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I saw him in a concert in Austin, TX in 2003 - the weirdest line-up I have ever seen:
Kris Kristoferson
Joe Jackson
Concrete Blonde
The Presidents of the United States of America
Great. Now I have PEACHES stuck in my head.
Movin' to the country
I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches
Movin' to the country
Gonna eat me a lot of peaches
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I have to say, I am not the hugest fan of any of them - but all four acts put on a fantastic show that I will never forget and would see any of them again.
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Wow, that is a wild line up and I would have been there with bells on.
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Those guys were odd balls loved to try and throw people off. I saw the tables turned during a live show back in like '99. The lead singer is queuing up Peaches and says he was thinking of somebody when he wrote it. A crowd member shouted at the precise moment it was quiet enough for eveybody to hear, "your dad?" Needless to say it was the most awkward moment ive ever seen at a concert to this day (and I saw a man force the gals from Lucious to eat from his bucket of State Fair cookies once). Singer could barely get through the song.
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Oh, I just remembered a funny story about Kris. Back in like 2007-8 he did a show here in the TC. I went and thought it was great. I read a review online and this guy was really mad that he looked unkempt and didn't bother to wear a suit for his performance. I think the reviewer even mentioned "wore corduroy pants" he was so upset. Didn't mention any of the actual music or performance.
Two stories about weird/bizarre concert experiences ...
First, I was watching the Offspring at an outdoor shed. About midway through the set, and in the middle of a song (can't remember which one, now, but maybe All I Want?) Dexter Holland stopped the band and looked out at the crowd. He started this lecture about how we needed to pay attention to what was around us, etc. And that if we looked around, we would see trash everywhere. So we needed to pick up the trash. Again, he exhorted all of us to find a piece of trash near us and pick it up. Then he looked out over the crowd ...
Okay ... all of you? You have a piece of trash? You have a piece of trash you picked up? Great. Now, take that trash, and throw it at someone else!
And then they proceeded to full-bore back into the song as the air filled with debris.
Other story- I was watching Ministry, at night. Al was wearing sunglasses and all-black (of course) and behind his H.R. Giger microphone. Anyway, the crowd was so riled up that they ... burned down the fence. So I just remember hearing the percussive and propulsive sound of Ministry and seeing Al and the dark sky was lit up with the burnt-orange flames of the fencing catching fire.
Good times! And this is why live music is fun. Well, the music helps too.
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