LedZeppfan77
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A doctor stuck his finger up my ass today.
Poor doctor
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Will be watching the Bills. Rescued two kittens and my wife and I are trying to raise them. Getting some stuff at pet store to see if they will drink it. They are eating but one only will drink the milk/cream of rice mixture I made up.
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Thanks for letting me know about the Rich Stadium name change...it will always be Rich Stadium to me, too. Saw a lot of OJ Simpson "The Juice and the Electric Company"-era Buffalo Bills games on tv growing up in the 70s. Bills vs. Dolphins or Bills vs. Raiders games were always shown in L.A. It helped that L.A. didn't have an AFC team.
Now...about the Stones. The 1978 tour was normally 90-100 minutes, no encore, and most of the outdoor stadium gigs were afternoon affairs. Anaheim Stadium was also during the day...and since it was late July, it was HOTTER than Hell. Peter Tosh and I think the Outlaws were the openers. So you still got a good day of music...although I thought the Stones sounded weird and slightly anemic, compared to past shows. Maybe it was the acoustics of Anaheim Stadium or a faulty PA system, but they didn't sound as good as they did in 1972 and 1975. Which was too bad, as I loved the "Some Girls" album.
The Stones were known for rarely playing encores back then, so Buffalo wasn't being buffaloed...that was the S.O.P. of the Stones then. Hell, in 1972 their concert barely lasted 70-80 minutes.
As for why tickets sell out now even when they are priced sky-high, there are several factors.
1. Many of these tix are bought by scalpers, professional and amateur alike, looking to make a killing on the secondary market.
2. This ties in with #1...there will always be enough rich yuppies and retirees and corporate types who use a Stones concert as a lure to woo a client. Go to any Stones show nowadays and a significant percentage of the audience are lawyers, agents, CEOs, and other business muckety-mucks taking clients or potential clients to the concert and later writing off the cost as a business expense. That's why contemporary Stones concert audiences are lame and boring...it's a bunch of rich entitled jerks who just want to hear "Satisfaction" and pretend they're rebels. They're about as rock and roll as a Brooks Brothers suit.
3. Another sizable segment of a Stones concert since 1989 is made up of families...moms and dads taking their kids or even grandparents and grandkids, all in a bid to recapture those fading days of youth and the last glowing embers of the 60s. A writer made a good point in 1981 and it is just as true now, maybe even truer...the Stones are the last band standing. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Pink Floyd are not fully functioning bands...whether due to death, personal conflicts or whatever. The Rolling Stones are all that's left of the major groups that formed the backbone of the "classic rock" era. So they are the beneficiary of all the pentup love and nostalgia for that time that people have. To all the old hippies, or people that wished they could have lived in the 60s, going to a Stones concert is just about all they have left.
4. The Stones branding is second to none...only Kiss is in their league as far as selling their name and image on everything from here to Timbuktu. So generations and generations of people have been brainwashed with the slogan of The Rolling Stones as the 'world's greatest rock and roll band', when they bear not the slightest resemblance to the band that forged that reputation from 1962-73. So there's always gonna be people who go just so they can say they went to a Stones concert, even though they couldn't name 5 songs. They just have heard they're the 'world's greatest rock n roll band' and that's all that matters. It's the hype and the place to be seen to these people. They couldn't care less about the music.
I agree to an extent. But if you pay $650 a ticket I beg to differ they will care if they stink up the joint. Ron Wood will not allow that I am sure. It shows me that Zeppelin would sell out in 3 minutes if they played that venue. And they would sound ten times better as I am sure you are well aware. But nice write up Strider as always.
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It's not even going to sound like "Love You Live" or "Let's Spend the Night Together".
FYI Rick...I'm guessing you're talking about Rich Stadium in Buffalo. Do the Bills still play there? I thought they got a new stadium?
Anyway, the Some Girls tour was the summer of 1978...I saw them at Anaheim Stadium that tour. 1981 was their next US tour...the Tattoo You tour. Saw them at the LA Coliseum, Houston Astrodome, and Dallas Cotton Bowl that tour.
Yes Strider they still play there and changed the name to Ralph Wilson stadium. Very arrogant in my opinion and just plain stupid. Its always going to be Rich Stadium to me. And then it was 78 I saw them. There at that very stadium and they walked off the stage while it was still daylight, for reasons to this day i will never know. Played an hour and a half and fucked us.
Now they sell out in 7 minutes in Newark for two nights. Prices from $175 to $650 a ticket. Crazy. But they sold out in 7 fucking minutes!!!! Can you believe that shit? At their age? Just imagine how fast Led Zeppelin would sell a tour because there is no doubt in my mind the demand to see them is far higher than the Stones. The Stones have beaten a dead horse to death a hundred times over. I am pretty stunned by this fast sellout with such ridiculous prices. I would not pay $175 to see them in the front fucking row. I saw them in their youth. Why would I pay that kind of money? Its got to either be die hard Stones fans from all over have converged and decided to make the trip to Newark or a curious young crownd that wants to see for themselves what this band is all about? Or perhaps a combination of both? What do you think Strider and Rock Action?
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Are their any farmers almanac buffs on here? Do you believe in them? Try and give me some insight into whether I should pay this plowman for the entire winter. Last year he plowed me once in a record setting non snowy winter in an area that is known for getting pounded. We are due to get pounded but global warming is a reality. So maybe we wont? I will probably just pony up the money to the kid who runs his own plowing and landscaping business. It is autumn like here, the change of leaves, but another indian summer is on the say next week.
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Damn, those look real
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All I can say is...... FUCKIN' AWESOME!!!
Cant wait to see the DVD
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At some movie called ..... "Celebration Day" - hope it's good!
Oh Im sure it will be great!!! Enjoy Walter.
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Heh, the only problem with that is that I live in Jacksonville. I hear Ft Lauderdale is a nice place though.
I was in Orlando. that is as close as I got to Jacksonville. I drove from Hollywood beach where my relatives live to Ft Myers beach for a few days and then to Ocala and went to Orlando to Sea World. My cousins are Dolphins fans. they moved from here to there in the early 1970's
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Florida.
Now that would make sense as you are a Dolphins fan. Hell, I should have tried to meet you when I was in Ft Lauderdale last month.
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I remember when I saw them in 1975 and on the Some Girls tour around 1980, do not remembe the exact year, but it was outdoors in Buffalo, where the Bills play now., and they were already referred to by many as getting too old to play anymore. Geez. Who would have imagined in 2012 they would still be at it? I love the old Stones, Eagles and the Who but can certainly agree with your point on the greed issue. I wonder how many will pay those prices? I can see Led Zeppelin getting those prices but the Stones have done this too many times. I am sure there are enough die hards out there that will pay it and maybe some young fans that never got the chance to see them? But can they be financially that bad off to ask for this kind of money? They had better play for 3 1/2 hours and do alot of the old classics. Its not going to sound like Get yer ya ya's Out, that is for sure.
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A pretty mild 74 degrees outside and the sun is shining. A cold front is supposed to move through the area next week, I can't wait.
Its unseasonally warm here in upstate NY. What state are you in if you dont mind telling?
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NFL Live on ESPN
Direct TV has the NFL channel also. I will never go back to those dickheads at Time Warner. They can shove that company where the sun don't shine. So the Bills sign Merriman again? They must think Anderson is going to be out a bit. Let him sit forever. Kelsay got a safety and the defense is reborn. subbosedly Wambstedt told them to just "play". So why do we need to give him a check? so he dumped his schemes>? The ones that made alot of great players look terrible? Watch out for the birdman now I tell you. Jarius Byrd. I say he is the best pickoff guy in the game. He knows how to get interceptions. And now we have a a pass rush. My only concern is to stop Tennessee's running back. Do that and its lights out. I parlayed the Bills with Tampa, Detroit and Cleveland. Took Raiders with Lions, love both of those bets. Took Dallas on one. I really love the Raiders, Bills, and Tampa this week and like the Lions quite a bit too. Spiller should have a big day
My apologies. I thought I was on the football thread. that post threw me off
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Back and forth to the second debate of course. Can America's problems be solved in any debate? Can we know the true numbers by any debate? The things Romney has said seem to make more sense to me than this sitting president. In the end you have to go with a gut feeling as to who will do the best job. If one guy gets it wrong its time for someone new. As a Dem I knew as much when Carter was in and when Bush was in. I may go independant. I have a feeling this will be a nail biter. A very close election,.
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Man, my daughter is 15 minutes from the Newark venue. But I saw them twice in the 70's and I cant see myself paying that kind of money. Though I am tempted to make the flight. We were thinking of going down there in November but not sure. If anyone knows the on sale date please post.
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Salmon with dill sauce, rice pilaf and green beans. Oh,and a glass of pinot grigio.
I eat Salmon once a week. I use lemon and pepper seasoning. Cook in Olive Oil. Today had Swordfish. But my personal fav, Alaskan Halibut in coconut oil.
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It was technically Linguine with White Clam Sauce , but I didn't mention it at first for fear that the previous topic wouldn't change. XD
I prefer the white to the red also. Lately I have fallen in love with Lobster Bisque
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I can't agree with you Major, Some Girls is a great album and Tattoo You has some great songs on it, my favourite being 'Worried About You'. Undercover and Dirty Work are complete rubbish though but Voodoo Lounge and Bridges To Babylon do have some good songs on them imo.
In other news Keith has said in a recent interview that they have shows booked in London and New York!
http://news.qthemusi...olling_sto.html
Also, the new song 'Doom and Gloom' will be released on itunes on the 11th, I'm very intrigued as to what it will sound like.
Some Girls was Great. It really put Ron Wood's stamp on being a true contributer to the Stones. That Fort Worth show was just on TV and I taped it. I thought it was real good. I love I Miss you.
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Baseball Tonight
On ESPN right? I have Direct TV and would never go back to cable. You probably have either Time Warner or Comcast? MLB channel is great Better than baseball tonight IMO
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BASEBALL BASEBALL AND MORE BASEBALL. AND MY BOYS DONT PLAY TIL TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE BRONX ZOO.
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^ That's why they call it the Ultimate Destroyer!
And the fat isn't a big concern since everyone who attempts this probably gains 10 pounds anyways. I kinda want to try it just to get my face on the wall of shame. You know they actually make you sign a release form saying they are not responsible if the sandwich kills you! That's no joke either. You also get a bucket in case you can't keep it down.I have not posted a picture of myself here. Perhaps I will.
Nobody is going to judge you DAS. Dont worry about it. We are not holding a beauty contest here. Its just nice to know who you are talking to. My picture is in "post a picture of yourself" but you probably have to go back a ways. It could be under either Silvermedalist, or Yukon Cornelius or Icantquityoubabe,. Ha. three of my former names.
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Recently I've undertaken the manliest challenge of all-time. I'm going to eat at every BBQ house in the KC area. We have the best BBQ in the world here and I'm going to experience it all. Every time I knock out a new one I'm happy. When I finally finish I'll be a national hero! And I'll probably have a clogged artery or two.
If I get really crazy I might go back to this place and try this sandwich:
If you eat it all in 45 mins it's free. If you fail they put your face on the wall of shame in the restaurant and it cost $55.
I could never do it. It would destroy me. I watch alot of those cooking shows where they tour the country and you see alot of great dishes. just curious, have you posted any pics of yourself in the forum? I only know what a very small percentage of people here look like. my picture is posted in several places. Back to the barbecue, if its pork, that is worse than chicken for the fat. Unless you are eating the skin. The sides are usuallly the killer.
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Its cooler and fall is here. I had the furnace cleaned. Now what to do with this plowman? Do I pony up the bucks for the whole season and take my chances? Or just pay him by the trip? last year was just mind boggling for this area
And the fat isn't a big concern since everyone who attempts this probably gains 10 pounds anyways. I kinda want to try it just to get my face on the wall of shame. You know they actually make you sign a release form saying they are not responsible if the sandwich kills you! That's no joke either. You also get a bucket in case you can't keep it down.
Rolling Stones Thread
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I will never understand how they sold out Newark for two nights that fast for those prices. Are these people fucking nuts? I had reservations in the 70's that they were getting old. Imagine that. Mick Taylor had already left and I had Ron Wood for both events. I think Wood carries Richards on the guitar. Woodie is surely a better lead and slide player. Keith is rythm pretty much. Even in ya ya's perhaps the best guitar they ever did? Taylor was just nuts. I woulld not pay those prices to see them now. Page has aways been light years ahead of any of them. He is in a class of his own. And yes, better than Hendrix.