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David Crosby and Jimmi Seiter side stage at the Monterey Pop Festival. 1967.
In Part 1 of David Crosby: Flying High Until The End, Jimmi discusses the Byrds in the early days, a few of Crosby's idiosyncrasies, and how his behavior eventually became problematic for the band. From smoking marijuana on an airplane and at a CBS photos session, to playing with Buffalo Springfield at the Monterey Pop Festival as his bandmates watch from the audience, Crosby is starting to pull away. He seems aloof and detached and begins distancing himself from the other bandmembers; a prelude of the things to come.
Some highlights from the show:
00:02:45 Crosby’s Rules of the Road
00:09:30 Tangent: David Cassidy loves koala bears
00:11:03 Crosby’s cape and the Byrds imitating the Beatles
00:15:00 Crosby gets choked out at a tractor convention
00:21:03 Jimmi and Crosby get high and battle waves in Hawaii
00:29:38 CBS photo session goes awry
00:36:45 Getting high on an airplane
00:45:07 Bad shows at the Village Gate
00:50:15 Crosby plays with Buffalo Springfield at Monterey Pop Festival
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Crosby doing his thing in his cape of invincibility. The Beatle cut tops off the turtleneck sweater and striped pants. This is a rock legend.
The original five Byrd members: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn.
Crosby’s cape is noticeably more posh in this photo, with what appears to be a shiny satin lining. Roger’s white sport coat and tie are fighting his “Byrd glasses” for superiority. The Beatles haircuts are generating their own magnetic field. This is the power group of old.
The Byrds taking a break during the CBS photoshoot in NYC. Clearly Michael, Chris and David are the fashionistas of the group. McGuinn is more mysterious, but in this photo series he has the exact same expression in all the photos which is kind of creeping me out..
Pretty sure Michael is Italian.
David smoking his fat joint of the north shore “Ice Bag” weed that he was famous for. Strong Sgt. Peppers vibes going on here with that shirt and hat.
Michael’s button up layering is inspiring.
