'they blew'em off the stage'

At a multi-performer benefit for Bill Bradley's first run for office, Paul Simon was supposed to open and close the show, with several acrs in between his two sets. Patti Smith was next to last on the schedule and was so overwhelming that Simon didn't even try. He skipped the last set entirely and just intoduced " Biiill Braaaadley" in his best MC voice.

As a funny aside, Bradley was apparently unready for the early introduction and a few akward moments passed after Simon's dramatic intro. As the stage full of performers looked around in confusion for the real "headliner", Patti Smith pipes up

"So where the fuck is the guy?"

It was priceless.

Marty

On the odd combo side

Toots & The Maytalls opened for The Who on the Quadraphrenia tour. This may have worked in England, but at that time the crowd in Detroit (Pontiac, actually) wasn't very receptive. They literally booed Toots off the stage. The Who followed with the worst set I've ever seen them deliver.

Philo,

I'm glad that you have fond memories of the show. I remember 3 unpleasant things (in addition to the flying bottles!) abou that concert:

1 - The band seemed pissed off from the start - I assumed they didn't like the glass assault on Toots.

2 - Kenny Jones had just replaced Keith and IMHO he didn't pull it off.

3 - It seemed like 1/2 the music was taped accompaniement.

Different strokes and all, but I've seen the band once before that show and 3 times since then and much preffered the other concerts. But, again, that is only MHO.

Marty

Philo,

Probably my mistake - I'd guess that the years have fused the memories of 2 different shows into 1. Definitely not a good sign.

Funny part is, every time I see The Who (about once a decade) I like the show more than the previous one. A few years back they played the Hollywood Bowl and tore it up,

If the Pontiac show you saw was on a freezing cold day, I'd say I'm the guilty party here.

Marty

Mes,

I used to live in Hoboken, NJ - The Feelies adopted hometown. They played a local club called Maxwell's all the time and I saw them a lot. I've also seen Lou Reed a bunch of times, some great shows and some pretty awful. On his best night, I'd still take The Feelies over Lou Reed. Just MHO.

Marty

BTW, the new Glenn Mercer cd "Wheels in Motion" is very good. It's not a Feelies record without Bill Million, but it's still worth a spin.