I went to see The Spoonful in 1967. A friend and I took our dates and we sat in the $4.00 dollar seats at LeMoyne College. The show was hardly a sell out. After the first song, Magic, John said, "You'all come on down and get closer so our $ 4.00 seats became $ 10.00 seats and the rest of the show was great. This was just after the "Everything Playin" album had been released and Zal had left the group. Money troubles I'd heard later. Jerry Yester, brother of Jim Yester, (The Association) replaced Zal Yanovsky and I felt that he was a fine addition. Zal was more of a loon on stage but also a fine guitarist. Yester was equally as good but more sedate. Actually not very sedate, but more so than Zal.

Of the dates, mine was unimpressed and the other guy's swears she doesn't even remember going. The other guy, went on to carreer in Bible Colleges and Encyclopedia sales. I became a folksinger and silversmith. Funny how things turn out. One of these days I'll have to sing "Darlin' Be Home Soon" to my Sweetie Pie. May be that will jog her memory.

Don