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chaz
Joined: December 09, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: remember arthur lee August 03, 2011 at 04:35 PM UTC #
Wow.  Can't believe it's been 5 years already.

I saw the Forever Changes tour…the greatest concert going experience of my life.  Magic.
Unsanity
Joined: December 03, 2008 at 05:09 AM UTC
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Re: remember arthur lee August 03, 2011 at 04:54 PM UTC #
I had free tickets to the DC101 Chili Cook off which was the same day as Love and The Zombies at the State Theater. Probably the biggest concert-going mistake of my life. At least I'll always have my Love LPs. I got original pressings of Love, Forever Changes, Four Sail and Out Here. I need to find a decent Da Capo and False Start. We miss you Arthur!
chaz
Joined: December 09, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5111
Re: remember arthur lee August 03, 2011 at 05:07 PM UTC #
Unsanity wrote:
I had free tickets to the DC101 Chili Cook off which was the same day as Love and The Zombies at the State Theater. Probably the biggest concert-going mistake of my life. At least I'll always have my Love LPs. I got original pressings of Love, Forever Changes, Four Sail and Out Here. I need to find a decent Da Capo and False Start. We miss you Arthur!

I saw that show too.  Not quite as great as Forever Changes tour but still awesome.  Johnny Echols played with them that night.  Blew The Zombies outta the joint.  Arthur still had that edge up to the very end. 

If I remember correctly they had a show booked at Birchmere before he died.  Then he flaked on his band and the tour, not even telling them he was deathly ill.  They said fuck you and hit the road with Johnny Echols…

Fucking love this guy and this band.
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 9016
Re: remember arthur lee August 03, 2011 at 06:37 PM UTC #
I got offered a free ticket to the very last US show, 6/23/05 at cafe dunord in SF but declined because I was too tired…grrrr
chaz
Joined: December 09, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5111
Re: remember arthur lee August 03, 2011 at 07:30 PM UTC #
dyecraig wrote:
yeah, that State show was incredible, but the next show was even better (for me)

http://love.torbenskott.dk/tour2004/20041017_annapolis.asp

Great story on that page…thanks.
HoyaSaxa03
Joined: March 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 7053
Re: remember arthur lee August 04, 2011 at 12:00 AM UTC #
Unsanity wrote:
I had free tickets to the DC101 Chili Cook off which was the same day as Love and The Zombies at the State Theater. Probably the biggest concert-going mistake of my life.


but how often can you see JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK??  seems like you made the right move
Unsanity
Joined: December 03, 2008 at 05:09 AM UTC
Posts: 1077
Re: remember arthur lee August 04, 2011 at 05:41 AM UTC #
First concert I ever went to was Chili Cook off With Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Seven Mary Three, Eve 6, Train, Indigo Girls and God knows what other crap. JCS was certainly the highlight of that mess.

I do wish I would have coughed up the 30 bucks and seen Arthur Lee tear it up.
James Ford
Joined: July 22, 2009 at 09:02 PM UTC
Posts: 5620
Re: remember arthur lee August 04, 2011 at 11:19 AM UTC #
Arthur who?

We lost Arthur Alexander 18 years ago.
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