Arlo Guthrie Playing in Sebastian florida


Arlo Guthrie/Coming into Los Angles Pt 2 - YouTube: "http://youtu.be/i4y1Asq2hic"


Love and Arlo
this my story about attending the concert






I dropped by Sebastian Inlet Florida to look at a friend's sailboat that was moored
there. I met Doug at his trailer and we went down and toured the boat and went to a
nearby bar for a beer. it was doug's local and we had a very friendly pretty young
waitress named Nancy who Doug introduced to me in passing. She was sort of in and out
of the conversation as we downed 3 or 4 beers. Then she asked if we were going to the
Arlo Guthrie concert. I lit up, I am an old folkie and love Arlo. So she tells us
that Arlo live here and every year he gives a free concert in the park for the
locals. sounds good to me so Doug and i decide to get some dinner anc catch the
concert. We pay the tab and say good bye to sweet young thing and head for a great
thai/sushi restaurant. After dinner we hit Doug's Biker Bar right beside the park for
a few beers before the show starts we soon hear the music and join the crowds and it
is great Only we didn't have any chairs and the ground was uncomfortable. Doug got in
a conversation with someone and I waved and moved on trying to find a better spot.

So there was a sound tent halfway to the stage and a long bare patch in the crowd
behind it because it blocked the view to the stage. So I walked up behind the tent
and tried to sidle around for a better view. As I tried to squeeze into the pack the
cround surged and I was shoved cheek to jowl with a rather lovely lady. She seemed
happy with situation and even seemed to snuggle closer. Introductions were in order.
Gary
"Jennifer, are you from around here?"
"no are you.'
"yes I own a little furniture store on highway 1"
Arlo sings the motorcycle song  and the crowd cheers.
"So you are not here with anyone"
"No I got a friend has a sailboat here and i just dropped in to say hello.I'm from
Canada. I don't know anybody else around here.
I love Canadians she coos.
It is a great time and jennifer makes it even better. Our forced closeness  seems to make us old friends.

Alice's Restaurant! Alice'e Restaurant! the crowd chants.
I cant remember the words says Arlo.

Somehow in the ever shifting crowd  we are pushed forward a bit and she grabs my hand
and pulls me down to a small wall with room for one to sit on. She pushes me down and
sits on my lap, her lips brush my cheek as she settles.

Arlo sings with his daughter Sara and her husband. great version of mr Customs man,
Jennifer whispers she has some great dope at home.
Too soon it is City of New Orleans time and it is over.
I agree to go with Jennifer as soon as I say good bye to Doug. the audience is
dispersing.
Jennifer stands up. suddenly there is a commotion. the crowd parts suddenly a girl
is running from a slightly wet biker.
We turn to look the girl screams GARY SAVE ME!  and jumps into my arms.

Jennifer looks at me horrified" I thought you didn't know anybody here. she sniffs and walks
away.
"No Wait!"
I am stunned facing this angry biker I am still holding Nancy the waitress.
"What happened?"
"This guy grabbed my ass and I threw my drink on him." says Nancy
I am big enough that the biker walks away.
I see Jennifer disappear in the distance,
Nancy is much too young but looking more interesting,
Ohh she says There is my husband john." "John John this is Gary he saved me.
Hi I say and look for Doug. I need a drink.

The story is true Names have been changed to protect the innocent






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Hi I am Gary LeDrew
And I am writing a book
I was lucky enough to be in the middle of most things in sixties and seventies and got to hang out with some of the greats and near greats and characters of that time.

I was involved in the Art scene and was friends and hung out with Jack Bush, Harold Town, Gord Rayner Robert markle, Mickey Handy, Gerry Gladstone, Gershon Iskowitz etc. etc. and I have stories about all of them.
I was in the music biz and managed a few bands like Kid Bastien and hung out with most of them. I was a close friend of Murray McLachlan for years, and hung out with Mike McDonald, Danny Marks, Praire Oyster, Irish Rebels, Downchilds, Ian Tyson, Tom Cochrane, Burton Cummins etc. etc. of course I was the Lobsterman and sang with McLean and Mclean. I hung out with Cannonball and Nat Adderly whenever they came to town.
I was Toronto's leading bootlegger for 5 years everybody came to my afterhours club from the Rolling Stones to the premier of New Brunswick. And Joanie Mitchell sang there.
I won an Actress in a poker game, Helen shaver cooked me supper and I went out with a bunch of models and actresses.
Lesley McDonnell introduced me to Leonard Cohen , Rod Steward and Paul Shaffer for a few. I hung out with Leonard for a while. I survived a night hanging out with Hunter S. Thompson (sitting with tom Waites)I basically had backstage passes to Maple Leaf Gardens and Massey hall whenever i wanted and Bonnie Rait kicked me out of her dressing room.
In the Movie biz I was friends with Mike Ironside for years and Winston Reckert, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Sarrazin,I have lain on Elizabeth Ashely's belly while she shoved coke up my nose. I showed Johnny Hart and Jack Caprio a good time. I took Howard Duff to Lunch everyday for a six weeks and was on his xmas card list until he died. I drank with Richard Burton at least a couple of times a week for 3 months and he told me everything.
I lived on a lighthouse as a kid and took off sailing in the caribbean for 15 months. I took and sold all manners of drugs and in the seventies I was The guy to know in Toronto.
I was one of the few white guys go to the Elephant walk club. If there is one thing I hope to dispel is Toronto as a dull place.
To business I am getting old and not in great health, I am living on a basic pension and I have to Hustle with my art and web sites most of the month to get by. I am afraid I might die before I get all these stories down
My friend Richard Flohil is also raising money to write his book so far over ten thousand and well deserved Richard was instrumental to the folk and blues and jazz scenes in Toronto and tells a good story too. In my own way I was too, I helped a lot of people along the way and I never really cared about money , you wouldn't believe the people that never paid their bar tabs for starters. i just might be a little more fearless in my admissions. For I am not ashamed of anything I did there is lots I wish I had never done.