledo, OH A possible pseudonym of “Juan Menudo and the Iguanas”
1973 Apr 25 & 26 Auditorium Theater Chicago, IL Buddy Miles
1973 Apr 27 Please Submit Cleveland, OH
1973 Apr 28 Mansfield State Mansfield, PA
1973 Apr 29 Overton Park Shell Memphis, TN Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat
1973 May 2 & 3 Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX Whistler
1973 May 4 Music Hall Houston, TX Argent
1973 May 5 U.T. Campus Arlington, TX Argent
1973 May 6 Municipal Auditorium San Antonio, TX Argent
1973 May 8 UCSB (Campbell Hall) Santa Barbra, CA John Buckley [7:30 & 10:00 PM]
1973 May 10 Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Watsonville, CA Stoneground
1973 May 11-12 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley CA (Fri. SOLD OUT – Added Sat. show) Dr. John & Stoneground
1973 May 14 Please Submit San Luis Obispo, CA
1973 May 15 Please Submit Vancouver, BC
1973 May 16 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA
1973 May 17 Please Submit Portland, OR
1973 May 19 Please Submit El Centro, CA
1973 May 21 & 22 Inn of the Beginning Cotati, CA
1973 Aug 24 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Allman Brothers Band
1973 Sept 3 Please Submit Colorado Springs, CO
1973 Sept 5 & 6 Keystone Berkeley Berkeley, CA
1973 Sept 8 Marine World San Mateo, CA Gidion & Power
1973 Sept 9 Rheem Theatre Moraga, CA Stoneground
1973 Sept 14-15 The Matrix San Francisco, CA Dudek, Joachim Young & Tom Salisbury
1973 Sept 16 Please Submit Vancouver, BC
Allman Brothers Band
1973 Sept 19 Forum Los Angeles, CA Allman Brothers Band
1973 Sept 21 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA Allman Brothers Band
1973 Sept 22 Ice Palace Las Vegas, NV Steely Dan
1973 Sept 23 Feyline Field Phoenix, AZ Allman Bros
1973 Oct 7 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium Syracuse, NY John Mayall, Delbert & Glen
1973 Nov 30 UC Davis Freeborn Hall Boz Scaggs & Osibisa at
1973 Dec 2 Humboldt State University Arcata, CA Stoneground
1973 Dec 31 The Cow Palace San Francisco, CA Allman Brothers & Garcia

1974
1974 Submit Tarrant Cty Convention Center Ft. Worth, TX
1974 Submit Syracuse War Memorial Syracuse, NY
Steve Miller, James Cotton
1974 Mar 8-10 Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA Steve Miller Mar. 10 only
1974 Mar 13 Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA
1974 April Richard’s Café Atlanta, GA
1974 Apr 6 Sacramento (CA) Memorial Auditorium
1974 Apr 12-13 Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX
1974 Apr 26 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Steve Miller, James Cotton
1974 Apr 27 UR Stadium – Cherry Blossom Fest Richmond, VA SMB, Dr John, Funkadelics
1974 May 1 Warner Theater Washington, DC Golden Earring
1974 May(ish) UC Field house Cincinnati, OH Cate Bros. Little Feat
1974 May 18 Yellow Rose Convention Ctr San Antonio, TX Steve Miller Band
1974 May 24 TV – The Midnight Special Season 2, Episode 37 You Make It So Hard & Slow Dancer – R. Pryor-Host, Bobby Bland
1974 Jun 1 Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Steve Miller Band & James Cotton
1974 Jul 19-21 Ozark Music Fest Sedalia, MO Eagles,BTO,Starship,Nitty Gritty,T.Nugent,M.Tucker,Lynyrd,Seger
1974 Aug Sacramento Fair Grounds Sacramento, CA Steve Miller, Tower of Power
1974 Sept 7 Marine World/Africa U.S.A. Redwood City, CA Alice Stuart
1974 Sept 8 Cal Expo Grandstand, Sacramento, CA Boz Scaggs, Cold Blood & Tower of Power
1974 Sept 21 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA Allman Brothers Band
1974 Dec 29-31 Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA Minnie Ripperton

1975
10/3/1975 Boz Scaggs & Pablo Cruise at UC Davis Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA
1975 Feb 14 Fair Park Music Hall Dallas, TX Lady Boz
1975 Jun 15 Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp, CA Mountain Aire Festival – P. Frampton, J C Young, Kingfish
1975 Jun 22 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Pointer Sisters, Cold Blood, Elvin Bishop, Pablo Cruise
1975 Aug 21 West Dakota Club Berkeley, CA Jammed with S. Miller, L. Turner, Tim Davis, Dudek, Cipollina
1975 Oct 3 UC Davis Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA – Boz Scaggs & Pablo Cruise
1975 Oct 5 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA Shawn Phillips
1975 Dec 29, 30 & 31 Paramount Theater Oakland, CA ‘A Night To Remember’

1976
1976 Apr 2 Please Submit Chico, CA
1976 Apr 3 Please Submit Stockton, CA
1976 Apr 5-7 The Roxy Hollywood, CA
1976 Apr 8 & 9 Please Submit San Diego, CA
1976 Apr 10 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ
1976 Apr 12 & 13 Please Submit Boulder, CO
1976 Apr 15 Please Submit Austin, TX
1976 Apr 16 Please Submit Dallas, TX Anyone happen to record this show?! Please Contact Us.
1976 Apr 17 Please Submit New Orleans, LA
1976 Apr 18 Please Submit Houston, TX
1976 Apr 20 Please Submit Atlanta, GA
1976 Apr 23 Please Submit Springfield, MA Loggins & Messina
1976 Apr 24 Boston Gardens Boston, MA America
1976 Apr 25 Please Submit Washington DC
1976 Apr 26 Loew’s State Theater Syracuse, NY with a 12-pc Orchestra, Tall dogs
1976 Apr 28 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA
1976 Apr 29 Beacon Theater New York, NY
1976 Apr 30 Please Submit Williamsburg, VA Jesse Collin Young
1976 May 1 Please Submit Cincinnati, OH
1976 May 2 Please Submit Detroit, MI
1976 May 4 Please Submit Cleveland, OH
1976 May 5 Please Submit Columbus, OH
1976 May 6 Please Submit Chicago, IL
1976 May 7 Music Hall Omaha, NE
1976 May 9 Please Submit Minneapolis, MN
1976 May 16 Gardens Auditorium Vancouver, BC Dr. Hook
1976 May 19 Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, CA
1976 May 21 Concord Pavilion Concord, CA Les Dudek [‘Fool’s Gold’ concerts – SOLD OUT]
1976 May 22 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA
1976 May 23 [Sunday] Stanford U Frost Amphitheater Palo Alto, CA Les Dudek [‘Fool’s Gold’ concerts – SOLD OUT]
1976 May 25 Civic Center Santa Monica, CA
1976 May 27 Please Submit Spokane, WA
1976 May 29 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA
1976 May 30 Please Submit Portland, OR
1976 Jun 5 Oakland Stadium Oakland, CA Journey ToP Santana Jeff Beck Nils Lofgren
1976 Summer Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Ashford & Simpson
1976 Jul 9 Rainbow Ballroom Fresno, CA Stoneground
1976 July 24 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles
1976 Jul 25 Schaeffer Stadium Foxboro, MA Fleetwood Mac
1976 Jul 27 & 28 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
1976 Jul 29 Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City, NJ Boz opened for The Eagles
1976 Jul 31 Wollman Rink Central Park NYC, NY Maxine Nightingale
1976 Aug 5 The Bottom Line NYC, NY Boz jams with Tracy Nelson
1976 Aug 6 Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, MN Boz replaces Chicago, Beach Boys, ToP
1976 Aug 7 Rich Stadium Buffalo, NY John Miles Band preceded Elton John
1976 Aug 14 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA Silk Degrees Tour with David Paich and Jeff Porcaro
1976 Aug 21 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
1976 Sept 25 TV – SNL – Episode # 26 Lowdown, What Can I Say Carroll O’Connor, Bernadette Peters, R. Crenna, B. Arthur

1977
1977 The Capital Centre Largo, MD Ashford & Simpson
1977 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
1977 Feb 7 Please Submit Japan
1977 May 5 Texas Hall Arlington, TX Argent
1977 Jun 22 MRF Southern IL University Edwardsville, IL Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
1977 Jun 30 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
1977 Jul 4 Exhibition Stadium Toronto, CAN Fleetwood Mac, Kenny Loggins
1977 Jul 13 & 15 Avery Fisher Hall NYC, NY Show interrupted by blackout rescheduled 2 days later
1977 Jul 16 Boston Music Hall Boston, MA Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
1977 Jul 22 Offenbach Stadthalle Offenbach, Germany
1977 Jul 29-30 Rainbow London, Eng tickets 2.50, 3 & 3.50 pounds
1977 Aug 27 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
1977 Sept 3 Carson City Speedway Carson City, NV CB, Joy of Cooking, Doobie Bros, E Bishop, Stoneground
1977 Nov 16-17 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA
1977 Nov 22 Community Center Arena Tucson, AZ Rick Danko
1977 Nov 30 Tarrant County Convention Ctr Fort Worth, TX Rick Danko
1977 Nov 25 Henry Levitt Arena WSU Activity Ctr Wichita, KS Rick Danko
1977 Dec 3 LSU Assembly Baton Rouge, LA
1977 Dec 4 Southern Mississippi University, Hattiesburg, MS Silk Degrees Tour
1977 Dec 5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS played for 3 hours…cost of ticket only $5.00
1977 Dec 7 Mobile Municipal Auditorium Mobile AL
1977 Dec 10 William and Mary Hall Williamsburg VA
1977 Dec 11 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke VA
1977 Dec 17 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
1977 Dec 30 TV – The Midnight Special “Lowdown” & “Lido Shuffle” Episode 227 – Marilyn McCoo,Billy Davis Jr, Heart, Dave Mason
BOZ SCAGGS ‘DOWN TWO THEN LEFT” TOUR 1977
Original PLAYER: Peter Beckett~Ronn Moss~JC Crowley~John Friesen

1978
1978 Jan 13 Mary Wells at The Palms – Polk Street San Francisco, CA Boz joined Mary Wells for one song
1978 Feb 14 Western Springs Auckland, NZ Dragon
1978 Feb 18 Sydney Showground Sydney, Australia
1978 Feb 24 & 25 Festival Hall Brisbane, Australia Dragon
1978 Feb 28 Memorial Drive Adelaide, Australia Dragon
1978 Mar 3 Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, Australia Dragon
1978 Mar 9 Entertainment Centre Perth, Australia Dragon
1978 Apr Soundtrack – FM Song – “Lido Shuffle”
1978 Jun 8 Agrodome Regina Saskatchewan CAN Little River Band
1978 Jun 9 McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta, CAN Little River Band
1978 Jun 10 Coliseum Edmonton, Alberta, CAN Little River Band
1978 Jun 12 Coliseum Vancouver, BC Little River Band
1978 Jun 13 Coliseum Portland, OR Little River Band
1978 Jun 14 Coliseum Spokane, WA Little River Band
1978 Jun 16 Fair Grounds Boise, ID Little River Band
1978 Jun 17 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT Little River Band
1978 Jun 18 Aladdin Theatre for Performing Arts Las Vegas, NV Little River Band
1978 Jun 19 ASU Tempe, AZ Little River Band
1978 Jun 21 Red Rocks Denver, CO Little River Band
1978 Jun 23 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Little River Band
1978 Jun 24 Civic Center St. Paul, MN Little River Band
1978 Jun 25 Omaha Auditorium Omaha, NE
1978 Jun 27 Pine Knob Independence, MI Little River Band
1978 Jun 28 Summerfest Grounds Milwaukee, WI Little River Band, w/ Glenn Shorrock
1978 Jun 29 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Little River Band
1978 Jun 30 Robin Hood Dell Philadelphia, PA Little River Band
1978 Jul 2 Civic Center Springfield, MA Little River Band
1978 Jul 3 & 4 Cape Cod Coliseum South Yarmouth, MA Little River Band
1978 Jul 6 Nassau Coliseum Hempstead, NY Southside Johnny
1978 Jul 8 Mississippi River Festival Edwardsville, IL Player
1978 Jul 9 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines, IA Little River Band, Eddie Money

1979
1979 Aug 18 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA [Avalon Attractions]
1979 Aug 31 [Fri] Universal Amphitheatre Universal City, CA $11.50

1980
1980 May 16 TV – Fridays – Episode # 5 Breakdown Dead Ahead, JoJo
1980 Jun 6 Soundtrack – Urban Cowboy Song – “Look What You’ve Done to Me”
1980 Summer Universal Amphitheater Universal City, CA
1980 Aug 15 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA Les Dudek on lead for Boz, Greg Kihn Band
1980 Oct 20 Please Submit Japan
1980 Nov 21 Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, MI
1980 Nov 26 Radio City Music Hall NYC, NY
1980 Dec 1 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA

1981
1981 Apr 5 Radio City Music Hall NYC, NY
1981 Dec 26 – Jan 2 Caesars Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, CA Mike Pritchard

1982
1982 May 28 Moscone Center San Francisco, CA Benefit for Vietnam Vets Project – Starship & Country Joe, G. Dead
1982 Jul 31 [Saturday] Caesars Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, NV Cascade Showroom

1983
1983 Soundtrack from Two Of A Kind Song – “The Perfect One”
Feat: John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
1983 Oct 10 Osaka Ball Park [Suntory Old Hot Live] Osaka, Japan Joe Walsh & Michael McDonald
1983 Oct 12 Nagoya Ball Park [Suntory] Nagoya, Japan Joe Walsh & Michael McDonald
1983 Oct 15-16 Olympic Pool [Suntory Old Hot Live] Yoyogi, Tokyo, JP Joe Walsh & Michael McDonald

1985
1985 Mar 2 Caesars Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, CA
1985 Mar 15 Budokan Theatre Tokyo, Japan
1985 May 23 Bodega Bay Club Los Gatos, CA Les Dudek is headliner w/ special guest Stevie Nicks

1987
1987 Jun 8 Fort Mason – Aid & Comfort Benefit San Francisco, CA Bobby McFerrin

1988
1988 Jan 23 Kaiser Auditorium (Blues For Salvador) Oakland, CA Garcia, Weir, Santana, ToP, Bonnie Raitt
1988 Jul 24 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan
1988 Aug 31 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
1988 Sept 14 Dallas Dallas, TX
1988 Sept 16 & 17 Slim’s (Grand Opening) San Francisco, CA Delbert McClinton, Katie Webster, Anson Funderburg
1988 Nov 23 TV – David Letterman Show # 1061 Candice Bergen, Jon Lovitz, Sammy Figueroa

1989
1989 Movie: INDIGO Never completed Indigo Boz plays a police detective. Lisa Sliwa, Aldo Ray

1990
1990 May 6 N.O. Fair Grounds – Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA Robben Ford on lead for Boz, SRV, Harry Connick, Dr. John
1990 Please Submit Beacon Theater NYC New York Rock &Soul Revue

1991
1991 Mar 1 & 2 Beacon Theatre NYC Recorded New York Rock & Soul Revue
1991 Sept 15 SF Blues Fest – Great Meadow – Ft Mason San Francisco, CA BB King’s Birthday w/ Robert Cray, Bobby McFerrin

1992
1992 Mar 21 The Pyramid Memphis, TN Boz was billed with Michael McDonald on the tickets
1992 May 3 Fair Grounds – Jazz & Heritage Fest New Orleans, LA Carole King, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Memphis Horns 25th Anniversary
1992 Aug 14 Riverport St. Louis, MO New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 15 Riverbend Music Ctr Cincinnati, OH
New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 16 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 18 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 19 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 21 Great Woods Boston, MA New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 23 & 24 Jones Beach Long Island, NY New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 25 Garden State Arts Ctr. Holmdel, NJ New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 26 Blossom Music Ctr. Cleveland, OH New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 28 Deer Creek Indianapolis, IN New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 29 Poplar Creek Chicago, IL New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Aug 30 Pine Knob Detroit, MI New York Rock & Soul Revue
1992 Sept 6 Paul Masson (Mt. Winery) Saratoga, CA
1992 Dec 14 Universal Studios Amphitheater Los Angeles, CA Tribute for Jeff Porcaro

1993
1993 Mar 28 NHK Hall Tokyo, Japan
1993 Jun 5 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA

1994
1994 Mar 17 Austin City Coliseum Austin, TX Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, LouAnn Barton
1994 Apr 7 TV – David Letterman Show # 0139 Kirstie Alley, Calvin Trillin
1994 Apr 23 N.O. Fair Grounds Jazz Heritage Fest New Orleans, LA Jimmy Buffett, Buckwheat Zydeco
1994 Jul 3 Sony Music Studios NYC Columbia Radio Hr. Booker T Session
1994 Jul 12 Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Yokohama, Japan
1994 July 13 Urawa-shi Bunka Center Urawa, Japan
1994 July 22-24 NHK Hall Tokyo, Japan
1994 Aug 10 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
1994 Sept Keswick Philadelphia, PA
1994 Sept 9 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA
1994 Sept 10 & 11 Town Hall New York, NY
1994 Sept 13 Berklee Performing Arts Boston, MA
1994 Sept 15 Park West Chicago, IL
1994 Sept 16 Fox Theater Detroit, MI
1994 Sept 18 The Backyard Austin, TX
1994 Sept 20 Majestic Theater Dallas, TX

1995
1995 Jul 15 Rio Hotel Las Vegas, NV
1995 Jul 17 & 18 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
1995 Jul 21 Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA
1995 Jul 22 Greek Theater Berkeley, CA
1995 Jul 25 The Pier Seattle, WA
1995 Jul 27 Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR
1995 Jul 28 Portland Zoo Amp. Portland, OR
1995 Aug 2 Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH With Slash @ RnR Hall of Fame Museum Opening
1995 Oct 20 Hard Rock Café Melbourne, AUS

1996
1996 Aug 22 Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA
1996 Aug 24 Rose Garden Amphitheatre Portland, OR
1996 Aug 25 Cuthbert Amphitheatre Eugene, OR
1996 Aug 27 Summer Pops Bowl San Diego, CA
1996 Aug 28 Symphony Hall Phoenix, AZ
1996 Aug 30-31, Sept 1 Caesar’s Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV
1996 Sept 2 Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
1996 Sept 4 Wente Winery Livermore, CA
1996 Sept 6 & 7 Villa Montalvo Saratoga, CA
1996 Sept 8 Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA

1997
1997 Tramps-Virgin Records Release Party NYC
1997 Apr Raven Theater Healdsburg, CA
1997 Apr 17 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
1997 Apr 20 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
1997 Apr 22 The Supper Club NYC, NY
1997 Apr 25 TV – Rosie O’Donnell NYC, NY Rosie Perez, Anthony Edwards
1997 Apr 26 [Earth Day] Boston Hatch Shell (outdoors) Boston, MA
1997 Apr 29 The Backyard Austin, TX
1997 Apr 30 Bronco Bowl Dallas, TX
1997 May 2 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA
1997 May 3 Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
1997 Jul 9-11 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
1997 Jul 12 Robert Mondavi Winery Oakville, CA
1997 Jul 15 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA
1997 Jul 17 Union High Auditorium Phoenix, AZ
1997 Jul 18 Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
1997 Jul 19 Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA
1997 Jul 20 Summer Pops Festival San Diego, CA
1997 Jul 22 Wente Winery Livermore, CA
1997 Jul 23 Fox Theater Bakersfield, CA Garrin Benfield
1997 Jul 25 The Pier Seattle, WA
1997 Jul 26 Riverqueen Amphitheatre Portland, OR
1997 Jul 31 – Aug 1 Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater Apple Valley, MN Spider John Koerner
1997 Aug 2 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
1997 Aug 4 Meadowbrook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI
1997 Aug 5 Cain Park Amphitheatre Cleveland, OH
1997 Aug 8 Sunrise Theater Sunrise, FL
1997 Aug 9 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
1997 Aug 10 King Center Melbourne, FL
1997 Aug 11 Florida Theater Jacksonville, FL
1997 Aug 13 Music Fair Westbury, NY
1997 Aug 14 Oakdale Theater Wallingford, CT
1997 Aug 15 Count Basie Theater Redbank, NJ
1997 Aug 16 Keswick Theater Philadelphia, PA
1997 Sept 4 NHK Hall Tokyo, Japan Sponsored by Asahi Super Dry
1997 Sept 5 Please Submit Sendai, Japan
1997 Sept 6 Akasaka Blitz Tokyo, Japan
1997 Sept 8 Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Yokohama, Japan
1997 Sept 10 Please Submit Nagoya, Japan
1997 Sept 12 Please Submit Fukuoka, Japan
1997 Oct 3-5, 7-9 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA
1997 Oct 13-14, 16-17 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA
1997 Nov 1 Dallas Arts District Theater Dallas, TX
1997 Dec 20-22 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
1997 Dec 31 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SFNYE) San Francisco, CA Chris Isaak, Robert Cray, Wilco, Los Van Van

1998
1998 Jan 1 TV-Tonight Show/ABC ‘After NYE’ Hosted By David Sanborn Dr. John, Ricky Peterson, Marcus Miller, Lou Reed, Isaac Hayes
1998 Apr 4 TV – Austin City Limits Performed T-Bone Shuffle, It All Went Down the Drain, Lowdown
1998 May 27 Hartford Meadows Music Theatre Hartford, CT Opened for Stevie Nicks ‘Enchanted’ Tour
1998 May 29 Pine Knob Music Theater Detroit, MI Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 May 30 New World Music Theatre Chicago, IL Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 2 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, OH Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 3 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 6 Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, IN Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 9 Star Lake Amphitheatre Burgettstown, PA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 12 Great Woods Center Mansfield, MA
Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 13 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 14 Jones Beach Theatre Wantagh, NY Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 17 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 19 Blockbuster-Sony Music Ent Centre Camden, NJ Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 20 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge Bristow, VA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 23 GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, VA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 24 & 26 Hardee’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 27 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 28 Marshall Park [Summer Sound Fest] Charlotte, NC Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jun 29 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Birmingham, AL Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 1 Orlando Arena Orlando, FL Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 3 Ice Palace Tampa, FL Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 4 Coral Sky Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 10 Starwood Amphitheatre Antioch, TN Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 11 Riverport Amphitheatre Maryland Heights, MO Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 12 Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, KS Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 13 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 16 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 17 Coca-Cola Starplex Dallas, TX Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 18 Cynthia Woods Pavilion The Woodlands, TX Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 21 Fiddler’s Green Denver, CO Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 24 Desert Sky Pavilion Phoenix, AZ Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 25 MGM Grand Garden Las Vegas, NV Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Jul 27 Universal Amphitheatre Universal City, CA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Aug 2 Garden Theater at Villa Montalvo Saratoga, CA
1998 Aug 7 Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Aug 8 Rose Garden Portland, OR Opened for Stevie Nicks
1998 Aug 10 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA

1999
1999 Feb 20-21 Cotton Auditorium Fort Bragg, CA Benefit for Mendocino Music Festival $35 & $45
1999 Jul Cerritos Ctr for the Performing Arts Los Angeles, CA
1999 Jul 2 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
1999 Jul 6 Meadow Brook Music Festival Rochester Hills, MI
1999 Jul 9 South Shore Music Circus Cohasset, MA
1999 Jul 13 & 14 Keswick Theatre Glenside PA
1999 Jul 22 Grand Casino Tunica Robinsonville, MS Billed as “the master of blue-eyed soul and red-hot blues
1999 Jul 27 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
Fran Snyder
1999 Aug 3 & 4 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
1999 Aug 7 & 8 Villa Montalvo/MW Saratoga, CA SOLD OUT
1999 Aug 10 & 11 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA SOLD OUT
1999 Aug 14 The Nugget Rose Ballroom Sparks, NV
1999 Aug 17 & 18 Villa Montalvo Saratoga, CA

2000
2000 Feb 20 Cotton Auditorium Fort Bragg, CA SOLD OUT
2000 May 19 & 20 Raven Theatre Healdsburg, CA Boz Scaggs Rhythm & Blues Revue
2000 May 28 Strawberry Music Festival Yosemite, CA Boz Scaggs Rhythm & Blues Revue
2000 Jul 9 Robert Mondavi Winery Oakville, CA
2000 Jul 10 & 11 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA
2000 Jul 17 & 18 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2000 Jul 20, 21 & 23 Villa Montalvo Saratoga, CA
2000 Jul 22 Mondavi Winery Oakville, CA
2000 Jul 29 Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA

2001
2001 Aug 11 Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
2001 Aug 12 Performing Arts Center Lancaster, CA
2001 Aug 14 & 15 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2001 Aug 17-19 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Noe Venable
2001 Aug 21 Wente Winery Livermore, CA
2001 Aug 22 Tower Theater Fresno, Ca
2001 Aug 24 & 25 Nugget Casino Reno, NV
2001 Oct Radio – World Cafe WXPN Segment Philadelphia, PA Interview
2001 Oct 9 TV – Late Late Show/Craig Kilborn Performed “Payday”
2001 Oct 20 Aerial Theater Houston, TX
2001 Oct 21 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
2001 Oct 23 State Theater Detroit, MI
2001 Oct 24 Memorial Hall Pittsburgh, PA
2001 Oct 26 Performance Arts Center Reading, PA
2001 Oct 27 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
2001 Oct 28 Warner Theater Washington, DC
2001 Oct 29 TV – Ally McBeal Performed “Payday” & “It’s Over”
2001 Oct 30 Turning Stone Casino Resort Verona, NY
2001 Oct 31 Keswick Theater Philadelphia, PA
2001 Nov 2 Beacon Theater New York, NY
2001 Nov 3 Trump Marina Atlantic City, NY
2001 Nov 4 Oakdale Theater
Wallingford, CT
2001 Nov 6 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Cleveland, OH
2001 Nov 9 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
2001 Nov 10 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
2001 Nov 13 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA
2001 Nov 14 Schnitzer Auditorium Portland, OR
2001 Nov 16 Warfield Theater San Francisco, CA
2001 Nov 18 Wiltern Theater Los Angeles, CA
2001 Nov 19 Sun Theater (tentative) Anaheim, CA
2001 Nov 28 Hanover Grand London, UK Mark Scaggs – tuning guitars
2001 Nov 30 TV – Later with Jools Holland BBC / UK
2001 Dec 2 NHK Hall Tokyo, Japan

2002
2002 May 11 KFOG Kaboom – Piers 30/32 San Francisco, CA Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Zero 7 [FREE Concert]
2002 Jul 11 Rancheria Jackson, CA
2002 Jul 12 & 13 Silver Legacy Casino Reno, NV
2002 Jul 16 Wente Bros. Winery Livermore, CA
2002 Jul 18 & 19 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
2002 Jul 20 Mondavi Winery Oakville, CA
2002 Jul 22 & 23 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2002 Jul 25 Orange County Fair Costa Mesa, CA
2002 Jul 26 Pechanga Casino Temecula, CA
2002 Jul 27 Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
2002 Jul 28 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ
2002 Jul 30 Pikes Peak Colorado Springs, CO
2002 Jul 31 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
2002 Aug 2 Mid State Fair Paso Robles, CA
2002 Aug 3 UCLA Tennis Center Los Angeles, CA
2002 Aug 23 Skyline Stage @ Navy Pier Chicago, IL Peter White
2002 Aug 24 Historic Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
2002 Aug 25 Please Submit Milwaukee, WI
2002 Oct 24 Caesars Indiana Elizabeth, IN
2002 Oct 26 Grand Casino Tunica Robinsonville, MS
2002 Oct 27 Texas Motor Speedway Justin, Texas Los Lobos, Stone Temple Pilots
2002 Nov 21 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA Friends of Langley Porter Benefit

2003
2003 Jul 7 Olympia Paris, France
2003 Jul 11 Piazza Duono Pistoia, Italy
2003 Jul 12 Minnewaterpark Cactus Festival Brugge, Belgium
2003 Jul 13 North Sea Jazz Festival The Hague, Netherlands
2003 Jul 14 Montreaux Jazz Club Montreaux, Switzerland
2003 Jul 16 & 17 Jazz Cafe London, England
2003 Jul 18 Pori Jazz Festival Finland
2003 Jul 19 Quasimodo Club Berlin, Germany
2003 Jul 20 Wiesen Jazz Festival Austria
2003 Jul 22 Galway Arts Festival Galway Ireland
2003 Jul 23 The Village Dublin, Ireland
2003 Aug 1 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 2 Anselmo Valencia Amp. Tucson, AZ
2003 Aug 3 Dodge Theater Phoenix AZ
2003 Aug 6 Wente Bros. Winery Livermore, CA
2003 Aug 8 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 9 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 10 Avila Beach Resort Avila, CA Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 12 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 15 & 16 Caesars Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, NV
2003 Aug 17 Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre Kelseyville, CA Garrin Benfield
2003 Aug 26 & 27 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA Special DVD filming [But Beautiful Live & Greatest Hits Live]
2003 Sept 9 Manhattan Beach Studios NYC, NY [NPR] Marian McPartland on piano, Gary Mazaroppi on bass
2003 Sept 21 & 23 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
2003 Sept 26 Historic State Theater Minneapolis, MN Kerri Noble, Jeff Arundel
2003 Sept 27 Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL
2003 Sept 29-Oct 5 Joe’s Pub NYC, NY
2003 Oct 7 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ
2003 Oct 8 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
2003 Oct 9 Whitaker Center Harrisburg, PA
2003 Oct 10 Trump Marina Atlantic City, NJ
2003 Oct 12-14 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
2003 Oct 17 Carefree Theatre West Palm Beach, FL
2003 Oct 18 Tampa Theatre Tampa, FL
2003 Oct 19 King Center Melbourne, FL
2003 Nov 29 Rochford’s Eyton Yarra Valley, VIC Joan Armatrading, Debra Conway
2003 Nov 30 Madew Winey Canberra, ACT
Joan Armatrading
2003 Dec 2 State Theatre Sydney, AUS
2003 Dec 3 Civic Theatre Newcastle, AUS
2003 Dec 4 Brisbane Convention Center Brisbane, AUS
2003 Dec 6 Peter Lehmann Wines Barossa Valley, SA Joan Armatrading
2003 Dec 7 Kings Park Perth, AUS

2004
2004 May 10-15 Blue Note Fukuoka, Japan
2004 May 17-22 Blue Note Nagoya, Japan
2004 May 24-29 Blue Note Osaka, Japan
2004 May 31-Jun 6 Blue Note Tokyo, Japan
2004 Jul 8 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA
2004 Jul 9 & 10 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Garrin Benfield
2004 Jul 13 Pier 62/63 Seattle, WA
2004 Jul 14 The Athletic Club of Bend Bend, OR
2004 Jul 16 Cache Creek Casino Brooks, CA
2004 Jul 17 Luther Burbank Center Santa Rosa, CA
2004 Jul 18 Fox Theatre Bakersfield, CA
2004 Jul 20 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2004 Jul 21 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA Cassandra Wilson
2004 Jul 23 & 24 Caesar’s Resort & Casino Lake Tahoe, NV
2004 Aug 4 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
2004 Aug 5 Hampton Beach Casino Hampton, NH
2004 Aug 15 [Sunday] Mondavi Winery Oakville, CA Private Party For Margrit Mondavi
2004 Nov 3-4 Vault 350 Long Beach, CA
2004 Nov 5 Canyon Club Dinner Theatre Agoura Hills, CA David Paich sat in
2004 Nov 6 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV David Paich sat in

2005
2005 Feb 25 Slim’s San Francisco, CA Barbara Boxer benefit; Flying Other Brothers, Bob Weir, T-Bone
2005 Mar 10 Regency Center San Francisco, CA B&R Benefit; Boz’ Jazz Quartet, Clairdee, Jesica and Gustavo Hornos
2005 May 29 Sonoma Jazz + Sonoma, CA Steve Winwood
2005 Jun 25 Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, CA Bonnie Raitt, Chris Isaak, Lars Ulrich
2005 Jun 26 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Aspen, CO Marcus Miller
2005 Jul 8 Cache Creek Brooks, CA
2005 Jul 9 Nugget (Rose Ballrm) Reno, NV
2005 Jul 11 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA
2005 Jul 12 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2005 Jul 13 The Grove Anaheim, CA
2005 Jul 15-16 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
2005 Jul 18 The Britt Festival Jacksonville, OR
2005 Jul 22 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
2005 Jul 23 Waterfront Park Mission Viejo, CA
2005 Jul 24 Canyon Dinner Theatre Agoura Hills, CA
2005 Sept 26 TV – Live with Regis & Kelly New York, NY Performs “Lowdown” with D. Paich, B Sheppard, D Alias, T Barney
2005 Nov 13-19 Blue Note Tokyo Japan
2005 Nov 21-22 Blue Note Nagoya Japan
2005 Nov 24-26 Blue Note Osaka Japan
2005 Nov 26 Sun-Plaza Hall Sendai Japan
2005 Dec 1 Hokkaido Sapporo Japan

2006
2006 Mar 10 Capitol Theatre Madison, WI Ben Sidran, Jorge Drexler
2006 Jul 1 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA James Hunter
2006 Jul 29 & 30 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA James Hunter
2006 Aug 2 House Of Blues Anaheim, CA
2006 Aug 4 Wells Fargo Center Santa Rosa, CA
2006 Aug 5 Feather Falls Oroville, CA
2006 Aug 6 Hilton Reno, NV
2006 Aug 9 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA James Hunter
2006 Aug 10 Chumash Santa Ynez, CA
2006 Aug 11 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV James Hunter
2006 Aug 12 Orpheum Theatre Phoenix, AZ James Hunter
2006 Aug 15 Town Hall Theatre NYC, NY James Hunter
2006 Aug 16 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
2006 Aug 17 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA
2006 Aug 18 North Fork Theatre Westbury, NY James Hunter
2006 Aug 19 House Of Blues Atlantic City, NJ James Hunter
2006 Oct 3 Blue Note Nagoya, Japan
2006 Oct 5-7 Blue Note Osaka, Japan
2006 Oct 9-15 Blue Note Tokyo, Japan

2007
2007 Apr 12 Sandia Casino Amphitheater Albuquerque, NM
2007 Apr 13 The Lodge in Regency Center San Francisco, CA Private Event – Kermit Lynch’s Honour ceremony
2007 Apr 14 Pala Casino Events Center Pala, CA
2007 Jun 1 Spa Resort Casino Palm Springs, CA
2007 Jul 6 & 7 Radisson Hotel Outdoor Grove Sacramento, CA David Jacobs-Strain
2007 Jul 8 Grand Sierra Resort Casino Reno, NV
2007 Jul 10 & 11 Wells Fargo Center Santa Rosa, CA
2007 Jul 13 & 14 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Garrin Benfield
2007 Jul 17 The Grove Anaheim, CA
2007 Jul 18 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2007 Jul 20 The Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
2007 Jul 21 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
2007 Jul 24 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA
2007 Jul 25 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA
2007 Jul 27 Tropicana Atlantic City, NJ
2007 Jul 28 North Fork Theatre Westbury, NY
2007 Oct 4 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA Boz & Blue Velvet Band
2007 Oct 6 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest [Rooster Stage 3:15]

2008
2008 Feb 8 & 9 Hilton Las Vegas, NV
2008 Mar 20 & 21 Meets Port- JCB Hall Tokyo, Japan ToTo
2008 Mar 22 Pacifico Yokohama, Japan ToTo
2008 Mar 24 & 25 Festival Hall Osaka, Japan ToTo
2008 Mar 27 Century Hall Nagoya, Japan ToTo
2008 Mar 29, 31 International Forum Tokyo, Japan
2008 Apr 4 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL Dr. John, Dickey Betts & Great Southern
2008 Apr 5 House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach
2008 Apr 17 Chumash Casino Santa Ynez, CA
2008 Apr 19 Spotlight Showroom Coachella, CA
2008 Apr 20 Desert Diamond Casino Tucson AZ
2008 May 11 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu, HI
2008 May 12 Maui Arts & Cultural Kahului, HI
2008 May 17 Harrah’s Rio Vista Amphitheatre Laughlin, NV
2008 May 23 Mandalay Bay Resort Las Vegas, NV Concert Taping of David Foster & Friends
2008 Jun 13 South Shore Music Circus Cohasset, MA
2008 Jun 14 Newport Yachting Ctr Newport, RI
2008 Jun 15 Filene Ctr at Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
2008 Jun 17 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
2008 Jun 19 Eastman Theatre Rochester, NY
2008 Jun 20 Warner Theater Torrington, CT
2008 Jun 21 Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua, NY
2008 Jun 22 FOTA Pavilion at Planting Fields Oyster Bay, NY
2008 Jun 25 Casino Rama Rama, ON
2008 Jun 26 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI
2008 Jun 27 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL
2008 Jun 28 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH
2008 Jul 1 Peace Ctr Concert Hall Greenville, SC
2008 Jul 2 Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
2008 Jul 4 Borgata Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, NJ
2008 Jul 5 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA
2008 Jul 6 Westhampton Bch Performing Arts Ctr Westhampton Bch, NY
2008 Jul 8 Lebreton Flats Park Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
2008 Jul 12 Star of the Desert Arena Primm, NV
2008 Jul 26 Town Square Park Stillwater, MN Lumberjack Days
2008 Jul 28 Martin Woldson Theatre at the Fox Spokane, WA
2008 Jul 30 Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA
2008 Aug 1 CA Mid-State Fair Paso Robles, CA
2008 Aug 2 Ironstone Vineyards Healdsburg, CA
2008 Aug 3 Rodney Strong Vineyards Murphys, CA
2008 Aug 6 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA
2008 Aug 7 The Grove Anaheim
2008 Aug 9 Montbleu Resort Lake Tahoe, NV
2008 Aug 10 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
2008 Aug 11 Table Mountain Casino Friant, CA
2008 Aug 13 Woodland Park Seattle, WA
2008 Aug 15 River Rock Resort Richmond, BC
2008 Aug 16 Red Robinson Theatre Coquitlam, BC
2008 Aug 17 Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre Portland, OR
2008 Aug 19 Snow Park Amp. Deer Valley Resort Park City, UT
2008 Aug 20 Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO
2008 Aug 21 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
2008 Aug 23 Riverwind Casino Norman, OK
2008 Sept 2 Casino Regina Show Lounge Regina, SK
2008 Sept 5 Seneca Allegany Casino Salamanca, NY
2008 Sept 6 Zoellner Arts Center Bethlehem, PA
2008 Sept 9 North Shore Music Theatre Beverly, MA
2008 Sept 10 Mayo Ctr for Performing Arts Morristown, NJ David Jacobs-Strain
2008 Sept 12 Soaring Eagle Resort Mount Pleasant, MI
2008 Sept 13 Northern Lights Theatre Milwaukee, WI
2008 Sept 14 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
2008 Oct 10 McCallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA
2008 Oct 11 Cerritos Ctr for the Performing Arts Cerritos, CA
2008 Oct 12 JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort Phoenix, AZ Festival In The Desert
2008 Oct 14 Slim’s San Francisco, CA Slim’s 29th Anniversary
2008 Oct 28 Napa Valley Opera House Napa, CA Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Oct 30-Nov 2 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, WA Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 5 & 6 Dakota Jazz Club Minneapolis, MN Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 7 & 8 UCO Jazz Lab Edmond, OK Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 10 & 11 Blue Note NYC, NY Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 13 TV – Conan O’Brien Episode: 2672 NYC, NY Boz performs ‘I Wish I Knew’ Guests: Paul Rudd, John Stamos
2008 Nov 14-16 Blue Note NYC, NY Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 15 TV – CBS The Early Show NYC, NY Boz performs “Save Your Love For Me”
2008 Nov 19 Blues Alley Washington, DC Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 20 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Speak Low Jazz Tour
2008 Nov 21 Radio – World Café /David Dye Performs Songs From Speak Low
2008 Nov 23 TV – CBS ‘Sunday Morn’ Episode: 869 NYC, NY Boz Scaggs talks about making wine
2008 Nov 23 Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA

2009
2009 Jan 9 MGM Grand Foxwoods Mashantucket, CT
2009 Jan 10 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ
2009 Jan 11 City Winery New York, NY
2009 Jan 13 Bergen Performing Arts Ctr Englewood, NJ
2009 Jan 27 TV – Jimmy Kimmel Live Los Angeles, CA Boz sits in with Cleto and The Cletones
2009 Mar 13 Beacon Theatre w/ABB New York, NY Allman Bros. 40th Anniversary Beacon Run
2009 Apr 22 Snoqualmie Casino Snoqualmie, WA
2009 Apr 24 & 25 Chinook Winds Casino Lincoln City, OR
2009 Apr 27 Visalia Fox Theatre Visalia, CA
2009 Apr 28 Wells Fargo Ctr Santa Rosa, CA
2009 Apr 30 The Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
2009 May 1 Hilton Theater Las Vegas, NV
2009 May 2 Peppermill Wendover, NV
2009 May 9 Isleta Casino Albuquerque, NM
2009 May 10 Pikes Peak Center Colorado Springs, CO Lindsay Weidmann opened
2009 May 12 Plaza Theatre El Paso, TX
2009 May 13 Bass Performance Hall Ft. Worth, TX
2009 May 15 Stafford Center Stafford, TX
2009 May 16 Paramount Theatre Austin, TX
2009 Jun 17 Motor City Casino Soundboard Detroit, MI
2009 Jun19 Longwood Gardens Kenneth Square, PA
2009 Jun 20 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA Michael McDonald
2009 Jun 22 Hart Theatre at The Egg Albany, NY Sean Rowe
2009 Jun 23 The Filene Center Vienna, VA Michael McDonald
2009 Jun 25 Bank Of America Pavilion Boston, MA Michael McDonald
2009 Jun 26 The Mann Center Philadelphia, PA Michael McDonald
2009 Jun 27 Casino Ballroom Hampton Bch, NH Bruce Marshall
2009 Jun 29 Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 1 Chastain Park Atlanta, GA Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 2 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 3 Beau Rivage Theatre Biloxi, MS Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 5 Palo Duro Canyon Amphitheatre Canyon, TX
2009 Jul 6 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 10 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 11 The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 12 Pala Casino Resort Pala, CA Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 14 Quechan Casino Resort Winterhaven, CA Michael McDonald
2009 Jul 16 & 17 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Michael McDonald; Boz opened 16th, MM opened 17th
2009 July 18 Ironstone Amphitheatre Murphys, CA Michael McDonald, Trevor Jackson opened
2009 Aug 1 Old Greenwood Resort Truckee, CA
2009 Aug 6 Edmonton Folk Music Fest Edmonton, AB
2009 Aug 8 Festival at Sandpoint Sandpoint, ID The Subdudes
2009 Aug 9 Mount Baker Theatre Bellingham, WA
2009 Sept 11 F.M. Kirby Center Wilkes-Barre, PA
2009 Sept 12 Carnegie Library Music Hall Munhall, PA
2009 Sept 13 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT Alexis Babini
2009 Sept 15 State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ Michael McDonald
2009 Sept 17 MGM Grand Foxwoods Mashantucket, CT Michael McDonald
2009 Sept 18 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Atlantic City, NJ Michael McDonald
2009 Sept 19 The Beacon Theatre NYC, NY Michael McDonald
2009 Sept 21 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN John Hiatt [Benefit for Cumberland Heights]
2009 Sept 23 Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
2009 Sept 24 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN Michael McDonald
2009 Sept 25 Riverside Casino Resort Riverside, IA
2009 Oct 1-2 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA J Vaughan,J Cotton,B Miller,N Lowe,A de Lone,W Star, R Plant
2009 Oct 3 HSBF Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA Boz & The Blue Velvet Band

2010
2010 Feb 13-14 Leeuwin Estate Winery Margaret River AUS Michael McDonald
2010 Feb 17 Adelaide Entertainment Center Hindmarsh AUS Michael McDonald
2010 Feb 19 Palais Theatre Melbourne AUS Michael McDonald
2010 Feb 20 Sutton Grange Winery Victoria AUS Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
2010 Feb 21 Balgownie Estate Vineyard Yarra Valley AUS Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
2010 Feb 23 Royal Theatre Canberra AUS Michael McDonald
2010 Feb 25 Sydney Entertainment Center Darling Harbour AUS Michael McDonald
2010 Feb 26 Win Entertainment Center Wollongong AUS Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
2010 Feb 27 Brisbane Riverstage Brisbane AUS Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
2010 Mar 03 Westpac Arena Christchurch NZ Michael McDonald
2010 Mar 05 Waitakere Events Center Waitakere NZ Michael McDonald
2010 Mar 06 Pettigrew Green Arena Napier NZ Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
2010 Mar 09 Araneta Coliseum Manila Philippines Michael McDonald
2010 Mar 11 Waikiki Shell Honolulu, HI Michael McDonald
2010 Mar 12 Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului, HI Michael McDonald
2010 May 02 Matarozzi/Pelsinger Bldg. San Francisco, CA The Americans (Kitchen Sisters Benefit)
2010 May 23 Spreckels PAC Rohnert Park, CA Robben Ford (Benefit for Taku Sakashita)
2010 Jun 01 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Indio, CA
2010 Jun 02 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA David Jacobs-Strain
2010 Jun 04 JA Nugget Casino Reno, CA
2010 Jun 05 Mandalay Bay Resort Las Vegas, NV
2010 Jun 06 Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
2010 Jun 08 Grove of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
2010 Jun 9-10 Montalvo Garden Theatre Saratoga, CA David Jacobs-Strain
2010 Jun 12 Cache Creek Brooks, CA
2010 Jun 13 Uptown Theatre Napa, CA David Jacobs-Strain
2010 Jun 15 Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR
2010 Jun 17 Snoqualmie Ballroom Snoqualmie, WA
2010 Jun 18 River Rock Show Theatre Richmond, BC
2010 Jun 19 Red Robinson Show Theatre Coquitlam, BC
2010 Jun 21 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Calgary CAN
2010 Jun 22 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton CAN
2010 Jun 25 Théâtre Maisonneuve Montréal CAN Montréal Jazz Fest
2010 Jun 26 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY Syracuse Jazz Fest
2010 Jun 27 Hampton Bch. Casino Ballroom Hampton Bch, NH
2010 Jun 29 Flynn Ctr. Performing Arts Burlington, VT
2010 Jul 01 South Shore Music Circus Cohasset, MA
2010 Jul 02 Newport Yachting Center Newport, RI
2010 Jul 03 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA
2010 Jul 06 Birchmere Music Hall Alexandria, VA
2010 Jul 07 Sovereign PAC Reading, PA David Jacobs-Strain
2010 Jul 08 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
2010 Jul 10 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater Peachtree City, GA
2010 Jul 11 North Charleston PAC North Charleston, SC
2010 Aug 19 Charles Ives Center Danbury, CT Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 20 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Atlantic City, NJ Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 22 Belmont Country Club Ashburn, VA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 25 Roadrunner Mobile Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 26 Verizon Amphitheatre Encore Park Atlanta, GA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 28 Raleigh Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 29 Innsbrook Pavilion Richmond, VA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Aug 31 Wang Theatre Boston, MA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 02 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 03 Jones Beach Theatre Wantagh, NY Dukes (Cancelled due to Tropical Storm Earl)
2010 Sept 06 Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 08 Fox Theatre Detroit, MI Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 10 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati, OH Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 11 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 14 Mid-America Center Council Bluffs, IA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 15 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 17 Harrah’s Tunica Tunica, MS Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 18 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 27 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver, CO Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Sept 29 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Oct 01 Golden Gate Park (HSBF) San Francisco, CA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Oct 02 The Joint Las Vegas, NV Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Oct 04 Tower Theatre Upper Darby, PA Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Oct 06-07 Beacon Theatre NYC, NY Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Dec 10 Winstar Casino Thackerville, OK Dukes of September (Boz, M McDonald, D Fagen)
2010 Dec 11 Private party for Lisa Blue-Baron Dallas, TX Dukes, Sheryl Crow, TX Democrats

2011
2011 Jan 27 Catalyst Club Santa Cruz, CA
2011 Jan 28 Uptown Theatre Napa, CA
2011 Jan 29 Radisson Hotel Sacramento, CA David Jacobs-Strain
2011 Feb 12 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN Tony Sandler
2011 Feb 14 Bass Hall Ft. Worth, TX
2011 Feb 17 Stafford Centre Stafford, TX
2011 Feb 18 Gruene Hall New Braunfels, TX
2011 Feb 20 Plaza Theatre El Paso, TX
2011 Apr 01 America Music Theatre Lancaster, PA
2011 Apr 02 Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, NJ
2011 Apr 03 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
2011 Apr 05 McCarter Theatre Princeton, NJ
2011 Apr 06 Sandler Center Virginia Bch, VA
2011 Apr 08 Salem Civic Center Salem, VA
2011 Apr 09 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
2011 Apr 10 Clay Center Charleston, WV
2011 Apr 13 Kravis Center West Palm Bch, FL
2011 Apr 14 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
2011 Apr 15 Sunrise Theatre Fort Pierce, FL
2011 May 26 Uptown Theatre Napa, CA
2011 May 28 Radisson Hotel Sacramento, CA
2011 May 29 Santa Cruz Blues Fest Aptos, CA
2011 Jul 08 Memphis Botanic Gardens Memphis, TN Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 10 St Augustine Amphitheatre St. Augustine, FL Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 11 Saenger Theater Mobile, AL Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 13 Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 15 Koka Booth Amphitheatre Cary, NC Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 16 Trib Total Media Amphitheatre Pittsburg, PA Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 17 The Palladium Carmel, IN Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 19 Pier Six Pavilion Baltimore, MD Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 20 Filene Center Vienna, VA Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 22 NYCB Theatre Westbury, NY Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 24 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 26 State Theatre Cleveland, OH Michael McDonald
2011 Jul 27 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 16 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 17 Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 18 Eagle River Pavilion Eagle, ID Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 20 Puyallup Fair Puyallup, WA Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 22 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 23 Cache Creek Casino Brooks, CA Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 26 Humphrey’s San Diego, CA Michael McDonald
2011 Sept 27 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ Michael McDonald

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The Lydster, Part 137: The GOP debates

Larry Wilmore, on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, asked if he had to explain to Trump Prejudice 101.

"I really don't know if Obama was born in the US"
“I really don’t know if Obama was born in the US”

The morning after the list of candidates who would appear on the Republic Presidential primetime debate on August 6, the Daughter wanted to stop the news broadcast so she could get the names.

I told her she had to get ready for camp, and that I would print out the roster of 10 who made the main stage (Trump, Bush, Walker, Huckabee, Carson, Cruz, Rubio, Paul, Christie, Kasich) and the seven who were relegated to an earlier event (Perry, Santorum, Jindal, Fiorina, Graham, Pataki, Gilmore).

Of course, she didn’t actually WATCH the debates – heck, neither did I – because sanity. Still, of the 17 candidates running, she can name more than half of them, which is more than most people. She’s particularly irritated by three:

3) Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana for his debacle of an announcement for President. (No, this is NOT faked.) “He can’t even win his own household!”

2) Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, who is a bully, and who she believes is more culpable for Bridgegate than he’s acknowledged.

1) Donald Trump, real estate guy, NOT because he said that President Obama was the worst President in history, but because Trump suggested that, as a result, there wouldn’t be another black president for generations.

Larry Wilmore, on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, asked if he had to explain to Trump Prejudice 101. Now, The Daughter doesn’t actually watch The Nightly Show, which is on at 11:30 p.m., but she saw the clip on CBS News This Morning.

Still, she has the makings of a political junkie.

G is for things beginning with G

I suppose I could have gone with gray.

greenland_map_220Leslie, part of our ABC Wednesday team, posted this on Facebook. I’m lazy enough to stretch it into a whole blog post.

“The last name game: Use the first letter of your last name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names, things, nothing made up.”

1. Last name? Green.

2. An animal? Giraffe. I could have gone with one of these, but it was the first thing I thought of.

3. A boy’s name: George. The obvious choice, other names notwithstanding. My wife and daughter’s distant relative is Prince George of Cambridge. Plus, for some sort of linguistic reason, it is the name I’m most often mistakenly called.

4. A girl’s name: Gina. The first name that came to mind, as opposed to these.

5. An occupation?: Ghostwriter. I think I could do that. Here are other options.

6. A color? Green. I suppose I could have gone with gray. Actually, I couldn’t.

7. Something you wear? Glasses, because I do. I almost went with gloves, which I also wear a good deal of the time. Or galoshes, which I think is a funny word. Some other choices.

8. A beverage? Green tea. Since I don’t like gin, all my obvious choices had two words – ginger ale (drink it when I’m sick), grape juice (reminds me of Communion), grapefruit juice (drank in lieu of orange juice in the 1970s). More ideas.

9. A food? Green grapes. Grapefruit, graham crackers, and green beans were contenders. Other options, though adding “grilled” to food I think is a bit of a cheat.

10. Something found in the bathroom? Germs. Literally, the only thing that came to mind. Hadn’t thought of these.

11. A place? Greenland. There are, of course, tons of these, so I limited the list to countries. I first thought of Greece but settled for my homeland. Here are other countries.

12. A reason you’re late? Gridlock. Again, my first consideration. From this roster, the best ones start with the word “got” … a flat tire, in an accident.

13. Something you shout? Gadzooks. Seriously, the initial thing that came to mind, and there are plenty on this list that I have said far more often, including gosh, groovy, go away, get out, get away from me, goal, golly, Gesundheit, and good grief.

14. Something you hate? Greed. Didn’t find a list I liked. Gossip is another option. I suppose the universe of G things might apply.

15. A band? Green Day. There are lots of them, and Genesis, the first book in the Bible, actually came first to mind. Or the Go-Go’s, who I saw perform a few decades ago. Or something from this compendium. But let’s pretend that I’m as GREEN obsessed as I feign to be.

A song from those three groups, the ones I most associate with each group:

Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

The Go Go’s – We Got the Beat

Green Day – American Idiot

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ABC Wednesday – Round 17

Thoughts on the book Marriage: Voices from a Forty-Year Labor of Love by Matt Baume

“On February 27, 2004, Mayor Jason West married 25 same-sex couples before a cheering crowd in front of the New Paltz Village Hall.”

defining marriageArthur introduced me, electronically speaking, to Matt Baume, whose regular Marriage News Watch video he often linked to. Now Baume has written a “book based on his experiences in the fight for marriage equality in the USA.”

I should note that I was able to download it for free during the promotional week. Also, I HATE reading on my Android device, or on the computer; it’s just not my thing. That said, the book does have the “easy-to-read, breezy style” Arthur promised, and I learned a lot.

What I really wanted to write about, though, was my own evolution about same-sex couples getting married, based on the confirmation Baume provided, and, to a lesser extent, Arthur’s observations about a question I asked him.

If someone had asked me in 1990 whether gay people should be able to get married, my answer would have been, “Wha?” While there had been couples who had attempted matrimony even 15 years earlier, as explained by Baume, none of the gay people I knew had ever mentioned it.

Then I started hearing about a case out in Hawaii, where, in 1993, “the court ruled that while the right to privacy in the Hawaii state constitution does not include a fundamental right to same-sex marriage, denying marriage to same-sex couples constituted discrimination based on sex in violation of the right to equal protection guaranteed by the state’s constitution.” And that got me to start thinking about the issue seriously for the first time.

By then, though, some, probably most, of my gay friends noted that they OPPOSED the idea of marriage, much in the same way Baume describes the attitudes of some of his friends and allies. They believed marriage was a heterosexist hegemony that was not consistent with their lives.

And though they didn’t say so at the time, it would have required them to be “out” as a gay couple. And not just out to their friends and family, but OUT out to the whole society when that was considered risky in terms of employment, child custody, and even personal safety. Since there seemed to be no consensus on the issue, either in my circle or, as far as I could tell, nationally, I let the issue go.

Then Bill Clinton was elected, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in December 1993, which, while prohibiting “military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants,” barred “openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service.” For me, it was the worst of both worlds, DIRECTING people to live a lie, and I did not like it at all. It was finally repealed in 2011.

Worse, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (Pub.L. 104–199) was passed in September 1996, “defining marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman.” Even though no one I knew was clamoring for same-sex unions, this seemed preemptively bigoted and more than vaguely unconstitutional.

Around this time, or somewhat thereafter, there were laws passed around the country allowing for “domestic partnerships” or “civil unions.” There was a certain logic to this. Marriage, or this marriage-lite variation, as some derisively put it, may deal with issues of who’s covered under someone else’s insurance, who could visit someone in the ICU of a hospital, inheritance taxes, and the like.

There was a strategy in terms of letting other people see gay couples as “marriageish” pairs, something Baume touched on. Still, I didn’t much take to it, though I surely understood it. If I had been in that situation, I might well have opted to use the provision, which tended to vary by jurisdiction, but it seemed to be weak tea.

(It also likely generated my disdain for the term “partner” for romantic relations, a term this business librarian usually used for entrepreneurial relations.)

The year 2004 proved to be pivotal in my thinking. Baume mentions Gavin Newsom, who was mayor of San Francisco, who “gained national attention when he directed the San Francisco city–county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of the state law passed in 2000…The…weddings took place between February 12 and March 11, 2004.”

Much closer to home, I was surprised, and impressed, and delighted, and thought that he was crazy when the mayor of New Paltz, NY, my college town, did essentially the same thing.

On February 27, 2004, Mayor Jason West married 25 same-sex couples before a cheering crowd in front of the New Paltz Village Hall. Not long thereafter, the Ulster County District Attorney charged West with nineteen misdemeanors in connection with these marriages. A court later dismissed the charges against West, a ruling which the state appealed. [A judge reinstated] the charges against West, arguing that this criminal case did not concern whether the state constitution mandates same-sex marriage, but rather whether West violated his oath of office in performing illegal marriages… These were dropped by the prosecutor on July 12…A state court judge issued a permanent injunction barring West from solemnizing same-sex marriages.

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Then “same-sex marriages began in Massachusetts on May 17, 2004, as a result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Massachusetts constitution to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry.” This convergence of events moved the needle for me in terms of my support for marriage equality, not that it SHOULD happen, which I guess I had decided pretty much as a direct result of seeing the effect of DOMA, but that it COULD.

A bill supporting same-sex marriage in the New York State legislature failed in 2009, as reported by Baume, I felt a tad sad, but unsurprised by the Republican state senate. But I was watching the state legislative proceedings, on live television, when marriage equality was approved by the NYS legislature in June 2011, and I engaged in an unusual bit of fist-pumping, which I hadn’t done since Super Bowl XLII, when the New York Giants beat the previously unbeaten New England Patriots back in February 2008.

When Section 3 of DOMA was declared unconstitutional, it seemed correct, based less on the rightness of the broader same-sex marriage issue than on the unequal protection of the law that Edith Windsor was experiencing. She was slammed with hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate tax, whereas, if she had been married to a man who had died, she would have owed NOTHING.

The complete death of DOMA in 2015 seemed to me to be the only reasonable conclusion, lest the nation suffer a patchwork quilt of competing laws, where someone could visit their hospitalized spouse in state A but not in state B. I thought that was becoming a totally unworkable system. Maybe I was less excited by that ruling than other milestones because it just made sense, and the converse did not.

Anyway, there you have some musings based on Matt Baume’s useful book.

DVD review: I Am Big Bird

Caroll Spinney’s first performance before legendary Muppets master Jim Henson was disastrous.

bigbirdThere was a Kickstarter campaign to make a movie about a guy named Caroll Spinney back in July of 2012, which successfully raised $124,115 USD from 1,976 backers.

Who’s Caroll Spinney? Why, he’s the guy who, for over 40 years, has played the iconic character on the children’s television show Sesame Street named… Oscar the Grouch. Well, yes, he does, but he also occupies the costume of an internationally-known, eight-foot-tall, yellow avian creature.

The movie I Am Big Bird garnered some success at film festivals, so it wasn’t until a couple of months ago that I had a chance to see it digitally (and, because I was too busy, I didn’t). Finally, this yellow envelope arrived in the mail in early August, and I got to watch the film.

I’m oddly fascinated by negative reviews of movies I like. Though it got 84% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes (53 out of 63), those who were less enthusiastic suggested that it was a puff piece with “little sour to temper the sweetness of this portrait.” One critic thought the tension between Spinney and a Sesame Street director was contrived, even though Emilio Delgado (Luis on Sesame Street) and Bob McGrath (Bob) confirmed the conflict onscreen.

Those critics must have missed the part about his painful growing up with his father’s hair-trigger temper that he seemed to find ways of bringing out. This was mitigated by his mother’s introduction of puppet shows, but his “dolls” became a source of bullying by some of his classmates. His first performance before legendary Muppets master Jim Henson was disastrous. His early days on Sesame Street, aggravated by his failing marriage, were so bad he considered quitting the job, or worse.

When I was in college, I used to watch Sesame Street (the show didn’t start until I was in high school), and few things on television have made me more verklempt than when the human cast explained to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper, the shopkeeper on Sesame Street, had died, a programming decision based on the death of his portrayer, Will Lee. Seeing it again brought back that sentiment.

There were other less upbeat aspects, including Spinney’s loner status, Jim Henson’s funeral, and the Challenger disaster. There’s this story. And the movie told of the physical wear of being Big Bird, as well as the Bird being supplanted on Sesame Street by the Muppet Elmo.

Yet maybe the critics didn’t find enough drama because Caroll Spinney is a great guy. The story of how he met his second wife, Deb, is absolutely charming. His now-adult kids adore him, his coworkers are touched by his continued sense of wonder.

You should check out I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story. If it lacks a sufficiently dramatic narrative arc, it is nevertheless a loving portrait of an interesting man.

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