I was at this “The Dead” show in Atlanta in ‘03:
http://www.otherones.net/other-ones-dead/2003-07-31
I’m sure I have a disc of it, and it is likely available on archive.org — a great streaming resource.
I stopped counting GD shows at 50 — would guess I saw about 75-80 shows. Tons of fun.
Oddly, no. But I grew up in an area where I should have. The failure is on me, not them.
Neil Young is another that I’ve had chances to see but it never worked out. I know it will be a regret if/when the opportunity no longer presents itself.
I’d fly to Timbuktu tomorrow to see Talking Heads if they did one reunion show. Absolutely loved David Byrne on Broadway but would love to see the Heads. I’d fly halfway there to see Peter Gabriel.
Now I’m on my son’s list. Going to Gojira in Asheville in October. Not sure I’m up for that, but SonPK so it will happen.
Because who could ever go see The World's Greatest Bar Band only once?
How did I not know about this? (My favorite part is the old GM tagline at the end)
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In honor of returning to work, and Scottish accents — an oldie but a NSFW goodie:
Wow. I've seen both Neil Young and the Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense Tour and I won the tickets off of WXDU.) If I could go back in time and give you my Neil Young tickets, I would. I can't stand Neil Young. I know he's a great songwriter but I. CAN. NOT. STAND. THAT. VOICE. Seriously, hearing Neil Young's voice makes me want to hit somebody. I have a deal with the hubby, he listens to Neil Young either with headphones or when I am not in the house.
How did I wind up at a Neil Young concert, one might ask. The guy I was dating at the time begged me to go with him. I took pity on him. Neil Young did 3 effin encores, 3!?!
OK, my saw them in concert list:
The Go-Gos
A Flock of Seagulls
Billy Idol
Talking Heads
REM
Neil Young
Duran Duran
Elvis Costello
Squeeze
Bruce Springsteen
The Temptations
Dan Fogelberg
Imagine Dragons
Saw them in a bar before they hit it big:
10,000 Maniacs
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The New Bohemians (before they became Edie Brickell and)
Indigo Girls
I wish I'd seen Prince. That's about it for musical regrets. I don't like big concerts. I would probably go see U2 if the opportunity presented itself.
Damn would have loved to see Squeeze. Fantastic songwriting, with music that sounds simple but is really hard to play/sing well. Sneaky.
Did you see Neil in Cameron? My tour of Duke as a high school senior was the day after that show. Part of the reason I loved Duke when I visited. That, and it was 72 degrees and sunny when I had left Connecticut that morning with snow on the ground.
I met one of the Indigo Girls at a friend’s birthday party in Atlanta in ‘90 or ‘91. Hung out in the kitchen talking to Amy Ray. Very down to earth, even though they were burning the charts at the time. Closer I am to fine . . . .
In the mid 90s my best friend moved to Atlanta with his partner. I would go hang out with them incessantly because no 2 guys have ever hung out with a prettier coterie of females than these 2 guys. It was amazing really. Chilly from TLC was friends with them and she shot me down in short order one night at a party. I will never forget Michael watching with an amused look on his face and patting me on the shoulder and saying: "Well...that was ambitious."
I really would like to ask Val Kilmer, why such an aggressive sniff?