The City's Backyard

The City's Backyard Ep 46: The 50th Anniversary of the Closing of The Fillmore East Podcast Documentary Part 4

July 19, 2021 Matt
The City's Backyard
The City's Backyard Ep 46: The 50th Anniversary of the Closing of The Fillmore East Podcast Documentary Part 4
Show Notes

The Fillmore East Podcast Documentary Series Part 4! We chat with Jane Bernstein a staffer from the Fillmore East office who was also the "candy chick" then promoted to working in the office with Bill Graham and also became a full timer at the box office! We also chat and hear stories from a regular spectator Mimi Botscheller!  The Fillmore East closed this summer 50 years ago in 1971! Mimi has great stories about the "broom closet" at the Fillmore East and how she made friends with Vinny from The Hells Angels which always got her to the train safely after she attended many shows!  Also Jane tells us how she viewed Bill Graham as a legendary promoter in the concert biz and talks about her memories as a staffer! They both saw a lot of shows there.... so tune in for a fun trip back in time from the drugs  in the broom closet to the the candy for sale at The Fillmore!


In the future Kenjamin Franklin at Radioactive Talent Inc. will have a website that will feature various Fillmore East interviews...including the 12 part Amalie R. Rothchild(unofficial Fillmore East photographer) video interview...taped at the exact location of the Fillmore East! (Amalie is interviewed as well in Part 2 of this podcast documentary series) If anyone would like to be on the mailing list to receive  Fillmore East updates you can email Ken at > fillmore@radiotv.com ...he can also be reached on Facebook.