Anyone else jealous of shows your parents got to see?
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My parents saw Johnny Cash front row, Elvis Presley at the Spectrum and John Denver a few times! My aunt saw The Beatles on their first U.S. tour. I would trade any number of shows I've seen in the last 20 years to see even 5 minutes of anyone of these shows. I'm just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat. I know it's just wishful thinking... but if I had a time machine, all I would do is go see epic concerts of the past!
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Other than that, I doubt they went to enough decent shows between the two of them to need both hands to count.
trading any shows you've seen in the last 20 years for 5 minutes of one of those? that's quite a statement. i'm sure at the time that your parents saw those shows, the historical significance of what they were seeing wasn't fully appreciated. how could it have been? it's easy to say stuff like that when you are looking back 50 years. i don't want to take anything away from the beatles, as i would be in agreement with the millions who consider them the greatest rock band of all time, however, they weren't known as much of a live act. personally, i wouldn't trade the my morning jacket bonnaroo 2008 show that i was lucky enough to attend for anything. and i've also been lucky enough to see bob dylan in the flesh, so my life is complete. (though i do wish i could've seen dylan in the 60's or even 70's)
to answer your question in a simpler fasion, no i am not jealous.
My dad, on the other hand, is a HUGE music person and gave me the music foundation that I am forever grateful for. He introduced me to amazing artists at a really young age- I can remember listening to The Who, Hendrix, The Beatles, and The Doors with him. He's had some RIDICULOUSLY cool music experiences, guess it was pretty awesome being intothe music scene in the late '60s and early '70s:
-Woodstock. Was 2nd row the first day. He has some pretty amazing stories from that! And still raves about Hendrix and The Who and Santana's performances.
-Small club shows with Ace Frehley- My dad and Ace were friends growing up, they grew up in the Bronx together and would always run into each other at gigs (my dad wasn't a musician, he just loved music), so they hung out quite frequently.
-Fillmore East shows: When my dad was a teenager/early 20s, he worked at a clothing store across the street from The Fillmore. So he had easy access to a lot of cool shows, notably The Who, The Doors, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Edgar Winter.
-Zeppelin at that Garden concert, which I am supremely jealous of! He has also gotten kicked out of a bar with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page before. What the hell?!
-He skipped school to see Black Sabbath on their first US headlining tour!
-The Ramones at CBGB's, which must've been unreal!
-The Kinks in a really small venue
-Run DMC at the Garden. Took some of his students too (he's a teacher)
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
I would have loved to see Dino
as a little girl ... love his voice
Louie Armstrong and lots of big band
Bobby Darin oh that would have been sweeeet!
I wish I had seen Elvis ... my mama too
My mom road-tripped to see them in Denver, CO in 1981. That would've been fucking awesome.
Shows my dad has seen that I envy:
Stevie Ray Vaughan...
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Don't think I'm old enough to be your dad but I saw Stevie open for Robert Plant in '89 I think. At the Brendon Byrne Arena in NJ.
That's cool!! Damn, that would be awesome.
I'm actually more jealous of some shows my sister had seen.
Soundgarden and Tool in 1996, within the same week.
Metallica on their ...And Justice For All tour
Pantera with Type O Negative opening.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
soundgarden
tool
radiohead
rage against the machine
and many more...
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors
The Beatles
Crosby, Steels, Nash and Young
she is fantastic....
What a list!! :thumbup:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
* Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
* Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
* East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
* Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
London 2013 "The Dundas Hookers on Crack" Show
Dad saw Zeppelin in support of Physical Graffiti and The Who in support of Who's Next
I would have loved to have seen The Stones on the Exile On Main Street Tour, Pink Floyd during any tour or Led Zeppelin, but oh well.
The one show that he attended that I would go to was Super Jam 77 at Busch Stadium.
My grandma went and saw George Jones. I loved him when I was little and I remember throwing a pretty big fit for her to take me. She brought me a totally kick ass tour shirt with about 100 flags from all the states and countries he was visiting on his tour
Pandi- How many times do I have to tell you this - someday I'm heading to GA. You need to write a book
im not sure
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
And my grandparents saw Elvis once in Vegas.
So, I am actually very proud to say my first show was a Led Zeppelin show
he also had tix to led zeppelin but something ridiculous involving high school and drugs prevented him from going. HAHA.