on October 30, 2025, 11:09:29, in reply to "Aside from the smaller, local acts...my favorite show at Mabels was Blues Traveler in 1991 (I think)"
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...Widespread Panic opened for them. Those 2 bands went on to greatness and still pack venues to this day. That night I was spittin distance from them. Just an unreal night. Previous Message
This was the premier local rock band, A Clockwork Orange, I am sure you'll recognize the name. Such good performers and obviously this crappy tape does not do them justice. I remember everyone saying how this song was so "Zepplin-y". And what a video, with the late Tawny Kitaen.
I still keep in touch with the guitarist, man he is 63 now, but was still playing acoustic sets in bars not too long ago.
Funny, my sister's kid is at Arkansas and she texted me from the football game and said they played In the Still of the Night and a Poison song back-to -back and that she was in hog heaven. Love that those songs endured. Think she is your age roughly, a few years younger than me. Previous MessagePrevious Message
I knew everyone very well after 4 years and STILL keep in touch with those "townies", they are all 57-77 years old now, well the ones that are alive. Some are not, some died quite young from many different things.
There are videos on youtube of the bands from way back 1986-1990 and you can see my head dancing up front a lot. I have put those up here about 6 years ago when some of us were reminiscing.
I need to put some old Mabel's pics up here for fun. I will try to get some together and do that this weekend. That will be fun Previous Message
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