Blue Oyster Cult
I go back a long way with Blue Oyster Cult; I went to college in Rochester, NY, and our radio station there, WCMF, played their first album relentlessly when it came out in 1972. The station also broadcast a live show from the Nugget Pizza Parlor.
Shortly after, they played several nights at a small club in Rochester called the Fun House. I went with some friends in a blizzard to go see ‘em one of those nights. Weren’t many people there except for us and the band! Good time had by all - the band played 2 sets for us and shot pool for 20 minutes or so between them. Did we go over and say Hi? Of course not - these were big rock stars!
After I moved to San Francisco, I saw them play many times out here, including a Day on the Green Festival at Oakland Stadium, and I’ve loved them ever since.
I am also a big fan of the 'Imaginos' science fiction/poetry concept started by their manager and lyricist Sandy Pearlman even before their first album, and carried on by former BOC-drummer/singer/songwriter Albert Bouchard.
Full Frame
Winterland, San Francisco, 11/23/74
Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 09/08/80
Day On the Green, Oakland Stadium, 07/04/1981