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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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7. Did You Mean Chaka, Not Chula?

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 03:42 PM

Sep 27

The backstage pass thing was a lucky accident.
The city wouldn't allow the use of their facilities, unless the promoter had a local partner with a non-profit.
My dad was a high mucky-muck with the 1,000 member KofC council. So, the promoter, who was in the KofC, came to him. My dad got 2% of the gate & 4 backstage passes for any show brought to town.
The reason I ask about Chaka, is that the 3 band Monday concerts each summer for 6 or 7 years included Rufus for about 4 years, and they played twice at least one year.
So, we actually met Chaka. She was 18 when we first met her. I was 15. That whole band was super friendly. Really good folks; no attitudes.
We had passes to probably 70 shows over those years.

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Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick [View all] Figarosmom Sep 27 OP

That was fantastic! Dem2theMax Sep 27 #1

I know Figarosmom Sep 27 #2

Terrific! ProfessorGAC Sep 27 #3

Yeah this was on his War Child slbum Figarosmom Sep 27 #4

They Played The Big Fieldhouse Where I Grew Up ProfessorGAC Sep 27 #5

Lucky you Figarosmom Sep 27 #6

Did You Mean Chaka, Not Chula? ProfessorGAC Sep 27 #7

Yeah i cant see so well anymore and hit wrong keys all the time Figarosmom Sep 27 #8

A Real Sweetie ProfessorGAC Sep 27 #9