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Bodeans, Summerfest
Jul. 2nd, 1992 07:30 pmRoger McGuinn opened the show. He had released Back from Rio the previous year. He played solo, and did both his own songs, and Byrds songs (of course).
The Bodeans are a local favorite. They're a local band, so you kind of expect that, but they play in theaters around the country, but sell out the 24,000-seat amphitheater here in Milwaukee. People love to party and hang out at their shows. There are a lot of people who just stand and talk and drink beer at these shows, though moreso at Summerfest than at other venues. They're still great shows. I think Steve and I saw this one.
The Bodeans are a local favorite. They're a local band, so you kind of expect that, but they play in theaters around the country, but sell out the 24,000-seat amphitheater here in Milwaukee. People love to party and hang out at their shows. There are a lot of people who just stand and talk and drink beer at these shows, though moreso at Summerfest than at other venues. They're still great shows. I think Steve and I saw this one.
Another show that I got to see for free, courtesy of my dad's company. Alpine Valley has parking included in the ticket price, but it's more than an hour's drive, so it wasn't exactly free. I was feeling sick that day, too, but it was a concert, so I went.
Great seats at Alpine Valley - row R, center section. I was sitting by myself down there, in a rather sparse amphitheater. The Bodeans opened. At one point, they told everybody to come down front, from the lawn. I thought they were kidding - they may have been - but pretty soon, there were people climbing over the seats past me.
During the break, security cleared them all back out, and Elvis Costello took the stage. He had released Mighty Like A Rose the previous month, but I was completely unfamiliar with him at the time. I'm sure I knew a couple of his early hits, and certainly "Veronica" from 1989's Spike.
On the way home, I decided to roll through the stop sign at our freeway off ramp. Not feeling well, I misjudged the extent of my lawbreaking, and really just blew through it. Of course there was a trooper right there to give me a ticket.
Great seats at Alpine Valley - row R, center section. I was sitting by myself down there, in a rather sparse amphitheater. The Bodeans opened. At one point, they told everybody to come down front, from the lawn. I thought they were kidding - they may have been - but pretty soon, there were people climbing over the seats past me.
During the break, security cleared them all back out, and Elvis Costello took the stage. He had released Mighty Like A Rose the previous month, but I was completely unfamiliar with him at the time. I'm sure I knew a couple of his early hits, and certainly "Veronica" from 1989's Spike.
On the way home, I decided to roll through the stop sign at our freeway off ramp. Not feeling well, I misjudged the extent of my lawbreaking, and really just blew through it. Of course there was a trooper right there to give me a ticket.
