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Saw Ry Cooder a few times in the mid seventies at the Main Point in BrynMawr PA . My fav was Boomer’s Story . Great intimate venue - plus it was nearly next-door to YBM Motorcycles - a Norton Dealer !
But the show I will always remember- same era - Glassboro State College ( now Rowan University) . I attended Glassboro for two years and then, in one of my brighter life decisions, quit to be a carpenter. I was still playing guitar at the time - mostly folk/bluegrass genre. Two musician buddies and I went back to Glassboro as non students to a concert in the gym.
The top billing was Bruce Springsteen but I was far more interested in the opening act - Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny.
No seats - everyone sitting on the gym floor. Waiting and waiting for the show to begin when eventually the MC comes on stage and apologetically announces that Springsteen had to cancel due to weather. All money refunded if you leave but if you were staying for Fairport you got all back but 50 cents - 90 % of the crowd moaned and left. Fairport and Ms Denny came on and did a double set with a very small crowd gathered around the stage literally at her feet . All for 50 cents.

<blockquote data-quote="Richard Tool" data-source="post: 466322" data-attributes="member: 10334">Saw Ry Cooder a few times in the mid seventies at the Main Point in BrynMawr PA . My fav was Boomer’s Story . Great intimate venue - plus it was nearly next-door to YBM Motorcycles - a Norton Dealer ! But the show I will always remember- same era - Glassboro State College ( now Rowan University) . I attended Glassboro for two years and then, in one of my brighter life decisions, quit to be a carpenter. I was still playing guitar at the time - mostly folk/bluegrass genre. Two musician buddies and I went back to Glassboro as non students to a concert in the gym. The top billing was Bruce Springsteen but I was far more interested in the opening act - Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny.No seats - everyone sitting on the gym floor. Waiting and waiting for the show to begin when eventually the MC comes on stage and apologetically announces that Springsteen had to cancel due to weather. All money refunded if you leave but if you were staying for Fairport you got all back but 50 cents - 90 % of the crowd moaned and left. Fairport and Ms Denny came on and did a double set with a very small crowd gathered around the stage literally at her feet . All for 50 cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Richard Tool, post: 466322, member: 10334"] Saw Ry Cooder a few times in the mid seventies at the Main Point in BrynMawr PA . My fav was Boomer’s Story . Great intimate venue - plus it was nearly next-door to YBM Motorcycles - a Norton Dealer ! But the show I will always remember- same era - Glassboro State College ( now Rowan University) . I attended Glassboro for two years and then, in one of my brighter life decisions, quit to be a carpenter. I was still playing guitar at the time - mostly folk/bluegrass genre. Two musician buddies and I went back to Glassboro as non students to a concert in the gym. The top billing was Bruce Springsteen but I was far more interested in the opening act - Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny. No seats - everyone sitting on the gym floor. Waiting and waiting for the show to begin when eventually the MC comes on stage and apologetically announces that Springsteen had to cancel due to weather. All money refunded if you leave but if you were staying for Fairport you got all back but 50 cents - 90 % of the crowd moaned and left. Fairport and Ms Denny came on and did a double set with a very small crowd gathered around the stage literally at her feet . All for 50 cents. [/QUOTE]

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