Hi David,
Wow, I am so out of the loop. Just heard that Golden Joe died
almost 2 years ago. Wow, some of my favorite Boston rock memories
are of GJB. I had seen GJB down at Nantasket Beach, at the old
Eudemon club on the main strip. But nothing like his Boston rock
shows. It was 1988, I think. GJB was opening for The Bags at Green
St. Station which is where the website pics were taken, perhaps
even that night. The Bags were the punk rock flavor of the era,
very popular for a long stretch. Having GJB open for them was a
stroke of genius. I still have a poster from that show. Joe took
his cat-calls from the punks at first, just smiling and doing his
songs.
Not a bad singer, I thought, but damn, lose the toupee, will ya?
Well, I did not have long to wait. Off came the shirt, off came
the hair, and the ladies went NUTS. I'm sure he got the majority
of female action that night, even as an elder statesman surrounded
by young hunky punkers. He kicked everybody's ass. And everybody
loved him for it. I hope that can be written about ME two years
after my death.Will scan the GJB poster and Email to you.In Honor
of a True Performer Who Gave It all, Golden Joe Baker
- Doug Thoms
PIT Report Magazine, Boston 1990-1995
http://www.livestageperformance.net
Doug Thoms
douglas.thoms@citigroup.com