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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Oddly enough, a Duran Duran-related question... |
| Date | Thu, 04 Sep 2003 02:39:27 -0500 |
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I have no idea what this band was. I got free tickets to see DDuran in
Oklahoma
city in 1984 from a freind who worked at KJ-103 (OKC's longtime CHR station)
and they picked a local club group, "The Blades" open for them. No mention of
any opening act on the radio or newspaper.
The lights went down to a huge defeating scream from a packed house (The
Myrad)
of mostly teenage girls awaiting thier heros. The curtain opened and the
announcer went "Ladies & Gentleman - please welcome OKC's The Blades" - to a
huge "oooooooooooh!!! of disapointment". They played around a 35 minute set
(of
mostly thier own material) to little applause.
DDuran were danm good though.
Billy
At 04:29 PM 9/3/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Whilst trading E-mails with a co-worker, I've been reminded of a question
>that has remained unanswered for many years: who opened for Duran Duran on
>the "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" tour...?
>
>It seems to be a common thread amongst music fans in this area born within a
>year or two of 1970 that they all attended the Hampton Coliseum date of
>Duran Duran's "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" tour, but my co-worker notes,
>"Okay, everyone I meet that was at that show remembers one detail that seems
>to have stood out among all others. The opening band. No one knows what
>they were called, but everyone remembers that they sang a song that went
>'pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills-- hundred dollar bills.'"
>
>Can anyone assist in identifying this band / song...?
>
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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