tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post5563203265641360317..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Are You Ready To Boogie?Suldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-89574981356923428002019-02-05T10:00:26.161-05:002019-02-05T10:00:26.161-05:00My list of concerts.... fairly short and in no par...My list of concerts.... fairly short and in no particular order:<br />Liona Boyd - classical guitar<br />Andres Segovia - classical guitar<br />Ray Charles<br />The Beach Boys<br />Rolling Stones/Everley Bros/Little Richard/Bo Diddley<br />Tina Turner<br />Simon and Garfunkel<br />Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee/Ramblin Jack Elliott/<br />Boy George<br />James Taylor<br />Jully Black<br />Dave Brubeck Quartet<br />Alex Cuba<br />Itzhak Perlman - violin<br />Gordon Lightfoot<br />Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy<br />Leahy - the next generation<br />Jimmy Rankin<br />Ashley McIsaac<br />Dave Swarbrick<br />Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-530378164236026252019-01-27T23:04:47.819-05:002019-01-27T23:04:47.819-05:00I'm a little pissed off, Suldong.
Your blog ...I'm a little pissed off, Suldong. <br /><br />Your blog is linked on my blog's sidebar, where it shows that you haven't posted in MONTHS... which turned out to be a lie. Dammit. So I'm glad you haven't actually dropped off the face of the earth.<br /><br />So I am not a live music fan. I like the mix done in studios much better.<br />We once went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park where America happened to be playing. Got there way early, sat right in front. The music was terrible. There were people right in front of us having sex. Wholesome good clean fun? Anyway,we left to beat the traffic. As we got out of the amphitheater, the music improved greatly.<br /><br />Haven't gone to ANY other concerts.<br /><br />Oh wait, one. Daniel Boling did a house concert at a friend's house about 9 years ago. Folk singer. It was actually a good experience.<br /><br />Maybe I need to smoke something... I'm a very sober person.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-84045714137603302172019-01-16T11:41:47.311-05:002019-01-16T11:41:47.311-05:00I enjoy, lead to I found just what I used to be ta...I enjoy, lead to I found just what I used to be taking a look for.<br />You've ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day.<br /><br />ByeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-10376688885834586022011-04-07T12:58:41.422-04:002011-04-07T12:58:41.422-04:00Oh, I see one of your concerts attended was Transi...Oh, I see one of your concerts attended was Transiberian Orchestra and if my daughter Mandy were to read this, she would be highly admiring of your taste there. She went to see them back in November I think it was when they were at Penn State for a performance. Loves, loves, loves that group!<br />For myself, I've actually been to very few concerts but the one that stands out the best in my mind was one I went to way back in the late 60s in D.C. when a friend and I went to see the Righteous Brothers! Now that was and still is my favorite group -I know, non-existent group today -but anyway, at one point in time I had every album they had made then. I did go to a concert back in 1998 -also at Penn State -to see 3 or 4 groups from the 60s perform there. The only ones I can recall now -The Coasters and The Drifters -but boy, such fun to hear them perform songs that took me back to those good old days when I was young and music was a really highlight of my life back then. I still love music but don't get quite as "into" it as I did years ago.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-61924126993880102552011-04-07T08:35:22.430-04:002011-04-07T08:35:22.430-04:00Nope, I didn't know that about Joe but how coo...Nope, I didn't know that about Joe but how cool is that? I never read up on him, just listened often with the lights off and a pair of headphones. Can't say its surprising they asked him to join, he's amazing! Definitely a nice bonus he randomly showed up! <br /><br />Yeah the festival scene ended up being <i>really</i> popular as I hit my late teen/early 20's with the Lolapalooza / OzzFest crowd. Of course I'd gone to Kiss Concert almost every year with various family or friends who had cars and MixFest on the Common because the family I nanny'd for ran the thing. Met and saw Harry Connick, Jr at one of those actually.<br /><br />Man all this talk is bringing back some awesome memories! Thanks :-)Jenn Flynn-Shonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441834864191292424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-70904382220198129552011-04-06T17:31:19.683-04:002011-04-06T17:31:19.683-04:00I forgot Kings X and Dream Theater, though I admit...I forgot Kings X and Dream Theater, though I admit that was one of those 'I'll go because he's my husband and I love him' concerts.<br />I also let him go to Queensryche without me because we couldn't afford two tickets AND the gas.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-36082918686699321452011-04-06T12:23:50.978-04:002011-04-06T12:23:50.978-04:00I saw Dizzy Gillespie on Friday, September 30, 198...I saw Dizzy Gillespie on Friday, September 30, 1988 in an intimate venue at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster PA. I remember the date because the poster is sitting on my desk, recently unearthed from some college artifacts. He had a 19 year old as an opening act that bitched about the piano but played it beautifully; A certain floppy haired fella named Harry Connick, Jr. <br /><br />Most of my concerts I can recall because the faded ticket stubs from same are stuck in an album somewhere. Lets see:<br /><br />Billy Joel (kept giving us football scores between songs, because the Eagles were in the playoffs)<br /><br />Robert Plant (twice)<br />Aerosmith<br /><br />Metallica and<br />Guns & Roses with<br />Faith No More<br /><br />Grateful Dead/Steve Miller Band<br />The Moody Blues<br /><br />Joan Baez<br /><br />Melissa Etheridge<br /><br />Bruce Springsteen<br />REM<br />John Fogarty (Bruce, John & REM part of the Rock for Change tour)<br /><br />Phil Collins<br /><br />Barry Manilow (and I'm not ashamed. It was for my MOM and she loved it.)<br /><br />Lucinda Williams <br /><br />Neil Young<br /><br />The Indigo Girls<br /><br />10,000 Maniacs and Adrian Belew<br /><br />The Beach Boys (4th of July on the Parkway, baby)<br /><br />Tori Amos (not sure what was creepier, her stories or the guy behind us singing along to every song)<br /><br />Bo Diddley-- live @ Storyville Jazz Hall in New Orleans. It was hot. I was pleasantly drunk. And seventeen.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-25512815855081824082011-04-06T11:36:36.832-04:002011-04-06T11:36:36.832-04:00Matt - I would have loved to have seen Dizzy.Matt - I would have loved to have seen Dizzy.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-82436381295341768342011-04-06T11:36:16.865-04:002011-04-06T11:36:16.865-04:00Jenn - Festivals and such were almost never on the...Jenn - Festivals and such were almost never on the radar in our neighborhood, for whatever reasons, so I missed out on some opportunities to see 6, 7, 9, 12 bands in one shot. I think it was mostly a matter of transportation. There were only so many of us who drove and who had a car we could use, so we took the T everywhere.<br /><br />Satriani opened for Deep Purple last time I saw them. Totally unexpected bonus! Little known fact (which you may know, of course) is that he was actually part of the group for a short time. When Ritchie Blackmore quit the band for the final time, leaving them in the lurch for uncompleted dates in a number of places, Satriani filled out the tour in Blackmore's slot. I believe they asked him to join permanently, but he declined. That's when they got together with Steve Morse, a happy union ever since. Anyway, that's no doubt why he was opening for them - past friendship.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-53528915589934627202011-04-06T10:37:52.719-04:002011-04-06T10:37:52.719-04:00You're good for culture, engendering a convers...You're good for culture, engendering a conversation that provides for such \m/ \m/Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291201381446319777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-33118394393598318082011-04-06T10:23:19.411-04:002011-04-06T10:23:19.411-04:00You know, it occurred to me that I have been to a ...You know, it occurred to me that I have been to a few more concerts in my early years. My father was a big Jazz and Classical fan. I've been to a few classical concerts, and I remember seeing Dizzy Gillespie once as well.Matt Conlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616567498642991754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-41278740342742973792011-04-06T10:20:49.988-04:002011-04-06T10:20:49.988-04:00That's quite an impressive list. And I am radi...That's quite an impressive list. And I am radioactive-lime-green with envy that you got to see Queen. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment. There's probably not much anyone could say that could change my irrational thinking, but the fact that you took the time to try lifted my spirits some. <3 The whole body image thing is a work in progress...<br /><br />xoxoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-73329854078645749862011-04-06T09:54:10.076-04:002011-04-06T09:54:10.076-04:00OK, I remembered a few more. . .
Saw BB King at a...OK, I remembered a few more. . .<br /><br />Saw BB King at a little club in the Chicago 'burbs one spring break in college; sat 10ft from the stage; awesome. . .<br /><br />Also saw Peter & Paul (Mary was sick) on a rainy night at a music festival on campus. . .<br /><br />East Lansing (which is right next door to Lansing) also hosts the Great Lakes Folk Festival every summer, and there's always an abundance of really fine acts you've probably never heard of; I always try to catch some of the bluegrass groups, and the zydeco bands are always fun. And if there's a klezmer group, I'll check 'em out, too<br /><br />I saw Christopher Parkening (classical guitar) a couple times in college. As you might expect, that was a very high level of guitaristic skill, right there. . .<br /><br />The couple folks above who've seen Leo Kottke - I am envious. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-47541892101058707952011-04-06T09:41:53.345-04:002011-04-06T09:41:53.345-04:00I don't think I could possibly count how many ...I don't think I could possibly count how many times I've seen the Pops...numerous 4th of July experiences spanning 38 years. And every single time I get goose bumps with the first note of the 1812!<br /><br />My first concert was The Cars. I was in 6th grade & we sat in the 8th row center at Worcester Centrum. With my sister and an aunt & uncle (who is cousins with David Robinson). The guy in the row in front of us did nothing all night but drink fruit juice boxes and smoke pot. So I guess technically speaking it was also my first time getting high -- age 11. And it made me a cranky biaotch when we were backstage at midnight. One of those experiences I wish I could get back, I was a total brat to Ric O. Voluntarily speaking? Pot didn't happen again for another 11 years.<br /><br />Don't think I could ever list all the bands I've seen live, I've been to so many festivals with numerous acts that it would be virtually impossible (OzzFest in particular where I passed out from spending 12 hours the 115 degree NC heat and ended up leaving while Pantera was still on stage so I never even saw Ozzy haha)<br /><br />I am insanely jealous you've seen Satriani live btw.<br /><br />Might have to work some of this into my 30 day blog challenge I've got going on right now...good fodder for memories :-)Jenn Flynn-Shonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441834864191292424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-4994993908336438852011-04-06T08:10:23.264-04:002011-04-06T08:10:23.264-04:00Wow! What a list! Mine is not nearly as extensiv...Wow! What a list! Mine is not nearly as extensive or illustrious. Mostly folk singers. My first concert was Laura Nyro, who was amazing! We actually sat on the stage next to her piano bench. Also on my list are Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, Moody Blues, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Kottke, James Taylor, Freddie King, Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Christine Lavin.http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-48636863804343679152011-04-06T07:05:24.820-04:002011-04-06T07:05:24.820-04:00You have been to some great concerts. This would b...You have been to some great concerts. This would be a good exercise for all of us to do. If I could remember all the concerts I have been to it would help me remember I have lived a full life with much music in it.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-905212767290919692011-04-06T05:27:33.259-04:002011-04-06T05:27:33.259-04:00Quite a wide and varied list there, Jim! Had to l...Quite a wide and varied list there, Jim! Had to laugh at the tale of the doctored brownies (teehee)..<br /><br />I've also seen a few of these guys live - The Who, Alice Cooper and Slade - I also saw Wizard, another band from the Slade era. Being lucky enough to have spent my single adult years living in London in the 80/90's, I was able to catch dozens of great performances: Squeeze, Madness, Lenny Cohen, Bob Dylan (actually, lets scrub Bob, he was a HUGE disappointment - he played for less than an hour, had NO interaction with the audience, and refused an encore), Al Stewart, Everything But The Girl, Eurythimics - gee, loads and loads! Ahhhhhhhhhh, happy days!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-85248259689335063312011-04-05T22:49:16.531-04:002011-04-05T22:49:16.531-04:00my list would be relatively short but i do have on...my list would be relatively short but i do have one story...<br /><br />i met my husband at a monkees concert. freshman year of college, no one i asked would go with me so i bought myself a ticket and went alone. a pal saw me sitting alone and said he was with a whole group of friends and there were some empty seats by them so i should come join the group. i was glad for some friendly company. wound up sitting next to the future mr. lime, who about a year later confessed he was majorly bummed to find out i had a boyfriend at the time (he asked the pal who invited me to sit with them.)limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-68717582963331929022011-04-05T20:26:02.923-04:002011-04-05T20:26:02.923-04:00I'm amazed, not only that you attended so many...I'm amazed, not only that you attended so many concerts, but that you're able to list them. My concert-going has been much more limited and involved a totally different set of artists, including:<br /><br />Peter, Paul, and Mary<br />Elvis Presley<br />Beach Boys<br />John Denver<br /><br />Of all of them, John Denver was the one that I felt gave the best concert. He came out on stage and just sang for all he was worth. When it came time for a break, he let his accompanying players take theirs; but he sat on the edge of the stage and continued singing. I think the tickets were $15, which was a lot of money at the time; but it was worth every cent.<br /><br />One performer that I went to see that I would not even cross the street for now was Bob Newhart. He was 45 minutes late, offered no apology or explanation, and proceeded to tell about two jokes before showing a video of some of his older routines. The show ended on schedule (nothing extra to make up for the late start), and the tickets to that one were $25.Linda at To Behold The Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419060763634934217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-75594875010118895792011-04-05T19:39:58.186-04:002011-04-05T19:39:58.186-04:00Man, my list will never surpass yours Suldog! I h...Man, my list will never surpass yours Suldog! I have posted about several concerts over the years, and have even posted photos on Flickr or some. However, if I find the time soon, I'll try and follow up with a list!<br /><br />Great post.fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-54734859737056796752011-04-05T17:29:26.614-04:002011-04-05T17:29:26.614-04:00My first concert ever was Harry Chapin. I saw him...My first concert ever was Harry Chapin. I saw him two other times before his too soon death. He was amazing in so many different ways. Probably the first humanitarian I paid attention to that had a true impact on my life.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-31808435410966103022011-04-05T16:52:53.438-04:002011-04-05T16:52:53.438-04:00AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Tony Bennett - I always get...AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Tony Bennett - I always get those three confused.Nickhttp://getnickt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-78422523274719816282011-04-05T16:35:41.859-04:002011-04-05T16:35:41.859-04:00Ah, the wonder and glory of livin' in a major ...Ah, the wonder and glory of livin' in a major metroplex! You've got QUITE the list here, Jim, and I'm more than a lil envious.<br /><br />Apropos of not much... my faves, in no particular order:<br /><br />The Allmans (post-Duane)/Marshall Tucker/Charlie Daniels at the Cow Palace in SFO, New Years, 1970-something<br /><br />The Who, Wembley Arena, 1980-something.<br /><br />Leo Kottke, various small clubs and colleges, late seventies into the late 80s.<br /><br />John Hiatt, on the river in Dee-troit, 1990-something.<br /><br />Mick Taylor, small club, Dee-troit, 1990-something.<br /><br />And there are more... these are just off the top o' my head.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-68694581796909771722011-04-05T16:34:41.033-04:002011-04-05T16:34:41.033-04:00You sure have a fair number of concerts behind you...You sure have a fair number of concerts behind you. My son has outdone my meagre experiences in his first year of concert-going. His preference is metal as well.<br /><br />Let's see.. <br /><br />Cat Stevens<br />Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon tour. It was incredible.)<br />Chris De Burgh<br />The Guess Who<br />Burton Cummings<br />Gordon Lightfoot<br />Harry Belafonte<br />Stan Rogers (at a club in Montreal, shortly before he died)<br />Simon and Garfunkel/Everly Brothers (about 7 ish years ago)<br />Frankie Valli (gifted with tickets about a year ago)<br /><br />I never got out much... ;)<br /><br />There are probably a few more which escape me at the moment.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-85806098597301587482011-04-05T15:27:57.142-04:002011-04-05T15:27:57.142-04:00Cricket - Damn! You just reminded me that I saw Bo...Cricket - Damn! You just reminded me that I saw <i>Boston</i>. I guess I had a real good time, just like YOUR WIFE.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com