Back in the Summer of 1977, there was a gigantic concert held at the old Metropolitan Stadium where the Minnesota Twins and Vikings would play. The Mall of America now occupies the grounds. The line up was The Eagles, Steve Miller Group and Pablo Cruse. The weather that day was extremely hot and humid. This lead to thunderstorms later in the evening. The stage was set up in straight away in the the out field towards the left center.There was around 65,000 people there for this event. I did see something tragic though. There were these women drinking really hard. One of them passed out about a half hour before they opened the gate to the stadium. Her friends had to take care of her. I often think about that incident. I was in the second deck with three rows in from covered from the top deck. When the rain came, I stayed completely dry while thousands got drenched. I also saw a great natural light show from the lightening in the background. Here are some tunes from the tour. The first one is "Hotel California." The next is a Joe Walsh tune played with The Eagles "Rocky Mountain Way." The next song is "Fly Like An Eagle." The last song is by Pablo Cruse "Love Will Find A Way."
Music for today:
Grateful Dead
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theater
Portland, OR
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