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04-01-2019, 09:06 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Regrets would be the ones that are gone. Jim Croce comes to mind since I imagine he would have had a very personal show. I was fortunate to see a lot of folks in the 70s and 80s in the San Francisco Bay Area. Favorite show of all time was Elton John in Berkeley with only his percussionist Ray Cooper joining him. I wish there was a tape of that show. I had seen him other times with his full band, which was great, but the show in Berkeley was the best.
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04-01-2019, 09:39 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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04-01-2019, 09:52 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Nobody saying Jimi yet …………...Cmon
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04-01-2019, 11:16 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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I’m taking the contra position.
Saw a few good ones decades ago-Allman Brothers, Jimmy Buffett, Charlie Daniels, Cheap Trick. Have a lot of live albums, and most from the 70’s-80’s failed to capture the energy and emotion. Likely due to technology at the time. More recent recordings are far better, but the performers mostly don’t have the same edge, emotion and energy they did in their prime.
I passed on the Stones and Fleetwood Mac tours.
With just a few exceptions, my favorites did their best work in the studio when they were young, and that’s how I want to remember them and enjoy their music.
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04-02-2019, 12:47 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I wish I had seen Michael Jackson. I considered it but put it off and now it’s too late. The Beatles would have been amazing to see. And I think I would’ve enjoyed seeing the Rat Pack perform in a Palm Springs supper club back in the day.
OP, I’ve seen Billy Joel a few times and he puts on a great show. Saw him together with Elton John in Philly, and again at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Fantastic both times.
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04-02-2019, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RunningBum
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Well done.
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04-02-2019, 01:27 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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For me, the big dead three....Jimi, Janet and Jim. Also Clapton and the Beatles (post Sgt. Pepper).
but, as mentioned earlier, have no desire to mortgage the house to finance tickets...
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04-02-2019, 02:00 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Tampa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Plantman
I've been to dozens of concerts including many of the big time acts, but there are a few that I haven't seen due to the prices for the tickets- Paul McCartney and the Eagles are two that come to mind.
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We saw the Eagles with full band intact at MSG. The show was fantastic with them playing all their hits. However the resale tickets we bought were crazy priced.
Ah those were the days of free spending while working. 
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04-02-2019, 03:03 AM
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Frank Zappa, and he was a local Baltimore boy.
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04-02-2019, 06:02 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: NC
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I have seen Santana (my first concert), Styx, America, Stephen Stills, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Bryan Adams, Donna Summer (DW), Kenny Loggins, Don Henley, Doobie Brothers, Phil Collins, The Who (25th anniv), Jimmy Buffett (6), Sting (row 3), Sheryl Crow (backstage VIP pass), The Police, James Taylor (2), Billy Joel (Wrigley Field).
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Bands I wish I’d seen The Beatles (I was too young), Led Zeppelin, Queen, Radiohead, Everclear and many others...
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04-02-2019, 06:34 AM
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Van Morrison.
Last time he was in Toronto the seats began at $250 and went upwards quickly. I didn't go but heard afterwards it was terrible. Apparently his live shows are pretty bad now.
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04-02-2019, 06:36 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by audreyh1
I really wish I’d caught Pink Floyd!
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Me too, but do go see Brit Floyd. I've been several times and will go again.
I am so glad I saw the Eagles before Glen died. Saw them again the first tour after and it was not as good.
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04-02-2019, 06:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by grasshopper
Frank Zappa, and he was a local Baltimore boy.
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Oh I did get to see him in concert in 1981, and it was fantastic!
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04-02-2019, 06:59 AM
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U2 was the concert that got cancelled on me, not Pink Floyd. I was just thinking that I really don't care to see concerts where especially the singer is way past his prime, and that was probably Pink Floyd by then, but U2 was still pretty strong. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are two who specifically come to mind like that. I don't even want to hear them for free anymore. I never was a Stevie fan, but I can listen to old Beatles and Wings recordings all day.
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04-02-2019, 07:17 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RunningBum
U2 was the concert that got cancelled on me, not Pink Floyd. I was just thinking that I really don't care to see concerts where especially the singer is way past his prime, and that was probably Pink Floyd by then, but U2 was still pretty strong. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are two who specifically come to mind like that. I don't even want to hear them for free anymore. I never was a Stevie fan, but I can listen to old Beatles and Wings recordings all day.
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I feel the same if they have lost enough of their singing voice. Love the Beatles but would not pay to see Paul now.
Saw Elton John past his prime and he couldn't hit any of the high notes.
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Musicians you never saw in concert
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04-02-2019, 07:56 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Musicians you never saw in concert
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Originally Posted by Bflotomny
I wished I had seen Duke Ellington. Just the wrong time or place to have seen him. Also the original Eagles before the deaths of the two leads.
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I’m sure Don Henley will be shocked to hear of his demise... [emoji15]
The Beatles (did see Harrison in ‘74 and McCartney in ‘92)
The Allman Bros. Band (original line-up; saw them six times or so otherwise...)
Jimi Hendrix
Have pretty much stopped doing classic rock shows; would rather remember acts at their prime...
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04-02-2019, 08:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lampshade
Glen Campbell, George Harrison and Roy Clark. My biggest regret is not being able to see my girl Janis Joplin ��.
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I saw her for you—a short show in College Park Md I believe where she had to be helped off the stage within 30 minutes. Still soooo glad I saw her.
My best friend, who bought the Janis tickets, also got us tickets to see the Beatles. Unfortunately my family took us on our every-four-years vacation, to the grandparents that week. I never forgave them.
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04-02-2019, 08:30 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Elvis
Beatles
Elvis had a concert at the U of O when I was there, wish I would have attended, but it was over Thanksgiving break.
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04-02-2019, 08:37 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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04-02-2019, 08:37 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RunningBum
U2 was the concert that got cancelled on me, not Pink Floyd. I was just thinking that I really don't care to see concerts where especially the singer is way past his prime, and that was probably Pink Floyd by then, but U2 was still pretty strong. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are two who specifically come to mind like that. I don't even want to hear them for free anymore. I never was a Stevie fan, but I can listen to old Beatles and Wings recordings all day.
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I did find a YouTube video of the Pink Floyd Pulse tour - 1994, I think. And it sounds fantastic on our stereo, so I at least have that!
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