José Feliciano B-Roll from Gerde's Folk City Doc
Amazingly, there was no sound recorded for 2 full minutes while José scatted a song called "Talkin' Bob Porco Blues." Lost in time forever. Be grateful YOU can SEE all 8 minutes🤌🏼
This video is about that time when………
In 2014, I INTERVIEWED JOSÉ FELICIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!
📣🕰 It took five years just to co-ordinate times that worked for us both.
In November 2014, José and Susan invited me to their home in CT. I told him 10 years ago that it would land in the the film on Folk City.
It takes longer than you think to complete a bio-pic..
Your patience has paid off. The project lives HERE
https://bobporco86.substack.com/p/documentary-on-mike-porcos-folk-music
In this clip, José plays Talkin’ Bob Porco Blues in silence. That damn sound guy fucked it up…
That’s too bad because it only would have been stuck into the GERDESFOLKCITYDOC somewhere.
When the Folk City doc gets its deserved recognition as the fucking museum piece that it is, Talkin’ Bob Porco Blues will just be between the Felicianos and me.
We chat in this exclusive clip [that won’t be promoted by EXPECTING RAIN because they are not interested in sharing details about Bob Dylan, his past time spent at Gerde’s or with Mike Porco. They cannot do less for the doc than they are doing for Mike, Gerde’s or the Scene now because of their caddy exclusivity bias. DO NOT SHARE it with digital trolls]
about being a self-taught musician, Playing with Paul Simon, knowing Suze Rotolo, his favorite Bob Dylan song and the usefulness of guitar capos.
The title “José Feliciano B-Roll from Gerde's Folk City Doc” is what the clip is.
🤌🏼🎬 Before the Gerde’s Folk City doc had a name it was just the Gerde’s Folk City documentary🏆🏆🏆
José Feliciano B-Roll from Gerde's Folk City Doc is below the subscribe button for the serious subscribers who have some interest in the FIRST, BEST, BRIGHTEST and ONLY document on Mike Porco and Gerde’s Folk City, TOP FIVE on the list of THE WORLD’S MOST HISTORIC MUSIC VENUES.
Gerde’s is in the BLUES HALL OF FAME. Someone is missing out on the story.
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https://bobporco86.substack.com/p/documentary-on-mike-porcos-folk-music
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Blog entry Nov 5 2014
https://folkcityatfifty.blogspot.com/2014/11/jose-feliciano-adds-insight-to.html
Words can hardly explain how familiar my time with José was this week.
Finally, after 5 years since meeting him and getting to know him and his lovely wife, we were able to sit for his moment on film to speak about Mike Porco for the Gerde's Folk City documentary, Positively Porco.
I will give you a quote from my friend. Thank you for the lesson, José. See you soon.
~bob
José then made a special statement:
''I would like to say something TO Mike Porco, because as far as I'm concerned, in my memory and in my soul, he still lives and I would like to say 'thank you Mike! A poor kid from the hills of Puerto rico become somebody. Your help and advice was an inspiration to me. His advice was 'keep going.'
He encouraged me and by playing Gerde's, I became somebody.''
~ José Feliciano, 11.3.14
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RAMBLIN JACK AND JOSÉ ON MACDOUGAL STREET SAME WEEK
Then there was that time when….
May 24, 2012
I was doing shows in the village a lot IN 2012.
I ran into Ramblin’ Jack Elliot on a Tuesday
I ran into José two days later. That’s probably when I asked for some sort of interview for the ‘book’ on my grandfather.
From the blog:
May 24, 2012
Then, two days later, after walking around lower Manhattan with an out of town friend, I decided to end the afternoon with a drink at 130 W. 3rd. The Fat Black Pussycat is there now and that is where Gerde's Folk City stood for the last 16 years of operation. On the way, walking north on MacDougal, we spotted a small film crew interviewing a man having a cappuccino at the famous Caffe Reggio. As fate would have it, it was another friend of Mike Porco. And I'm proud to say, a friend of mine, as well. It was José Feliciano! Of course, he didn't see me approaching but I politely interrupted his chat to say hi.
"Hey José. It's me. Bob Porco."
"Oh wow! Hey how are you?! Do you know not a day goes by...and my wife Susan can back this up...where I don't say Mike Porco's name or mention Gerde's? I mention Gerde's on stage every time I'm up there. And your grandfather made the best lasagna!!"
WOW!!
I didn't want to bother him much more but he didn't want me to go. So I gladly stayed and talked with him about the things I've learned about he and Folk City and his contemporaries. We talked about John Hammond Jr., Buffy Sainte Marie, Pat Sky and John Porco. But also we talked about John Wynn and Orriel Smith and The Café Wha?.
What great fortune for me to know and see these folks! If I'm lucky, I'll be able to offer them a stage to perform on just as my grandfather did 50 years ago.
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