OK, the band is playing in Columbia this weekend, but not with me.
I, along with my good buddy Jeff, will be in New Orleans tomorrow to see my favorite band of all time -- The Police. I saw them once during the Amnesty tour in the late 80's. When they played in Atlanta, Sting brought Andy and Stewart out for his portion of the show for a short reunion. Otherwise, I have Sting many times in concert, but just that once for the Police. And even though I think Sting is the driving force behind the Police, it's just not the same as seeing the three of them together.
Anyhoo, The purpose of today's blog is to get some interaction started amongst those reading this thing. I Hear quite often from folks in Greenville, Dacula, Suwanee and a handful of other places that this blog actually gets read.
So with that and The Police in mind, I want to see how many people actually read this by getting you to leave a comment with your favorite band and whether not you have every seen them in concert. If you want to elaborate, all the better. If you are like me and have a favorite band (Police) and a favorite musician/artist (Prince) or any other combination of favorites, please list both
Remember, leave a comment. Not an email to my email address or a comment or message on Myspace. Actually comment on this blog. That will also give me an idea of how many people actually read it.
Thanks,
John (OJJ)
4 comments:
Merle Haggard and the Strangers are my favorites. Front row in Savannah at the lucas theatre! That's whatI'm talking about.
Leroy Flamingo (O.J.'s illigitimate
cousin.)
Well if you know me for more than 5 minutes you know my favorite band is Bon Jovi :) I have seen them countless times and places. But one of the best ones was my front row experience in Greenville last year...right in front of Richie..WOW!
Amy :)
Ha, I happen to have been at the concerts on both comments left so far. I was @ Merle with Leroy and the Unit. And I was at the Greenville Bon Jovi with Brian from Slippery When Wet. At Bon Jovi, we sat on the floor but only about half way and to the right, not in the front.
Rush has been my favorite rock band since i was about 9 years old, and Neil Peart is the reason i wanted to learn how to play the drums. Glad you got to see The Police; Stewart Copeland is also one of my favorite drummers. I wish tix weren't so expensive; maybe i'll go if they hit that ATL. Anyway, i've seen Rush at least ten times since 1990. The first time i saw them i was only 12 years old and it was only my second concert, so needless to say i was completely blown away. Fortunately though, as a grown-up (...lol), and as a moderately experienced musician, I still think they're one hell of a live band. They're not quite as huge as they were in the 80's; Their average crowd is "only" 10,000 people, but of course they no longer get exposure on TV and not much on radio anymore. But i honestly think they're a better band today than in the old days, and Neil Peart is actually a better drummer today than when Tom Sawyer came out. The band is both tighter AND looser. What i mean by that is that they're ridiculously tight with each other, but at the same time play in a more relaxed manner, which is a sign of maturity i guess. And Neil currently is playing quite possibly the best sounding drumkit i have ever actually heard in person. I bought his signature series 22" ride cymbal, and have used it at every gig i've played in the last three years...
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