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| From | "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Opening Acts |
| Date | Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:36:46 -0500 |
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> From: "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com>
> Another strange pairing was Split Enz opening for Tom Petty at Maple Leaf
> Gardens. The Enz were on their WIATA Tour and were soooo much better than
> the drunk Tom Petty. Caught Petty doing "Refugee", stumbled and tripped
over
> his own guitar chord, take another swig from his nearly empty Jack Daniels
> bottle and that was our cue to leave.
That's hilarious - I know I saw the same tour a day or so apart (Rochester
NY/Toronto...early 1980s). The crowd wasn't even paying attention to Split
Enz, who were great, even when Tim was doing handsprings across the stage.
And Petty was so high (or drunk?) that he just giggled to himself as he
stumbled about and botched chord changes. Of course, the crowd loved it; I
was pissed at him for years.
b
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