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maveric

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45. Saw them in Miami 1977...

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 02:21 PM

Dec 2016

I was working room service at the Omni Hotel downtown Miami the morning after the show. I got a breakfast ticket that had the name "Emerson" on it. It was a suite. Took the order up to the room and there were ELP sitting around with their Ladies, smoking a joint. Hey asked me if I'd like to join them. I did. About 3/4 the way down the J, Mr. Lake snubbed it out and game me the roach. The joint was rolled in gold-sparkled papers. Cool. That roach is still in my memento box all there years later. They were so nice to me and gave me a 40% tip.

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+1 LWolf Dec 2016 #8

How prophetic that quote you have in your post Perseus Dec 2016 #21

Oh, man! My teen son is a musician and King Crimson is one of his main influences. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #30

RIP Greg Lake. panader0 Dec 2016 #2

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Cool. Chewing gum and singing at the same time, just another of his talents! JudyM Dec 2016 #25

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first two albums....esp. the first.... dhill926 Dec 2016 #31

I Remember Them ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #39

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Cheers, OS BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #43

Amazing musician, amazing band... one of my absolute faves! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #5

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If it weren't for the Cavs winning the NBA title, this would be the worst year EVER. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #11

Loved King Crimson and ELP. Will miss Greg Lake. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #12

Beat me to it Botany Dec 2016 #13

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I went through a "Tarkus" phase after Keith Emerson passed... Miles Archer Dec 2016 #32

Horrible they both died the same year! lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #37

So poignant, in light of everything BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #42

RIP. I remain a big fan of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #27

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Yepper......................... turbinetree Dec 2016 #36

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Saw them in Miami 1977... maveric Dec 2016 #45

cool... the only time I saw them in concert was around that year, 1976-1977 Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #49

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