But my “relationship” with Barry Fey goes back to college days. We were huge fans of The Doors, and the story goes that he had them booked at the DU field house, but DU changed their mind and wouldn’t allow them to appear there because of the controversy surrounding Jim Morrison at the time. So The Family Dog was born.
Barry Fey and The Family Dog
After seeing The Doors at the Family Dog, I and my friends saw almost every major act, up and coming artists, and local bands you can name at the Family Dog. We sat on the floor within a few feet of Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Mobi Grape, The Buffalo Springfield, The Jefferson Airplane, The Box Tops, and many more of the late 60’s groups.