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**ubu55** · November 11th, 2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by deepsepia

... "yeah people knew he was good, but they didn't know how good". He wasn't just a "guitar god" -- there are a lot of them.

yeah, you were lucky . . . ticket stub or no. How many people out there, today, can actually remember seeing Hendrix?

When my son was in his early teens in the early 90's, he and his pals were as interested in Hendrix as any contemporary group. As you say, the music is so good, so timeless, that it doesn't age or become trite.

Art.

Probably quite a few here on VEF can remember seeing him, as more than a few posters seem to be around my age, 63... and it is largely a matter of age and opportunity. 'themidlander' has a VERY impressive list over at the "best concert" thread:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...8&postcount=18

Who I missed is a much larger group. In 1965, the Stones played 40 miles away in Fresno, Calif., to a crowd of only 3 or 4000. We moved that summer, and if had been a year, or even 6 months sooner, I'd have been there with the new friends I made. It was in a football stadium (which looks empty), regular tickets $3.50, only $1 if you didn't mind sitting behind the band. Here's a local news report that itself looks to be 20 years old at least. Some good, if not much, footage of the band onstage and at their motel, including Brian Jones(!!!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wsIPzGaaIM

Went to San Jose State from 1968-70 and did not get to the Fillmore nearly enough. Missed scores of bands. Had a chance to go to Altamont with friends, but decided against, which turned out to be very lucky indeed.

80sJim · November 11th, 2011, 08:57 PM

AC DC at the Old Waldorf, a club which sat about 700 people in 76 or 77, I can' remember, Springsteen at Winterland in 78. John Lee Hooker at the Rheem Theater in 94. Women of Sodom in a club in Boston circa 2000

**Tornadoofsouls** · November 12th, 2011, 01:50 AM

I saw Ministry/Helmet/Sepultura @ The State Fair Coliseum in Beautiful Detroit,MI on 28 Nov 1992.Heavy Duty,it was one crazy night. On 8 Mile & Woodward

marine1952 · November 12th, 2011, 04:14 AM

Deep Purple
Rare Earth
Earth, Wind and Fire
ELO
Edgar Winter
Many more but my memory fades.
Several others. $10.00 a ticket.

**jesegr** · November 12th, 2011, 04:22 AM

Metallica on the Damaged Justice in '89, phenomenal show. If you've got the Live Shit box set, the Seattle show on it is pretty much the same show I saw.

Nine Inch Nails on the Fragility 2.0 tour in May of 2000. Amazing intensity and visuals. Saw them in Miami and the arena was next to the basketball arena where game 5 of the Knicks/Heat series was playing the same night! It was hilarious seeing all the basketball fans walking by checking out all of the goths on display.

**otokonomidori** · November 12th, 2011, 05:09 AM

Went to 1970 Humble Pie Concert in Glasgow with brother and friend .

Got really drunk before show, bought bottles of cheap fizzy faux champagne

Band started, we shook the bottles like fuck and fired the corks at stage.

Got arses kicked by cromagnon bouncers and thrown out violently on to rain drenched streets.

**Jonno71** · November 12th, 2011, 04:36 PM

I went to the 1990 July concert Paris la Defense by French synth artist Jean Michel Jarre - Bloody hell, what a show, musically and visually. Over 3 million people crammed into the streets to view the concert, which was a free one. In 1988 I was at his London Docklands concert too.

**Warren G** · November 13th, 2011, 08:56 AM

Well...I don't have the ticket anymore, but here it is at the left bottom corner of the poster hanging over me sick in my bed way back then..

Yeah baby!

It was a ticket for Cream, at Madison Square Garden, one of the shows that were recorded in the making of the live sides of the "Wheels of Fire" album!

**Tornadoofsouls** · November 14th, 2011, 04:58 AM

This was guitar virtuoso night all very excellent.Paul Gilbert gave an extra special performance because Greensburg,PA is where he was raised for 14 years.Satch and Petrucci are very tremendous guitar talents and probably have never given a substandard show.This night was no different they all gave the audience their moneys worth.
Really good show in theater setting.Not a bad seat in the house and superb acoustics.
The Palace Theater has been a major force in Westmoreland County's cultural scene for generations. Opened September 2, 1926, as the Manos Theater, The Palace Theater today hosts the widest variety of live entertainment in the area in a beautifully renovated 1369-seat facility, located across from the county courthouse at 21 West Otterman Street in downtown Greensburg, PA.

**Tornadoofsouls** · November 19th, 2011, 03:53 AM

Saw Robin Trower twice in Pittsburgh,Pa.The first time was in 1999 at Graffiti & then in 2001 at The Metropol why the tickets say Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings I don't know but that's what I got when I showed up for will call.
Both shows were at small venues and the performance was supreme each time.Trower is a fabulous player and a living legend
To be able to watch his guitar playing so close was a great experience that will stay with me for a very long while.

November 12th, 2011, 01:50 AM	#63
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,341 Times in 4,072 Posts	Ministry Concert In Detroit I saw Ministry/Helmet/Sepultura @ The State Fair Coliseum in Beautiful Detroit,MI on 28 Nov 1992.Heavy Duty,it was one crazy night. On 8 Mile & Woodward __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures Last edited by Tornadoofsouls; November 12th, 2011 at 03:24 AM..

November 12th, 2011, 04:14 AM	#64
marine1952 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 30 Thanks: 2,866 Thanked 576 Times in 32 Posts	California Jam 1974 Deep Purple Rare Earth Earth, Wind and Fire ELO Edgar Winter Many more but my memory fades. Several others. $10.00 a ticket.

November 14th, 2011, 04:58 AM	#69
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,341 Times in 4,072 Posts	G3 -Satriani/Petrucci/Gilbert This was guitar virtuoso night all very excellent.Paul Gilbert gave an extra special performance because Greensburg,PA is where he was raised for 14 years.Satch and Petrucci are very tremendous guitar talents and probably have never given a substandard show.This night was no different they all gave the audience their moneys worth. Really good show in theater setting.Not a bad seat in the house and superb acoustics. The Palace Theater has been a major force in Westmoreland County's cultural scene for generations. Opened September 2, 1926, as the Manos Theater, The Palace Theater today hosts the widest variety of live entertainment in the area in a beautifully renovated 1369-seat facility, located across from the county courthouse at 21 West Otterman Street in downtown Greensburg, PA. __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures Last edited by Tornadoofsouls; November 19th, 2011 at 01:41 AM..

November 19th, 2011, 03:53 AM	#70
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,341 Times in 4,072 Posts	Robin Trower Pittsburgh Saw Robin Trower twice in Pittsburgh,Pa.The first time was in 1999 at Graffiti & then in 2001 at The Metropol why the tickets say Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings I don't know but that's what I got when I showed up for will call. Both shows were at small venues and the performance was supreme each time.Trower is a fabulous player and a living legend To be able to watch his guitar playing so close was a great experience that will stay with me for a very long while. __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures Last edited by Tornadoofsouls; November 21st, 2011 at 03:42 AM..

November 11th, 2011, 08:57 PM	#62
80sJim Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 11 Thanks: 264 Thanked 37 Times in 7 Posts	AC DC at the Old Waldorf, a club which sat about 700 people in 76 or 77, I can' remember, Springsteen at Winterland in 78. John Lee Hooker at the Rheem Theater in 94. Women of Sodom in a club in Boston circa 2000

November 12th, 2011, 04:22 AM	#65
jesegr Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 442 Thanks: 23,113 Thanked 5,879 Times in 438 Posts	Metallica on the Damaged Justice in '89, phenomenal show. If you've got the Live Shit box set, the Seattle show on it is pretty much the same show I saw. Nine Inch Nails on the Fragility 2.0 tour in May of 2000. Amazing intensity and visuals. Saw them in Miami and the arena was next to the basketball arena where game 5 of the Knicks/Heat series was playing the same night! It was hilarious seeing all the basketball fans walking by checking out all of the goths on display.

November 12th, 2011, 05:09 AM	#66
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,316 Thanks: 39,023 Thanked 122,410 Times in 8,316 Posts	Went to 1970 Humble Pie Concert in Glasgow with brother and friend . Got really drunk before show, bought bottles of cheap fizzy faux champagne Band started, we shook the bottles like fuck and fired the corks at stage. Got arses kicked by cromagnon bouncers and thrown out violently on to rain drenched streets.

November 12th, 2011, 04:36 PM	#67
Jonno71 Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Right here... Right now. Posts: 1,497 Thanks: 8,831 Thanked 75,959 Times in 1,503 Posts	I went to the 1990 July concert Paris la Defense by French synth artist Jean Michel Jarre - Bloody hell, what a show, musically and visually. Over 3 million people crammed into the streets to view the concert, which was a free one. In 1988 I was at his London Docklands concert too.

November 13th, 2011, 08:56 AM	#68
Warren G Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,473 Thanks: 5,632 Thanked 32,250 Times in 1,479 Posts	Well...I don't have the ticket anymore, but here it is at the left bottom corner of the poster hanging over me sick in my bed way back then.. Yeah baby! It was a ticket for Cream, at Madison Square Garden, one of the shows that were recorded in the making of the live sides of the "Wheels of Fire" album!