I didn't know you were a Florida boy.I had tickets for that show but my mom wouldn't let me go because of the distance and that the plans were to stay overnight. I was living in Clearwater, FL and was 15 at the time. I still have the unused ticket
edit...I was able to see them a few times since, thankfully.
I'm sorry to write that you missed one for the books, my friend. On the other hand, I'm happy to read that you did see them later, but, at the time, I thought that this would be the last opportunity to see them, so I would've begged, borrowed or stole to get there. Did you get your ticket at Tampa Stadium?I had tickets for that show but my mom wouldn't let me go because of the distance and that the plans were to stay overnight. I was living in Clearwater, FL and was 15 at the time. I still have the unused ticket
edit...I was able to see them a few times since, thankfully.
I saw them, including Moon, at Central Park in NY. Paid 3 bucks admission. No guitars, amps or drums were destroyed.I had tickets for that show but my mom wouldn't let me go because of the distance and that the plans were to stay overnight. I was living in Clearwater, FL and was 15 at the time. I still have the unused ticket
edit...I was able to see them a few times since, thankfully.
I'm sorry to write that you missed one for the books, my friend. On the other had, I'm happy to read that you did see them later, but, at the time, I thought that this would be the last opportunity to see them, so I would've begged, borrowed or stole to get there. Did you get your ticket at Tampa Stadium?
I was there, too. The other band was Joan Jett & The Heartbreakers. A much better lineup.The last time I saw them was on the Farewell Tour of '82 in Orlando. One of the warmup bands that afternoon was the B-52s, but one of their band members got hit with a piece of 2 x 4, thrown from the crowd, which brought their set to screeching halt. It was quite clear that the audience was there for maximum R&B: not new wave.
When The Who finally got to take the stage, in the late evening, John got to step up from behind his stand-mounted brandy bottles and do "Boris the Spider" and "My Wife," and the whole band, including Kenney Jones, was in rare form. The entire audience was one that night, especially when the band did their anthemic and thunderous rendition of "See Me, Feel Me" ... and the obligatory transition into "Listening to You" -- a song that has always floated on the Ox's bass -- did its magic by lifting everyone off of their asses. A beautiful scene that I was very proud to witness.
Nice!!! Yes, Joan Jett and her band were a much better "fit" for that particular audience.
Yeah I grew up in the Lakeland area, born there. I actually went to more shows at Bayfront, the Curtis Hixon center, and in Orlando than in Lakeland. I did go see Sea Level and Jefferson Starship at the Arena / Civic Center in Lakeland, as well as the Charlie Daniels Band. I went to pretty much every "Rock Superbowl" at the old Tangerine Bowl in Orlando.
How could anyone not comment on that? A farewell tour in 1982... what were they thinking?!!!
Yeah, they formed roughly 20 years prior to their "Farewell Tour," in '82, and have been going for 40 years since then.How could anyone not comment on that? A farewell tour in 1982... what were they thinking?!!!
That was 40 years ago. LOL
Was not through there in the 80's but there was not much to it in the 60's and 70's. Gas station was pretty much it from what I remember. No toll road going North/South as when I was there a few years ago. At least now the canals looked maintained, back then they were surrounded by tall shrubs/trees and weeds, snake/gator looking territory.Yeehaw Junction. Been through there many times. Do you recall what that intersection of highways looked like back in the early-80s? Not a place where you wanted to break down after dark.
So...when my cousin (a Who - or more specifically a Pete Townshend - fanatic) joked that this new tour should be billed as the 40th Anniversary Tour of The First Farewell Tour...he was not kidding?!I had tickets for that show but my mom wouldn't let me go because of the distance and that the plans were to stay overnight. I was living in Clearwater, FL and was 15 at the time. I still have the unused ticket
edit...I was able to see them a few times since, thankfully.
I actually commented before I read this - my cousin recently sent me a cheeky text about the irony of it - and he is a huge Who/Townshend fanHow could anyone not comment on that? A farewell tour in 1982... what were they thinking?!!!
That was 40 years ago. LOL
No, he certainly wasn't kidding, mate.
Croom as in Sumter County, above highway 50?Wow, thrown off of a bus at Yeehaw...if that doesn't get you do some soul-searching, I don't know what will...
I started making the drive between Croom and South Florida back in the early-80s. Back then, I-95 had a break in it -- which I believe was between Ft. Pierce and Vero -- so places to cross directly east to west (or vice versa) were more limited than they are today. Anyway, I needed to cross over from east to west, from time to time, so the flashing light at the Yeehaw Junction was something I crossed under many times.
I've always had a problem with toll roads, in general, so I used to get off the turnpike there to reduce the government "suckage" of my wallet. You're absolutely right, though...there wasn't much out there then and I imagine that there's not much out there now.
I used to ride my Suzuki X5 to Silver Lake/Croom-a-coochie/Withlacoochie River or else the old "bushback" mine off 50/I75. Had a flat tire once just past Highway 50 and two Hells Angels hauled it to a gas station, fixed it and brought it back to me. Every 15 year old's thrill. lol. That was cool.I could never do what they could but I’d guess that, at this point, my hearing is better than theirs(though their ears are better trained at what to listen for).
