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electric_blue68

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43. What a great story!

Sat May 30, 2026, 12:17 AM

May 30

Yes, I've heard, of him and some of the other blues players.
I'm guessing they appreciated you making your way over there see him.

Ohhh, yeah, your dad would have hit the ceiling!

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Inspired by deb; then "some_of_us's" hubs: What was the most unusual, or interesting place you heard/saw Live Music? [View all] electric_blue68 May 28 OP

Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park San Diego pfitz59 May 28 #1

Ah! What's the big round building behind it?....... electric_blue68 May 28 #3

I loved going to the organ concerts there at Balboa Park years ago. niyad May 30 #57

At my Uncle's funeral, when he passed, a bunch of the family's singers/musicians SWBTATTReg May 28 #2

Oh, that -is- a moving experience. electric_blue68 May 28 #5

I loved Swingin' blm May 28 #9

Wow, nice!! SWBTATTReg May 29 #25

100 person drum circle at a dead show into the RFK stadium parking lot Alpeduez21 May 28 #4

100 people! Love it! electric_blue68 May 28 #6

A band I was in in the 90s played in a "bubble" on an athletic field. johnp3907 May 28 #7

Oh, no! But I do think those "bubbles" are pretty cool. electric_blue68 May 28 #11

Alpeduez's post remind of 2 particularly cool music encouters in NYC's Subways.... electric_blue68 May 28 #8

The West Point Cadet Chapel some_of_us_are_sane May 28 #10

Wow!! Beautiful! Look at that "keyboard"! electric_blue68 May 28 #12

It's not a keyboard, electric_blue68 some_of_us_are_sane May 29 #36

I meant where the organist sits, and the rows of keyboards..... electric_blue68 May 30 #38

I Went To Grade School... ProfessorGAC Monday #70

Wow! That's immense. jmbar2 May 29 #34

Symphony Splash u4ic May 28 #13

How wonderful! Cool photos! TY electric_blue68 May 29 #16

What a cool concept! Thanks for sharing the photos jmbar2 May 29 #33

I saw The Royal Ballet perform Swan Lake at the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Caesarea JoseBalow May 28 #14

Wow! Ballet Venue on steroids! TY photo. electric_blue68 May 29 #17

The Santa Fe Opera, outdoors jgo May 28 #15

Lovely! Great timing! electric_blue68 May 29 #18

Red Rocks, Morison, Colorado. Harker May 29 #19

You know how wonderful that place is 👍 electric_blue68 May 29 #20

Yes, magical. Harker May 29 #23

Bruce, and BB King! electric_blue68 May 29 #24

I saw the group America at a small park outside of Pittsburgh. And it was free! debm55 May 29 #21

Nice! electric_blue68 May 29 #22

St. Martin's in the Fields in London displacedvermoter May 29 #26

Lovely. I see it has a bright interior. electric_blue68 May 29 #28

Lovely building, with underground tombs, and right near the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery... displacedvermoter May 29 #37

In an old gothic church outside of Siena, Italy; the roof was long gone, no windows, lovely fierywoman May 29 #27

The old church w the stars above! .... electric_blue68 May 30 #39

Violist -- close enough! (I started on violin and now, in my old age, I'm teaching it) fierywoman May 30 #46

Good on you for teaching! ... electric_blue68 May 30 #59

the old church: what I remember from then (1969) was that I could look directly out the windows fierywoman May 30 #48

Oh, neat. Love Gothic churches. electric_blue68 May 30 #49

Me too! It's so interesting to me that even if you don't follow the religion, fierywoman May 30 #50

Good point! electric_blue68 May 30 #51

I saw Gene Pitney in 1962 at the grand opening of the Tastee Freeze in Milford Delaware Walleye May 29 #29

Devo in early 80's at the Motor City Roller Rink north of Detroit MichMan May 29 #30

They set up chairs in the rink? electric_blue68 May 30 #40

Hamilton Square Park in Jersey City no_hypocrisy May 29 #31

Way cool!... electric_blue68 May 30 #42

Lightnin' Hopkins in a Houston Third Ward juke joint jmbar2 May 29 #32

What a great story! electric_blue68 May 30 #43

Saw the Romantics in a college bar near Michigan State MichMan May 29 #35

Very nice! At the early stages of their career! electric_blue68 May 30 #44

We saw Michael Jackson bamagal62 May 30 #41

Wow, Prague! electric_blue68 May 30 #45

We lived walking distance bamagal62 May 30 #47

Blossom Music Center in Northeast Ohio, summer home of the Cleveland Symphony that also schedules other...... FadedMullet May 30 #52

Looks like a lovely place to enjoy music! electric_blue68 May 30 #60

It really is a beautiful venue. Thanks for posting this, brings back good memories. FadedMullet May 30 #67

Cool! TY. Been fun reading people's experiences. electric_blue68 Sunday #68

Any old timer here from DC area heard of "My Mothers Place"? peacebuzzard May 30 #53

The Apollo theatre in Harlem Keepthesoulalive May 30 #54

Alright! Especially Aretha!... electric_blue68 May 30 #61

We saw Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Rockpile and Mink De Ville at... Tikki May 30 #55

In a HS! Cool! electric_blue68 May 30 #62

I saw Alice Cooper before anyone really knew who he was Silver Gaia May 30 #56

A surprise for sure! Fun to see someone before they get famous. electric_blue68 May 30 #63

Brule, my favourite Indigenous group. They played for several niyad May 30 #58

Looked them up. They sound great! ... electric_blue68 May 30 #64

I met them fairly early in their career, and got to know them a bit. niyad May 30 #65

Very cool!:.... electric_blue68 May 30 #66

I'm a musician, so I don't get out to hear live music as much as I'd like. LudwigPastorius Monday #69