How Bill Graham’s Nazi Escape Might Explain His Fillmore Apples

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The barrel of free red delicious apples have been a mainstay of the iconic San Francisco music venue.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	1960s San Francisco was home to some of the best music in the country.
0:09.0	We had bands like The Grateful Dead,
0:11.0	Quick silver like the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Santana. This music and more made the city the heart of the rock and roll
0:28.7	revolution and the place to hear them all jam was the Fillmore Auditorium.
0:35.0	Welcome to the Fillmore folks.
0:37.0	The man behind the Fillmore was legendary music promoter Bill Graham.
0:41.0	And while the great acts he booked were obviously a draw, there was something else that made
0:46.8	his shows a little different.
0:49.8	Oh, those apples? Yep, apples.
0:54.6	apples.
0:55.0	I'm Jessica Plachik and this is Bay Curious.
1:01.0	Today we look into why one of the Bay Area's most famous music venues gives away free apples.
1:08.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
1:12.8	still family owned, operated, and argued over.
1:16.2	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold
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1:28.3	You know of all the shows that I've been to
1:30.5	and all the different venues,
1:31.9	it's the only place that hands out fruit.
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