Patti in concert.
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dharmabum70 — 20 years ago(November 07, 2005 05:55 PM)
Not sure yet. "Horses" in its entirety is very tempting. I've seen her play every song off the album at one time or another, but for some reason I haven't rushed to get tickets to this. If it's sold out,there's always the chance that I may decide to try and get a ticket off the street (probably very expensively) at the last minute.
I'm first going to try and get into the Garden to see her open for U2 on Nov 21 and 22. I have a weird feeling she's gonna do a "Horses" warm up at the Garden. Maybe I'm wrong, but there's always that chance. She's facing a different and larger audience those two nights, and I personally think she'll be on fire. She often gets too comfortable in front of her own crowds and many times goes through the motions, which will add to the incentive for her to really kick ass in front of the U2 audience (although many people probably like her anyway). If I don't get into the U2 shows, I may go to the BAM shows (or at least one of them). -
JoJoSeahorse — 20 years ago(November 08, 2005 01:27 PM)
Good luck getting the U2 tickets! I don't think I could afford one, and for me it would be a waste of money because I would probably just see Patti then come home - I'm kinda sick of Bono and his big mouth. That that lot got into the Hall Of Fame ahead of Patti SUCKS. At least Larry had the courtesy to acknowledge that they "jumped the queue"!
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dharmabum70 — 20 years ago(November 08, 2005 04:39 PM)
Please! Don't get me started on the Hall of Fame. It's a f_cking CRIME that she's not there yet. I've cursed them every year since she's been eligible.
Anyway, I've never seen U2, and I've blown them off every time they play. I like them, but don't love them. I've been meaning to catch them since the 91 tour (got into them between Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby) Again, I was going to blow them off until I heard Patti was playing. It's worth a try. If I don't get in, I go downtown, spend a night in the village, and drive home. I'm sure she's going to announce her Bowery Ballroom shows soon anyway. I could just add my U2 money to my Bowery fund. (I knowI'm patheticI'm like a Deadhead when it comes to Patti). -
JoJoSeahorse — 20 years ago(November 09, 2005 12:42 PM)
No you're not pathetic at all. Every time the Hall Of Fame inductees are announced and she is not one of them, my husband laughs his arse off for several hours and says, "See, I keep telling you Jo, you are the only person in the universe who likes her." Well, I suspected maybe two or three other people did too! I think Chrissie Hynde getting in last year just took the cake though - where do you believe her inspiration came from?!
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JoJoSeahorse — 20 years ago(November 10, 2005 12:31 PM)
NO!!!! Why on earth would I want him to spoil it for me?! Anyway we have four kids so he gets to be Mommy Seahorse for a change when I go to the Patti shows. No I haven't met her yet, but I'm a firm believer in dreams coming true! I did meet someone else I liked and no-one believed me because they lived in a different country, but I still did! Sorry, getting off the subject. At the Bowery Ballroom a few years ago Patti was giving out the peace sign pins and she came right over to me and gave me one - that's the closest I came to her so far! If you were there that night (I think it was 2002) you will recall her backpack that she had the pins in was tartan, and I took that to be a good sign because I'm Scottish. (Then again, these punk types seem to have a love affair with tartan - I'm sure you've seen the clothing boutiques in the East Village!)
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dharmabum70 — 20 years ago(November 10, 2005 06:29 PM)
That's hysterical. I'm sure we can share so many Patti stories like that. Yes I was there. I still have the peace pin. In fact, I also have a Stone Pony Christmas ball from the Asbury Park show the night before. She also brought the leftovers to the Bowery Ballroom the next night. That was the best year as far as I'm concerned. I was too young to catch Patti in the 70s, so I've only been seeing her since Central Park in 1993. The 2002 Bowery shows were the best and most inspired shows I've seen her do. I remember the whole club was mic'd up because they were supposedly recording a live album that never came out. I remember specifically PERFECT versions of "Frederic", "Glitter in Their Eyes", "Redondo Beach" and "Free Money"better than I've ever heard her do them. I remember she opened one show with "The Ballad of Pirate Jenny" from Three Penny Opera. I also remember the war hadn't yet started, but there was going to be a giant protest the next month, and she was plugging it all three nights. There was the "Mr. Weapon's InspectorInspect this, mother f_cker!" rap in the middle of "Rock and Roll N_gger" every night during the encores. The next night was New Years Eve. She opened I think with a reading from Allen Ginsberg. I saw her do "When Duty Calls" for the first time that night, and then she went right into a very intense "Birdland". 2002 into 2003!!! Hell yes, I remember those showsI'm still shaken by them. She hasn't been that good since.
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JoJoSeahorse — 20 years ago(November 11, 2005 02:45 PM)
Maybe you can answer a question for me? I think it was last year, or maybe the year before, (I always go to the birthday show), someone in the audience had shouted out something rude, and Patti got "annoyed" in that way that she does, and then she asked if anyone had been there the night before, and remembered how someone had spoiled her "prettiest song"! I've always wondered what had happened! Where you there and do you remember? I think you would make fun of me if you knew who I met, but if you really want to know.
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dharmabum70 — 20 years ago(November 11, 2005 06:26 PM)
I don't remember that particular incident, although I've seen many like it. There was the birthday show in 2001 when someone threw a wrapped present on stage and she freaked out by saying: "Don't throw no f_ckin sh_t up here man! I've got enough of sh_t! I have everything I need!!" I remember someone screaming out something stupid like "Keep the fire burning Patti!" And she yelled back "You too man!" I remember at the Stone Pony in 2002, (the night before she gave out the peace pins), some girl kept talking through the show. As Patti was introducing "Because the Night", the girl kept talking. I screamed out at the top of my lungs "Tell her to shut the f_ck up, Patti!" It seemed like Patti ignored me because they started playing "Because the Night" right after I said it. Just then, Patti began singing"Take me now baby here as I am, shut the f_ck up, try and understand." Needless to say, the crowd laughed.
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JoJoSeahorse — 20 years ago(November 12, 2005 02:49 PM)
Yeah, I remember that incident with the presents, and someone else wanting to throw a gift at her - she didn't like that idea either! Don't suppose you saw what the guy was trying to throw did you - he was in back of me so I couldn't see - hope it was something soft though! I recall that same night there was a young woman in front of me with a large bouquet of flowers, which she kept breaking off and tossing onto the stage, one of which hit Tony Shanahan in the face, and finally Patti said "Will you stop throwing things? Death by flying flowers ain't how I want to go!" Bet that girl felt like st! Patti doesn't seem to accept presents graciously, unlike Stevie Nicks, who takes everything her fans hand her then donates them to children in hospitals - how sweet! (I'll send you a PM in a little while.)
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dharmabum70 — 20 years ago(November 12, 2005 04:36 PM)
Speaking of flowers, one night in Asbury Park (May 2001), she came out with a basket of rose petals and began sprinkling the stage with them and throwing them out over the audience. My friends and I were right in front. (I usually get up pretty close, but this show we were literally front and center). She actually spit on me which wasn't very pleasant. But after the show, when the crew was taking apart the stage, one of my friends grabbed the basket. I didn't know this until the ride home. I was driving and she put the basket in my lap. I was like "What the hell is this?" She just 1908laughed. I said to her, "No way!! You didn't!" Wellshe laughed again. It's funny because there were still rose pieces in the basket and strands of Patti's hair stuck to it. Oh wellThat's rock and roll!