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Fri May-06-05 01:54 AM
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have you ever passed up a chance for a concert only to regret it later? |
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i had an opportunity to see slick rick, doug e fresh, and biz markie all on one bill a couple years back and i didn't go because i was really tired after work. i'm listening to some biz markie now and am kicking myself for not going to that show.
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Fri May-06-05 01:57 AM
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Fri May-06-05 12:26 PM
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i went to bed right after i posted this...and where have YOU been lately?
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Fri May-06-05 01:11 PM
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Fri May-06-05 01:57 AM
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Fri May-06-05 01:58 AM
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3. Oh, hell yes! So many times. The two that chap me the most are |
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John Cale and Johnny Cash.
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Fri May-06-05 02:20 AM
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4. I missed Roger Waters performing "The Wall" at the Berlin Wall |
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I didn't exactly pass it up. I had the tickets, my travel pass for what was then East Germany, then my a$$hole sergeant 86'd the whole deal two days before we were supposed to leave.
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Fri May-06-05 02:52 AM
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In high school, I missed seeing the Offspring at the Buzzfest event in Houston 'cause I was a nerd and did the UIL Spelling academic competition. I ended up making it to the state level in UIL so I guess it was worth it, but have always regretted not going 'cause I've always liked those guys, though I've heard they're nothing spectacular in concert.
I also passed up a chance to see Pearl Jam in high school 'cause my friends were going with a couple of non-friends who I thought were assholes. Kind of a dumb reason to pass up seeing one of my favorite groups, but I just couldn't see myself spending a day with those jerks, and didn't like the idea of going by myself.
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Fri May-06-05 04:38 AM
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By being too chickenshit to just go even though my parents said I couldn't. Though I didn't really have a way to get there.
I've made it up though; I've seen them more than a dozen times since that first tour. But man, that was the first tour!
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Fri May-06-05 03:02 AM
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6. I had a chance to see Weezer and Tenacious D |
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I didn't know much about them at the time...so I passed.
Years later I stand as a strong Weezer and TD fan. I feel so foolish!
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Fri May-06-05 04:06 AM
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7. Depeche Mode, several years ago. |
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Still kicking myself for that.
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Fri May-06-05 04:54 AM
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we were offered FREE TICKETS to a Sting concert - but had to beg off for two reasons
The concert was on a Tuesday night and it was 2 hours away - so between the drive and the concert it would be after midnight when we would return home. Plus we had just taken in a foster dog and until we felt the dog would be ok out and about - she would have to be crated -- going to the concert would mean the dog would be crated all day while we were at work and then several hours in the evening if we went to the concert. Couldn't do that
don't really regret it - as neither of us are huge rabid fans of Sting.... now if it were a Bette Midler concert the decision would have been more difficult.....
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Fri May-06-05 05:09 AM
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10. Van Halen - in 1988. nt |
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Fri May-06-05 12:24 PM
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13. Nirvana in '92. Was working on a congressional campaign in the bldg |
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in which the theatre was located, could hear the concert throught the walls...
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Fri May-06-05 12:44 PM
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17. Missing Nirvana was a big one for me, too |
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I had the chance to go not too long before Kurt Cobain killed himself... but, I had a bit of a cold and figured I could see them later.
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Fri May-06-05 12:28 PM
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15. always...i could list them here.. |
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but i would start crying uncontrollably if i did that. :(
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Fri May-06-05 12:40 PM
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16. I missed a Green Day concert because I got grounded |
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Fri May-06-05 12:46 PM
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18. Moody Blues... Red Rock, CO. |
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I don't wanna talk about it... Still bummed.
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Fri May-06-05 12:47 PM
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Played in RI, same night as my friend's band so I supported him instead - BIG mistake, we're not even friends anymore! I will never skip The Wailers again!!!
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Fri May-06-05 01:03 PM
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wished I had. Also Betty Carter.
Also didn't go to see Elvis Costello when he was here a few years ago. But I suspect he will be here again sometime soon.
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Fri May-06-05 01:05 PM
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21. I stood outside the Metro the night of Guided by Voices's last show... |
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But couldn't find a ticket to get in.
Also, my band was set to open for Shudder to Think in 1990, but our lead singer had to go to a Choir field trip to England that week. High School, y'know.
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Fri May-06-05 01:08 PM
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22. YES, YES, YES! Stevie Ray Vaughan, a month before he died. |
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My brother and I had the opportunity to see him, but both of us were short on cash.
"We'll see him next time," we promised ourselves.
There was, of course, no next time.
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Fri May-06-05 01:12 PM
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26. my dad was supposed to go to his last show |
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a couple friends of his had an extra ticket...but he passed it up, for what reason i'm not sure
i grew up 10 minutes from alpine valley, and everytime i look at that ski hill that's all i can think about.
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Fri May-06-05 01:15 PM
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28. OMG, I bet you are pissed that you missed that. |
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Stevie Ray Vaughn:headbang: rocks!
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Fri May-06-05 01:10 PM
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23. Yes, I could've gone to see Aerosmith and now am completely pissed |
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Fri May-06-05 01:11 PM
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24. I missed seeing SRV at Alpine Valley. |
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It was the night he died. :( I had "other things to do".
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Fri May-06-05 01:16 PM
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29. my dad was supposed to go to that show too |
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i grew up 10 minutes from alpine valley...that's all i can ever think of whenever i see that ski hill
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Fri May-06-05 01:12 PM
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I had tickets but my friend backed out. I was young and wimpy and didn't want to go alone. I've seen them 3 times since then and they rock! :headbang:
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Fri May-06-05 01:22 PM
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30. Prince in Holland in 1987 |
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I still can't believe I didn't go.
I stood in line for hours for that show. Hours and hours in the rain.
The tickets said: "Please wear peach or black."
The concert was apparently AMAZING, and was released as the Sign O The Times video.
Me? I sold my ticket to my friend Marie Claire so I could afford tickets to the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Yeah. Dumbass.
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Fri May-06-05 01:32 PM
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31. Coulda seen REM in a small venue at UVa (1983)... |
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Edited on Fri May-06-05 01:33 PM by Orsino
...but bailed to study for an organic chemistry test.
I did go see 'em two years later, when they had gotten really famous.
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Fri May-06-05 02:01 PM
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32. Yep. Cream. End of school year, 1968. |
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I stayed home to finish a project. The only "good" thing -- the kids I was going to ride with...they got in a major accident and rolled their car on the way home. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. Still... that might have blown some ground for me w/parental units.
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