My best small venue was around 1983 or 1984 in New Haven, CT. We were carousing around different bars, and ended up at Toad's Place (a dive that always had some local or unheard-of band playing.) Picture early 80's punk rock bar. They sold beer out of cans, and the cans often came with leaves stuck to them from sitting out back iced down in garbage cans. I don't remember the name of the band on the sign out front, but the guys playing on the stage were U2. We had tickets to see them the next night at the Coliseum, so we saw them two nights in a row (I think they played with Marshall Crenshaw Band and The Alarm during the main show)
Now-a-days I get to see all the best 80s bands I want at the local casino. The Mohegan Sun has a small club called the Wolf's Den. Absolutely FREE. http://www.mohegansun.com/sports_entertainment/wolf_den.jsp I saw the Go-Gos from 6 feet away, and MAN have they aged well. Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/07/05 12:08PM >>> Creedence used to play under the name Willie and the Poor Boys at small clubs in order to stay sharp in between tours/gigs. Would be pretty cool to be sitting at a bar in the 60's expecting some club band, when Fogerty comes out and starts up some classic riff...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149411 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
