Ira - good point.  Who do I see to get my $10 back?  LOL.

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> 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: 
> <102920041914.18665.418296800005ADA6000048E922007374789F9F019D0503@comcast.net> 
> > 
> >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") 
> > 
> > 
>