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60th Anniversary of the Assembly Hall (Sat. March 4)
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<blockquote data-quote="bleedsorangenblue" data-source="post: 1868419" data-attributes="member: 10413"><p>Moved to Champaign in '65 so lots of AH memories. Attended several events as a kid. Went to a lot of concerts later. First big concert of my life was Cat Stevens at AH. Still one of the best I have seen. We had moved to Kankakee by then so drove down for it. Came back and was a student in '73. Think they used to sell cheap unsold concert tickets to students the day of the concert. Want to say they were only $1.00 (maybe $3.00)? Attended quite a few this way. Used to sit in the very last row because the acoustics were so good there. Attended a few BB games during this time period. Moved away but returned to work on a Masters in '84. Held season BB tickets then. Continued to go to concerts. One of the best concerts was Jethro Tull. Having great seats definitely helped. Todd Rundgren, twice! Santana!!!! Really enjoyed Laurie Anderson. Worst concert, without a doubt, was Joni Mitchell. They couldn't get the acoustics right and she ended up cutting the concert short. Biggest disappointment was Yes. I was stoked to go, had great seats, but the show was uninspired. Laser light show was just stupid. Have been a townie since then. Make it to a few games but haven't attended a concert in years. Really appreciate the renovation. It would have been a shame to lose this great building. I just hope it continues to be appreciated by future generations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bleedsorangenblue, post: 1868419, member: 10413"] Moved to Champaign in '65 so lots of AH memories. Attended several events as a kid. Went to a lot of concerts later. First big concert of my life was Cat Stevens at AH. Still one of the best I have seen. We had moved to Kankakee by then so drove down for it. Came back and was a student in '73. Think they used to sell cheap unsold concert tickets to students the day of the concert. Want to say they were only $1.00 (maybe $3.00)? Attended quite a few this way. Used to sit in the very last row because the acoustics were so good there. Attended a few BB games during this time period. Moved away but returned to work on a Masters in '84. Held season BB tickets then. Continued to go to concerts. One of the best concerts was Jethro Tull. Having great seats definitely helped. Todd Rundgren, twice! Santana!!!! Really enjoyed Laurie Anderson. Worst concert, without a doubt, was Joni Mitchell. They couldn't get the acoustics right and she ended up cutting the concert short. Biggest disappointment was Yes. I was stoked to go, had great seats, but the show was uninspired. Laser light show was just stupid. Have been a townie since then. Make it to a few games but haven't attended a concert in years. Really appreciate the renovation. It would have been a shame to lose this great building. I just hope it continues to be appreciated by future generations. [/QUOTE]
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