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Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've enjoyed reading this thread and it brought back some fun concert-going memories for me!

From my teen years to present, I can recall seeing the following:

~The Jackson Five (when Michael was 10 yrs. old!)
~Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.
~Elvis at the (former) Hilton in Vegas
~Chicago
~Cat Stevens
~Joe Crocker
~Linda Ronstadt
~Bruce Springsteen
~Jackson Victory Tour in '83 (I was 8 months preggo and I was a dancing fool!)
~Fleetwood Mac (the best!)

(...then no concerts for many years...too busy raising the kidlets...oh yeah, I took the kidlets to see/hear Raffi...LOL!!)

Most recent concerts:
~Dixie Chicks (what performers!!)
~Simon & Garfunkel with my 22y/o dd...and she knew all the words to every song just like me!!






Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The best concerts I have been to are....

Ella Fitzgerald in SF in 1990, I think. I was young and she was old, but even then, there was nobody better. She had to sit down to sing but when she opened her mouth...damn! She was always the best.

Barbra Streisand in her "comeback concert" in Vegas, January 1, 2000.

Prince in Philadelphia in the 90s. And I'm going to see Prince at the Staples Center in a little while. He's just amazing.

Jimmy Scott at the Supper Club in NYC in something like 1995 with his quartet.

Sasman
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw Bette at the old Copa in NYC around 1977. She was just fabulous!

But the best concert for me was Bruce in 1981 in Hartford. He is just the best.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have never seen the Boss but everyone I know who has seen him says that he puts on the best show. One of these days....

Melfie1222
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Prince at the Hollywood Bowl... my first visit to California and it was a great show. Women crying and shrieking all over the place, lol!

U2 ZooTv tour, the one where they had a bazillion tv screens going and Bono would try to call the President and whoever, and a belly dancer for "Mysterious Ways"

George Michael... I wasn't that much of a fan before I saw him in concert but he put on a really great show

Pearl Jam... I think they were doing a sort of "warm-up" for a national tour and played at some really small venues in the Northwest... the one I went to had sold out in minutes, and it was great to see them in that small of a setting

LilithFair, the first one I think, at the Gorge in George, WA, a beautiful amphitheatre... I went specifically for Sarah McLachlan but Tracy Chapman was great too



Ladybug007
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08-13-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
paul and linda mccartney

Snogrl
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 3:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Best concert I've ever been to -

Bruce Springsteen, 1975, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.

This was at the beginning of him hitting it big. My bf camped out for 2 days for tickets (2nd row). He played in the smallish, concert hall. Very intimate. I've never seen anything like it; he must have played for 4 hours and let me tell you when he did "Born to Run" the crowd just exploded. It was almost a religious experience!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Best concert I have been to

I have been to numerous concerts...most recently I saw the Canadian Idol, Ryan Malcolm, on Sunday night and was thinking this exact question.

Some of the bands on the list my American friends may not recognize because they are Canadian.

Over the years I have seen the following in concert (from what I can remember -) )

Van Halan (3 times)
Lover Boy
BTO
Metalica
Guns n' Roses
Alannah Miles
Honeymoon Suite
Platium Blonde
Helix (3 time)
The Kings
Alanis Morrisette
Sas Jordan
Steve Miller band
Bryan Adams
Meatloaf
Rush
Faith no More
Melissa Ethridge
Kim Mitchell (2x)
David Wilcox

I am really hoping to get tickets for Shania Twain on her tour (sold out in 6 min. and I am waiting for other tickets to be released)

I think the best concert by far that I actually attended is the SARSConcert - last summer in Toronto featuring Rush, AC/DC, The Stones, The Who etc.

The concert that I want to see the most is AC/DC - due to dehydration etc. I was not really able to see them well at the SARS concert and they rock. It would be an exciting concert to go to with them just featuring AC/DC

I have seen also some excellent tribute bands. Some that come to mind are:

Waterloo - tribute to ABBA
Hells Bells - tribute to AC/DC
The Wall - Tribute to Pink Floyd (this was done with the citys orchestra) what amazing sound.
(can't think of name) - but it was a tribute to Madonna



Cassie
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Skootz David Wilcox!!! I used to go see him at the El Macombo back in the late 70's/early 80's. I'm surprised he's still around, he used to be so messed up on heroin back then. How's he doing? Cleaned up his act? I also heard that the Macombo had finally been shut down after all these years. God, I have some great memories of that place. :-)
I was in there the night the Stones walked in and took the stage from the local punk band. I still have the picture I took of Mick that night on my wall.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i listed the best concerts i had been to, now here is the worst concert.

woodstock 1969, my mother got stoned on LSD, lost me, found me a day later when i was with people from the Hog Farm (still my friends to this day!) i was 5 years old.


Yuhuru
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Prince

Zules
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08-21-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've been to so many concerts (my brother did concert lighting in LA and I work for a pro audio company in Miami so I've been to ALOT) I've forgotten some that I've seen and this thread is great because some of you have reminded me of some others that were really good.

Prince was awesome, Lenny Kravitz was good (I also sat next to him at a Black Crowes concert once), Pearl Jam is always good (I've seen them at least a dozen times).

A couple others I didn't see listed that I just remembered were:

The Counting Crows - Adam really knows how to engage the audience!

Godsmack - Saw them at Ozzfest a few years back and they rocked!

Also, I know someone said they had a bad Santana experience bit I saw them play in this big cow field when I was living in Hawaii. It was a great and they put on an amazing show!

I also had a great Eric Clapton moment. I had a friend who worked at the House of Blues and one day, out of the Blue, she called me and told me not to ask any questions just to get down there fast. I grabbed my buddy John and we went down, she seated us right in the front and we still didn't know who we were there to see. It turned out that Clapton called and wanted to just come down and play a few songs. So it was just Clapton sitting on a stool with his guitar and a mic. John looks over at me and says "I can't believe this! We're close enough to get sneezed on!" Awesome!

Oh and I saw the Goo Goo Dolls last year. They were really good and Johnny is so yummy!

Jed245
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11-01-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
*Runs through the thread and pinches everyone*


METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO

Daydreamer
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09-16-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 12:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, seeing that the Goo Goo Dolls are my favorite band, I would have to say that every Goo Goo Dolls concert I have been to was great. I've been a huge fan of theirs for years but never got to see them until June, 2002 at the HOB in Orlando. Since then, I've seen them 7 more times. I even drove from Florida to Birmingham and Charlotte to see them. I've been in the front row every time and I've gotten some great pictures.

Zules - where did you see the Goo Goo Dolls? I wonder if we were at the same concert? I live in South Florida too and I have a friend who works in the hotel business. She found out where they were staying when they opened for Bon Jovi last March. My friend and I just happened to find them and I got to meet Johnny and have my picture taken with him! Send me a private message if you'd like to see it. And yes, he is YUMMY!!!!!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw The Goo Goo Dolls here in California opening for Bon Jovi. They were very good. Johnny is a cutie! Of course, my future husband (which his wife and my husband know nothing about) is Jon Bon Jovi. In person, he is even more gorgeous!

Zules
Member

08-21-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Daydreamer - YAY! I love the Goo and I can't believe how many people don't even know who they are!

All these concerts start running together after awhile but I think it was in West Palm. Third Eye Blind opened for them. It was quite the eye candy show! We were in the front row and got alot of great pics too. I kept getting dirty looks from security. A client of mine that worked for a radio station got me the tix along with backstage passes. Both bands were really nice and seemed very down to earth. I'll PM you about the pic.

**So happy to have a Goo pal!**

Daydreamer
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09-16-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG Zules!! I'm so excited that someone else here loves Goo too!!! I was at the WPB concert, I was actually on the rail and Johnny threw me a pick! *drool* How lucky that you got backstage passes! I met them one other time - after the Birmingham concert, out by the busses after the show, they were really sweet. (Ack, I sound like a groupie, lol). I'll be looking for your message. I've met quite a few people through Goo message boards and I know lots of Johnny stories if you want to hear them.

Zules
Member

08-21-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Daydreamer - I was on the rail too! You don't happen to remember some woman with long blonde hair snapping pictures do you?

What a trip that we could've only been feet from each other!

I already messaged you and would love to hear your Johnny stories! YIPPEE!

Crossfire
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08-07-2001

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
David Wilcox...I forgot about him. I saw him in playing in Oshawa once at the lakeshore pavilion. It's a really small place that I believe spends most of its time serving as a bingo hall or something. But being small, it makes for a great place to see people up close. Which reminds me that I saw another great show there another time...Jeff Healey, amazing blind guitar player who nearly took one of my own eyes out when in the middle of a song said "Have a pick", and flicked his giant triangle shaped pick into the audience. Fortunately for me, I was standing front and center, and took the sucker in the eye. I also managed to get a Buddy Guy pick at another show. I have a couple of other notable picks, but I am drawing a blank at the moment. I'll have to dig them out. As a guitar player, those are pretty darn cool mementos.

Daydreamer
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09-16-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Zules - you have mail!
How crazy that we were both on the rail, we must have been really close to each other! I was so busy snapping pictures myself I don't think I was paying attention to anything but Johnny that night!

Mamie - I'm glad that you liked the Goo Goo Dolls. They were good on the Bon Jovi tour but they are much better when they are headlining since they have more time on stage. I know they made a lot of new fans by opening for Bon Jovi.



Tater
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03-19-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFLMAO at Landi's adventure!!

My Fav and best concet was STYX in the 80's at the Philly Spectrum!!! That also was my very first concert! Way to break me in!


Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My favorite concert was the

Reba, John Micheal Montgomery and John Berry concert. They are three of my fav. artists so it was great seeing them all together.

It was Reba's first time back to San Diego since losing members of her band...awesome concert!

I took my Mom to a Kenny Rogers concert for her 40th/41st (forget which) birthday. That was also a great concert.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cassie - I didn't see David Wilcox in T.O but it was in the early/mid 80's Can't remember exact year...wow seems like a lifetime ago

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 7:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i used to work for a muscial theater co so got to see/here lots of concerts--one i absolutely hated was when i did security for tom jones's concert--(i liked tom but i had to sit around the bottom of the stage(facing away from him) and get sweated upon as he gyrated LOL ..

also i got to walk crystal gayle to the stage holding her hair so she wouldnt trip on it :-)

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i have a friend whose husband used to be the bass player for reba. my friend designed most of her clothes--later did kathy mattea's. anyway, reba takes her entire band and their families on a cruise and as they leave the shore she tells them, "enjoy your cruise. as of now, you are all fired." never liked her since, although i do get a giggle out of my friend's overhearing reba and norville on deck one night...as they are all sailing with this woman who has fired them--what's THAT about?!--anyway, seems ol' reba ain't that smart. her husband, norville--you know the birth control pill--tells her, "look, honey. there's nassau!" and reba looks at the lights on the island and says, "oh that place where they make all them rockets?!" my friend said she laughed til boogers came out.
friend's husband later played with kathy mattea and she was a great person to work for. remembered every wife and child's birthdays, etc. very family oriented.
some of my friend's designs are in museums now.