Spirit - "Borderline" - Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mike Nile

Spirit - "Borderline" - Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mike Nile - The band was writing songs for the Tent Of Miracles album while touring Europe in 1989 and 1990. While playing in London, Spirit played a gig at a club called The Borderline. "Borderline" was written from a jam while sound checking at the club.

[@DougMen1]

Randy was on fire during this time period, as was the whole band!

[@robin2012ism]

great! Such a rare treat, TY!

[@BerndHeinz58]

great video, thank you Mike

[@bethwilliams4870]

Ed was one of the sweetest people I ever met. I got to talk to him in 1996, and he told me: "if music is your calling, do not swerve from your goal. " I got his autograph,and Randy's, and the other band members there.

[@troutvoice]

That was excellent! Three Troublemakers, and their names weren't Larry, Curley and Moe!

[@wattienz]

I went to the Borderline gig. Also saw Spirit at the Forum (Supported by Man and Wishbone Ash) And I also saw and met Randy at the Night of the Guitars. He deserved a lot more credit than he got. He also died a hero

[@johnmattern7196]

amen

[@johnconnelly5698]

wattienz nj

[@337993maya]

what a great sense of humor Randy had :)

[@mattychapati]

Okay here's my story relating to when I saw the mighty SPIRIT at The Borderline. However, this wasn't in 1989 but 1985...
Once I had the pleasure to shake Ed's hand. Spirt were playing The Borderline, Charring Cross, London 1985. I jumped on stage at the end of the gig and shook his hand. His hand was massive.
I said "You're a top class drummer, and I love the music of Spirit."
He said "Gee thanks. I just love coming over here and playing to you guys." And that was it before I was whisked off the stage by security.
I was tripping on some really good acid and I remember dancing all the way through the gig. I couldn't believe that there was only thirty or so people in the audience. I saw the gig advertised in the centre pages of the NME, and among lots of bands names in small print was 'SPIRIT.'
I took the chance and me and three friends went along and we were all blown away. They were a three piece but their sound was so full. The music was amazing and I felt like I'd been beamed up to a celestial planet where the sonic vibrations of their music held me in a rapture of ecstasy.
I remember after the gig sitting in my mates old V8 rover, and he was driving and couldn't find his way out of central London due to the acid. We drove around for hours but eventually made it back home to suburbia.
Many years later I played The Borderline with a band that I was drumming for and as I walked down the stairs of the venue there was a list of all of the bands that had played there.
Low and behold there it was..
SPIRT. 1985
R.I.P. Randy Kalifornia and Ed Cadissy.

[@allanmacdonald1825]

Love this!

[@TCDEWE]

Thanks you so much posting, I love the footage, a real treat.

[@wbradleyfs]

Looks like Randy had a spliff in his ear. LOL