1966 Union College in Schenectady, NY
July 3rd, 2009 | 
OK, I was sent these 2 photos from Jeffrey Hedquist . I have to tell you, this first photo knocked me out. I think Jeffs face says it all for me, I think I would look exactly the same meeting the Shangri-las.
I asked Jeff to write a lil about the pics and explain what was going on… Jeffrey Hedquist remembers…
The year was 1966. A concert at Union College in Schenectady, NY. It was a double bill: The Shangri Las and…The Animals. Kind of a Brill Building music meets British Invasion.
Ironically, the Animals hit “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” was Penned by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann of the aforementioned building. But I digress.
Much of the audience, mostly from Union College and Skidmore College, with a smattering of local residents, thought they were much too hip for the music of the Shangri Las which represented another era of the ‘60’s, but the girls’ songs were too ingrained in our consciousness for us not to respond emotionally. Hey, these were the anthems of our teenaged youth!
I was a DJ at WRUC in ‘66, the college radio station that promoted the event and I got to introduce the performers.
Here’s a photo of me grinning backstage at the Union College field house with the girls. You can tell by their expressions what a thrill this was for them. Also a photo of them onstage. 
photos are copyright by. Bob Saltzman of Niskayuna, NY.
Wow, fantastic pictures! Thanks Lex. The girls look hot! Let’s hope we find more photos like this if people who see this blog have such pics in their collection. Thanks to Bob Saltzman for sharing these.
Hi:
This is Mary Weiss, I was wondering
if you could e-mail me these two pictures
from upstate NY?
I never saw them before.
Thanks,
To all the people who always say, Betty is
missing, well Margie is missing……
Thanks Best, Mary
ps — shangri@optonline.net
Great pics of the girls. One of the best shots I’ve seen…. Juan
These pics are great, all three girls are just beautiful…….Maggie
I too hope more pics like this come out from people at shows who took them. Mary ann looks way cool, with her orange juice. The clarity of the image is awesome.
What I love about those backstage pics is that they give you a better glimpse of the girls’ personalities than those staged promo pics we always see. Nice to see them just hanging around, being themselves.
These pictures are knockout! The girls look really cool. I hope we can find more!
Really great Pictures,looks like the Shangs are doing” Leader of the Pack”
Really great pictures,Hope to see more.
Best,
Linda
I justed loved the clothes back then they were awsome.
Best,
Linda