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Date Posted: 23:38:10 02/19/00 Sat
Author: MF
Author Host/IP: spider-wb083.proxy.aol.com / 205.188.192.188
Subject: Re: My favorite Midnight Special
In reply to: ronbo 's message, "My favorite Midnight Special" on 22:19:23 02/19/00 Sat

Those were great shows, the GW hosted MS several times if memory serves and of course performed Clap WITH The Wolfman when that was a hit.


> Hi everyone
>
> This is a long winded recollection, I hope it is not
> too self indulgent.
>
> I want to tap your collective knowledge and
> recollections about the Guess Who and Burton Cummings
> appearances on the Midnight Special.
>
> I remember the night sometime in the mid to late 70's.
> I was about 16 or 17 sitting around the farm house,
> bored as usual on a Friday night (or was it Saturday).
> There was really nothing to do except watch TV. The
> Midnight Special was coming on. I usually hated the
> crap they had on there, and this night looked to be
> the same. Here was some guy sitting at a Piano, not
> too promising. Then he sang Stand Tall, I think. "Oh
> the Stand Tall guy", I thought, "he's pretty good".
> Then I think Randy Bachman or BTO played a couple of
> songs. This nights show was not too bad at all. I
> remember being impressed with the Stand Tall guy. He
> also seemed super articulate and intelligent. I think
> he did Clap for the Wolfman?. I addition to being a
> good singer, wow he was also great speaker. Then, if I
> can remember back 20+ years, I seem remember the show
> coming back from a commercial and the BTO guy starts
> playing the guitar part for American Woman, I thought
> "what the hell is this, why is he playing this tune?".
> Then the Piano Guy grabs a Tambourine and runs up to
> the mike and just wails on the song. My jaw dropped. I
> was just Friggin amazed. That night I learned Burton
> Cummings name.
>
> I am wondering if any of you folks know when that was,
> and what other apperances Burton had on the show. Also
> do you know if the show is in re-runs anywhere, I
> would love to see that show again.
>
> Thanks

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[> Re: My favorite Midnight Special -- AW, 18:42:27 02/21/00 Mon [1] (proxy-555.public.rwc.webtv.net/209.240.200.145)

I remember making sure I had a babysitting job whenever the GW were going to be on MN SP or IN Concert just so I could make sure I could stay up late enough to watch it. (still looking for that IN Concert where they did Show Biz Shoes.)

Nice thing about not being 15 is I can stay up as long as I want to !


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[> [> Re: My favorite Midnight Special -- Mark Mars, 13:06:51 02/22/00 Tue [1] (gateway3.srp.gov/148.126.100.111)


> Nice thing about not being 15 is I can stay up as long
> as I want to !

Really? I find myself going to bed by 10:30 whether I want to or not. In college I could stay up as late as I wanted to. Age has its drawbacks.


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[> [> [> Re: My favorite Midnight Special -- AW, 07:42:48 02/24/00 Thu [1] (proxy-345.public.rwc.webtv.net/209.240.200.45)

I mean there's no big bad meanie Telling me to go to bed!Ha ha!


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