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Anybody go to this last night? I didn't. Love the 70's stuff, hate the "Legs" era stuff. Not paying $100 to see them play 75% 80's stuff, even if I could afford it.
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Negative.

And I'm with you...I wouldn't pay that kind of money to see them...unless midgets were included in the performance somehow.
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November of 1979.

Saw ZZ TOP with Loverboy. ZZ nearly put me to sleep.

Got my $8.00 worth then.

Yes... $8.00. I think I paid $8 for a beer at the last concert I was at.
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[quote="Oliver's Army"]November of 1979.

Saw ZZ TOP with Loverboy. ZZ nearly put me to sleep.
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Sure it wasn't the weed that nearly put you to sleep? :wink:
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Post by Silencio »

Oliver's Army wrote:November of 1979.

Saw ZZ TOP with Loverboy. ZZ nearly put me to sleep.
But Loverboy was exciting? Whoah.

I saw ZZ Top at the National Guard Armory in... what, ''73?... when they grabbed a pickup gig filing in for no-show Captain Beyond. I was real bummed that The Cap'n wasn't playing, til that Little Ol' Band from Texas came out and tore the roof off the sucker.

8 bucks. I remember going to see Kiss at the coliseum for 7 bucks. But they got snowed in at Cleveland, so the promoter came out and made us an awesome deal:

* Leave now and get ALL our money back....

* Stay and see the two openers - Ted Nugent and Mott (not even Mott The Hoople, boys, just Mott) - and get a dollar back.

Me and Spider Webb deliberated about 4 seconds, beat feet to the box office, got our cash and headed to The Lyre Coffeehouse, where we played checkers and were treated to a rare appearance by Arvil Bird.
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%90 old stuff. They are getting old.....
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Oliver's Army wrote:November of 1979.

Saw ZZ TOP with Loverboy. ZZ nearly put me to sleep.

Got my $8.00 worth then.

Yes... $8.00. I think I paid $8 for a beer at the last concert I was at.
Hey! I was at that show! You're right, ZZ was kinda' boring, but Loverboy was great (Remember: to us high skoolers, they were the 'next big thing' back then!)

Saw ZZ about a year earlier at the Coliseum. ROADMASTER opened! Anybody remember them? The keyboardist had a plexiglass synth that he strapped on and played while walking around the stage.

ZZ had a custom stage with fibre optic lights imbedded in it. That was kinda' cool. but they were kind of dull then, also.

Confession: Actually DROVE with a friend to Indy to see Loverboy at Market Square. They came to FW later that tour (with Huey Lewis opening.)
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