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

[Shaun Roberge]

Very nice review!  I'll be posting my review for the Vancouver show
shortly.  Still a bit dazed.

Shaun R


On Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 10:42 AM Pete Wharton <heeppete at sky.com> wrote:

> Thanks Scott. Great to have another decent review of the gigs. Glad you
> and your girlfriend enjoyed it and its always good to talk to Heep fans
> before the gig. May have been know to do it once or twice myself :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf
> Of Scott Cokeley
> Sent: 27 April 2018 04:34
> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
> Subject: [Heeplist] URIAH HEEP in Portland 4/25/18
>
>  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 hadn’t 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 Phil’s 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 wasn’t able to confirm if anyone there was on the
> Heeplist. Were you there? I wished I could have talked to more of them,
> although I’ve 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,
> (isn’t 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,
> Magician’s 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 “Wizard” 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 I’d like to
> take my son to the next show, if I get that chance. It just wasn’t 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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