Al Feldstein
Feldstein photos from Dan Hull
These photos of Al Feldstein were sent to me by Dan Hull. He added a beautiful note to the original memorial post; I’ll paste it in here as well. Al and Luke at the Lomita house circa 1991 Al at my wedding day 1980 I believe that Al was the happiest when he was playin’ … Read more
Feldstein tribute on “Tales”
Co-host Gary Lambert and I paid tribute to our departed friend Al Feldstein, on “Tales from the Golden Road” (on the Sirius XM Grateful Dead Channel) June 28. Here’s the audio (14:42 MP3).
Feldstein on Hornsby
I’m going through Al‘s WELL posts as time permits, in between my real work ‘n’ stuff. He was a big Bruce Hornsby fan. Here are some of his remarks on the subject: gd.old.148.39: Alan Feldstein (fiddle) Wed 26 Aug 92 09:07 The Bruce/No Bruce question has, unfortunately, been answered by Bruce’s absence. For my ears, … Read more
Reptiles 10/4/96 UPDATED
We went to Colorado in October 1996 to play Steve Gayle & Mary Carol Cabibi’s wedding. Steve lined up a gig for us at the Boulder Theater on October 4 to help pay our travel expenses. Great wedding, great gig. Here are some highlights: Scene of the Crime 3:34 Cassidy-> Black-Throated Wind 12:37 An American … Read more
Feldstein in the WELL, part 1
I’m going through Al‘s posts in the WELL, my online hangout for the last 20+ years. Al was there for about ten of those years, and I am finding lots of fun stuff to post here. The first Dead tape I ever heard was in Al’s apartment – Cow Palace ’74, a couple of weeks … Read more
More recordings of Al & me (et al.)
“Fifty Miles from the Past” – The Bobcats at San Francisco State 7/5/74 – guinea pigs for a recording class. Not sure who’s on this other than Al (acoustic guitar and vocal), me (electric guitar), and bassist Ernie Yoshioka. “See the Light” – Bobcats at SF State 7/5/74 again. As soon as I find the … Read more
An email from Al – UPDATED
Note: I am going through my archive in between my regular daily tasks, and I will post three more of Al’s songs from the Reptiles days ASAP. I mentioned earlier that my most recent contacts with Al Feldstein were emails he’d send after hearing “Tales from the Golden Road,” the talk show I co-host with … Read more
Smolin on Feldstein
Our mutual friend Barry Smolin posted this on the WELL, upon learning of the death of Al Feldstein. Barry was kind enough to allow me to share it here. I’m devastated by this news. Al was my favorite show buddy, and we attended many astounding concerts together. The past few years he’s been very into … Read more
Alan Feldstein (1953-2009)
(Al at the Hollywood Bowl July 21, 1974.) I just got a call from my old bandmate, Bob Nakamine, informing me that our old bandmate Al Feldstein died of a heart attack yesterday (6/21/09). He was cranky and opinionated and a thoroughly decent man. When I moved to Berkeley in 1973, my high school classmate … Read more