performers who survived the Great Depression are a rare breed

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Topic - are audiences too hard on aging legends? - Green Lantern 06:15:35 04/08/14 (72)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - krankkall 06:36:13 04/11/14 (1)

I don't know if that's a fair comparison.... - StephenJK 08:38:15 04/11/14 (0)

Saw Gordon Lightfoot a few years..... - MWE 18:18:03 04/09/14 (0)

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. - Steve Jones 12:50:09 04/09/14 (0)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - geezerrocket 11:32:26 04/09/14 (1)

Grand Funk; the original garage band - Green Lantern 18:14:42 04/09/14 (0)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - Mike27 20:21:32 04/08/14 (0)

Chuck Berry... - Atwood 19:58:01 04/08/14 (12)

Perhaps not, but I saw him in a tiny venue in Boston in '66 and he was fantastic---- mostly. At one point, a - tinear 08:03:37 04/09/14 (0)

RE: Chuck Berry.. - neolith 06:02:07 04/09/14 (0)

Right piece of work! - Des 00:05:59 04/09/14 (6)

RE: Right piece of work! - b.l.zeebub 02:37:06 04/09/14 (5)

he had to have earned less than $10K - Green Lantern 05:56:12 04/09/14 (1)

RE: he had to have earned less than $10K - b.l.zeebub 09:30:00 04/09/14 (0)

Germany has the resources - Des 03:22:34 04/09/14 (2)

RE: Germany has the resources - b.l.zeebub 05:02:45 04/09/14 (1)

Agree Awe - Des 16:16:59 04/09/14 (0)

This show was an exception - morinix 22:25:03 04/08/14 (0)

when you consider after 6 decades of performing - Green Lantern 20:22:50 04/08/14 (0)

Chuck Berry don't take no checks... - musetap 20:04:51 04/08/14 (0)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - mkuller 19:08:27 04/08/14 (0)

Saw B.B. King at Ramstein AFB in 71' - jllaudio 18:43:26 04/08/14 (0)

performers who survived the Great Depression are a rare breed - Green Lantern 17:42:14 04/08/14 (2)

Now... - musetap 20:18:59 04/08/14 (1)

you bet - Green Lantern 20:27:20 04/08/14 (0)

I'm 57 and grew up with a lot of these folks... - Jive Turkey 17:12:16 04/08/14 (0)

Mixed feelings about this, on the one hand, artists who were screwed by their label - Road Warrior 15:28:49 04/08/14 (5)

Had an interesting - unclestu 18:47:20 04/08/14 (3)

interesting - Green Lantern 06:10:41 04/09/14 (2)

That's a different issue - unclestu 13:09:06 04/09/14 (1)

ok thanks; question- - Green Lantern 11:34:06 04/10/14 (0)

RE: Mixed feelings about this, on the one hand, artists who were screwed by their label - Inmate51 15:37:32 04/08/14 (0)

Why would people wait - LWR 15:27:13 04/08/14 (10)

Elvis... - mkuller 08:21:46 04/09/14 (5)

Qualudes - LWR 09:04:17 04/09/14 (4)

those 'drines' listed - Green Lantern 11:42:59 04/11/14 (0)

RE: Qualudes - mkuller 09:50:15 04/09/14 (2)

Not that there is anything wrong with 'ludes mind you - LWR 10:52:07 04/09/14 (1)

RE: Not that there is anything wrong with 'ludes mind you - mkuller 11:19:00 04/09/14 (0)

RE: Why would people wait - Scottson 16:59:54 04/08/14 (3)

There are plenty of legends I never saw (and had MANY chances to do so)... - musetap 20:01:58 04/08/14 (0)

Seems like reading recent reviews would help - LWR 17:17:12 04/08/14 (0)

+1. (nt) - reelsmith. 17:01:58 04/08/14 (0)

Yes. Geezer entertainment is about the Name, not the show. - J.Mac 15:13:46 04/08/14 (0)

Respect. but many should just go retire.... They are too old. - Elizabeth 14:55:32 04/08/14 (1)

Is there no room for negotiation here? - StephenJK 15:19:08 04/08/14 (0)

I think most people have a reasonable expectation.... - StephenJK 14:09:19 04/08/14 (1)

RE: I think most people have a reasonable expectation.... - musetap 20:16:42 04/08/14 (0)

You mean - JeffH 13:47:12 04/08/14 (0)

Doc Severinsen - Inmate51 11:45:03 04/08/14 (0)

Depends on one's cultural perspective on art and creativity - Sordidman 10:33:34 04/08/14 (0)

Sometimes depends on the audience - Brian H P 10:25:49 04/08/14 (0)

One I missed, and then regretted - - M3 lover 09:59:03 04/08/14 (1)

RE: One I missed, and then regretted - - jllaudio 18:56:42 04/08/14 (0)

If I could see BB King or Chuck berry live... - grantv 09:42:38 04/08/14 (2)

That's the way I feel. - volunteer 14:48:52 04/08/14 (1)

Thanks. - grantv 18:38:24 04/08/14 (0)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - Old SteveA 09:12:25 04/08/14 (0)

If you didn't get to see them in their prime, for me, it's worth it. - volunteer 09:10:26 04/08/14 (1)

Same here... - musetap 11:02:12 04/08/14 (0)

Wouldn't be surprised if the gripers are the same jackasses... - musetap 09:08:58 04/08/14 (2)

Well put... - Lee M 10:11:56 04/08/14 (1)

Good example and story... - musetap 10:59:25 04/08/14 (0)

No one was complaining about Willie Nelson last Friday.... - Rod M 08:38:07 04/08/14 (1)

Roughly 30 Years Ago......... - Todd Krieger 16:52:50 04/08/14 (0)

Caveat emptor - Mike K 08:08:02 04/08/14 (1)

Agreed. As for the hecklers and whiners... - tketcham 09:09:49 04/08/14 (0)

If the legends are performing for free, fine. But they owe their audiences - tinear 07:55:55 04/08/14 (0)

We saw him with Tedeschi Trucks Band & Robert Cray - Goober58 07:21:34 04/08/14 (0)

RE: are audiences too hard on aging legends? - middleground 07:04:17 04/08/14 (0)

RE: aging legends - genungo 06:54:44 04/08/14 (0)

Yes... - three_sox 06:33:04 04/08/14 (0)

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performers who survived the Great Depression are a rare breed - Green Lantern 17:42:14 04/08/14 (2)

Now... - musetap 20:18:59 04/08/14 (1)

you bet - Green Lantern 20:27:20 04/08/14 (0)

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