Good Morning All. Mostly cloudy and 66°; humidity at 89% due to the eastern winds coming from Louisiana. While these clouds will keep the temperature down today, these conditions sometimes lead to mild thunderstorms after dusk, that east wind primarily brings moisture.
Trip to Dallas yesterday was uneventful, we stopped at Red Lobster on the way home for all you can eat shrimp. They lose money when we show up, even though they have shrunk the portions...we just get more!
Today is going to be a heavy gardening day since I am so far behind with last Monday's downpour. Still hasn't completely dried out, but I can't wait any longer.
As I posted yesterday, no train shed time. I doubt that I get much in today either.
From the archives, a few of another Bar Mills kit, this time Majestic Hardware.
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Swal - ELO were a favorite of mine even before they became big. They only came to my area once in 1978 on their New World tour. That was the tour with the big spaceship on stage. There was some unknown act opening but second bill was Sammy Hagar who I had seen before when he was with Montrose opening for the Rolling Stones at the Cotton Bowl in 1975. Trapeze and The Eagles were also on that Cotton Bowl show. It was billed as a 4th of July show even though it was actually on July 6. We were outraged that the tickets were $10.25@, the first show in the area that broke the $10 barrier
Sherrel - Both you and Kate heal up real soon.
Concerts - I have seen so many (at least 350) between 1968 and 1992 that I don't remember some of them unless someone brings up an artist's name. Some though are really still distinct to me. That Allman Brothers one that I posted a few days ago is one, as well as several of the Rolling Stones ones. Some were just lucky coincidences, I saw the Quicksilver Messenger Service play a 4 hour show in a small 3000 seat auditorium, on just two hours notice when me and a buddy just drove to the box office and got a pair of last minute tickets. I saw some real stinkers as well, The Doors were too f****d up (well just Jim Morrison), and I walked out. Jo Jo Gunne were too drunk and had to leave the stage early at one concert, but I stuck around because Emerson, Lake & Palmer were the headliners and it turned out to be a great show. We had to wait a while for them because they weren't there yet when Jo Jo Gunne were ushered off the stage. Yes, the promoters actually escorted them off. Heart, Jeff Beck, Dire Straits, Boz Scaggs, CTA, Mountain, and Spirit were a few other really high points. Being in the DFW area, I saw a lot of local opening acts over the years that went on to bigger things, although not all superstar status; artists like Shawn Philips, Bloodrock, Nitzinger, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy Guy. Two other local bands that used to play free concerts at anti-war rallies in Lee Park there, were Steve Miller Band and ZZ Top.
Everyone have a great day.