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Anaheim Convention Center, California (cir. late '84-early '85?)
Somehow we got hooked up with the Billy Graham crusade (maybe they heard 'In His Presence' on "The Edge"?) and this gathering was one of the several pre-Billy sessions. It was by far the biggest place we've ever played. Plus, we got to meet Phil Keaggy...
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| John is still playing keyboards, so this was probably pretty early in the band's life. | Glenn had added a synth to do basslines, a la Joe Taylor for songs that had to have keys. This was probably "Show Me." | We'd never played a place this size. We were intense, nervous and a little giddy. | "John, are you tuning AGAIN?"! |
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| Few things give you the energy and pleasure of performing live. | Darrell Mansfield played harmonica on "Looking At You" on our first record so it was special to have him appear and play. | "Uh huh" (I'm talking to Phil Keaggy!) "Oh yeah" (he he) "sure" (OMG!) | Even Gus was giddy. |
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| We even had fog. It sure beat playing pizza places. | How many snare drums does Steve have?? | "And, most importantly, please buy our t-shirts. " | The man came out of nowhere. |
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| John's having fun. | John and Darrell | Hey guys, there's an audience out there. |