Reel 0548, 1961 September 19

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Note 1: "Sept 19, 1961. Stereo Dialogue up stairs Donn, Gene and Carole?"; Note 2: CDI 1. darkroom loft sound. Smith, (radio/tv in background) 2. cont'd with Private XXX Smith/Carole moans and groans 3. cont'd 4. cont'd -7. cont'd with loft ambient 8. cont'd mic pan 9. con'td ambient 10. Smith's yells something off mic 11. Smith enteres, noisily on stairsteps 12. cont'd 13. ambient, vox, off mic CDII 1. women's voice 2. cont'd sobbing? 3. con'td ambient 4. stairsteps and door sounds, water/darkroom 5. "Gene Smith lives here and there" 6. con'td restart 7. Smith" "He's not here anymore" (Dave Sibley) CDIII 1. ambient, street, loft 2. typing and putter with some whistling, voices off mic 3. con'td, Smith near mic 4. cont'd with more talk. 5. cont'd Jimmy Stevenson talking: "ten dollars" "Jackie" and "locksmith" 6. cont'd loft talk lock and logistics 7. "It's only ten thirty" and "how many people are living in this place? Gene Smith? Hall Overton?" lock change and session organized 8. **Esformes and check cashing service described and directions given to their office.**** 9. small talk 10. loft ambient and talk 11. cont'd with Smith/Carole off mic 12. ambient CDIV (Smith Overton Stevenson Thomas Bill 1. piano and talk "Piper Laurie picture" 2. Smith and Carole money talk. Also, on Dave Sibley and Frank with Jimmy Stevenson (Loft transitions***) 3.***Let's get together with Frank, Gary" Jimmy Stevenson's Friday get together. "about five downstairs, that'll be the time" (Jimmy Stevenson) 4. cont'd talk 5. stairsteps and talk , stolen Smith camera and other stolen items. 6. cont'd important talk and loft details with Smith and Stevenson "Joe Gaston, tenor player" 7. more talk 8. talk mentions John Brooks and Sidney Bechet painting 9. party/session description 10. cont'd with "put it in a safe place" musicians 11. cont'd talk, ends. CDV 1. cont'd at phone ring and talk in stairwell 2. cont'd 3. cont'd 4. steps and door 5. cont'd with low talk, "start a rumor" 6. Ken Heyman" and other talk, "Carole, call Gene Albert on the phone see if there's an assignment for me." 7. Jimmy Stevenson calling for Gene from other floor 8-11. con'td ambient, putter 12. Hall and Jimmy Stevenson asking where he is. CDVI 1. talk off mic 2. cont'd and Hall Overton talking with Stevenson 3. cont'd with hammering and off mic talk 4. Jumps to: piano and male voice talking "Ed" bass and piano 5. new tune "Hey Jimmy I'm gonna split, I'll give you a call tonight" "You talk to Warren?" "He was up here about 6:30." 6. piano riffs into tune.;

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