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Jeßus[_42_]

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:46:04 -0300, wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:20:50 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:32:50 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>>
>>>The first major concert I attended was enough for me. I saw the Beatles
>>>on Toronto in 1965. The only music I heard was the opener, King Curtis.
>>>Once the Beatles cam on stage all I could hear was thousands of teen age
>>>girls scream hysterically. I never heard a note of their music.
>>
>>That's because there were no PA systems of any size back then like we
>>have now. It was the Beatle's first concerts in the U.S that created
>>the demand for amplification beyond the paltry 20 or 50 watts that was
>>the norm at the time.
>>
>>>However..... I got to see Jimmy Hendrix.... and didn't realize it more
>>>more than 30 years. I learned that the guitarist for King Curtis on
>>>that tour was Hendrix. Unfortunately, at the age of 14 I was not into R&B.
>>>
>>>
>>>The experience turned me off the big concert thing. I prefer to catch
>>>live music at smaller venues like bars or open air concerts. The best
>>>open air concert I ever saw was Jeff Healey. It was a beautiful summer
>>>night and the opener was the Downchild Blues Band.
>>
>>My first 'real' concert was a big deal for me. I was about 10 y/o at
>>the time, and completely infatuated with Suzi Quatro.
>>
>>Luckily for me, my Dad's best friend worked in management at EMI at
>>the time. He not only arranged for me to go to the concert, but to
>>meet her both after the concert and at a later gold record
>>presentation for her 'Quatro' album. I got lots of kisses and hugs
>>from her both times, and Suzi being my 'dream girl', I was pretty
>>pleased with all that
>
>My best one was a Harry Chapin concert. Believe it or not, there were
>maybe only 12 of us there - he came down off stage and sat amongst us
>and sang. Not long after that he died in a road accident. He was
>giving two performances that day on a university campus and I just
>happened to pick the right one. Many would have scrubbed it but not
>Harry, he said we were there, we had paid and he would sing.

That would have been a great experience (especially in hindsight), it
was a sad day when Chapin went way too early. I've heard of many very
famous bands/artists who still performed with even *less* of an
audience than that