For those of you who are looking for something to do Friday nite after the 800 free, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas will be at the Shoreline Amplitheatre (sp) just down the road from Palo Alto.
The general admission tickets for the lawn (in the back) are $10, killer deal! Sammy puts on a great show that is like one big party with lots of dancing on the lawn. If you like your R n R hard and loud, see you there.:cool:
Sammy "One Hit Wonder" Van Hagar? I got a free ticket to one of his solo shows when I bought a big gulp recently. Is he the opening act for Billy Squire and .38 Special still?
He had a hit?
I saw him open for Boston in Chicago in 1977ish, the Can't Drive 55 era. Or did he open for Chicago in Boston? It was the 70's, after all.
Based on my hazy concert memories, and the insufferable Van Halen experiment (although I did gain a much deeper appreciation for Diamond Dave after hearing Sammy), I wouldn't even throw down for a BigGulp to get tickets.
Zep is always brought up when talking about Rock. Robert Plant has been touring and rocking this past year and a half -been to 4 of his recent shows.
I remember seeing him in the 90's at the shoreline -Nobody rocks like Zep and or Robert!
With that said if I was going to worlds I'd see Hagar.
Originally posted by gull80
You have to understand that the Geek was in a swim diaper when Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen. Of course, he still wears one from time to time, but that's another story.
Gull:
I think you mean Montrose instead of Van Halen. Sammy made his debut on that classic album in 1973 and Sammy was the singer in that band. They had the hit "Rock the Nation" and I read that album influenced bands like Aerosmith and ZZ Top back in the day. He was involved on the second album by Montrose called "Paper Money" and that came out in 1974. Ronnie Montrose still does gigs in the San Francisco area.
Randy Nutt got to experience a sound check of Robert Plant. How lucky. How cool. Maybe they can play some of this music at Warm up during Worlds. You know like Zep, Hager, Van Halen, Steely Dan, and Montrose. And no Don McLean except the song American Pie.
Originally posted by Frank Thompson
...And no Don McLean except the song American Pie.
Second worst song ever written, behind only "Afternoon Delight."
There are some really good bands out these days in case you ever want to expand your horizons from played out 70s rock.
I like to swim, there, back to swimming.
Originally posted by aquageek
Second worst song ever written
No way. I'm not a big fan of "American Pie," but his other hit "Vincent" was far worse (the "Starry, starry night" one about Vincent Van Gogh).
If you're going to stoop as low as Henry Gross, don't forget Patches by Clarence Carter, Teddy Bear by Red Sovine, CW McCAll's Convoy, and Paul Anka's Havin' My Baby.
As for this being a swimming related theme, yes, these songs can get stuck in your head while you swim. Well, maybe not Teddy Bear.
Originally posted by gull80
Sorry Geek, but "Muskrat Love" was the worst song ever written, although "Laughter in the Rain" wasn't far behind.
I actually saw America in concert in the 70s at Red Rocks in Colorado. Even then, when the bad bands ruled, that song does stand above most as horrible. Of course, most America songs were pretty bad. Who has ever ridden a horse with no name in the desert?
Just so that Cruise doesn't feel left out of the bad band memories, Triumph was a bad Canadian band of the 70s, although I did own all their albums. Then along came Rush and made Triumph look like the Led Zeppelin of Canada.
I still like swimming and Pigeon83 owns adult swim diapers, for the record.
