I enjoyed reading this story very much. I too saw Jim Croce on this tour, opening for Woody Allen, only it was the previous week at the Circle Star in San Carlos. I was recounting the experience of seeing this show to a friend just the other day. My friends and I were there to see Woody on his farewell to stand-up, our last chance to see…
I enjoyed reading this story very much. I too saw Jim Croce on this tour, opening for Woody Allen, only it was the previous week at the Circle Star in San Carlos. I was recounting the experience of seeing this show to a friend just the other day. My friends and I were there to see Woody on his farewell to stand-up, our last chance to see him live on stage. Jim Croce was totally unknown to us, but we were all very impressed with him, his voice, his compositions, his playing. "He's going far", was our conclusion. As we were all graduating from high school in a few months, our group would be split and spread out around the country and planet by the end of the coming year. When the news came, it was a shock. We were all commenting by phone and by letter. Some of us had heard him sing "I got a name" by that time. An ironic hymn. The impact was great and it was a very sad Fall of '73.
I enjoyed reading this story very much. I too saw Jim Croce on this tour, opening for Woody Allen, only it was the previous week at the Circle Star in San Carlos. I was recounting the experience of seeing this show to a friend just the other day. My friends and I were there to see Woody on his farewell to stand-up, our last chance to see him live on stage. Jim Croce was totally unknown to us, but we were all very impressed with him, his voice, his compositions, his playing. "He's going far", was our conclusion. As we were all graduating from high school in a few months, our group would be split and spread out around the country and planet by the end of the coming year. When the news came, it was a shock. We were all commenting by phone and by letter. Some of us had heard him sing "I got a name" by that time. An ironic hymn. The impact was great and it was a very sad Fall of '73.