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electric_blue68

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18. I Love The B-52s! ...
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:19 PM
Aug 2022

I saw them early on in a small NYC club right up in front.

Then when they returned they'd become bigger. My sis and I on a very hot summer evening tried to get into CBGB's, but we had some trouble using the buses. By the time we got there it was filled to the brim, so we didn't get in.
We were lucky though, we could still here them! Stayed for much, if not all of it.

Then they opened for The Parti Smith Group at the Scahaeffer Music Festival in Central Park!


"Roam" is in my all time top 5 songs!
It is SO Joyful! Makes me think of all the bigger trips I've been blessed to have either through my own efforts in saving up for them, or the two 🥰 I was blessed to be gifted with!

Other favorites: Channel Z, Love Shack, Dance This Mess Around, Sumner of Love, Girl From Ipanena.

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B-52s and REM put Athens, GA on the map. I remember Europeans asking me about Athens who hlthe2b Aug 2022 #1
I saw Ricky Wilson's square of the AIDS quilt when it came to Phoenix in the early 90s Coventina Aug 2022 #3
K & R - nt Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #2
Give me back my man spooky3 Aug 2022 #4
I adore The B-52's. Love Shack is in my top 5 list, it's so freakin happy ms liberty Aug 2022 #5
Roam is my B-52 jam. Brainfodder Aug 2022 #6
Are they coming our way 'Tina? Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2022 #7
They're still around? AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #8
Apparently, they're at Musical Instrument Museum on Friday night Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2022 #9
I saw the English Beat there at the MIM a few-ish years ago! Coventina Aug 2022 #13
I have not, my girl has been there though ... Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2022 #22
I think you need to spend all day there. Kali Aug 2022 #30
The MIM is a great venue. AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #14
Sadly, no. This farewell tour does not include PHX Coventina Aug 2022 #12
LA's not too bad a drive at least AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #15
It's technically Anaheim, but yeah, not too bad a drive. Coventina Aug 2022 #17
50th Anniversary reunion AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #19
And that is one of my favorite Weird Al tunes AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #20
Something about "cane marks all over his bottom" cracks me up every time! Coventina Aug 2022 #23
Rock Lobster is such a wonderfully weird song. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2022 #10
Oh my, MEMORIES!! BuddhaGirl Aug 2022 #24
I rode my bike through Idaho last summer central scrutinizer Aug 2022 #11
That's the one! My fave B-52 song. crickets Aug 2022 #34
Here's a link to the Farewell Tour site Mousetoescamper Aug 2022 #16
I Love The B-52s! ... electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #18
Those concerts in Central Park in the 70s were incredible! IcyPeas Aug 2022 #35
Ha! TY. 👍 I know most of the names on there... electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #37
There's lineups from most years here IcyPeas Aug 2022 #39
Oh, cool! 👍 I had to get rid of a lot of stuff including I had a double spread that had a bunch... electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #40
I can't thank them enough. I was 11 when I heard them and the Talking Heads. chowder66 Aug 2022 #21
May I add: Planet Claire IcyPeas Aug 2022 #25
Ohhhh yessss Drum Aug 2022 #26
Saw them as opening band for Talking Heads, I immediately fell in love with them MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #27
Dancing is strictly permitted. NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2022 #28
My security blanket in the world gone batshit conventional. Beastly Boy Aug 2022 #29
The great ones are moving on. They've been so much fun. nolabear Aug 2022 #31
Thanks for sharing this. ❤ littlemissmartypants Aug 2022 #32
No paywall ❤ littlemissmartypants Aug 2022 #33
The Funnest band I know. nt BootinUp Aug 2022 #36
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Aug 2022 #38
Thank you for this post! North Shore Chicago Aug 2022 #41
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