I don't recall if I've told this here; if I have forgive me (caveat because She often perpetrates the vile fiction that I repeat myself.......).
I spent the first quarter of 1980 doing sound, follow-spot, and pyro for a band called "Holidaze, Featuring Doc & Linda Holiday", 6 sets a night 6 nights a week, the last 2 on Fri & Sat being a "Las Vegas Style Floor Show" - meaning Doc & Linda wore matching orange-and-chartreuse sequined jumpsuit & floozie dress - in hotel bars around the midwest (yes, it was as bad as it sounds) & we were somewhere in Iowa. Weather Report was playing town, and staying at the place we were gigging. After their show Jaco & Erskine came in the bar; they sat right behind my board and we spent a set mocking the frontman. A thoroughly enjoyable brush with greatness!
And, Frank Zappa, "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow".
Peter (who still shakes his head in disbelief at Doc's career plan: Play hotel bars until someone "discovered" him, and he could make an album & go play Vegas)