Our Comment of the Moment is on Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse's current Love Earth Tour by Jim:
Looking at the videos of this tour reminds me of going to the first or second show of the Rust Never Sleeps tour just outside Detroit.
I was a cub reporter for the Ypsilanti Press at the time. Had seats in the center section in the 10th row. My brother and I got to the venue early and since I was writing about it they let us in early. As we were walking down to our seats at the Pine Knob Music Theater I noticed someone at the soundboard and walked over. As I got closer I realized it was someone that was on the inside of the David Crosby album.
Introduced myself and my brother and said, "you look familiar. Is your picture on the inside of the David Crosby album?"
"Yes, that is me, I'm Elliott Roberts," he said.
Nobody was in the venue so we talked for about 15 minutes and I asked for a set list but he said there wasn't one. Then he offered to meet me after the show and pointed to the left side of the stage. He asked me where I was sitting and it was really close to there. Come right there and I'll answer any questions you have about the show. He was a man of his word and was right there as Neil walked off the stage. Got all the new songs right that night and my review was published for the afternoon edition of the newspaper. It might have been the first one of the tour or a close second.
From then on I mailed everything I wrote to him and never had any trouble getting a press and photo passes. Once he asked me if I had an extra copy of the Rolling Stone piece on the 1974 tour for the archives and I did so sent it to him. After that I would sit in the row in front of Scott & Bob Young at the Detroit and Lansing, Michigan shows.
As we parted from talking at the soundboard that night before the acoustic set of Rust Never Sleeps I said those are the largest fender amps I'd ever seen.
"Oh yeah, it is going to be loud," Elliott said shaking is head in an affirmative way.
When we got to our seats I realized everything was fake and was so embarrassed with my younger brother. The ads for the show were for Dolly Parton to open and then Neil Young. Later they changed it to Neil Young & Crazy Horse. The talk before the tour was that it was going to feature "Comes A Time" material and so everyone was thinking "Harvest" type songs but nobody had heard the new material (this must have been about the time of the bullet holes in the LPs).
Wish I'd known what David Briggs looked like because I'm sure I walked by him a few times over the years but never met him.
So looking forward to seeing the show on Saturday night!!!
Thanks for all the memories over the decades here Jim. Yes, looking forward to the show on Saturday night, as well. And the eve before @ Rustie Grain Fest: Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse @ Bristow, Virginia - Friday, May 10.
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Thanks Thrasher! That is a hell of an image looking like a pyramid with Billy's head being the pinnacle for the Comment of the Moment. Kudos to photographer photo by Joey Martinez!
ReplyDeleteThe writing muse is so strong today here! I've been writing for over seven hours already about the 1,500-foot crystalline pyramid in Surry County, North Carolina and am just jazzed from it. Andy Griffith called it Mount Airy and you might remember that if you are in Neil Young's age bracket.
Might just finish writing my next book, "Legends of Pilot Mountain," today! Want to get it out before they release the two-part documentary on the first book, "Faces of Pilot Mountain." Chris Finefrock filmed that over two days right on the mountain in early April for his Ancient American series. It is being edited now and I'm getting weekly reports on that. Can't believe they came all the way from California to do it which is such a blessing for Pilot Mountain and the book.
yeah, that is a hell of an image by Joey there! Love to see some more pit shots from LOVE EARTH tour. Maybe even take a few ourselves this weekend.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the writing muse is striking. run with it.
see ya down that road!
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