![]() ![]() I nearly lost my best friend in one of the worst taping accidents ever. Lending him my copy of 1969. Pretty standard pre-show preamble-yet completely bereft of the ego-adrenaline fueled yawp of, say, “Hello Cleveland” that Spinal Tap made famous and that Van Halen apparently took as gospel. He encourages the handful of fans to “Settle back, pull up cushions…and whatever else you have with you that makes life bearable in Texas,” and even mentions how the Cowboys killed the Eagles earlier in the day. He asks the crowd if they have a curfew, if they prefer one long set or two sets: “Whichever makes it easier for you”. 1969 Velvet Underground Live (Mercury SRM 2-7504) starts off with Lou Reed talking up the crowd for a minute and a half before even starting “Waiting For My Man”.
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