I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Spectrum in Philly in 1976 about a year-and-a-half before they crashed. I wasn’t real familiar with their music and only went because a friend had tickets. Some people were yelling “Freebird” almost from the start of the show and my friend explained it was the band’s biggest hit. I also remember Ronnie Van Zant getting annoyed about it and basically telling people, “Okay, you know we’ll be doing that one at the end.”
It was an enjoyable concert but in retrospect I wish I was as familiar with their songs as I am now.
Harvey In the Morning? I grew up in Newtown Square, MN High class of 77. Just the mention of MMR took me back to my youth, listening to Ed Sciaky, Michael Tearson, Harvey,and so many others. I saw alot of shows in the Spectrum-The Who, The Dead, Dylan, Clapton with Muddy Waters, Rush, Neil Young, and many others. Never got to see Skynyrd, but certainly a tragic loss. On election night, maybe Mitt can have the band play Tuesday’s Gone and dedicate it to Obama.