tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post7193499046823655591..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Brushes - Part 5bluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-54528516400189941782010-03-15T18:01:19.169-04:002010-03-15T18:01:19.169-04:00Goldey:
There is no shame in owning obscure Meat L...Goldey:<br />There is no shame in owning obscure Meat Loaf albums. In my opinion, the Loaf was one of the greatest rock and roll singers of all time. The dude could really bring it. And the shows were always stellar. To add a touch of foreshadow, I’ve got a Meat Loaf story planned for later this week.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-30407154774794460942010-03-15T08:14:27.433-04:002010-03-15T08:14:27.433-04:00I don't know whether to rejoice or hang my hea...I don't know whether to rejoice or hang my head in shame about that fact that I had that Meatloaf album. Best concert I ever went to was a Meatloaf concert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-3912640150026984322010-03-14T11:30:57.393-04:002010-03-14T11:30:57.393-04:00Dog:
Yes, Ed King was with the band on the 87 tour...Dog:<br />Yes, Ed King was with the band on the 87 tour. Boy, I wish I could have seen the original lineup... or at least one of the pre-crash versions.<br /><br />I always thought Rick Medlocke was living a rock and roller's dream... He gets to play the solos on "Highway Song" (one of my all-time favorites) and "Freebird" to thousands of people. Who else gets to say that?<br /><br />Bonnie Raitt was so completely cool... I really wish I had brought something besides Fogarty stuff to have signed... or at least a camera. I think there must have been a "no cameras" directive, because I almost always brought my camera.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-2529738252994861602010-03-14T11:16:19.921-04:002010-03-14T11:16:19.921-04:00Bluz- Was Ed King on that Skyyrd reunion tour in 1...Bluz- Was Ed King on that Skyyrd reunion tour in 1987? I'm thinking he was invited. <br /><br />I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd for the first time just 2 days before Ed King left the band in 1975. 2nd row, Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. Show was opened by Golden Earring. <br /><br />This was essentially the original Lynyrd Skynyrd except that Artimus Pyle was now the drummer. With Ronnie Van Zandt (barefoot on stage), Rossington, Collins, King on guitar, Wilkeson on bass, and Billy Powell on keyboards. <br /><br />My seats were right in front of Billy Powell and the on side of the stage where Allen Collins took up residency. During Free Bird, Collins broke two strings but just kept wailing away on what was left.<br /><br />Saw them again in 1976 before Steve Gaines joined the band at what was then called the Civic Arena. I call it "The Place Where The Penguins Play" now. Steve Marriott (from Humble Pie), and the Outlaws opened that night. My buddy had some sort of overdose reaction to some drug he had taken so I spent half of that concert straightening him out.<br /><br />After the plane crash I've never felt the band was the same or as good. With Ronnie gone and some of the others deep into their own addictions it just didn't get it for me. I like Ricky Medlocke and all but it's just not the same for me. <br /><br />Also saw Bonnie Raitt at the Syria Mosque in 1979 and then again at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore circa 1987 where NRBQ opened for her. I never thought she was a bitch but I never met her either.stilladoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285627481905127205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-10766857584399872212010-03-13T09:49:34.134-05:002010-03-13T09:49:34.134-05:00I always either got the tix in advance because I d...I always either got the tix in advance because I didn't like to sit on the lawn. If I'm at a show, I want to actually see the act. On the lawn, you might as well be listening to the radio. (and remember, this was before they started using big projection screens for every concert.)<br /><br />The only times I went for being on the lawn were things like the Cajun Festival they used to have in Saratoga NY.<br /><br />Blossom sure was a bitch to get to, wasn't it? I don't remember exactly, but I do remember a lot of narrow winding roads and a real cluster-fuck trying to get out after the show.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65132430286795843542010-03-13T07:51:46.271-05:002010-03-13T07:51:46.271-05:00That is insane! And you played it so cool. Lynyrd ...That is insane! And you played it so cool. Lynyrd f'n Skynyrd! <br /><br />I haven't thought about Blossom in forever, but I loved that place. We never had to buy tickets in advance. We just showed up. <br /><br />I tried doing that at the Newport Jazz Festival, and after 3 hours in a traffic jam with my buddy and his girlfriend(so lame) we were told the concert was sold out and then shown the exit. Are you kidding me! <br /><br />Makes me want to move back to Ohio!The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-71348605410063065492010-03-11T23:31:31.979-05:002010-03-11T23:31:31.979-05:00I much prefer it when the cops break up fights wit...I much prefer it when the cops break up fights with their night stick. Much less collateral damage.<br /><br />The thing with seeing the Skynyrd show was that this was their first "reunion" tour. I never thought they'd tour again, but when I heard they were using Johnny Van Zandt, I thought it was a perfect solution. <br /><br />Now, they're practically a "supergroup", with Ricky Medlocke (Blackfoot) and Huey Thomasson (Outlaws) playing guitar with Gary Rossington. Sadly, Billy Powell died last year. He was a great guy.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-30827722237330678622010-03-11T22:12:51.998-05:002010-03-11T22:12:51.998-05:00I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in Birmingham, AL, when I was...I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in Birmingham, AL, when I was in high school. We sat on the lawn at Oak Mountain Amphitheater. It really was one of the best nights of my life...<br /><br />...until a fight broke out near my group, and the cops broke it up using mace. Which, it being OUTSIDE and all, then blew directly into the faces of me and my friends.<br /><br />PAIN.<br /><br />I rallied in time for "Free Bird," though, so all's well that ends well.Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.com