Alan Horvath | Pictures :: 1968

1968 - 1969

Doug Weston's Troubador | Hollywood | 1968-69
Photo by Ron Fleury

Here's a photo of me playing one of my very *first* gigs in Los Angeles! I remember Shelley Winters was in the audience that night ... she was showcasing a folk singer from Italy by the name of Shawn Phillips (Shawn's music is featured in the movie "Lost Horizon" starring Charles Boyer). Anyway, the Troubador became my '2nd home' in L.A., between 1968 and '71 - there were regular parties held at Doug Weston's house for all the performers - a place where you could meet celebrities on a regular basis. I'll never forget looking up during my performances and seeing Jim Morrison in the audience, more than once or twice -- one night, late, after pretty much everyone was gone, I was packing up my gear when the bartender discovered Morrison out back ... hanging by his neck, from the balcony above! Morrison had a room upstairs (I think it was basically *for* passing out) and he apparently tried to hang himself with his belt that evening - unsuccessfully. I just packed up my gear and went home.

By the Railroad Tracks | Downtown L.A. | 1968-69
Photos by Mark Paladino

Mark Paladino took these pictures ... that's a cup of coffee (left) and a pack of Marlboro ciggies (right) in the picture above ... and the picture below presents a great shot of my handmade Garcia classical guitar -- I won 2nd Prize at the local 4-H County Fair when I was 15 years old ... the Garcia and it's hardshell case were the prize. I traded the Garcia, in 1971-72, for My pal Bruce Scofield's Gibson SG ... these days, I wish I had kept the Garcia.

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