"The Last Waltz": Thanksgiving Day, 1976

[Zomby Woof]

November 25, 1976, 33 years ago yesterday, in fact. The Band's farewell performance, with many special guests, was filmed at the Winterland Palace in San Francisco. Martin Scorsese directed the film, which was released in 1978. If you haven't seen it, and like any of the artists featured, do yourself a favor and get a copy. It's a Thanksgiving tradition in our house.

"It Makes No Difference"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXc0NRCmRQ


"Baby Don't You Do It"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feEBEpDLTKI&feature=related




RIP Richard Manuel and Rick Danko.

[graywarrior]

1. One of my favorite concerts.

I never get tired of watching it.

[hippywife]

2. The best concert footage...EVER!!

Always brings tears to my eyes. :hi:

[WCGreen]

3. They toured the summer before and played a stadium gig

here in Cleveland with Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana and Jessie Colin Young...

It was a great concert, one of the best I ever saw...

[madrchsod]

4. scored a mint vinyl of the concert..

had the concert on my dish recorder but it crashed.....i guess i`d better buy the dvd.

[BadGimp]

5. Saw the film in 78 and it changed my perspective on Rocl and Rolll forever

What a wonderful cinematic experience.

[Danmel]

6. One of my favorites

What a line-up: Dylan, Clapton, muddy waters, neil young to name a few.


I saw the movie @ the Kingsway movie theatre in Brooklyn. I was 18. Levon Helm recited the Spring Song in old English. So the kid in back of me says "what the fuck was that?". So I said "the spring song from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales". And he said "and who are you, fucking Einstein???"

A Brooklyn story if ever there was one.