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Revisited: Aerosmith – July 31, 2010

5 Aug

July 31, 2010 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada

I made a spur of the moment decision to head on down to MGM Grand and scalp some tickets to the Aerosmith show.  I have seen Steven Tyler solo but it’s no Aerosmith and had tickets to see Aerosmith/KISS years ago before the show was cancelled due to Tyler getting laryngitis so I knew I really wanted to make sure I’d see one of the iconic rock & roll bands of the last 40 years (I have a thing where I try to see all of my favorite artists in concert before it’s too late – kind of like a bucket list for music). Within minutes tickets were in hand and I was going to finally see Aerosmith!  Besides being in an fantastic location to people watch (I swear it was like a time warp with the concert goers), the entire show was a greatest hits concert.  While they may not be the same band as 30 years ago, they can still rock out and put on a damn show. Personally being able to hear “Sweet Emotion” and “Dream On” live was enough for me.  Plus besides Mick Jagger I don’t know another rocker who could sport sequined costumes they way Steven Tyler does.  The only downer of the evening was Joe Perry’s Guitar Hero interlude which I can only imagine how much money they paid to have him take five minutes to endorse the game.  All in a well played last minute decision and being able to cross another band off the bucket list.

Here’s the set list:

Train Kept A Rollin’
Love In An Elevator
Fallin’ In Love
Eat The Rich
Pink
Living on the Edge
What It Takes
Mama Kin
Last Child
Cryin’
Drum Solo
Lord of the Thighs
Guitar Hero Joe
Stop Messin’
Miss A Thing
Sweet Emotion
Baby Please
Draw The Line

Encore
Dream On
Walk This Way
Toys In The Attic

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Love Parade: Sadness with a Reminder of Happy Times

3 Aug

I was saddened on July 24 when I read about 21 people dead and over 500 injured at the 2010 Love Parade. In what was a fun, festive environment when I attended in 2001, it’s hard to fathom how something like this could happen. Hopefully nothing like this ever happens again and the event can continue with the happy, carefree people and amazing music event it has traditionally been.

The Love Parade for me holds some amazing memories. I remember when I attended, getting off the train and being able to hear the electronic music blaring and welcoming you to Berlin and music mayhem! Even the police were getting down and had their own sound system setup. The highlight might have been rolling into a club at about 4 a.m. to hear Paul van Dyk spin. This is back in 2001 before he had really blown up in the states. With hotel rooms fully occupied, we slept on concrete park benches for a couple hours before heading into the main square for the actual parade filled with Mardi Gras style floats and one million of my closest friends. Truly a sight to see and experience.

Ticket Stub from Paul van Dyk from 2001

Love Parade 2001, Berlin, Germany

Love Parade 2001, Berlin, Germany

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