Vegas should be cancer benefit concert!

BlueDenimLamp · #1 10-30-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeInNV

The fact that my radio station is still giving away tickets for the December 30 show made me wonder the same thing. Would they consider a subsitute bassist if John is not up to it? Obviously there wasn't time to do that for Australia, but they could arrange something for Vegas. Not sure I see the point, though.

Actually I was thinking they should do the show as a benefit and donate the proceeds to cancer research...

SteveMacD · #2 10-31-2013, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeInNV

The fact that my radio station is still giving away tickets for the December 30 show made me wonder the same thing. Would they consider a subsitute bassist if John is not up to it?

Probably would be George Hawkins.

vivfox · #3 10-31-2013, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Probably would be George Hawkins.

What about Al Ortiz? He already knows how to play all of Stevie's FM tunes.

SteveMacD · #4 10-31-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

What about Al Ortiz? He already knows how to play all of Stevie's FM tunes.

George Hawkins was in Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, the Mick Fleetwood band, Christine's solo band for her 1984 solo album and "In The Meantime", played with Lindsey on Saturday Night Live, and sang backing vocals on John's "solo" album.

He has playing chemistry with Mick and with Christine (if she's going to play with them), which makes him a better choice from a player perspective.

elle · #5 10-31-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

Actually I was thinking they should do the show as a benefit and donate the proceeds to cancer research...

what a great idea and how appropriate would that be!

we should start a thread advocating this.

**jbrownsjr** · #6 10-31-2013, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by elle

what a great idea and how appropriate would that be!

we should start a thread advocating this.

I second that... I'm in!

missundercover · #7 10-31-2013, 09:08 AM

Me too - lovely idea!

Deeshere · #8 10-31-2013, 12:50 PM

Ok, we may need to merge these 2 threads, but on the benefit concert thread I think we may have this all worked out.

Let Brett take over as bass player, bring Christine in to play the piano. stream it live online so people that cannot make it to the show can pay to watch it. Then donate the proceeds to cancer research.

This is of course all contingent on if the band is willing to play a show for free.