[Heeplist] URIAH HEEP in Portland 4/25/18

[Bob Winward]

I dont think we have any Oregon folk on list.  Jay Pearson is near Seatle,
but I don't think he is on list anymore.  There may be a Todd also from
Seatle


On 4/26/18, 11:34 PM, "Scott Cokeley" <scokeley67 at msn.com> wrote:

>  It had been 24 years since I saw the Heep, and that was in Seattle with Blue
> Oyster Cult at the now defunct Under The Rail, in 1994. I missed a last second
> Seattle show in 2001.
>  I brought my girlfriend with me. They performed at the Alladin Theater in
> Portland on Weds. April 25th. We opted, for various reasons, to attend the
> Portland show, rather than Seattle.
>  We got in line outside the theater and talked with two brothers, who were
> excited to see the band, and hadn¹t realized that they were still around! Upon
> getting inside the theater, there were various shirts etc for sale, and I
> opted to buy an autographed tour poster and a copy of Phil¹s new CD.
>  I got to go up front to the stage before the show and talked to several fans,
> and others I noticed who looked like fans, some wearing a Heep shirt, like
> myself, but I wasn¹t able to confirm if anyone there was on the Heeplist. Were
> you there? I wished I could have talked to more of them, although I¹ve seen
> some posts on FB and recognized some of them from being upfront with me.
>  My girlfriend stayed in her up front seat, with another female fan, (isn¹t
> used to the volume) but she enjoyed the show. Of course, I had to stay up
> front. The band was fantastic, and opened with Gypsy. Each member did a
> fantastic job! They did a couple of new songs, The Law and One Minute. Some of
> the older songs they did were Shadows Of Grief, Sunrise, Magician¹s Birthday,
> Lady In Black, July Morning, and of course, Stealin and The Wizard. As an
> encore, they came back with Easy Livin. Mick, Bernie and Phil gave me the
> thumbs up with my Heep ³Wizard² shirt from 1994. I was rockin right along with
> them like many others and I could see the band loved that we were loving it
> just as much as they were!!
>  The Aladdin Theater was originally an old vaudeville theater, and it was
> nearly filled to capacity, but not quite. The crowd was very much into the
> music and it was great to see younger fans there also!
>  I have heard that Heep may be returning to the USA later in for another tour,
> after the new album is out. I really hope so, because I¹d like to take my son
> to the next show, if I get that chance. It just wasn¹t in the cards this time
> for him. Has anyone heard if they are indeed returning here?
>  In any case, it was an excellent performance, and a night we will always
> remember! 
>  Thanks so much URIAH HEEP!! We enjoyed it so much!!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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