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| TOTO In Nashville, December 1st 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I had met up with some folks that I had met online and we hung around throughout the day. Thanks to some quick thinking from some of the guys, they convinced Steve Lukather to let us stay and watch the sound check before the show.Through some incredible ingenuity, a few "connections", and just plain dumb luck, I managed to get some passes to the after-show party, which I happily shared with my newfound friends. Since most of us in the group got to see the sound check, the show, AND the after-show party and got to meet the band and everything, I have dubbed us "The Lucky Bastards"!. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I received the opportunity of a lifetime on December 1st, 1999. Travelling to Nashville TN on that day I got to see one of my most favorite bands of all time perform live at the Ryman Auditorium (for you history buffs, that's the site of the original Grand Ole Opry). I have been a fan of this fabulous group of musicians since I was seven years old and this was the first time I had ever seen them perform live in person. The show, needless to say was absolutely fabulous! Their performance was tight, the sound in the auditorium was crystal clear and the auditorium was small enough that no matter where you sat, everybody had a great view of the band! Since this was Nashville TN, about 80% of all the people in the audience were either musicians or music connected. I'd say that just about every serious musician in Nashville who didn't have a gig that night was at that show! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pics From The Toto Trek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click on the following links to see pics from the Toto Journey (no pun intended....). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Being a guitar player, one of the highlights of the evening was getting to meet Steve Lukather for the first time. Click here to see the look on my face as I marked a major milestone in my life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Kimball During Sound Check | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Lukather during Sound Check | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Got any pics of the show to send me? Send them to me here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Me and Bobby Kimball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actress Shawn Batten, Lukather's Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toto is: Steve Lukather-guitars, vocals David Paich-keyboards, vocals Mike Porcaro-bass guitar Bobby Kimball-vocals Simon Phillips-drums |
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| Me and David Hungate, original TOTO bassist. He came up and jammed with the guys on "Hold The Line". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At the after-show party, I got to meet a dude that I have idolized since I was very young, and I never would have expected him to be there! Click here to see who it is. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Set List for Nashville Date: Caught In The Balance Tale Of A Man I Will Remember Rosanna Lukather Solo A Million Miles Away Jake To The Bone Simon Solo Dave's Gone Skiing (Ending Only) Out Of Love Mama 99 You Are The Flower The Road Goes On I'll Be Over You Georgy Porgy A Better World Cruel Africa Dave Solo White Sister Child's Anthem Girl Goodbye Hold The Line |
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