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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Rocking to Aid Our Sisters
Me in the '70's. (Notice the Earth Shoes - I did have a few platforms, also, but these were my favorite shoes) I wish that I had saved these '70's era clothes for my night working at the Abba concert!For one of our *Friendship Bridge fundraisers, our group is going to work a concession stand at Red Rocks Amphitheater concerts. I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't even know who some of these bands are, but I'm excited that I will be working the night The Cure plays! I am also signed up for Abba. "See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen" Oh, I am so not an Abba fan.
A piece of inane trivia: Speaking of Red Rocks Amphitheater, I was there at the Jethro Tull concert in 1971 when everyone in the amphitheater got tear-gassed.
From TullPress.com:
DENVER - Ian Anderson wandered on stage at the outset of the June 10th school's-out Jethro Tull concert here at Red Rocks Amphitheater with tears in his eyes. The other members of Tull were also weeping, not to mention gasping for breath, as was most of the 10,000-strong audience. Swaying, fingering an acoustic guitar, Anderson surveyed the crowd and the Denver police chopper hovering in the distance dispensing periodic charges of tear gas at the rear of the assembly.
Welcome to World War III,
he croaked, and the music began.
The music, much of it from Tull's new "spiritual" LP Aqualung, went on for the next hour and 20 minutes, and so did the tear-gas dispensing. In the wake of the concert, 28 persons, including four Denver policemen and three infants, were treated at area hospitals for injuries received in the disturbances. Dozens more - policemen, concert-goers, and would-be gate-crashers - were treated at the scene by a volunteer medical team. On charges ranging from drunkenness, weapons violations, and possession of narcotics, 20 persons, including three juveniles, were arrested. One car was destroyed by fire, and several other vehicles were reported damaged.
And that was the end of Rock and Roll at Red Rocks for quite some time...
*Friendship Bridge provides microcredit loans and education to women and their families living in poverty. I am a part of a local circle dedicated to raising funds to sponsor a trust bank in Guatemala.
A piece of inane trivia: Speaking of Red Rocks Amphitheater, I was there at the Jethro Tull concert in 1971 when everyone in the amphitheater got tear-gassed.
From TullPress.com:
DENVER - Ian Anderson wandered on stage at the outset of the June 10th school's-out Jethro Tull concert here at Red Rocks Amphitheater with tears in his eyes. The other members of Tull were also weeping, not to mention gasping for breath, as was most of the 10,000-strong audience. Swaying, fingering an acoustic guitar, Anderson surveyed the crowd and the Denver police chopper hovering in the distance dispensing periodic charges of tear gas at the rear of the assembly.
Welcome to World War III,
he croaked, and the music began.
The music, much of it from Tull's new "spiritual" LP Aqualung, went on for the next hour and 20 minutes, and so did the tear-gas dispensing. In the wake of the concert, 28 persons, including four Denver policemen and three infants, were treated at area hospitals for injuries received in the disturbances. Dozens more - policemen, concert-goers, and would-be gate-crashers - were treated at the scene by a volunteer medical team. On charges ranging from drunkenness, weapons violations, and possession of narcotics, 20 persons, including three juveniles, were arrested. One car was destroyed by fire, and several other vehicles were reported damaged.
And that was the end of Rock and Roll at Red Rocks for quite some time...
*Friendship Bridge provides microcredit loans and education to women and their families living in poverty. I am a part of a local circle dedicated to raising funds to sponsor a trust bank in Guatemala.
Labels: Abba, Friendship Bridge, Jethro Tull, Red Rocks
posted by Carol at 9:39 AM
5 Comments:
Ah, how can anyone not like ABBA? :)
Must have to do with the era I came of age or somethin'!
When I heard ABBA, I was a little kid, so I thought they were pretty cool. :)
I never could stand Abba. Give me the Beatles, the Stones, Sly and the Family Stone Santana, and I'm happy as a clam, but a lot of that '70s dance crap turned my stomach as much as they turned the beat around.
As long as I'm here, I thought I'd let you know that your blog was one of the featured spots on the very first BWR at my new place. Drop by any time!
Otowi,
Just shows ta go ya how much our lives are forever influenced by events in our youth! ;-)
Robert,
Thanks for the plug! Nice new home ya have there! Looks like it will have all kinds of nooks and crannies to explore.
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