Warren Zevon one man show in 1992 (I think) at Tipitina's in New Orleans. A late announced appearance, so only about 100 people showed up. We all stood around the stage watching him sing at the piano and chatted with him at the bar between sets. And, of course, everybody howled their lungs out during "Werewolves of London."
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Back to Bob Dylan BEST Like SADE said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfzmVUrZplw&list=RDUfzmVUrZplw&start_radio=1 The First Time I saw Bob Dylan live, Burlington, VT, 1966 Sr. year in HS, I somehow got two tickets to a Dylan Concert in a building that was part of the University of Vermont. How? I used to hang around the back door of a radio station my friend worked at (avoiding going home where the Evil Step-father was), that’s my best guess where I might have gotten the tickets. It’s 60 years ago. Me and my girlfriend (gorgeous redhead), front and center. Wide shallow stage, wide shallow listening space (not an auditorium, an improvised space). Out they come, lots of black leather, Bob has an abstract American Flag leather jacket on, dark shades, walks to the front edge of the stage, swivels his head at the room, says not a word (my 1st lasting impression of him), backs up and starts playing. 1st set, all acoustic like his LPs, very enjoyable, last song is Maggie’s Farm, during which he proceeds to literally fall off the back of the stage into the heavy black curtain, dropping out of sight. The other primary guitarist, who I now presume might have been Robbie Robertson, says “hmmm, err, Bob’s had a cold, we will take a short break”. Murmurs, more murmurs, until they return. Bob bounces up front on his skinny legs like nothing happened, nary a word as now expected. I’m not sure I or anyone realized they had switched to electric Guitars, and they proceed to repeat Maggie’s Farm, but now Electric. Stunned silence for a while, no negative comments or shouts I was aware of (like I saw later in clips from Germany), just puzzlement, then bang on they do a full electric set, the audience got into it fairly soon, we certainly did. I will never forget him falling backwards off that stage. Glad you were not hurt Bob. |
@wharfy Warming up my Decware tubes as we speak for a listening session! |
I've been to a lot of concerts that were great but my jaw drops that wharfy was able to attend Hendrix's Band of Gyspy's concert at the Fillmore East. That is simply an amazing show and I can't imagine being there. I am a massive Hendrix fan. My concerts list that were outstanding. Stevie Wonder, Sade, Miles Davis, Prince, Doobie Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stanley Turntine, Mountain, Rolling Stones, Stanley Clark. I've been to more concerts but these really stood out as special. |
My last Dylan post, I promise Great Bob Dylan Show, Jones Beach After I married Donna in 1989, say the 90’s, only show I ever went to there, they have great artists there, but I hate getting to LI from NJ. Double Header, Bob Opens for Santana believe it or not. Was it a dream, or did he come out, sit in a chair, acoustic guitar (miked), vocal mic, that’s all I recall. Sang, enunciated, OMG, he can sing!!! Long Set, just kept going. He looked so frail, but showed a lot of stamina. It’s getting late, audience occasionally shouts out ‘Carlos, Carlos’. We left in the middle of Santana, it got cold on the water, and it wasn’t great like we had seen him before. Knowing how well his voice had recovered was why it made me so mad when he sounded awful in shows after that. |
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