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Post by pamelasews on Sept 6, 2011 11:43:46 GMT -5
I will indeed have fun. The main reason I wasn't in Gloucester (for my birthday) was that it is difficult for me to get good seats up front if it is GA, because of my back. And I am a bit spoiled ....
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Post by jtul07 on Sept 6, 2011 12:19:14 GMT -5
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Post by sunnyjim on Sept 6, 2011 13:03:10 GMT -5
There was nothing controversial about my posts that were deleted. Apparently, "TM" or "Jeff" is the arbiter of good taste. I'm being censored for fear that you will not be able to use this as a platform to IA any longer.
My next show will be #142. I've seen them up and down the easter seaboard and parts of the UK since the mid seventies. I'm sure I've hoisted a beer with many of you pre and post concert in big cities and small towns. What I posted was the same thing I have said in a pub that people laughed at. Tull fans laughed at. Why then when its in text form, it gets censored? I'm a little sick of the troll reference also. Anyone that doesnt agree with you is apparently a troll.
BTW, do you know the Sonny Jim reference? Big Tull fans should know it immediatly.
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Post by Preston Platform on Sept 6, 2011 13:15:55 GMT -5
Sonny Jim reference.... Oh yes the infamous incident when Ian got emotional with a member of the audience calling him Sonny Jim and suggested that they should engage in some man wrestling or worse  Where was this ? 1979 ? Cannot remember ? |
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Post by My God on Sept 6, 2011 13:21:23 GMT -5
Sorry if I offended anyone. Not sure why I was kicked off for stating an opinon. We can pussy (willow?) foot around the issue but the fact is what is transpiring is very disappointing but not surprising after the last few years. The most schocking part is the timing of the annoucement that one of the most seminal albums of all time will be played without an integral member of the band. Who in their right mind would hate Ian.  Warchild, dance the days, and dance the nights, away. |
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Post by Rrrrrrrray on Sept 6, 2011 13:46:35 GMT -5
Yeah that was the Chicago show in 78, i think October, I have the cd in the other room.
Not surprisingly I was at the show. Three of us went, myself and another guy were tripping, Uriah Heep was the opener. I remember as we arrived, they were on, the stage was bathed in red, and that lead singer was letting out one of his patented shrieks.Well and truly I thought we had stepped into a version of rock and roll hell. As we arrived at our seats, and finding them already occupied by louts who were in the middle of a fistfight.Luckily my sober friend was somehow able to make sense of it, not sure where the security was. From where I sat Uriah Heep was something to be endured. In fairness, sometimes the first hour or two after ingesting such a substance, very little is pleasant. But there was an undeniable change in temperament from the six and a half years separating my first show from this one. Basically on both legs of the TAAB tour, a signifigant amount of the audience was clearly tripping, by 78 the drugs of choice had turned more towards alcohol and cocaine, additionally Tull was by then a bona fide classic rock act, as opposed to the sort of underground band they had been in their earlier days, inviting a different element of fans in, very different temperament. In fact I can recall more than half of the shows I saw by Tull in the seventies, or between 76 and 79 to have been badly hampered by the person sitting next to me, I felt like I was a magnet for louts. Constantly seated next to the guy who was either flat out unconscious, or awakening from a stupor to bellow Aqualung or maybe edge into my seatspace. A lower case nightmare and part of the reason Ian's assessment of American audiences has always rang a bell of truth with me. And after having collected a few hundred live Tull cd's from down the years, this fact is merely confirmed. Does it never happen elsewhere. No it does, I have one from a show in Italy in 82 I think where a literal riot erupts in the crowd, its actually pretty funny to listen to. But I would estimate on the rude scale, at least where rock and roll audiences are concerned and specifically for me Tull, America has the rest of the world beat on the rude scale on a ratio of something like 10 to 1. Ian was not wrong and he is correct to address this, even as I only recently read of his having read of receiving a full bucket of urine on his head, I think at Shea in 76, which doubtlessly alot of people from the party man world would find of hysterical humor, like wow, direct hit on Aqualung man. I do hope karma has long since found that MF.
Anyway, some asshole from one of the balconies in the Stadium, admittedly with what must have been a pretty good arm, threw something that barely missed Barrie's head. Wow. Party on man. I can recall my heart sinking as Ian stopped the show but the dressing down was quite delicious, and the guy was addressed as Sonny Jim, and Ian did invite him down for a fight. I understand his sentiment and am certain Ian Anderson has a warriors heart, but frankly I am glad the guy did not take him up on the offer, because frankly some of those Chicago louts are scary, and they do know how to fight. Yet another 70's Tull show affected and pretty much ruined for me by their audience.
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Post by sunnyjim on Sept 6, 2011 13:57:25 GMT -5
Excellent!!! It was IA generic name for idiots that, hooped, hollered and made any sense of a distraction that would piss him off and he would challenge to a fight. It is on many bootlegs floating around especially from the 70's.
I wear the Sonny Jim mantle proudly.
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Post by TM on Sept 6, 2011 14:00:36 GMT -5
There was nothing controversial about my posts that were deleted. Apparently, "TM" or "Jeff" is the arbiter of good taste. I'm being censored for fear that you will not be able to use this as a platform to IA any longer. My next show will be #142. I've seen them up and down the easter seaboard and parts of the UK since the mid seventies. I'm sure I've hoisted a beer with many of you pre and post concert in big cities and small towns. What I posted was the same thing I have said in a pub that people laughed at. Tull fans laughed at. Why then when its in text form, it gets censored? I'm a little sick of the troll reference also. Anyone that doesnt agree with you is apparently a troll. BTW, do you know the Sonny Jim reference? Big Tull fans should know it immediatly. You're right. There was nothing controversial about your posts. It was simply the same tired crap that's been hashed and rehashed for the last 10 the years. But since you're avid fan know that. You obviously go back a ways to make that claim that you were censored because of our interests. The truth is you were censored because you weren't tactful. No member has ever been banned from this board (or censored) because they disagree or are unhappy with Ian Anderson. You seem like a funny guy (as you state) you get laughs at the pub and all. You know what I find real funny? The fact that you just "joined" our board and now claim to be "a little sick of the troll reference." I love that one. So how long will you be performing here? |
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Post by sunnyjim on Sept 6, 2011 14:08:59 GMT -5
Six shows a week and two on Saturdays.
You get the balloons on Saturday.
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Post by TM on Sept 6, 2011 15:15:53 GMT -5
 You are welcome to join us.
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Post by pamelasews on Sept 7, 2011 4:52:24 GMT -5
Hey, the solo tour isn't for everyone. I am happy with the list, and disappointed I had to shorten my trip as I had tickets for the first two nights. But am off soon to the Bristol show. I am not that surprised at the set list. The response last fall was incredibly good, so it stands to reason it would be similar. Besides, now John is preparing for the TAAB show (I expect he is looking forward to the challenge) so I expect Ian wanted to keep it simple for those reasons. My first trip to the UK, and had I seen the set list I probably would have used all those tickets I got. I enjoyed it each time I saw it last fall. But then front row tickets can make a difference. Have fun Pam. You lucky .....  [/quote] I did. Show nearly the same in Bristol, but Just trying to be and slipstream replaced by Mother Goose. Ian sounded pretty good, and there was a fair amount of banter. John was playing something Ian called a Breathalyzer ... plastic keyboard that you blow into. Looked like Ian stole it from one of the grandkids. And since we were in Bristol, I noticed David Goodier at the back during the show during the intermission. No standing ovations, but then this is England. Explains why David looked so pleased at the standing ovations in the fall on the US tour. I would love to grab a photo of John playing that silly toy. Yes, he had his hands full and at one point we had to wait while he rebooted after loosing the midi, which Ian was actually having a lot of fun trying to tell the audience .... and I got a cab right away. Finding someone with a phone to call for me was another thing, but I think I am in walking distance tonight, for another sold out show in Exeter. I wouldn't be here, though, were it not for the train travel tips and websites from Pat. So, I better count my pounds and start uphill to the station.  |
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Post by Preston Platform on Sept 7, 2011 11:36:44 GMT -5
Pam
Thanks for the information about Bristol..glad you enjoyed it. Hope tonights show is good.It will interesting ito see if Martin is there watching
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Post by pamelasews on Sept 7, 2011 11:59:01 GMT -5
Pam Thanks for the information about Bristol..glad you enjoyed it. Hope tonights show is good.It will interesting ito see if Martin is there watching Is Martin in the UK? I know he used to live in the southwest, but moved to BC Canada some years ago. Say, did you see the size of Ian's new flute? |
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Post by pamelasews on Sept 7, 2011 12:13:38 GMT -5
Pam Thanks for the information about Bristol..glad you enjoyed it. Hope tonights show is good.It will interesting ito see if Martin is there watching That reminds me about what you said about John being over worked. What a set up indeed. At one point, he blew his midi, and had to re-boot the system, giving Ian more stuff to joke about. |
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Post by jtul07 on Sept 7, 2011 14:43:48 GMT -5
Once I lived in a world where it was impossible to experience Tull in far away places. I can't afford to see every Tull or Ian gig I would like and that may be the norm for most people. I have been listening through the magic of the internet to a show in Gloucester on September 4th.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us What a fantastic sound. You can hear a pin drop in this acoustic 3 piece ensemble. I think this is the way everyone should hear a live performance without over enthusiastic response until the song ends. I've been to coliseums and amphitheaters so many times when things are very distracting. Americans sometimes feel it shows appreciation to scream and yell through a whole song. No wonder the Beatles broke up. I just love this new live interpretation as much as any with a full 5 piece group. This is the real deal. All I can say is this is what makes Tull so unpredictable. Ian has what it takes to make the most of any song he chooses to play. Florian Opahle and John O'Hara are superb.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us Signed in Blood. These guys are great! |
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Post by roadking on Jun 12, 2012 13:44:47 GMT -5
What ever happened to Ray Lomas?
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