[Dixielandjazz] The Killer Piano

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Steve barbone asks:

> Below are similar versions of The Attack of The Killer Piano at the Condor
> Club In San Francisco.
>
> Bob Ringwald, have you ever played a gig like that?



Steve, oddly enough, before reading this message, I related my story about
the Condor.

--Bob (Where'd they put that damn piano) Ringwald


 > The historic Condor Club located at the gateway to San Francisco's North
> Beach has been reborn as a dance club, bar and restaurant, the Condor
> Club.
>
> The Condor first rose to fame as America's original go-go bar on June
> 16th,
> 1964 when San Francisco chanteuse Carol Doda appeared atop the white baby
> grand piano in nothing but a bikini bottom. America would never be the
> same.
> While many local venues quickly followed suit, Carol reigned as queen,
> growing in both fame and ... size, she was a pioneer of silicon.
>
> That famous piano that Carol started the topless go-go craze from years
> ago
> remained a draw for the sexually adventurous. After closing one night a
> Condor dancer, Theresa Hill, and bouncer Jimmy Ferrozo got busy on the
> piano. It was set up to dramatically raise up above the main floor, and
> somehow while in the heat of the moment the switch was hit. The oblivious
> couple kept going all the way up, becoming pinned to the ceiling. A
> janitor
> found them several hours later, the much distressed but otherwise unhurt
> Theresa stuck below Ferrozo who had expired, probably from shock.
>
> The Condor Club still features photos from the old days, including many of
> Carol and her famous assets. And of course, we still have the killer
> Piano,
> now safely tucked away against our ceiling. Come by and be a part of San
> Francisco history at the Condor.
> --------
> Footnote: The movie THE ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATO'S is no match for the
> real life ATTACK OF THE KILLER PIANO! One night after closing, one of the
> bouncers of the Condor Club, along with one of the clubs dancers, decided
> to
> make beautiful music together while lying atop the hydraulic piano. At
> some
> point during this symphony, the switch was hit and the piano began its
> slow
> rise to the ceiling. In time, the bouncer and the dancer were pinned to
> the
> ceiling, the dancer cushioned protectively by the bouncer who lay atop
> her,
> both of them squeezed between the ceiling and the piano like a bartender
> squeezing a lemon. The dancer was discovered alive in the morning by a
> janitor. As for the bouncer, it was the last concert performance of his
> career!!!
> *    THE CONDOR CLUB: 300 Columbus Avenue at Broadway near Big Al's. The
> club closed for awhile but has since reopened as a sports bar/bistro.
>
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