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Unbelievable...more like a play. Costume changes, stage props (like a guillotine...did you know he was a magician?)and ballet dancers. Who'd a thunk, right? His wife used to be the show's dancer, now his daughter is. The daughter describes a typical show as, "... like opera but with blood." Momma held up pretty well... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.timespublications.com/images/f2-2-10Photo1.jpg)
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Cheap trick opened for Ted Nugent, as good as Nuge can play live, Cheap trick totally surprized me. What a live performance! I saw them open for UFO in the quad cities back in the mid-seventies. Small venue, killer concert.
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Lynard Skynard, Fayetteville AR. 1975
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I've had exposure to many types of music in my life; I started studying piano when I was only six in NYC.
I saw Jimi and the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore, but I couldn't say they were the best as acoustics and sound production weren't the greatest in the late 1960's. I saw a lot of bands at MSG as well- Stones, Led Zep and such.
Robert Palmer was VERY memorable, as was Little Feat.
Vladimir Ashkenazy with the London Symphony Orchestra (I know, most guys can't handle classical, but it's what my training was)
I've not heard a more perfect piano.
There was some Waylon, Willie, Jerry Jeff whilst living in Tulsa. All three are excellent, but I don't remember much of it.
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Asleep at The Wheel opened for Johnny Cash, mid 90s Sacramento
"Drop that or by the splendor of God I will blow your heart out." Kit Carson
"Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do then do it with all your strength." George Washington
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Waylon Jennings 1978, Poplar Creek Chicago. My buddy tells me I had a good time. Back in his prime Waymore was the total package.
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Never been to a concert and don't plan on ruining a perfect record. I HATE crowds.
175 years ago I would have been a mountain man in the Rockies.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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None of these kids have ever heard of Thelonius Monk anyway... 
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I've seen Buffett more times than I care to remember, Van Halen (Hagar), Kid Rock, and numerous "smaller" bands; however, Chris Tomlin in the fall of 2012 was the best ever. . .
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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Van Halen three times......much better with David Lee Roth than with Sammy Hagar. Eddie Van Halen is an awesome guitar player. Saw Nugent opened for ZZ Top in Daytona.....that was a good concert too
Retired and Loving It!!
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seen alot of differnt shows...Elvis in 1977 was cool as he*L!.....,neil daimond put on a good show too... hummmmmmm Travis Tritt opened for the Charlie Daniels Band .......then they did a hour and a half together = that was great!
I work harder than a ugly stripper....
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Walking around town following the U.S. Sailboat show in Annapolis, I spotted a card stapled to a phone pole that announced a special 1-night performance at the governor's mansion, that evening.
Because of a missed flight connection, the Count Basie orchestra, led by Frank Foster, played for a very small group of us, about 50 people, IIRC.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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Los Lobos at Rockefeller's in Houston, c1992
Stunningly loud and a badass live band with a long history.
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Avett Brothers Cleveland 2012, my wife and I were front row center and it was amazing. Saw a bunch of people crying for a couple of songs, yes they were drunk but those songs were still pretty awesome.
God Bless,
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Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi
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seen some good 'uns in my time...
Went to the "First Annual Day of Rock & Roll" at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in 1979, the year I graduated High School. I saw Blue Oyster Cult, Boston, Heart, Van Halen, Nazereth, Sammy Hagar, George Thorogood & the Destroyers there and then in 1981 was rocked at the dome again my The Rolling Stones. I've seen a bunch more, but one of my favorite shows ever was 9 years ago when I took my then 15 year old son Josh to see Ted Nugent open for ZZ Top in Jackson, MS. My most recent concert was seeing the critically acclaimed and technically advanced Avenged Sevenfold perform in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. I drove the 4 hours there, saw the show and made it back home in time to go shoot doves all day in one of the hottest fields that I've ever shot over!
..."I will not tip toe through life, to meet death safely."
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Best, John Denver about a year before his crash. Willie Nelson around 1985 or so, Reba about the same time. Saw Van Halen and Boston about 1978.
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The Smithereens...at a small club in Houston called The Blue Door in the mid 90's.
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I dunno. For me it's a tossup. AC/DC at the Reunion Arena in 1982 was pretty hard to beat. Angus played his guitar all the way through and around the crowd. Awesome. But Texas Jam 1984 was pretty rocked out too. Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett, Journey and I-can't-remember-who-all.
What was yours? Went to the 1979 Texxas jam and it was about the best I have been to. Heart, Boston, Van Halen (not van hagar), Blue Oyster Cult, Sammy Hagar, TKO, Nazereth. Awsome shows By Heart, Boston and Van Halen! Dang it sure was hot. Fire hoses from the stage blasting the first 50-60 feet into the crowd. Dem sure was the days...
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White zombie opened up for pantera, San Jose ca, late 90's.
Probably lost ten lbs that night...
She never made it past the bedroom door, what was she aiming for...?
She's gone shootin..
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