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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
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My SRV stories. (You've all probably heard 'em but I'm telling 'em again here)
First time I saw him, probably 1988, 89 maybe earlier...He was the middle act between John Hiatt and Robert Cray. Outdoor show at the LB Day Amphitheatre in Salem, OR. Hiatt came out about dusk had a great set, maybe 45 minutes..SRV came out, and proceeded to blow the entire crowd into the weeds. NOBODY sat down for the whole hour or whatever that he played.
Poor Robert Cray had to not only follow SRV, but it started to rain right after he played "Strong Persuader". Most of the crowd filed out the turnstiles into the dark talking about what they had just witnessed from SRV.
(My dates are probably wrong)
Second time, it was pretty much right before he was killed, maybe the same tour, I can't remember., He played at the Schnitzer auditorium in Portland. One of the loudest shows I can ever remember, might be the reason I have tinnitus now.
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