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| From | garymaher@juno.com |
| Subject | Re: Another Tale of [Dis]illusionment |
| Date | Tue, 2 Nov 2004 02:08:42 -0500 |
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Hey, that's funny! I was there too. And unlike Michael, I was not
drinking . . .
Ira is mostly correct. The openers were Three Colors (from NC, I think)
and Boston's O Positive. Three Colors were ok, big falloff after the
best 3 or 4 songs, definitely having fun with it. O Positive was great
with those jangly tremoloey guitars. (Their college radio hit was With
You, if you're trying to remember it.)
The Connells played a full set, then announced upcoming "special guests".
There was a long break before the guests came out, and a couple
Connells, having played their whole set, entertained the crowd with an
impromptu, silly "Wanted Dead or Alive". Rumors flew that the guests
were anything from The Hooters to Springsteen. Finally, the Roger
Hodgson-less lineup of Supertramp took the stage and played TWO songs on
their own. One was Born on the Bayou, which did jam on a bit long. The
other was a Berry cover, I think. Then, members of Three Colors, O
Positive and The Connells joined the Tramp for a pretty version of
Knocking On Heaven's Door. There were no blues standards, Ira!
I had a wonderful time at that show, and the next day, still jazzed from
the experience, I wrote one of my best songs. Surprise -- it's jangly.
In later years, I would often name this show as one of the best I had
ever seen. So it's ironic that another person there was so strongly
turned off by it. Guess that's what makes the world go round . . .
BTW, the long-gone Chestnut Cabaret remains #2 on my list of favorite
venues, behind only legendary Maxwell's. Poor Philly!
g
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:00:17 -0500 audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
> Funny how different people remember things differently. I was at that
> show too. There were only a handful of people in the club to begin
> with, despite the fact that freebies flooded the local neighborhood to
> try to draw a crowd.
>
> Of the first two bands, I preferred The Three Colors over O Positive,
> though I enjoyed both. The Connells set was no shorter than the other
> two bands. The show ended with members of all of the bands on stage
> playing blues standards.
>
> If I were you, I'd be most pissed at not having the $10 refunded given
> how many free tickets had been put on the street.
>
> Ira
>
> >Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:14:09 +0000
> >From: mkropp@comcast.net
> >To: audities@smoe.org
> >Subject: Re: Another Tale of Disillusionment
> >Message-ID:
>
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> >
> >This should qualify as a musical disillusionment. Around 1989 or
> so (give or take a couple of years), I went to the old Chestnut
> Cabaret in Philadelphia to see The Connells.
> >
> >My friend and I stood through two fairly lame opening bands before
> The Connells finally went on. They were great from the get-go.
> However, about 30 minutes into their set (again, give or take a few
> minutes), the put down their instruments and the singer tells us
> that some special guests have arrived and have asked to sit-in.
> >
> >My friend and I were unpleasantly surprised to see 5
> older-than-middle-age guys wander onto the stage and pick up the
> Connells instruments. They introduce themselves as "Ricky and The
> Rockets" and proceed to "treat" us to some god-awful bar-band blues
> & 50's rock. Song after song after song after song - it's now
> apparent that The Connells aren't coming back.
> >
> >One of the Connells walks by us and my friend asks what is going
> on. He tells us that the guys onstage are actually Supertramp (oh
> no!) and they had just finished their gig at the Enormodome
> (probably the Spectrum) and came here to blow off some steam and
> just jam.
> >
> >We are incensed and go to the ticket window to get our $10 back
> (give or take a few bucks). The guy in the booth tells us, "but
> hey - that's Supertramp up there!". Our reply was "exactly" and ask
> again for our money back. They refuse, so we left - as did many
> others.
> >
> >To this day, that memory comes back to me anytime I hear
> Supertramp.
> >
> >Michael (who actually likes "Give A Little Bit")
> >
> >
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