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Live bands have been in our Gen X lives since forever. Like way back in the day when Josh saw Shaun Cassidy take his pants off in the Pacific Coliseum and the time Jimmy Somerville walked off stage after 2.5 songs. His band was just a boom box so it was a quick exit.
Music is the soundtrack of our lives and we really lived!
Who was your first live concert? Who was your worst concert? What was YOUR shortest concert experience?
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Introduction and Trivial Pursuit
00:00:00
Speaker
Hey, welcome back, Yabba Zunker Zoinks listeners. This is Josh. um It is Saturday morning because that's when we are on. And I'm here today with my guest host, Tyler.
00:00:11
Speaker
Hey, Josh. Hey, everybody. So we're excited to be here. And I'm going to just jump right into today's episode with a trivial pursuit question for Tyler. ah Oh, no. This is he loves these.
00:00:24
Speaker
Yes. Uh, You know, actually, i don't even like the game Trivial Pursuit because I'm so bad at trivia. Yeah. I would never win. There was no way I was ever going to win a game. Well, it's so broad, right? like It totally is. All right. So here's your question.
00:00:39
Speaker
What eurythmics hit swooned, I want to dive into your ocean. Oh, here comes the rain again. yeah Yeah. Look at this. You are so good. Let's give you some applause there.
00:00:55
Speaker
That's a Trivial Pursuit question. It really is. It's it's totally 80s version. Oh, totally. so Yeah, so totally. Totally different head. totally Totally different head. I was just going to say that.
Gen X Nostalgia and Concert Experiences
00:01:06
Speaker
All right, we're going to jump right in with our intro song.
00:01:15
Speaker
Hey, don't turn that channel. You've reached Yabba Zuckers Wings, the Saturday morning podcast where your host, Josh Downing, and that's me, will take you on a trip through a Gen X Saturday morning of cereal, toys, cartoons, and so much more.
00:01:28
Speaker
So grab your honeycombs and your favorite Micronaut and sit back and enjoy. Can you guess what today's topic is? Something technical. No, not even. All right.
00:01:40
Speaker
No, we're we're going to talk about um concerts. Oh, sweet. All right. Right? Okay, so my first question is, what was your first concert that you remember? ah With family or on own? Just the first one you remember.
00:01:55
Speaker
oh I think the first one we went to as a family was Shawna Na at Ontario Place. Okay. um There's some clunkers, you know, when you go with family that i really won't get into.
00:02:11
Speaker
But that one one was pretty cool. like i was pretty happy to be going to that one, you know, okay mid 70s, I guess. Well, no, maybe later 70s. Right. i don't remember it very well. Like I remember it, but I don't remember it very well.
00:02:23
Speaker
um And when I was a kid, i didn't like parades. because I didn't like marching bands. I didn't like the noise of marching. Yeah. But I was fine with shows, you know. So maybe when I was little, it was just too intense. I don't know. But.
00:02:39
Speaker
ah like like yourself. like I've been going to shows, it seems, my whole life. you know I can't get enough. I just want to keep going. you know it's Going to shows, I think, is like the second best thing to actually being the artist.
00:02:54
Speaker
you know Yeah. if if ah Okay, I guess I got all kinds of fun questions to play with here today. Oh, no. But this this came up because I was talking to a co-worker, and we just ended up getting on top talking about you know concerts and shows.
00:03:11
Speaker
It turns out we've got a lot of similar um musical backgrounds because we're close to about the same age. And so we were comparing you know concert stories, and I'm like, yeah, that's really cool. we We got to talk about that because that was part of our childhood. like We grew up with live music. We were allowed to go.
00:03:28
Speaker
Yeah. Not like you today. We even went when we weren't allowed. Yeah, there is that too. I went to quite a few 19 and over shows before I got to 19. Yeah, because they never carded you. Come on in, kid.
00:03:45
Speaker
if And if you were a punk kid in the early 80s, they were like, yeah, get in here. yeah You got 15 bucks? Go. Come on. Yeah. And i once I paid my ticket, whatever that was, I didn't have money for booze anyway. So I had to have money for the bus home.
00:04:01
Speaker
I was just going to say you need that all night bus money. Yeah, totally. Which was what? A buck 25 back then? And two hours? Yeah, it was a long, long journey for me.
Concert Culture Past and Present
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so One of my first concerts was, and I don't remember which one is first and I keep meaning to look it up and I don't, but, and I might've mentioned this before, but it was either Sean Cassidy or the Bee Gees.
00:04:26
Speaker
Yeah. I think I saw sean Cassidy first. And if you're from the West coast, you probably remember the Pacific Coliseum because that's where I saw them. And so I saw Sean Cassidy And I was just a kid and this show blew my mind.
00:04:45
Speaker
I'd never seen anything like it. And mean it was on a scale like I just I didn't even know these kind of things happened. um Coliseum was huge. It was just all lights and disco dancing floor.
00:04:58
Speaker
And at one point he ripped off his red satin jeans and he had denim jeans. on underneath and then he threw his satin jeans into the audience and we were all deaf from the screaming. That's so funny.
00:05:13
Speaker
Right. yeah So that would have been, that would have been in the seventies, but that was, that was probably my first show. And then my second show was probably the Bee Gees. And something they were at, yeah, they were at the height of their, of their fame. Yeah.
00:05:27
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And we, we were a bit late It was my mom and me and my one sister. And we walked in and the whole entire Coliseum was electric blue. Wow. Just every single light was blue.
00:05:42
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And they had already started the song, How Deep Is Your Love? And we were just like, we're trying to find our seats and we're like, everything was just so weirdly colored. And wanted to watch the show, but also did like not fall down the concrete steps.
00:05:56
Speaker
But yeah, that was, that was another mind blowing show. I'm amazed at how, you know, artists and bands could tour.
00:06:09
Speaker
before fax machines, before the internet, you know, i'm like all these worldwide tours got booked and went off perfectly fine.
00:06:21
Speaker
You know, all that logistics, all that, like all I can think of is like people must've just been on the phone all the time making all those bookings.
00:06:31
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I guess you just literally did all your business long distance and you know, connections must've been so important. Yep. You know, and just how did all that happen?
00:06:44
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You know, with no issues. Yeah. No. And it did. it totally did. Yeah. Yeah. Like, they I just I don't know why I'm so amazed at that, I guess, because it's a it's a difficult thing.
00:06:59
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you know, to be on the road, whether you're a small band or a bigger tour, you know, you've got all those responsibilities, you've got all those equipment, you've got all that staff and a schedule clearly and it's happening.
00:07:14
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Yep. no And it's, I, it just, it always blows my mind anyway. So I don't really have much more to say. No, it's totally cool because you also think about the fact that that band is in a different city every night. Yep.
00:07:28
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They're sleeping on a bus yeah that's, you know, hurtling through the darkness to get them to their next show. And it's not GPS. No. you know, you have experienced bus drivers who knew where they were going back in the day.
00:07:41
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But that came from the experience. Using paper maps. Yeah, yeah. Don't let it blow out the window. Right. And you think about the equipment too, right? Yeah. Like every light was a great big, gigantic piece of stage lighting, like theatrical lighting. There was no such thing as little tiny compact LEDs. Yeah.
00:07:59
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Yeah. Right. And when the, when the Bee Gees were on the the Pacific Coliseum stage, the stage floor was a disco dance floor. It was lit from underneath, just like Saturday night fever.
00:08:11
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Mm-hmm. all of that equipment would just have been massive. Yeah. Right. Like they would have had entire convoys of machines yeah to get all that stuff in.
00:08:23
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And then you think about bands today and they unpack a suitcase and that's their led light system. And
Favorite Concert Memories and Regrets
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it's mind blowing. They can do it. They can do it all themselves.
00:08:34
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You know, all you need is a phone and you can go on tour. Totally. Yeah. Totally. Instruments are are simpler and there's still a lot of, you know, like core things like artists are still getting on a bus.
00:08:47
Speaker
Yeah. Right. And they're still sleeping on that bus until they get to the next city tomorrow. yeah Right. Yeah. No, it's just amazing. um So what other so let's let's talk about some of your your great concert experiences. like what was What would you say was your your favorite live concert performance? Oh my gosh. Well, my favorite band of all time is Transvision Vamp.
00:09:11
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They played Toronto twice, so I would have to say without a doubt, you know, and I hung out with them each time. So sorry, my dog's attacking me. that's like totally is
00:09:24
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He's like, I thought I was your favorite band. Exactly. You are, sweetie, you are. He's going to settle down now. Yeah, he will. There you go. Okay. So forgive me. um I just actually wanted to jump in with one thing first.
00:09:35
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Yeah. I don't know if my dad got to see the Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens. I kind of think he did, but my mom got to see Elvis at Maple Leaf Gardens and she was in high school at the time in Kitchener.
00:09:49
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And there were all these rules about you had to go to school that day. You weren't allowed to skip school. You weren't allowed to go to Toronto. You weren't allowed to go see Elvis. And my grandmother, like her mom, who was super cool, you know, she said, no, you're going, you know, so my mom got to go. And then when the school called to say, you know, where is she?
00:10:10
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My grandmother was like, oh, she's sick in bed. So she got to go to that. And then she got to see Elvis again with my dad in Buffalo. Nice. I thought she saw him here twice, but no, she saw him once here in Toronto, once in Buffalo.
00:10:25
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um But yeah, like, but There's so many amazing shows for so many different reasons. who One thing about my youth is the concert hall.
00:10:39
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I was there like it seemed like every night, you know, and I got to see, you know, altered images, fun boy, three Thompson twins, the cure.
00:10:50
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um ah can't think fast enough. ah Like just everybody played there and it was just an incredible experience at a young age, you know, and just literally being able to see everybody that I cared about,
00:11:06
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you know and not really going to bigger venues because i didn't like bigger bands you know and i remember having to go maple leaf gardens to see duran duran the second time they were here and that deafening screaming for the first like three songs just trying to even figure out what they're playing you know right like how cool is that you know what i mean just oh yeah you know like kids are losing their minds and it's like that's so cool you know even roman holiday played here like ah everybody played toronto which is great because everybody played toronto new york
00:11:44
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la and guess where they didn't play you know yeah well i know vancouver i know come i was still living in vancouver the labels were here right so it was those sort of showcase you know three stops you know um but it just going to shows became more and more important because you know you're mature and you appreciate different things and you know maybe the artist is growing with you or maybe they're done and you're so thankful you saw them that one time.
00:12:15
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so ah you know Years ago, i would say my favorite venue was Lee's Palace and all the bands that I saw there. yeah But nostalgia-wise,
00:12:29
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ah it would be the concert hall. um And it's a nice venue now. like I guess you've been since they've reopened and it's that new version. I don't think I have actually. It's it's really nice.
00:12:41
Speaker
it's That's the one down the, no, I'm thinking of the Opera House. That's the one they call Masonic Temple. Oh, Blur Street. Yeah. Yeah, Blur and Young. Yeah, they've they've gutted it and it's actually very nice now. Yeah, you were talking about that.
00:12:55
Speaker
Yeah. oh So there's a ton of bands that I saw there. So nostalgia-wise, that would favorite place. um Favorite shows would be Transvision Vamp, Voice of the Beehive, and
00:13:13
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Even ah Darling Buds, ah you know, and then if we go further back, Thompson Twins, Culture Club, um Fun Boy 3, you know, um just, oh, Human League, I saw Human League Concert Hall,
00:13:28
Speaker
um just just great times just happy happy happy happy memories you know what i mean that's awesome because you're a fan and at that age i was squished against that front stage every show every show and then if there was somebody tinier i'd be so worried about them and i'd be kind of like trying to protect them but also trying to just you know enjoy the show too you know And it's so funny because it must be weird to be an artist and you step out on stage and everybody in the first three rows 14.
00:13:59
Speaker
Yep. yep You know, you're like I don't think I made this album for you. i don't think you would understand the lyrics. You know what i mean? So it's kind of funny. um But yeah.
00:14:11
Speaker
Anyway, forgive me. I think you only asked me what my favorite album And then then there's the the shows that I didn't go to that I regret. Okay, so what is one of those? That was either too cool to go or too poor that time to go or too scared.
00:14:26
Speaker
um I had free tickets to see the Communards play. comrades and i was too nervous to go i was too nervous i would have gone in a second like no can't do it i was too lazy to go see fuzz box which is stupid stupid stupid and they played the elma combo that was dumb of me um You know, little things like that. I didn't go see doctor and the medics because I didn't want to go alone.
00:14:57
Speaker
Stupid, stupid. you know and Just go alone. also So even though on one hand I saw everybody I ever cared about, there's still a few ouchies, you know, where it's like, oh, didn't I just do it?
00:15:11
Speaker
You know, or the people I had no appreciation for and should have gone. yeah you know the robbie williams the george michaels you know just actual superstars yeah you know i'm glad i saw prince um you know i ah i was dragged to two madonna shows i hate that woman still do but it was it was interesting to see yeah what that was all about you know but still barf sorry um So anyway, yeah.
00:15:42
Speaker
So I'm sorry. So please tell me what your favorite shows are. All right. So um I have once I also have favorites for different reasons as well.
00:15:53
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um I think probably one of my favorites was to see one of my favorite artists of all time. Actually, I have two favorite artists. ah One is David Silvian and the other one is Gary Newman.
00:16:04
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My ah I'll tie in sort of a a bit of a sad story to the Gary Newman one, because I discovered Gary Newman two months after he had just completed his massive Vancouver show.
00:16:19
Speaker
gosh So I was like, what do you mean two months ago? the most amazing, you know, electro synth player ever was in my city.
00:16:31
Speaker
and played this Coliseum show that would have blown my brains out. And I just, it's one of those things. i it just still kind of gets me in my gut where i go, ah but when I finally did get to see him, that would have been when I was in Toronto.
00:16:46
Speaker
um And i want to say the first show I saw him was at Palais Royal, that little weird building down by the beach. Yep. So that was an amazing show for me because I was like, I'm seeing him live for the first time. And it took me like, you know, all these years because he just, he wasn't touring and he wasn't going to be in Vancouver again.
00:17:08
Speaker
So that was a sad one. And you probably thought at the time, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Never knowing he would continue to tour, you know? Well, and his career had to make a big shift for him to be able to come back and tour again. Right. Like that was a big deal.
00:17:23
Speaker
And as an outsider, I'll just say, like, the the two Newman shows I went to, i had no idea what to expect. And that man is an artist.
00:17:34
Speaker
yeah And that one show where it was just like a straight on rock show, where it was just thrashing guitars all night, I'm like, what? This is awesome. you know just that That was probably the pure tour, like, when he was ah on his his way back.
00:17:53
Speaker
i just you know I just thought it's going to be him like Kraftwerk. You know what I mean? you know And it was just a full-on rock show. And I was like, oh, wow, you've got my attention.
00:18:03
Speaker
you know Yeah, totally. um i would have never seen Japan. i don't think I don't think Japan played Vancouver even in their last tour.
00:18:14
Speaker
i don't know if they played here. i don't have that no i don't a they did david David played here solo, but I don't know if Japan ever played here. and i I saw both of his solo shows in Toronto.
00:18:27
Speaker
Still stuck in my memory. Amazing shows. So glad I got to to to be part of that so for experience. right Were they both of the Danforth? ah No, they were.
00:18:40
Speaker
I'm trying to think now. One was Danforth, right? No. that's how i remember it no I think they were both at the same place. Oh, you know what? It could have been Danforth. I think the first one was.
00:18:52
Speaker
It could have been. Yeah. In my head, it was a lot bigger, but no you're probably right. I think it was Danforth. um And it was, I mean, both shows were amazing. They were incredible. So I was glad to see those because once again, he's not, he's not touring anymore.
00:19:07
Speaker
That's a weird one. you know, like to me, he's huge and Japan were huge. So if like Roxy Music can tour, why can't Japan tour, you know, but anyways.
00:19:19
Speaker
Well, they don't like each other. And, yeah yeah you know, with Nick Karn passing, there's really, you know, it's not a band anymore. so But even David could tour as Japan.
00:19:31
Speaker
You know what I mean? But anyway. Yeah. it but It was amazing, though, to see the stuff he was doing, which was absolutely incredible. Loved loved those shows. But I think that, um and I'm not a fan of the great big stadium shows. Pass.
00:19:46
Speaker
But David Bowie, Oh, yeah. Okay. Put on two of the best Coliseum shows I'd ever seen in my life. I saw the, and of course I can't remember, it but it's the Let's Dance Tour.
00:20:01
Speaker
Oh, okay. Oh, that what did he call that? The first one. Serious Moonlight Tour? Yes, Serious Moonlight. Yeah. So in Vancouver, i think it was 82... um It was a big deal. we we got tickets. We actually had really good seats.
00:20:16
Speaker
um And the openers were the tubes. and And what's his name? Oh, my God. I can't remember anybody's name. I want to know.
00:20:28
Speaker
ah Peter Gabriel. Oh. Yeah. So the opening shows were good. interesting. Yeah. Maybe more interested in the tubes. but Yeah. yeah i It's funny because i had kind of listened to the tubes, but I wasn't really connected to their music. I just knew they were really wacky. yeah And they were totally wacky. They put on a wacky show with inflatables and all kinds of crazy stuff all over the stage. So that was fun.
00:20:53
Speaker
But that was the Serious Moonlight Tour in Vancouver was the one that was supposed to be recorded for the DVD release or maybe the chess release. Yeah. It wouldn't be. Wow.
00:21:06
Speaker
Wow. So ah it would have been for the, you know, improv show release. Super angry. and Where people come to your house and just act it out on your front lawn. um And then something happened and there was, i think, audio issues.
00:21:21
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So they weren't able to do it. So David was like, well, we'll rebook. And they went back to Vancouver And did it again and and recorded it properly so that I didn't get to the second one.
00:21:32
Speaker
So they really wanted to do it there. Yeah. Yeah. So it was ah it was really cool. It was very cool show. It was ah probably like my first sort of big Colosseum show since the Bee Gees. But it was it was really awesome.
00:21:47
Speaker
That's a big deal because like he's like the Pope. right absolutely david live you know what i mean like you you would go to a ah big stadium yeah you know i mean because it's david freaking bowie right yeah right so the second david bowie show that i saw was in toronto this would have been in the 80s and that was the glass spider tour i remember it that show was incredible Just the the engineering and the the mechanics of that show, you know, coming down in the big spider. And I'm like, oh, my God, it was an insane show. yeah That was at an outdoor arena in Toronto.
00:22:26
Speaker
Probably the C&E. i'm I'm trying to figure out if that's what it was. That's that's the the sports stadium. Yeah, we only have so many, like, outdoor venues, right? Yeah. I remember, i I think it was the C&E.
00:22:40
Speaker
That sounds about right because it's not it's not anything like the the Budweiser stage. It was just a big open field. yeah um We had really good seats.
00:22:52
Speaker
I think the opener for that show was OMD. I thought it was deran Duran Duran. I don't know why I thought that. Oh, sorry. You're right. it was
Bands and Artist Interactions
00:23:00
Speaker
Maybe it was both. Maybe OMD and Duran Duran.
00:23:02
Speaker
Because OMD are always here. Seriously. Oh, wait. They're here again right now. Oh, yeah exactly oh wait. They're back. you miss them okay give it two weeks and i'm not making fun of them it's just no not your fan you're lucky because they're always toronto loves omd and i had no idea and when i got to see them at history a few years ago i was so shocked that this place was packed oh yeah well i thought i was the only omd fan And like the audience was nuts. like
00:23:34
Speaker
Seriously nuts. Singing to every song. Screaming until they had no breath left. like They loved that band. Yeah, Toronto for some reason, like OMD, New Order, The Smiths, there's certain bands that just like this city just can't get enough of.
00:23:55
Speaker
and Well, that's one of them. Well, yeah. Come on back. I've never seen New Order though. Isn't that weird? I'm not really a fan. They've definitely they've played here many times. Oh, but you saw Peter Hook.
00:24:07
Speaker
I did. I got to see Peter Hook. That was last year. Yeah. Yeah. That was great. It was amazing. um Yeah. I just, I've never, I don't know why. It's just one of those things where just times in my life, I was just like, I'm just not there.
00:24:20
Speaker
Yeah. And I'm, I'm a fan. Like I love new order, but I just never, never got to see them. Yeah. So, and Peter Hook's coming back. So if I want to go back and see, because he's he's doing um a new order set and then he's going to do um selections of hits and then he'll end the show with, you know, Love Will Tear Us Apart, which is the only song I wanted to hear, but didn't get to hear because I had to leave a bit early. Oh, you're kidding. Oh, wow. Because he was doing the entire catalog.
00:24:50
Speaker
That would be a tough I'm like, After an hour and a half, I'm like, oh my God, i cannot stand up anymore. Oh, that's too funny. So I was like, now I got to take off. Wow.
00:25:02
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Yeah. I don't, I don't like, yeah. Like seeing anybody perform Joy Division, that would be little, little tough, you know? Because that's a sad story. and Yeah, totally. An important song and, you know, all that goes with it.
00:25:18
Speaker
Absolutely. But i mean just he he was playing all the other stuff and it was it was just amazing because you he was one of the originals. So it was great to see him. Well, they were massive, that's for sure.
00:25:30
Speaker
who did you watch Who did you get to see before they became big? like oh Well, I would say Culture Club. I would say yeah Thompson Twins, Erasure.
00:25:41
Speaker
I think I'll end it there because I can't think fast enough. yeah I'd need to go through my ticket stubs.
00:25:48
Speaker
So ticket stubs were the paper tickets that were actually printed out back in the old days. And they had this sort of digital printer that looked kind of like, you know, computer letters. Yes, that's What they thought computer letters looked like. yeah Yeah, that's funny. And we would keep them because that was our souvenir.
00:26:06
Speaker
Because there wasn't any such thing as souvenir books or Instagram books. We didn't have cameras. We didn't have camera phones. We weren't allowed to have cameras. Yeah, yeah. We weren't allowed take pictures.
00:26:20
Speaker
I don't know why that was. like it was always like no pictures, no pictures. I get if it was no flash photography. Yes, because that's that's bad for the artists. Yeah, but the whole way. think it was artists didn't want pictures floating around that were bad quality.
00:26:38
Speaker
It was such a different time because you know you couldn't get near artists and now it's completely different. you know they they They want to be there for you.
00:26:49
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you know They'll do anything they can you know to hang out with you or whatever. And before it was just like, I don't think it was um deliberate. I think that's just how it was.
00:27:02
Speaker
you know But a lot of their revenue, too, was based on selling photo books or tour books. And if fans were you know sharing their own pictures, how were you making money?
00:27:14
Speaker
So I think that was one of those things. There was a guy on Yonge Street. There was more than one, there one specific There was a guy Yonge Street who just sold live photos all day the street. I remember that.
00:27:25
Speaker
And it's like, i I know I bought one. one specific one, I would look at it week after week after week and eventually i just broke down and bought it. But, you know, it's like, that's your business. That's what you do, you know?
00:27:38
Speaker
Sell somebody else's photographs. Yeah, yeah. And I guess if if they truly were taken in toronto then that's kind of interesting you know what i mean it's like well this is from the show you went to or maybe you didn't get to go to you know but like so funny that that was a job and and now i just hold up my phone you know hold the button down get do whatever 40 pictures and and i'm good post them on my on my uh my instagram site and the band is so thankful for that yes they love it yeah
00:28:11
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I was so excited the other day because I posted on Simple Minds Facebook page, I think it was. And both Charlie and Jim liked my comment. Oh, that's so cool. And I'm like, that brings me closer to celebrity. Oh, totally. Right. Isn't that cool? yeah And it it wasn't just, you know, the Simple Minds admin person. It was them. I'm like, that's really awesome.
00:28:33
Speaker
I think for any of the bands that were around when we were kids that survived and and we were able to go tour again later on, they finally got to see fans.
00:28:43
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you know They got to get you know the effect that they had on people and all those walls are gone. you know And it must just be a wonderful, fulfilling feeling to know that there were people out there literally listening and literally caring.
00:29:01
Speaker
Mm-hmm. and uh and still there today yeah totally and anybody i care about is still touring like i know right don't come here but like in england no yes they tour every year without fail and i'm like yeah holy crap like everybody tours you know they're in their 70s oh it's so cool they're still doing yeah yeah that's fine by me just come here yeah I can barely get up in the morning and they're still out there banging away on a tour bus city to city to city. It's many Penn cities every year, but it's obviously worth it or they just wanted to do it.
00:29:42
Speaker
The band that I saw, and that once again, being in Vancouver, we were really limited on what we got. But to I got to see Duran Duran at the best place to to hear live music in Vancouver.
00:29:57
Speaker
Do you know what I'm going say? Yeah. you ah Oh, sorry. Under pressure. i can't think the name of the place. I've been there. I saw a Hole there. Oh, nice.
00:30:07
Speaker
what's What's the name of the place? Commodore Ballroom. Yes. Yes. yeah Spring-loaded dance floor. Yes. I saw generate Generation X there. I remember you telling me that. Yeah. That's cool. That was cool. That was my my early punk days.
00:30:22
Speaker
I didn't know who they were. but Some friends were like, well, let's go. I'm like, okay. So we went. Beer bottles smashed around, but it was fun. yeah um But yeah, so a friend of mine...
00:30:36
Speaker
was like, he's so excited. He's like, I got tickets to this, you know, British band. They're called Duran Duran. I'm like, okay, whatever. And, uh, he was so excited and all sudden he had to go to the hospital to get his appendix out.
00:30:48
Speaker
Oh my God. He was devastated. So he called me to his hotel. Sorry, his room. Oh no. And he's like, look, I'm giving you my ticket. You have to go and you have to have the best time ever. Oh my gosh. What a story. I'm like, okay.
00:31:04
Speaker
I wasn't even sure i was going to like this band. Oh, so I went, they planet earth you knew I know. Right. So of course I, me, I got there really early. I'm sitting like, I'm leaning up against the stage stage is not that big at the car. It's a very small venue.
00:31:22
Speaker
So I'm just like, la la la, kind of just sitting there waiting. The band came out in all of their, you know, giant white blouses and headbands and boots and, And played Planet Earth and Girls on Film.
00:31:38
Speaker
And what else did they play? Own Way. Yeah. my way back I was like, this is the best band in the world.
00:31:47
Speaker
Little did I know that they would become the biggest band in the world. Yeah. Yeah. Within a year. Yeah. They played the Copa here on that tour. Yeah. yeah So it was amazing.
00:31:58
Speaker
Yeah. yeah cool And then the next year when they came back, and I think that was for the their next album, they were playing the Pacific Coliseum. I'm like... what how did you do that pretty wild right right they were just they went from like nothing to the top of the top of the charts like they were massive so i'm like well yeah it's a coliseum show i don't have that kind of money was probably like 12 i'm like yeah it's off-putting though like big venues are off-putting you know what i mean think it's a drag and i don't know did i send you that thing that said next year is the is the last tour for durand duran
00:32:35
Speaker
Yes.
Final Tours and Missed Concerts
00:32:36
Speaker
Okay. If that's the case, I think we'd better go because, you know, that's big deal. You know, I'm not even really a fan, quote unquote, but, you know, I certainly bought everything and still listen to them.
00:32:49
Speaker
um And I've seen them so many times. Oh my gosh. I can't like, that would probably be the first artist I know of that saying, this is our last tour. It's like, oh gosh.
00:33:03
Speaker
you know Didn't Garbage say this was their last tour? Yes. I just read that. Yeah. Yeah. So it's like, okay. She's had some health problems. i don't know if that's the reason. I know. yeah And that's, that's part of it. I'm sure. it could be. Yeah. At some point you're just going to be worn out. Like I'm just writing the day that Gary Newman says he's done.
00:33:21
Speaker
Or if it's not pleasurable anymore, you you know, then, but that's, it's still gotta be heartbreaking, especially if it is just, uh, health issues, you know, where like you would want to keep going, but can't, that's gotta be yeah devastating.
00:33:39
Speaker
Yeah. But then you should just play in your hometown every week and just tell people, come see us. You know what i mean? We can't tour, but we'll always play at this place every week. Anyway, you know what I mean?
00:33:51
Speaker
Totally. One of the artists that i I wish I had seen live was Kate Bush. Oh, that's a big deal. Yeah, that was a big deal. And I wish I'd seen Kate Bush. I don't think Kate Bush played Vancouver.
00:34:04
Speaker
I don't even know if Kate Bush was in Toronto, but... Yeah, I wasn't really a fan. like i'm I'm assuming she played here. you know She probably did, but yeah that was that wouldn't have been something I can do. I wouldn't have retained that memory.
00:34:19
Speaker
I don't dislike her. I'm just not a fan. totally. Yeah, you weren't a fan. So yeah, that's that's not going to happen. It's funny just mentioned her. I thought of her today because I thought she should have done like a single with Ozzy Osbourne.
00:34:30
Speaker
Before he passed. And then, you know, would be this massive song now, you know, yeah come down after he dies. i don't know why i thought that, but anyway, that's an odd one, but yeah, it totally works. um Some of my, some of my other favorite shows was seeing Depeche Mode.
00:34:47
Speaker
Right. And I saw them fairly early on in Vancouver. um And they were just, they were so amazing live and it was at the expo. I think it was just called the expo center or something.
00:35:00
Speaker
was kind of like a ah mini ah Budweiser. It was kind of a roofed outdoor venue. Yeah. So I got to see them. And then also saw the Eurythmics at that same that same place. And that was amazing. I did see them. Yeah, once.
00:35:14
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. that was That was an amazing show. I got to see, um and now I can't remember their name because I went to think about it and I forgot.
00:35:26
Speaker
You know, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. I saw them at the concert hall. Yeah. So I saw them. They were they played a a weird ah weird stadium, like Caresdale Arena or something. It was really strange. Yeah. And I just remember we had to kind of, we were up front, and then our friend, who was quite small, was getting crushed up against the front railing, so we had to take her out.
00:35:47
Speaker
But it was a great show. like They did a fantastic job. I almost got trampled at Stray Cats. ah Yeah, because you know how it's like you just run at the last second? Yes. you know Mr. Smooth here went face down.
00:36:00
Speaker
you know and it was ah it was a bouncer. i remember I can see his face clearly. he just grabbed me and pulled me up. you know Wow. that just stray cats That's so funny. That's funny.
00:36:14
Speaker
Oh, my gosh. I think one of the shows that I went to that I don't really remember too well because there was so much going on in my life at the time But I got to see the jam and I wasn't really a fan, but some friends of mine were going. so I'm like, okay, I'll, I'll go meet them there.
00:36:30
Speaker
And, uh, went to see the jam. I'm like, yeah, that's just weird. Like, why am I here? i regret it. It was a good concert. Yeah. I regret not seeing style council. Yeah. That I should have done that.
00:36:41
Speaker
You know, i just, it's funny. Cause when I think about shows growing up, all i can think about is winter. It was always winter. know what I Like, just it was just always snow and it was always cold and it was always dark and you know that's that's half of the year in toronto i don't have a lot of summer memories you know yeah that's weird like why weren't they playing in the summer yeah i don't know all my bands were at summer shows maybe it was like you know they would tour england in the spring and summer oh yeah by the time they would get over here yeah it would be fall winter
00:37:14
Speaker
you know, that makes sense. Yeah. I, you know, on one hand I saw absolutely everybody I care about and then there were a couple of slips, you know, it seems also like shows started getting booked more at the opera house in the very early nineties. So also there was a shift over there, you know, just different venues, different memories, you know, and now when i think about my favorite places, i really think the mod club is one of my favorite places. Yeah.
00:37:43
Speaker
Yeah, you know what? I saw a few shows. I saw Gary Neumann there. okay. Yeah. Yeah, it was great. I saw Jake Shears there. yeah I remember who else. like that place. It's not bad. It's it's a nice size. oh like it's It's not big. We saw A-Camp there together. yeah, yeah. We saw A-Camp. You're right.
00:38:00
Speaker
I've seen... who have I seen there? oh The Sounds. Yeah. um i saw Macy Gray there. cool. um I've been there more times than that, but I can't think fast enough. But I like i like that place.
00:38:12
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. it's a good It's a good place. it gives the It gives the band a stage that's still high that I'm performing like right in front of you. you know i'm just remembering that time when we went to the Horseshoe to see Catatonia.
00:38:30
Speaker
remember how she like smashed into you at the bar. yeah Hit me with her hat. Yeah. I'm like, oh, don't be crazy. I love these guys. I'm like, who the hell is that?
00:38:41
Speaker
and then you're like, that's the band. You're so lucky. ah Wow, she hit you. Are you bleeding? Can I have some of the blood? you remember Do you remember saying Hoover Phonic?
00:38:55
Speaker
Yes. Oh, the sound at that show. i don't know if you would remember that. It was the most. Was that the Phoenix?
00:39:04
Speaker
Yes. When the stage was and which spot? Well, it doesn't matter. Yeah, know. Yeah. that's The sound at that show was mind-blowing to me. Oh, incredible. It was like all around, you know what i mean? And I guess when you're an electronic band, maybe you have a few more tricks.
00:39:25
Speaker
Yeah. You know, um there's little things like that, like where... you know It may not be the best show you ever saw, but something about it makes it important. Like when I saw a Curve at the Opera House, and when they came out, it was just dry ice, whatever, strobe lighting, okay, whatever. And then it was just crushing guitars for like an hour and a half.
00:39:51
Speaker
And I'm just standing there thinking... like this is an out of body experience. I cannot believe how incredible this moment is, you know? But yeah.
00:40:04
Speaker
Yeah. Lots of, lots of incredible shows, lots of funny shows. Remember when we saw garbage, like in the middle of the afternoon, Do remember that? Yes. Yes. And it was like, well, actually, this is all right. Yeah, exactly.
00:40:20
Speaker
oh oh my God. It's only two o'clock and we're done. Yeah. Yeah. That was weird. I can go and have dinner now. Yeah. ah Or when shows would be canceled and you'd be so crushed because you're only 14 and it's like, what?
Concert Mishaps and Short Performances
00:40:33
Speaker
Yes.
00:40:34
Speaker
Oh, I hated that. Okay, so here's another one. And there's only one answer to this question. What was the shortest live performance show? Okay, coming in at number two, and I don't know if you were there. Number two. you Goldfrap.
00:40:54
Speaker
Yes, yes, yes. I was there. yeah That that was the wine the wine incident. Yes, yes, that's right. That's right. So that's coming in at number two. OK, tell the story. Coming in at number one. Have we talked about this already? I don't know. I think we did briefly. Yeah, we did. OK, so apologies, but here we go again. No, no, listeners love this. This is why you're here.
00:41:15
Speaker
For some reason, these tickets were like $9,000. I don't know why. i don't even know what he was touring, but little Jimmy Somerville was playing the dance cave of all places.
00:41:28
Speaker
And I remember I had to buy tickets across the street from Lee's Palace at a record store. And they were so expensive. And I don't remember what they were. i just remember thinking, like, is it so expensive? It was because it was, wasn't New Year's Eve?
00:41:45
Speaker
no no no it was just it was just a week night something weird no it was just a week night and it's like why is he playing the dance cave and why is he not playing leaves like that doesn't make sense right and it's like okay whatever and it was early it was an early show i remember the sun was still out and so we went was joe with us I don't think there was a third person. Okay. All right. I remember what the face from Rithers was there.
00:42:14
Speaker
Do you remember that? No. His name just left my brain for a second. this I'm talking about a deli downtown, and you know even Buddy was there. So there was, what, 12 of us?
00:42:26
Speaker
Yeah, about 12 people. Maybe. And all of a sudden... Tiny little Jimmy Somerville kind of pushing past us, walks onto the stage, is what, a foot high off the ground? Six inches probably generous.
00:42:41
Speaker
um And starts lip syncing to something. i don't remember what. Now, what I don't remember is how long he played. i know it wasn't long. like with Two songs? Three?
00:42:54
Speaker
Might have been three. I don't even know if he finished. I don't think he finished. The third song. You know what mean? He picked up his boombox and hit the stop button and walked off. Yeah. Yeah. And it was kind of like, okay, Little Diva.
00:43:07
Speaker
Um... That wouldn't happen today. i think today it would just be like, and oh only so many people showed up, whatever. Let's all talk. You know what i mean? like I don't think an artist would be like that anymore. And I would like to think maybe even he wouldn't be like that anymore. I don't know.
00:43:23
Speaker
like This was a very incredibly rare opportunity. So bizarre. And he just, he pulled attitude and didn't like that there was nobody there and walked, you know? And it's like, where's the part of you that says, look at these people who are actually here.
00:43:43
Speaker
Yeah. yeah The people have just made the crazy dollars, for some reason it was. yeah And you walked, you know, or like, you know, why didn't you just walk and then,
00:43:54
Speaker
snap out of it and come back again you know we're all just kind of standing there you know it just stopped him you know he's so tiny he didn't even say anything he didn't say yeah i'm done no he just no hit stop on his boom box and walked off yeah yeah so it's just like i don't know what you thought it was going to be but here's the reality of it like i i can't imagine You know, being in that position, only seeing a dozen people and just walking away from them.
00:44:23
Speaker
No. You know, I might be thinking, oh, God, here's one for the books. You know what mean? Yeah. Laugh about it. But you're an artist. Yeah. know what I mean? Or just say, I feel a little foolish.
00:44:35
Speaker
Let's just talk instead. you know what i mean? Like... ah who am I to say let's just dance right or you know let's do something like you know yeah yeah the DJ probably has some of my songs let's just you know dance or something it was just weird it was very weird I don't even remember if we went on on time i don't remember Richie that was the guy's name oh yes yes yes okay yes I remember Richie Richie if you're listening yeah so it's just it's funny that like even Richie was there so it's like okay well people are here you know
00:45:06
Speaker
All the important people were there. Yeah, exactly. Because you already knew before you walked on stage that only 12 tickets were sold. right so Exactly. you know Your promoter would have told you that. And you know what?
00:45:17
Speaker
You would have had plenty of time to cancel the show. ah That would have made more sense. you know But i just I remember tickets were a problem to get. Tickets were expensive.
00:45:29
Speaker
so it's like, okay, well, there's two strikes against you right there. you know And I don't even remember. like Really, Josh, when you think about the fact that nobody was there, that means there was zero publicity.
00:45:39
Speaker
No, totally. I didn't know. You told me. Toronto's too big. You know what I mean? There's all kinds of communities that would have come out to support that show. So there's no way they knew. Or again, it was too expensive or it was like, how do we get tickets?
00:45:53
Speaker
You know? So. Yeah. And there's, and there's too many great venues that, you know, would have made that a better experience as well. yeah Like you said, even Lee's palace, like, yeah, that's a real show right there.
00:46:06
Speaker
Yeah. But as far as I know, he never came back, you know, and that's weird too, considering he's still an active artist, you know, he would kind of think that he would be here all the time, but you know,
00:46:17
Speaker
No, he probably still thinks about the dance cave and is like, I'm not going back there. He's like, all i remember was Richie. Exactly. Him and Richie were hanging out backstage for like two hours.
00:46:29
Speaker
Oh my God. Okay. So we got to go back and you get to tell us the, uh, the, um, the number two. Oh, that was gold frat. Yeah.
00:46:41
Speaker
Oh, you mean tell that story? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, you remember it better than I do. because That's all I really remember was something happened. It was it was kind of, yeah, it was kind of happening. It was kind of happening and it was like, well, what just happened?
00:46:53
Speaker
You know, so I, in my head, it was that she didn't like the way that she was sounding, but I'm wrong because you're right. Somebody threw a wine glass at her. Is that what it was? Yeah. I think somebody threw some wine and then why not the glass yeah i don't know that glass was thrown that's ridiculous you know there is no excuse for that but she apologized the next time they played here you know which is a good thing to do you know i'm not a fan of her by any means but you know i cared about goldfrap a lot um but that was yeah that was another show where everybody's outside afterwards saying what the fuck
00:47:34
Speaker
Yeah. You know, like unless she thought she was in danger or unless it was something worse or unless somebody was heckling her the whole time and she's like, screw this. But the thing i don't understand when things like that happen is there's so many contracts involved. Like, aren't you liable for something?
00:47:52
Speaker
Maybe you're not. Maybe you make sure that you your contract says we can walk. Yeah. With zero consequence. Yeah, or especially if if there's an, you know, ah an altercation of some sort or you know, there is a threat of some kind of violence or some kind of, you know, fear for somebody's, um you know, life even.
00:48:13
Speaker
Well, so stop the show. Get that person removed. You know what I mean? Come back out. It's me it bit over. It seemed like a diva moment when it happened. Yeah, totally. It's like a this is off putting.
00:48:27
Speaker
Yeah, that's too bad. But that, I mean, out of all the shows that I've seen, that's pretty much it. Like everything else I've seen has been a pretty amazing show. Oh, no, sorry. Except I had the Devo incident. Oh, yeah yeah, That was recent, right? Yeah.
00:48:41
Speaker
No, no, this was this was way back. it was in Vancouver. and think it was at a university pub. And Devo was not really, they weren't in the charts at the time. Yeah, yeah.
00:48:54
Speaker
So it was a weird university show. and I was like, you know five feet away from the band. And I'm like, it's just a really weird venue. It was really small. And they started playing and then...
00:49:06
Speaker
they were having technical issues and then keyboard wasn't working. They tried to play again. They started a couple of times again. and then all of a sudden, one of the guys just picked his keyboard up, smashed it on the floor.
00:49:17
Speaker
And then they all, all walked out. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. That's not the Devo I remember, but yeah, that was, that was my only other bad experience. When I went to see Tom Bailey, whatever year that was, 2018? No, 2017, 2016.
00:49:35
Speaker
And they were having problems. And I thought, I've waited 30 years for this show. And I'm just watching them all standing in a huddle trying to figure out what's wrong And I'm like, oh my gosh. And they're just going to pack it up and hit the next town. you know what I mean?
00:49:51
Speaker
I'm trying to think about like wonky shows I saw. like I got dragged to... I've just forgotten her name. um The lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores something.
00:50:02
Speaker
Okay. Yep. Not a fan. And it was an incredible show because I didn't know she could play guitar and it was a rock show. And I'm like, my eyes are totally opened.
00:50:14
Speaker
You know what i mean? To the talent of that woman. And then, you know, unfortunately she passed, but it was just like, wow, I would never have known if I hadn't gotten dragged there. And do you remember going to see that Debbie Harry tour where she was touring all her solo material? Do you remember that show?
00:50:29
Speaker
That was Phoenix. That show makes me laugh be only because so much of her solo material is so wonky and seeing it live was like an extra special gift because it's like, this is a once in a lifetime experience. yeah These songs will never be performed live, you know, again.
00:50:49
Speaker
But it was just like it was just a really funny, quirky show. And I loved it because the material was just never performed. you know So it was really cool to to see that.
00:51:03
Speaker
you know I think one of my most memorable shows um was the three nights that Gary Neumann performed oh right his first three albums. yeah And it was just...
00:51:18
Speaker
It was an event for me because that was opera house. Wasn't it? That was opera house. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. And I, you know, I'm like, I'm going to three shows in a row. Like seriously, what is wrong with me?
00:51:32
Speaker
But I was just mesmerized because at that time he wasn't playing his old stuff. Yeah. He's like, no, I'm an artist. I've got new stuff. I want you to hear my new stuff. It's really good. And I'm like, you're right. It's amazing.
00:51:46
Speaker
But then he's like, okay, I'm doing a ah tour. going to do three nights and it's going to be replicas. It's going to be telecon. And I can't remember. i think maybe it was his first, his two-way army stuff. Yeah.
00:52:02
Speaker
And I'm like, incredible. Like just incredible. Those are the shows that England gets and yeah we don't get. All the time. Yes. You're very lucky. Yeah.
00:52:12
Speaker
Yeah. i was I was brutally sick that week. i don't know if you remember that. Oh my God. And I'm never sick. Touch wood. I am never, never, never, never sick. And I was sick. Holy crap.
00:52:23
Speaker
Anyway. Yeah, but that's that's one of my memorable ones. That's always a good one. Oh, because that's an incredible experience. yeah I remember the first time I saw Human League, and I'm you know i'm up against a stage, and I can see the set list taped to it.
Emotional Concert Moments
00:52:38
Speaker
And I'm looking at it, and I'm like, okay, yeah, that's, yeah, yeah.
00:52:43
Speaker
And it wasn't until it started, and they opened with Hard Times. yeah and the minute that music started it's like i woke up i'm like oh i'm seeing human league live in this tiny little place you know what i mean and it was incredible you know and i i remember thinking they thought that the sound wasn't that great that night and i'm like it's totally fine trust me you know from where i'm standing yeah like that was that and they've played here you know since which is great i wish they would play again though Um, but, uh, like just sometimes i'm not really prepared for not the emotional response, but but just the experience.
00:53:23
Speaker
I can be excited, you know, and I'm ready. And then when it starts, it's like, Oh, Oh, you know, when we saw soft sell, Yes, totally. That was it. i I don't know what happened, but like one beat into memorabilia.
00:53:37
Speaker
yeah and I was just like, oh, oh, you know, like, like, it's, it's, it's, I guess it takes you further than you thought maybe you were gonna go, which is great.
00:53:47
Speaker
you know And then you play Bedsitter, so I was done. I never thought that was going to happen. I'm like, nope, that's the only reason I'm here, and you're not going to play it. and you know And then they did, and I'm like, holy crap.
00:54:02
Speaker
Just, yeah, yeah, just absolutely, absolutely amazing. Oh, wow. Yeah. right Remember when we saw Mel C?
00:54:13
Speaker
you remember those shows? We saw her when she was tiny and we saw her when she was not tiny. Yes. And they were only, what, two years apart, right? Totally. She's such a great performer, though. like She put on such a killer show.
00:54:25
Speaker
I took my mom to see Nancy Sinatra at RPM and we were right up against the stage. That was really cool. And she even brought out Lee Greenwood at one point. And it was just like, Oh my gosh, this is awesome.
00:54:39
Speaker
That's amazing. Yeah. Lots of, you know, I saw propaganda, you know, cults, like just, just amazing times. Tears for fears, you know,
00:54:52
Speaker
I think I've seen Tears for Fears somewhere along the line. yeah Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, without, without all my stubs, without me thinking fast enough, I don't know.
00:55:03
Speaker
But, oh, ABC, you know. Yeah. Well, I finally got to see ABC. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like and they've actually played here a lot, which is cool, you know, but that's another band that tours every year without fail, but doesn't really come here.
Enduring Artists and Odd Concert Stories
00:55:17
Speaker
Yeah. human league tours faithfully blow monkeys tour faithfully altered images tour faithfully i'm like can you please just please come here come back to toronto one last time exactly i'll pay for it you know and i don't know why i don't just go there you know i i could see a whole pile of people i care about pretty quickly you know one week and you could just look around the clock to see everybody yeah great i've seen the eighty s Now let's ah let's go see the 90s. Even like Goodbye Mr. McKenzie, they still play. I'm like, everybody's still playing. you know And I just think that's awesome. And you just have to be grateful for who comes here you know and make sure that you go.
00:55:59
Speaker
And it's funny, somebody who I don't care about, ah sorry, don't care for, who I work with, they were telling me a story I didn't want to hear about going to see Blue Rodeo Budweiser the other day. And I'm like, mm-hmm.
00:56:13
Speaker
And the funny thing about their story was they were sitting beside a couple and a couple that was from Montreal and they were in town for a week.
00:56:24
Speaker
And during the whole show, they kept interrupting my co-worker's wife to show the live feed. from their hotel of their dog that they were missing. Oh my God. know, and, and but the coworker is like kind of looking at his wife, having to put up with this and they just keep interrupting every song to show her the live feed of the dog.
00:56:50
Speaker
And then after a few songs, they left.
00:56:53
Speaker
And I'm like, so we came all the way from Montreal to go to this show. And then you interrupted these people's evening and then you left anyway, you know, It's so weird.
00:57:05
Speaker
Yeah. And one thing that I i don't mean to speak for you, like Josh and I always complain about are the people at shows, the tall people who love to stand in front of you and the people who I don't know why they paid to be there, but their backs are to the band and they are just talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and ruining it for everybody. I'm like, why are you here? And there's so many of you, you know, and it's been our whole lives like that.
00:57:33
Speaker
yep You know, every show we've ever gone to, we'll be standing there and some seven foot tall person will always come and stand in front of Right the last second. Yeah. And then there's all these people who have to scream to talk to be heard. Yes.
00:57:47
Speaker
You know, with their back to the band. I'm just like, what the hell? Like, yeah why do you hear the din when bands play of just people talking? I'm like, what? Like, are you all the spouse that didn't want to be here? Are you all concert ticket winners? Like, who are you?
00:58:02
Speaker
you know, either watch the band or leave, you know, or at least shut up. Yeah.
00:58:09
Speaker
That is the bane of our band existence. For sure. Oh, yeah. That was a great, great trip. We could talk about this all freaking Saturday. Seriously. Cause I'm going to think of a thousand other shows the minute we stop.
00:58:22
Speaker
Totally. All right. So, but, but here's, here's what and my last question for you for the night. Yeah. um If you could have one band, real or cartoon, doesn't matter. and Just pick a band ah today to do the soundtrack for your sitcom about you.
00:58:43
Speaker
Who would that band be? I'm offended. ah Okay. Serious drama. Oh my goodness.
Soundtracks for Sitcoms
00:58:50
Speaker
No, that's funny. You're going to do your your theme song for your sitcom. Oh, that's tough. like I know, right?
00:58:57
Speaker
As I said, Transition Vampire, my favorite band of all time. So... It would have to be them. But when I do soundtrack moments of my life, I always have all these songs that I always want to use, you know, from different artists throughout.
00:59:13
Speaker
And I think to myself, wouldn't your mind be blown away in the theater right now when this song came on in the dark before the credits roll? And you're like, I thought I was the only one who knew this song.
00:59:24
Speaker
you know you and And I have that buzz of being able to celebrate the artists, you know, on the soundtrack. yeah Anyway, that's not really your question.
00:59:34
Speaker
um It would have to be Transition Vamp. and if i If I made an animated series with a band, I always thought I would use the Darling Buds because I figured they weren't popular enough here.
00:59:48
Speaker
People wouldn't know them here. i could license it and it would still sound new to people here. You know what I mean? That was always sort of the fantasy that I would use them.
00:59:59
Speaker
If I did an animated series based on a band, I would use their music. Nice. What about you? Very cool. Hands down, B-52s. Oh, no way. Okay. okay i just the i've I've loved them forever. they were one of my very first new wave bands.
01:00:17
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And i think that you know they they just have this magic that is just so freaking and insane. Hey, Josh. You know what? It would be amazing. What? What's that on your head? What?
01:00:30
Speaker
Oh, no. You didn't know. you know that song, Wig, by the B-52s? yeah.
01:00:37
Speaker
It's not one of the songs I know really well. That's the one where they're like absolute wackiest. just just like just They've lost their minds. theyre i thought the one about the poodle was the one.
01:00:49
Speaker
Which one's that one? I don't know came the one. It's about poodle and as a poodle. I like that. What's it called?
01:01:00
Speaker
I always forget what it's called. That song, Let's let's Meet and Have a Baby Now. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think that's what it's called. I can't think of what it's called. It's called like you know the of Yeah, it's got a really long name. yeah i Forgive me, because don't know them well. relatively new. I was just listening to it the other day, and I can't remember the name of it.
01:01:17
Speaker
But yeah, B-52s would be my my sitcom soundtrack. When they came back with... What was it called? um The one with Girl from Ipanema and ah Summer of Love and Wig. and I want to call that Bouncing Off the Satellites, but was that...
01:01:39
Speaker
what was that What was that album that was really huge for them, that Love Shack album? Oh, that was Cosmic Thing, right? Yes, Cosmic Thing. Yeah, so it was Bouncing Out of Satellites. When that came out, and I thought, oh, wow, they're back. And this was awesome. I really do like that album. like I really think that's an awesome album. I think it's great for the fans.
01:01:56
Speaker
And wow, isn't that something? Never dreaming they'd come back again be massive, just massive. like yeah That track, yeah. Uh, sorry.
01:02:08
Speaker
I'll come to me. I just need to get to the chorus. Um, Channel Z. Yep. When that single came out, I was like, oh, this is a really great track.
01:02:19
Speaker
I'm happy they're back. You know, and this is really fun. But if F and love Shaq and Rome and all that, I'm like, Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. I can't take it. Don't like those songs.
01:02:31
Speaker
But i I love Channel Z. I was like, wow, you guys are back. And this is a lot of fun. Yes. but But no, everything past that, i'm like, no, I can't do it. Except for Hot Pants Explosion. That's a great song.
01:02:45
Speaker
Anyways, you can tell I'm not a fan. I don't know anything about them. No, that's totally, except you knew, you knew, but Wig and I didn't. But like dances mess around. Like when you think about house parties back in the day, you know, everybody had, you know, the police, the clash and the B-52s like that. played to parties right you know and It was a lot of fun, you know, the lights were out in the basement and that was your party.
01:03:16
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Funplex was that, that newer album that was just mind blowing.
Conclusion and Listener Engagement
01:03:21
Speaker
I bought it. i bought the target exclusive, but I don't remember. i kind of remember the the single, but I don't know the album.
01:03:30
Speaker
Totally awesome. All right. Like I said, we could just keep going, but we're not going to. um I got lots of chopping to edit this episode out, but you know what listeners? edit this So glad you, just the weird noises in the background.
01:03:45
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01:04:20
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01:04:33
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