Live Des Moines, Iowa 4/29/84

**jbrownsjr** · #1 03-16-2022, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

One reason the live versions of these songs sound so good is that Chris got to use the same musicians on her album and tour. George Hawkins, Todd Sharpe, and Steve Ferrone, etc. Steve is one of the best drummers in the bizz. He provides that extra crack boom on The Smile I Live For.

I have the Jackson NJ show on CD that I found on Ebay about 17 years ago. One of my prized possessions. It sounds professionally recorded. Chris is so funny too because she was playing Great Adventures Amusement park but did not know the name of the town. You have to hear her banter with the audience about it. Its hysterical. Then she dedicates Songbird to them because about a week before the concert, several teenagers died at a fun house fire at the park.
Now you know why I say this was probably the best concert in my life.

Awesome story! I have to say the Cleveland Show was one of the best shows of my life, too. She just jammed with a fantastic band and it had that spirit of a very entertaining night out. And she looked amazing.

Macfan4life · #2 03-16-2022, 04:54 PM

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Awesome story! I have to say the Cleveland Show was one of the best shows of my life, too. She just jammed with a fantastic band and it had that spirit of a very entertaining night out. And she looked amazing.

Eddy Quintela winked at me (us)from behind Chris's keyboards when my friend waved to him. His hands were too busy to wave back.
When I saw her in Pittsburgh she screwed up the town's name too. She thought she was in Detroit. It really confused everyone when she came on stage and said. Howya doing tonight Detroit

She apologized profusely afterwards.
In Jackson she asks the audience the name of the town and says this cant be the name of the town, right? Then she plays Dont Stop and after Dont Stop she tells the audience, I know Great Adventure is not the name of the town.."I'm really smart" Then finally someone yells Jackson and then she dedicates Songbird to the victims in Jackson in the park. You have to hear it, it is so funny and shows her sense of humor.

Dont you wish you had a hot tub time machine to go back to spring 1984 and for $15.00 see her concert night after night and just keep driving from town to town.

HomerMcvie · #3 03-16-2022, 05:18 PM

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Dont you wish you had a hot tub time machine to go back to spring 1984 and for $15.00 see her concert night after night and just keep driving from town to town.

I swear I think my Mirage ticket was only $16. Yeah, the ticket stub is in my safe, 40 feet away, but I'm LAZY.

I'd like to go back to 1984 for a myriad of reasons. When you fire up that hot tub, swing by and pick me up!

**jbrownsjr** · #4 03-16-2022, 06:49 PM

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Eddy Quintela winked at me (us)from behind Chris's keyboards when my friend waved to him. His hands were too busy to wave back.
When I saw her in Pittsburgh she screwed up the town's name too. She thought she was in Detroit. It really confused everyone when she came on stage and said. Howya doing tonight Detroit

She apologized profusely afterwards.
In Jackson she asks the audience the name of the town and says this cant be the name of the town, right? Then she plays Dont Stop and after Dont Stop she tells the audience, I know Great Adventure is not the name of the town.."I'm really smart" Then finally someone yells Jackson and then she dedicates Songbird to the victims in Jackson in the park. You have to hear it, it is so funny and shows her sense of humor.

Dont you wish you had a hot tub time machine to go back to spring 1984 and for $15.00 see her concert night after night and just keep driving from town to town.

I really wish I could go back to that show. Also, David Gilmour solo tour that year too. Roger Waters was a little later.

Macfan4life · #5 03-17-2022, 03:20 AM

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I really wish I could go back to that show. Also, David Gilmour solo tour that year too. Roger Waters was a little later.

In the 1980s people wondered what life would be like in 2020. We found the answer. In 2020/2022 people want to go back to the 1980s.

**jbrownsjr** · #6 03-17-2022, 07:45 AM

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In the 1980s people wondered what life would be like in 2020. We found the answer. In 2020/2022 people want to go back to the 1980s.

I also saw Eric Clapton that year, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, and Neil Young (small bar in the valley).

Macfan4life · #7 03-17-2022, 08:32 AM

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I also saw Eric Clapton that year, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, and Neil Young (small bar in the valley).

The prior year I saw Stevie and AC DC. In 1984 I saw Kiss with Wasp and Christine McVie.
Interesting mix, no? You can tell my friends were metal heads

**jbrownsjr** · #8 03-17-2022, 09:21 AM

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The prior year I saw Stevie and AC DC. In 1984 I saw Kiss with Wasp and Christine McVie.
Interesting mix, no? You can tell my friends were metal heads

Yes, I had to sit through Scorpions, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden(loved that show), Metal Church, and a few others.