TICKETS TORN IN HALF July 26,1976 DERRINGER/NILS LOFGRIN @WOLLMAN RINK in Central Park :This double bill was the draw so my friend Bobby and I headed in to Manhattan afterwork. What a great show it was. Nils did a backwards flip during his guitar solo, played CRY TOUGH (opener)KEITH DON’T GO, with a GRIN tune was thrown in and a CRAZY HORSE number for good measure. Rick DERRINGER was also “on” that night as he opened with STILL ALIVE and WELL, played ROCK N ROLL HOOTCHIE KOO with YOU REALLY GOT ME tease in the break and encored with REBEL REBEL. Not too shabby and KENNY, our boy from Brooklyn was on bass. Couldn’t get backstage after the show, oh well.
Looking at all these concerts you attended almost makes my head spin.
How many shows you think you’ve been to? Is there one you’d consider your favorite? And, after having seen so many amazing gigs, do you still bother going to shows?
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I saw over 425 bands (according to my ALPHA listing- not including opening acts of no renown), some bands many many times. Allmans over 47 times, Ten Years After about 10, The Clash, Patti Smith, Ramones, The Dolls,,The Stones etc. Started in 1966 and my notes are included in 3 marble composition books, filled with newspaper clippings, and hand written notes. I have 3 mayonnaise jars filled with stubs that I did NOT sell on eBay. And yes I still go to shows at 66 years old. Saw LSD tour a few weeks ago (Lucinda Wms, Steve Earle, Dwight Youkum), ELO in a few, with a Boz Scaggs show coming up and taking my wife to see Sir Elton for the 10th time on her birthday.
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