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Spiritual_Chaos said:How much did that 3.50 help with the benefit Neil was playing that nightNone, of course. Not that night. But he did other benefits.When I was in my teens and twenties, lots of bands played benefits. The bands played for free and us kids pitched in and helped raise money for all kinds of causes. And I mean we kids could do that, not just the privileged who could shell out piles of money to go to an elite show.Don't get me wrong- I do not begrudge Neil doing fund raising shows, but I hope Neil Young will remember how it used to be, and I'm a bit surprised he isn't doing it like "the days that used to be". But then, he's out there doing it. Me, not so much these day andI'm not even half as old as that old codger.
Post edited by brianlux on"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Let’s all just will into existence him
playong Sweden in 2024.
That is all any of us need."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
I am glad that I grew up in L.A. during the early years of new wave and punk....and even metal.....got to see some great bands before they got too huge!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
$3.50 is a great deal! My earliest recollection of a ticket price is $8.50 for the J Geils band in 1980. Back then, I used to go to the Whiskey, Roxy and Starwood clubs in Hollywood for around $5.50.brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
Tickets are $1,000 + fees, though it is a benefit.onemorshow said:
2 nites only 500 tickets each nite minus all vip equals no tixs available. lol
One grand for one show? Sure glad I got to see CSNY for $3.50 ! (By the way, $3.50 in today's money is equal to $28.30)It really was! Even though I was dirt poor in those day working a minimum wage job for something like $1.50 and hour, I could still scrape up the money to go to Fillmore West, Winterland, and some of the clubs in S.F. fairly often.How cool that you got to go to shows in those great landmark L..A. clubs!0 -
JOEJOEJOE said:
I am glad that I grew up in L.A. during the early years of new wave and punk....and even metal.....got to see some great bands before they got too huge!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
$3.50 is a great deal! My earliest recollection of a ticket price is $8.50 for the J Geils band in 1980. Back then, I used to go to the Whiskey, Roxy and Starwood clubs in Hollywood for around $5.50.brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
Tickets are $1,000 + fees, though it is a benefit.onemorshow said:
2 nites only 500 tickets each nite minus all vip equals no tixs available. lol
One grand for one show? Sure glad I got to see CSNY for $3.50 ! (By the way, $3.50 in today's money is equal to $28.30)It really was! Even though I was dirt poor in those day working a minimum wage job for something like $1.50 and hour, I could still scrape up the money to go to Fillmore West, Winterland, and some of the clubs in S.F. fairly often.How cool that you got to go to shows in those great landmark L..A. clubs!
My wife told me something yesterday I had never heard that is a bit fascinating. She spent the first half of her childhood in Seattle and the latter half in Southern California (her parents moved around a bit to places including Cherry Valley and Beaumont). She told me that in the late sixties, when she was in her teens and under-aged, she had a friend who looked older and was very seductive and this friend was able to get her and a few other friends into places on the Strip like the Whiskey. She said she got to see bands like The Strawberry Alarm Clock. I, of course, pressed her for more band info but she said she was usually really nervous about getting busted, so she often would not stay long. She also said she was probably very lucky to not run into all sorts of other trouble besides getting busted. But they never got caught.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Very cool story! My wife also has a great gig history from her childhood. Her mom took her to a bunch of great gigs in the late 70s/early 80s!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
I am glad that I grew up in L.A. during the early years of new wave and punk....and even metal.....got to see some great bands before they got too huge!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
$3.50 is a great deal! My earliest recollection of a ticket price is $8.50 for the J Geils band in 1980. Back then, I used to go to the Whiskey, Roxy and Starwood clubs in Hollywood for around $5.50.brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
Tickets are $1,000 + fees, though it is a benefit.onemorshow said:
2 nites only 500 tickets each nite minus all vip equals no tixs available. lol
One grand for one show? Sure glad I got to see CSNY for $3.50 ! (By the way, $3.50 in today's money is equal to $28.30)It really was! Even though I was dirt poor in those day working a minimum wage job for something like $1.50 and hour, I could still scrape up the money to go to Fillmore West, Winterland, and some of the clubs in S.F. fairly often.How cool that you got to go to shows in those great landmark L..A. clubs!
My wife told me something yesterday I had never heard that is a bit fascinating. She spent the first half of her childhood in Seattle and the latter half in Southern California (her parents moved around a bit to places including Cherry Valley and Beaumont). She told me that in the late sixties, when she was in her teens and under-aged, she had a friend who looked older and was very seductive and this friend was able to get her and a few other friends into places on the Strip like the Whiskey. She said she got to see bands like The Strawberry Alarm Clock. I, of course, pressed her for more band info but she said she was usually really nervous about getting busted, so she often would not stay long. She also said she was probably very lucky to not run into all sorts of other trouble besides getting busted. But they never got caught.0 -
JOEJOEJOE said:
Very cool story! My wife also has a great gig history from her childhood. Her mom took her to a bunch of great gigs in the late 70s/early 80s!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
I am glad that I grew up in L.A. during the early years of new wave and punk....and even metal.....got to see some great bands before they got too huge!brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
$3.50 is a great deal! My earliest recollection of a ticket price is $8.50 for the J Geils band in 1980. Back then, I used to go to the Whiskey, Roxy and Starwood clubs in Hollywood for around $5.50.brianlux said:JOEJOEJOE said:
Tickets are $1,000 + fees, though it is a benefit.onemorshow said:
2 nites only 500 tickets each nite minus all vip equals no tixs available. lol
One grand for one show? Sure glad I got to see CSNY for $3.50 ! (By the way, $3.50 in today's money is equal to $28.30)It really was! Even though I was dirt poor in those day working a minimum wage job for something like $1.50 and hour, I could still scrape up the money to go to Fillmore West, Winterland, and some of the clubs in S.F. fairly often.How cool that you got to go to shows in those great landmark L..A. clubs!
My wife told me something yesterday I had never heard that is a bit fascinating. She spent the first half of her childhood in Seattle and the latter half in Southern California (her parents moved around a bit to places including Cherry Valley and Beaumont). She told me that in the late sixties, when she was in her teens and under-aged, she had a friend who looked older and was very seductive and this friend was able to get her and a few other friends into places on the Strip like the Whiskey. She said she got to see bands like The Strawberry Alarm Clock. I, of course, pressed her for more band info but she said she was usually really nervous about getting busted, so she often would not stay long. She also said she was probably very lucky to not run into all sorts of other trouble besides getting busted. But they never got caught.
Cool mom!
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Just got the news- Odeon Budokan has shipped. The reviews look promising and I'm stoked!
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Here's a copy of a note I just sent to Neil Young's official store:Dear NY Store Representative,
I'm really concerned about quality control issues with some recent Greedy Hand releases. I had a defective disc on the Official Release Series Discs 22-25 box set. That was replaced and I'm grateful for that. And now I have the Odeon Budokan LP I recently purchase from you, and as I type this, I'm watching my stylus rise and fall as though riding gentle waves out on the water. A warped record was not what I wanted to see after the other problem I encountered. I'm not going to ask you to send a another copy this time. Likened to what Neil said about not needing more Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer, we don't need more vinyl and cardboard for the land fill. What I am going to request though is that someone PLEASE do something about these quality control issues. This is just not something we need to see happen with these magnificent releases. These problems just don't befit the quality of the music on these releases.
Thanks for listening,
Best Wishes,
BrianA sad state of affairs.
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^^^ Agree with ya Brian, and nicely worded. I was a bit bummed with the cheap paper inners included in the last ORS box. LPs were terribly dirty as well. Hopefully they can get the poop in a group before the next ORS box.0
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jerparker20 said:^^^ Agree with ya Brian, and nicely worded. I was a bit bummed with the cheap paper inners included in the last ORS box. LPs were terribly dirty as well. Hopefully they can get the poop in a group before the next ORS box.
Yes, Jer, more good points about the inner sleeves and dirt. I clean everything- used or new anyway- but still, sheesh! And those last two items that I bought had some paper scuff on the edge of some of the discs and the finish on the vinyl was a bit of a dull. They really need to find a new pressing plant.
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Hey B Lux. Just flipped through your book again and read about CSNY show and how you were 'hanging out' with NY.
No spoilers here.
You have to buy it to find out more
Dude has some stories to tell..
Warning: you might smile or be inspired to get the f..k out of your house and do something0 -
Thanks for kind words, Loujoe. I'm blushing!Loujoe said:Hey B Lux. Just flipped through your book again and read about CSNY show and how you were 'hanging out' with NY.
No spoilers here.
You have to buy it to find out more
Dude has some stories to tell..
Warning: you might smile or be inspired to get the f..k out of your house and do something
To be so close to Neil Young once and almost getting to meet him and all of Buffalo Springfield on a different occasion... I'm always in a quandary about whether to think of those as missed opportunities or fodder for good stories. I honestly try to lean toward the latter!
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Just cool you were in the same zone, plane, whatever. All good.
How would it go "hi Mr Neil ahhh young I mean. Hey ahhhhh yeah huh I like the way you strum for that song I can't think of now but oh yeah it goes like Bahnaa Nana na na na na nooo noooOooO nooo nah nah. How do that. Oh yeah and I spotlight suffalo bring field at my sigh hcool."
Sorry just cracking myself up and trying to relive my conversation with EV after waiting all night to meet him.
Love you all. Go make some memories.0 -
Loujoe said:Just cool you were in the same zone, plane, whatever. All good.
How would it go "hi Mr Neil ahhh young I mean. Hey ahhhhh yeah huh I like the way you strum for that song I can't think of now but oh yeah it goes like Bahnaa Nana na na na na nooo noooOooO nooo nah nah. How do that. Oh yeah and I spotlight suffalo bring field at my sigh hcool."
Sorry just cracking myself up and trying to relive my conversation with EV after waiting all night to meet him.
Love you all. Go make some memories.Very cool that you had the opportunity to meet Ed. I can picture him being a very nice, very cool person to chat with. If I had the chance, I would probably introduce him to our favorite local family vintner, Cantiga:
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Well, at least my wallet can breathe a little easier.“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)0 -
How many versions do we actually need? There are clear Buffalo Springfield and CSN reissues coming too…
Saying that, I’ll probably pick up TFA 50 (even though I’ve got the original and the ORS reissue) because it has The Last Trip To Tulsa as a bonus track.“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)0 -
It has an extra song on the LP? or a 7inch?goldrush said:How many versions do we actually need? There are clear Buffalo Springfield and CSN reissues coming too…
Saying that, I’ll probably pick up TFA 50 (even though I’ve got the original and the ORS reissue) because it has The Last Trip To Tulsa as a bonus track."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
It’s an extra song added to the end of Side 2 of the LP.Spiritual_Chaos said:
It has an extra song on the LP? or a 7inch?goldrush said:How many versions do we actually need? There are clear Buffalo Springfield and CSN reissues coming too…
Saying that, I’ll probably pick up TFA 50 (even though I’ve got the original and the ORS reissue) because it has The Last Trip To Tulsa as a bonus track.
It was originally the b-side of the Time Fades Away 7-inch single in 1973.“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)0 -
That's a bit coolgoldrush said:
It’s an extra song added to the end of Side 2 of the LP.Spiritual_Chaos said:
It has an extra song on the LP? or a 7inch?goldrush said:How many versions do we actually need? There are clear Buffalo Springfield and CSN reissues coming too…
Saying that, I’ll probably pick up TFA 50 (even though I’ve got the original and the ORS reissue) because it has The Last Trip To Tulsa as a bonus track.
It was originally the b-side of the Time Fades Away 7-inch single in 1973."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
These are separate Atlantic 75 reissues.goldrush said:How many versions do we actually need? There are clear Buffalo Springfield and CSN reissues coming too…
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