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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 10, 2024 19:12:05 GMT -5
It does seem like somewhat of an odd pairing. Although perhaps not as odd as some of these, opening act listed first: Jimi Hendrix/Monkees -- 1967 The Who/Hermans Hermits -- 1967 Lynyrd Skynyrd/Queen -- 1974 Bruce Springsteen/Anne Murray -- 1974 The Ramones/Toto -- 1979 You can add this to your list Bruce Springsteen opening for Chicago. As for The Who opening for Herman Hermits, this was their 1st tour of the states. They already had appeared with Murray the K's Easter show in NYC, doing 20 minute sets of their single hits, My Generation, Happy Jack, Kids are Alright and others songs. Hard to believe The Who didn't tour the US before 1967. Even though their first US release was "I Can't Explain" in late 1964. But amazingly enough, a lot of their early US releases which are well-known now and were hits in the UK never went very far on the charts. "My Generation," which was released in early 1965, never got any higher than number 74 on the Billboard charts. And their follow-up to that, "Substitute" never even made the charts, even though I clearly remember hearing it played on the radio back then. "The Kids Are Alright" from 1966 also never made the charts, although again it was a song you heard being played. In fact The Who did not have a top 40 hit in the US until "Happy Jack" in March of 1967, which got up to number 24. Then in the fall of 67 they finally cracked the Top Ten with "Miles And Miles." By then they had established themselves as an album group and were certainly well-known, but that would explain the delay in touring. You have to think the 12-year-old girls who showed up to scream at Peter Noone singing "I'm Henry The Eighth I Am" and "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" were a bit upset at the sight of Pete Townshend bashing his Stratocaster through the speakers of his amp. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 10, 2024 19:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 10, 2024 19:33:11 GMT -5
Phew, Harpers Bizarre. I am pretty sure that name hasn't come up previously on this forum. The soft-voiced exponents of Sunshine Pop. That was I believe their biggest hit -- at least it was the one you heard the most -- but they had a few others like "Come To The Sunshine" and revivals of American Songbook numbers like "Anything Goes" and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo." |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 10, 2024 20:12:38 GMT -5
Phew, Harpers Bizarre. I am pretty sure that name hasn't come up previously on this forum. The soft-voiced exponents of Sunshine Pop. That was I believe their biggest hit -- at least it was the one you heard the most -- but they had a few others like "Come To The Sunshine" and revivals of American Songbook numbers like "Anything Goes" and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."That reminds me of the old joke told to me when I was a boy about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The punchline: "Pardon me, Roy, is that cat who chewed your new shoes?" |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 11, 2024 5:38:11 GMT -5
Phew, Harpers Bizarre. I am pretty sure that name hasn't come up previously on this forum. The soft-voiced exponents of Sunshine Pop. That was I believe their biggest hit -- at least it was the one you heard the most -- but they had a few others like "Come To The Sunshine" and revivals of American Songbook numbers like "Anything Goes" and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."That reminds me of the old joke told to me when I was a boy about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The punchline: "Pardon me, Roy, is that cat who chewed your new shoes?" Hah, I do remember that. Those jokes obviously have a long shelf life and somehow make their way around the entire country. I took an accounting course in college -- I think I was able to pass it off as a math requirement credit, it had nothing to do with any interest in accounting -- and the only thing I remember about it was that the professor had as his fictional banker a guy called Hy O. Silver, the Loan Arranger. And I have eaten Choo Choo Chow Chow at the old Chattanooga Hilton which was at the former train station. |
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Post by Max on Mar 11, 2024 10:57:51 GMT -5
I really enjoyed living in the city. I moved there from a real small town in the country/valley section on Pennsylvania, so it was a complete 180 from what I was used to. I just wished I had more money at the time.  Chicago is such a great city. Even a beautiful city in some respects. I always thought that along with New York and San Francisco, it was one of the three great cities of international stature in the US. I agree. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Mar 11, 2024 11:29:46 GMT -5
Chicago is such a great city. Even a beautiful city in some respects. I always thought that along with New York and San Francisco, it was one of the three great cities of international stature in the US. I agree. San Francisco is not what it used to be. I worked in the City for awhile and enjoyed it. We don't go there as often as we used to. Homlessness and crime are real issues and we just don't feel as safe as we once did. The mayor is talking about taking these issues on as businesses have been leaving. There is a lot of unrented office space in the Financial District, when I worked there, that wasn't the case. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 11, 2024 11:38:02 GMT -5
San Francisco is not what it used to be. I worked in the City for awhile and enjoyed it. We don't go there as often as we used to. Homlessness and crime are real issues and we just don't feel as safe as we once did. The mayor is talking about taking these issues on as businesses have been leaving. There is a lot of unrented office space in the Financial District, when I worked there, that wasn't the case. We were there in '14 and things seemed OK. Stayed in Chinatown, walked around the city and took in a game at Oracle (when it was AT&T). "Homelessness" has become a major problem in many cities. Even San Diego* is pretty bad, especially the area to the south of Petco. *I guess if you're gonna be homeless there are a lot worse places than San Diego... |
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Post by laurenfrances on Mar 11, 2024 13:48:15 GMT -5
San Francisco is not what it used to be. I worked in the City for awhile and enjoyed it. We don't go there as often as we used to. Homlessness and crime are real issues and we just don't feel as safe as we once did. The mayor is talking about taking these issues on as businesses have been leaving. There is a lot of unrented office space in the Financial District, when I worked there, that wasn't the case. We were there in '14 and things seemed OK. Stayed in Chinatown, walked around the city and took in a game at Oracle (when it was AT&T). "Homelessness" has become a major problem in many cities. Even San Diego* is pretty bad, especially the area to the south of Petco. *I guess if you're gonna be homeless there are a lot worse places than San Diego... There's lots of homeless encampments in Oahu. I recalled their governor offer them free airline tickets to their trip back home. There were minuscule takers. Who wants to leave paradise when weather so conducive. Right by beaches there are outdoor showering facilities and bathrooms. I've been to various Islands in Hawaii always making a stop to Oahu. We have family trips to Hawaii every 2-3 years. December in Hawaii is gorgeous weather-wise. Unfortunately the homeless issue still persist. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 11, 2024 13:54:24 GMT -5
Unfortunately the homeless issue still persist. A very thorny problem. Haven't seen any reasonable, effective solution. |
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 15:57:20 GMT -5
A very thorny problem. Haven't seen any reasonable, effective solution. I once worked with the son of a furniture store heiress, unaware of what homelessness was like. Back in those days you could go to a Wendy’s restaurant and get a Jr. bacon cheeseburger (JBC) for 99 cents. We stopped for lunch on day and he ordered the JBC and a small Coke, as he stated that he never ordered a medium or large because refills were free. We had seen some homeless folks near to the restaurant, which prompted him to say: “You know what? If I was homeless, I’d just buy these JBC and a small sofa for every meal. It’s a really good deal.” Once we had to go to Breckinridge and he was quite amused by a street troubadour. We have so many people that are oblivious of the problems the average Joe are struggling with… |
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Post by laurenfrances on Mar 11, 2024 16:11:20 GMT -5
A very thorny problem. Haven't seen any reasonable, effective solution. I once worked with the son of a furniture store heiress, unaware of what homelessness was like. Back in those days you could go to a Wendy’s restaurant and get a Jr. bacon cheeseburger (JBC) for 99 cents. We stopped for lunch on day and he ordered the JBC and a small Coke, as he stated that he never ordered a medium or large because refills were free. We had seen some homeless folks near to the restaurant, which prompted him to say: “You know what? If I was homeless, I’d just buy these JBC and a small sofa for every meal. It’s a really good deal.” Once we had to go to Breckinridge and he was quite amused by a street troubadour. We have so many people that are oblivious of the problems the average Joe are struggling with… Back in the day as my coworker and I headed for home from work, she offered a banana and a granola bar to a homeless man seeking funds to acquire sustenance. He yelled, I don't eat that stuff. I'm guessing he wasn't too hungry.  |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 11, 2024 17:49:36 GMT -5
A very thorny problem. Haven't seen any reasonable, effective solution. I once worked with the son of a furniture store heiress, unaware of what homelessness was like. Back in those days you could go to a Wendy’s restaurant and get a Jr. bacon cheeseburger (JBC) for 99 cents. We stopped for lunch on day and he ordered the JBC and a small Coke, as he stated that he never ordered a medium or large because refills were free. We had seen some homeless folks near to the restaurant, which prompted him to say: “You know what? If I was homeless, I’d just buy these JBC and a small sofa for every meal. It’s a really good deal.” Once we had to go to Breckinridge and he was quite amused by a street troubadour. We have so many people that are oblivious of the problems the average Joe are struggling with… Yep...many (most?) are oblivious. Don't want to turn this into a socio-political thread (which I understand is discouraged here) but I'll get this off my chest and leave it at that... There are those who consciously choose the "homeless" lifestyle...years ago they were called hobos. I happen to have a relative who lives that way…very happily. Then there are those who are homeless because of drug & alcohol addiction. Finally, there are those who are forced into homelessness thru no fault of their own...financial setbacks, etc. I’d love to hear a realistic, effective, empathetic, humane solution to dealing with the homelessness problem. There needs to be some way to deal with those who choose that lifestyle, assist those who are homeless thru no fault of their own, while not infringing on the rights and lifestyle of people who are not in that situation. Forcibly moving homeless “camps” from one location to another obviously doesn’t work. As an example…there is a very large homeless “camp” along the Santa Ana “river” directly adjacent to Anaheim Stadium. A few years ago, the city of Anaheim proposed plans to move the residents of that camp to the adjacent city of Orange. Orange, of course, blocked that move. Besides…what’s to stop someone from simply returning to the spot from which they've been moved? Arrest them? Ha…I’m sure I don’t need to illustrate the ramifications of that kind of “enforcement”. So, once again…if anyone has a plan, I’d love to hear it. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 11, 2024 18:25:02 GMT -5
Now…I’ll address those who choose “homelessness”, yet prey on the good nature and generosity of others to get by.
Every morning there is a group of about 30 immigrants (I assume undocumented) gathered on a corner next to the local Home Depot & Lowes in our city, as is the case in most cities. They’re there to be taken advantage of by providing cheap labor for the “hard workin’ ‘muricans” who are unwilling to do their own work.
Across the street on the other corner is always a guy sitting in a lawn chair in the shade of one of the very few trees in the area. He has one of those small American flags we see people waving at 4th Of July parades stuck in the arm of his chair and holds a sign which reads…”Homeless. Please Help. God Bless You”.
By 8:30 all of the laborers have been picked up and are off moving someone’s pile of rocks in 100 degree temps, while the "patriotic" homeless guy still sits in the shade slurpin’ on an Icee he’s bought from the local convenience store with the donations he’s received from compassionate donors. God Bless Them…
OK…end of rant.
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 18:25:50 GMT -5
I once worked with the son of a furniture store heiress, unaware of what homelessness was like. Back in those days you could go to a Wendy’s restaurant and get a Jr. bacon cheeseburger (JBC) for 99 cents. We stopped for lunch on day and he ordered the JBC and a small Coke, as he stated that he never ordered a medium or large because refills were free. We had seen some homeless folks near to the restaurant, which prompted him to say: “You know what? If I was homeless, I’d just buy these JBC and a small sofa for every meal. It’s a really good deal.” Once we had to go to Breckinridge and he was quite amused by a street troubadour. We have so many people that are oblivious of the problems the average Joe are struggling with… Yep...many (most?) are oblivious. Don't want to turn this into a socio-political thread (which I understand is discouraged here) but I'll get this off my chest and leave it at that... There are those who consciously choose the "homeless" lifestyle...years ago they were called hobos. I happen to have a relative who lives that way…very happily. Then there are those who are homeless because of drug & alcohol addiction. Finally, there are those who are forced into homelessness thru no fault of their own...financial setbacks, etc. I’d love to hear a realistic, effective, empathetic, humane solution to dealing with the homelessness problem. There needs to be some way to deal with those who choose that lifestyle, assist those who are homeless thru no fault of their own, while not infringing on the rights and lifestyle of people who are not in that situation. Forcibly moving homeless “camps” from one location to another obviously doesn’t work. As an example…there is a very large homeless “camp” along the Santa Ana “river” directly adjacent to Anaheim Stadium. A few years ago, the city of Anaheim proposed plans to move the residents of that camp to the adjacent city of Orange. Orange, of course, blocked that move. Besides…what’s to stop someone from simply returning to the spot from which they've been moved? Arrest them? Ha…I’m sure I don’t need to illustrate the ramifications of that kind of “enforcement”. So, once again…if anyone has a plan, I’d love to hear it. I think it’s quite alright for us to discuss the social aspects of homelessness, but to delve deeply into the solutions aspect typically would take us down the political path, so I won’t go there. The only things we can do as fellow human beings is show compassion instead of thinking of these people as a subhuman subset. Drop your old clothes off near (but not too near) the areas they habitate, especially in cold weather. Offering or dropping ofc food, but never hand them cash (which usually winds up feeding their drug or alcohol habits… |
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