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'Zee Zee Top'
Reaganite Republican ^
| 20 February 2014
| Reaganite Republican
Posted on 02/20/2014 9:44:28 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Senior Prom (1970)
The legendary rock band -still unknown outside eastern Texas at the time- had signed a deal to play a small-town high school prom in Orange, Texas in late 1969,
but had already been discovered and signed by London Records in the Spring of 1970, prior to the May event.
Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, and Billy Gibbons (then 20-21 y.o.) did attempt to get out of the contract, but the school couldn't scrape-up another band on such short notice...
so ZZ Top -being the Christian Republicans and all-round good guys that they are- still did the gig.
The story goes that outsiders were climbing through the windows, crashing the prom (class of approx 100 kids) however they could to sneak a glimpse...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1970; gibbons; texas; zztop
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To: AdvisorB; ken5050; sten; paythefiddler; gattaca; bayliving; SeminoleCounty; chesley; Vendome; ...
To: Reaganite Republican
Sheesh, look at the beard. There’s no future for a group wearing beards. BTT
To: Reaganite Republican
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2-b_opVTo
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posted on
02/20/2014 9:48:45 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
02/20/2014 9:51:00 AM PST
by
Zeneta
(Thoughts in time and out of season.)
To: Billthedrill
Actually, their success grew in direct proportion to the beards... unlike Al Queda lol
To: Reaganite Republican
And Frank Beard still had no beard.
Billy Gibbons had quite earlier than this caught Jimi Hendrix’s attention, too.
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posted on
02/20/2014 9:52:46 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
02/20/2014 9:53:24 AM PST
by
Zeneta
(Thoughts in time and out of season.)
To: Reaganite Republican
Wasn’t it 1969 when Jimmi Hendrix praised Billy Gibbons on the Tonight Show as one of the best up and coming guitarists in the country?
To: Reaganite Republican
I’m kidding. I’m a big ZZ Top fan. BTT
To: Reaganite Republican
August 25, 1972 we went to the ZZ Top concert in Tulsa.
Those guys were amazing. Goosebumps just thinking about it.
To: FReepers
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posted on
02/20/2014 10:00:37 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Reaganite Republican
I saw them at Tampa stadium in 72 or 73. Their first Florida appearance, they were the opening act for either Blue Oyster Cult or Deep Purple. Details are hazy, long time ago.
Anyway, key thing I recall is that they roundly booed.
I’ve never listened to them much, not my cup of tea.
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posted on
02/20/2014 10:00:48 AM PST
by
ChildOfThe60s
((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
To: Reaganite Republican
Billy looked like a total nerd back then.
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posted on
02/20/2014 10:01:42 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: circlecity
Yes, but it was Dick Cavett
To: Billthedrill
I got it the first time, but it is funny to see BG with no beard- not even a scruffle!
To: dfwgator
To: Zeneta
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posted on
02/20/2014 10:04:50 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Reaganite Republican
Got my tickets to see these guys in about a month. First time I’ve seen them since 1980. One of my favorite bands. I am pumped!
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posted on
02/20/2014 10:08:02 AM PST
by
Big Red Clay
(Greetings from the Big Red State)
To: Reaganite Republican
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02/20/2014 10:08:25 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Every night has it's dawn.)
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