[Heeplist] Heep Angola show

[Stan From Home]

Have a great time! One of the crew said he was looking forward to the casino in Milwaukee!!

Thanks
Stan

> On Mar 6, 2018, at 3:34 PM, Kevin Milanowski <11scorpio06 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the review Stan I see them in Milwaukee on Friday
> 
>> On Mar 6, 2018 8:35 AM, "Stan From Home" <evens78 at chartermi.net> wrote:
>> 
>> My wife Kathy and I drove to the Heep show in Angola, IN on Sunday, March
>> 4. We got to the venue at Trine University at 6:30pm, it was an 1 1/2 from
>> my sons house in Kalamazoo, MI, where we got to visit my son’s family, two
>> grandkids!! The venue was very nice theater seating, not sure how many
>> people?? Maybe 200 to 250??
>> 
>> When we got there I got to meet up with Lannis and talk some before the
>> show. Very nice to see him and Bobbie again. We met once back in 2002 at
>> Trenton, NJ shows. Went to our seats, 6th row, Mick’s side of stage, very
>> close view of all the band, got nice pics! The sound quality was awesome!
>> All clear sounds on instruments and Bernie’s voice was right on, hitting
>> some very high notes. Heep choir was great as always. Set list was the same
>> as the others listed. The set list really highlights all the years and the
>> unique sound of Heep.
>> 
>> I enjoyed every minute of every song. Magicians birthday highlighted by
>> Mick and Russell playing so strong. Russell just annihilates the drum set!
>> I really like One Minute live, good to hear Between Two Worlds again. I
>> think it was a very good set to reunite old fans of Heep that lost track of
>> them. This will bring more fans back to the fold!! Fun chatter by Bernie
>> between songs. You can tell the band loved playing to the crowd in this
>> beautiful venue. Anyone going to their shows in this tour will not be
>> disappointed as the band is on top form. Davey Rimmer is really a good fit
>> now that he’s been there since 2013. Phil of course is awesome, love his
>> vocals in MB! As mentioned Heep choir is the best!
>> 
>> Got to see another Heepster - Andre after the show. Always good to see
>> friends at concerts!
>> 
>> Little did I know I would ever get to meet the band again in my life!
>> Afterwards, Kathy and I got to meet up and say high to all the band
>> members, including pics with Davey, Bernie and Mick. There were only 10 of
>> us fans visiting with them after the show. We told Bernie and Mick that
>> we’ve been married 40 years and Kathy told them that when we were dating, I
>> would try to impress her with my Heep albums. She said she remembered how
>> excited I was when I bought Wonderworld and shared it with her. We even
>> took The Easy Road as one of “our” songs! I told Bernie I liked they did it
>> at Trenton! Mick was impressed that we’ve been married for 40 years! I
>> asked Bernie if he was excited to be playing in Vancouver, and of course he
>> is and he has lots of family coming both there and in San Diego. My wife
>> got a nice hug from Mick. We are both very impressed with how friendly all
>> the band is. Mick walked across the room with a big smile and introduced
>> himself to us, very friendly!!
>> 
>> What a night to remember!! Really enjoyed getting together and visiting
>> after the concert with Lannis and Bobbie. Looking so forward to the NEW
>> Heep album in September, anticipation just like it was in 1973 for Sweet
>> Freedom and 1974 for Wonderworld, actually released in June 1974, same
>> month I met my wonderful wife!!
>> 
>> Living The Dream!!
>> Stan
>> 
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