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My friend was at this gig... I told him to make sure that I'm his date to this fund-raiser next year!!! Rock ON!! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Kiss%20December%201979%20Toledo/17080_zpsxurh6wpm.jpeg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Kiss%20December%201979%20Toledo/scan0006.jpg Is he in that picture?? My buddy is in the VANS shirt behind Rick Nielsen and that is his wife in whom Gene seems very interested...

My friend was at this gig... I told him to make sure that I'm his date to this fund-raiser next year!!! Rock ON!! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Kiss%20December%201979%20Toledo/17080_zpsxurh6wpm.jpeg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Kiss%20December%201979%20Toledo/scan0006.jpg

A few photos from that amazing Friday night, two weeks ago! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Midnight%20Oil%20YYZ%2025Aug2017/0825172205b_zpszjzbw2uy.jpg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Midnight%20Oil%20YYZ%2025Aug2017/0825172139b_zpsj0tizvhk.jpg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Midnight%20Oil%20YYZ%2025Aug2017/0825172139_zpsqdkanzrk.jpg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Midnight%20Oil%20YYZ%2025Aug2017/0825172115l_zpsqw7yfdia.jpg http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Midnight%20Oil%20YYZ%2025Aug2017/0825172115_zpsvdqmlnic.jpg

The Stick Men tore up a couple of King Crimson tunes the other night... Here is Larks' Tongues, part II... Rock ON!!

Oh, I will be there... 4th row, Fripp & Harrison of center! Rock ON!!! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/King%20Crimson%2017June2017/0617172303_zpsuabw5hma.jpg A great single became available today so I'm going to the Milwaukee show that wraps up this tour! I'm so pumped to see the final show of this run... Rock ON!!! Just saw Stickmen at Callahan's, a small club just north of Detroit, Sept 15, Adam Ant at The SoundBoard at Motor City Casino, then Sept. 22 The Grande 50th Anniversary All-Stars at Callahan's.. Oh yeah, then there are the two King Crimson shows in November; Wednesday before Thanksgiving in Ann Arbor and then Sunday after Thanksgiving in Milwaukee... Great times!

Ten to One.... Oi...

Beds are Burning and Blue Sky Mine are the two "hits" I knew going in... both performed and thoroughly rocked!

I didn't know a lot of Midnight Oil tunes aside form the radio hits. Two friends of mine are big fans and have been encouraging me to check them out. When I first heard their older stuff, I thought that they must have been influenced by Gang of Four. However, it turns out that Midnight Oil was recording way before Gang of Four existed so maybe it's the other way around.... Midnight Oil was an influence on Gang of Four? In any case, I am really getting into Midnight Oil lately and made the trip to Toronto to see them live 2 weeks ago. We were in the front row against the rail and had a really great time! The opening act, The Living End, is also now on my music radar! They tore the place up and really set the stage for the main Midnight Oil show... Here is a video of one tune that I shot. I have lots of photos but am having trouble getting them off my phone to share. If I figure it out, I'll post some of those too. Rock ON!

One of my TEN "must have" tunes on a deserted island... Truly inspiring in all regards...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VnjG3N4GU

I met her and saw her perform last March. Sweet and VERY petite lady and a really energetic and talented stage performer.... Rock ON!!! http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/03/15/mark-farner-quatro-perform-dick-wagner-demember-child-benefit/99229064/

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/Bucky%20Bikes%20the%20Bay%20Sept%2019%202009/me%20and%20Alice%20C._zpsibp0wbdq.jpg I regret never knowing Mr. Wagner while he was alive but I've come to know his work and to realize that the "The Maestro of Rock" is one we ALL know....even if we don't know that we know his work. Dick started with The Frost in the late '60s (a Grande Ballroom "house" performer). He composed and played with Alice Cooper, was a credited player with Lou Reed (that amazing intro and lead on Sweet Jane on the live "Rock n Roll Animal) and a session lead who sat in on recordings for at least KISS and Aerosmith while their band-member leads were too zonked out to make it to the studio (Get Your Wings and DESTROYER!)...probably others. If you are a fan of classic rock, you HAVE heard him play and/or heard his compositions performed by big-name artists. I met the wife of the modern-day Dick Wagner Band's guitar player and have since gotten to know Ray. I am sure that I never would have gotten to know and love Dick Wagner the guitar player and composer if I hadn't met Sue but I'm sure glad that I did. If I hadn't met her, I'd never have become a fan of this great musician and all of his spectacular work... So, now you know... Rock ON!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQxTIre9354

And now "Wichita Lineman" is on... heavy sigh and a few sobs....

I know. I wanted to listen to Wichita Lineman but I can't do it right now. Now, "Homeward Bound" is playing... great stuff... Godspeed, Mr. Campbell...

Oh, I will be there... 4th row, Fripp & Harrison of center! Rock ON!!! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/King%20Crimson%2017June2017/0617172303_zpsuabw5hma.jpg A great single became available today so I'm going to the Milwaukee show that wraps up this tour! I'm so pumped to see the final show of this run... Rock ON!!!

I just bought my 4th row center single for the Milwaukee show. The seat next to mine is still available directly from the venue ticket web site, NOT on TicketMastur. Go here, do that! http://event.etix.co...0589.1502226579 There are SoundScapes playing over house audio before the show but Fripp does not perform live except as part of some of the more free-form moments in the King Crimson show... Rock ON!!!

Listening to "Galveston" right now... wiping a tear away... not unexpected but great sadness none-the-less...

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I wept when they performed Cirkus and Lizard in Oakland...Epitaph before tunes from Lizard... AMAZING!!!

I love the T Dome for live music! I saw The Presidents of the United States of America there just before the turn of the millennium. Have a great time at the show, eh!

Oh, I will be there... 4th row, Fripp & Harrison of center! Rock ON!!! http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/bfwgjma/King%20Crimson%2017June2017/0617172303_zpsuabw5hma.jpg

Bring this thread back up after you go. I'll be interested in hearing how they were. Watch this vid QUICK! Official Crimson will most likely have it removed before too long... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuJk4O3fP5U Rock ON! Aaaaaaaaaand! It's GONE!!!