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Jul 17
Jul 17
When: September 19, 1987 Where: Greek Theatre, Berkeley And: Echo were playing a double bill with New Order, while Gene Loves Jezebel opened the show. Backstage after the show was chaotic — but you would hear no complaints from me. Here are a few photos from that night that feature Echo & the Bunnymen. Ian McCulloch Will Sergeant (heart) Jane...
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When: September 19, 1987 Where: Greek Theatre, Berkeley And: The show was a full meal: New Order for dinner and Echo and the Bunnymen for dessert… with Gene Loves Jezebel as an appetizer. I met Bernard at his hotel (just up the street) pre-show, and then was backstage after because we actually knew the tour manager from when he was working with another band....
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When: June 1985 Where: Kyoto Hotel, San Francisco And: The first time I met Paul Young was at his hotel, when he was all dressed up, leaving for that night’s gig. (I had actually seen him play live the year before when I was vacationing with my family in London — my sister and I were even interviewed by a news crew outside the venue.) At the time we met...
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Just a photo pass from when I saw Paul Young in 1987, playing at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco. (The pictures themselves, however, have been lost over the years.) And for more from this...
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When: April 12, 1987 Where: Berkeley Square, Berkeley, California And: I’d been a fan since hearing “Wishful Thinking” on some import compilation cassette a couple years before, so when they finally showed up in the Bay Area, I was so there. The guys even filled out questionnaires for me. And for more from this...
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