Archive for February, 2009
Wally and his car.
Maybe some of you remember; a new black Lincoln Continental, two-door, all leather. He let me and mygirlfriend use it when he went to LA for the weekend; what a great slide and what a typical Wally gesture ( which insured showing up and paying attention, which was also a Wally trait).
In: Firsthand Stories
Stephen is right.
I must have been to 245 earlier, only Russ and Ginger would remember. I do know in 1969, I worked on Quicksilver Messenger service “Shady Grove” with Dan Healey, and “Baby’s House” with Steve Miller band with the great Glyn Johns. I did some work with Russ; he taught me the basics, and it helped [...]
In: Firsthand Stories
Working for Wally
Now that I’m logged in, I’ll start gathering my thoughts, It was quite some time ago: I was one of the first employees at 245 Hyde, a young rookie from Seattle. I knew about Wally from his LA operation, but 245 as new to me. I applied at every studio in SF, turned down at [...]
In: Firsthand Stories
Wally World
I’m thinking I joined around November of 1969, Al Schmidt was doing the Airplane, with Pat Ieraci as second. Studio “C” was the only one open, the rest were being completed. What a exciting time! The staff was me, Russ Gary, George Herdandiz, Ginger Mews, Mel Tanner.
In: Firsthand Stories
Tenderloin History Museum
Hello. I am curating the development of new Tenderloin History Museum in San Francisco, which will eventually live in the lobby of the Cadillac Hotel in the Tenderloin. As part of this exhibit, we will highlight Wally Heider Recording in SF. I am trying to track down any objects/memorabilia from Wally’s recording period on Hyde [...]