Christine's Solo Tour

[jbrownsjr]

I saw this concert in Cleveland, I believe in April of 1984. My parents took me because i begged and begged them until they couldn't take it anymore. I was 15 years old and knew Christine from Mystery and Heroes FM etc. I saw the MTV special and was a little dissappointed, but her show in Cleveland was amazing. It was a small bar called the Agora. She came out and said, sorry we moved you (the venue). It was originally scheduled to be at Music Hall. "We're gonna play a little extra for you tonight for that little mishap." Todd Sharp, from Parma Ohio did a little solo that I didn't hear in the bootlegs. It wasn't Guitar Bug, but I can't remember what it was. Other than that I don't remember the set list being any different from anything else I've seen since.

I thought Hold Me a bit better by her solo ensemble than FM in the Mirage Concert. This show was really explosive and not nearly as flat as it sounded on MTV. I'd never seen Christine so alive... She was hammered on Champagne too... Nobody plays better drunk than Christine.....

Highlights... This Smile I Live For, Hold Me, Ask Anybody, Just Crazy Love, Too Much Is Not Enough, Over My Head, Songbird... I was under her piano on the right hand side and she smiled at me while singing it. She did say that she really appreciated our reaction to her songs as she wasn't used to being a soloist. She really had a lot of fun up there. I'll never forget it.