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MikeP
Fifth Love
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 Posted - 21/06/2005 : 01:32:31
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Missed Weeley, I'm afraid - I was just too young. There was a documentary about it on BBC4 about a year or so ago. One hell of a bill, and the biggest festival attendance on these shores, according to one of the interviewed organisers. Showed footage of the site today, now just a tranquil field.
One,two, three....."WALLY!!"
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stefaan
Second Love
Belgium
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Posted - 21/06/2005 : 07:56:49
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Hi MikeP,
Who do you have in mind when you mention "younger readers".
Is it someone like me, only 46 since last January?  |
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jazmaan
Fifth Love
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 21/06/2005 : 08:06:59
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Those of us on the Stateside of the pond are obviously at a disadvantage when it oomes to memories of great Floyd shows. But even with that handicap I'm proud to say that I saw all these Pink Floyd tours when they reached California:
Atom Heart Mother (with live orchestra and chorus) - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Meddle - Santa Monica Civic
Dark Side of the Moon - Hollywood Bowl
Wish You Were Here - L.A. Sports Arena
Animals - Oakland Coliseum
The Wall - L.A. Sports Arena
David Gilmour - Universal Amphitheatre
Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking - L.A. Forum
Radio Kaos - L.A. Forum
Momentary Lapse of Taste (Pink Fraud) - L.A. Sports Arena
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2005 : 08:48:45
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quote:
Originally posted by stefaan
Hi MikeP,
Who do you have in mind when you mention "younger readers".
Is it someone like me, only 46 since last January?
This is what I love about this board, at 43 (nearly) I'm an 'oldie' at most gigs I attend, but here I'm a 'younger reader'  |
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Allan
Old Love
USA
560 Posts |
Posted - 21/06/2005 : 15:08:54
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I was fortunate to see a concert back in '67 in Philly. It was at an outdoor stadium and the admission was $2 to see 6 bands. Pink Floyd had top billing, and they performed 'A Saucerful of Secrets' in its entirity. So I guess I just missed Barrett...and caught Gilmore in his early days. Some of the othet groups were The Rascals, Mandala, The Soul Survivors, and another British group-The Who!!! All for $2.
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oldfartatplay
Third Love
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Posted - 24/06/2005 : 01:09:58
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| Sorry to say Stefann,but what happened in Belgium is posibly going to happen to the Glastonbury festival (already well under way to being a 'corporate' event)here in the UK,since the Mean Fiddler Organisation is probably going to be bought out by Clearchannel,which gives them a big stake in the festival.Apparently the current Glasto/Mean Fiddler deal is coming to an end this year,and since there will not be a Glasto Fest in 2006,the organisers will have some time to negotiate with a more 'ethically sound'partner than Clearchannel (links with Bush/Republican Party/Play-List Censorship.etc....allegedly!)Certainly a long way from those lazey hazey daze of '71,though of course there were always some 'Hippies' with dollar signs in their eyes way back then.(Just watch the opening sequences of 'Woodstock',and the IOW'70 organisers back-stage in the'Message to Love'film).In many ways,like many of Rock's behomeths,the Pink Floyd's story reflects the whole shift towards the corporate 'units/product'ethos,where music is now sold like baked-beans!A 'Saucerful of Secrets'please.....cue blank look from the check-out slave(Fade) |
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Pink Floyd Reunion
