Loge13's been out of pocket a few days. Had a little car mishap in New Jersey over the weekend, then a little "no Internet" mishap in NYC, thanks to Verizon.
"Last Play At Shea," Billy Joel's documentary about the last shows ever at Shea Stadium will have its premiere at Citi Field August 21th. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Loge13 readers should be very familiar with Shea Stadium's contribution to rock & roll. If not, check out our Shea Rocks section.
I am not the biggest Billy Joel fan but this could be a cool event to go to. It will also be the biggest outdoor movie presentation since 1919. Back then, they called them talkies.
July 12, 1962 - The Rollin' Stones play their
first gig at the Marquee Club, with a lineup of Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, Brian Jones, Ian Stewart (piano), Dick Taylor (bass), Tony
Chapman (drums).
The Stones would finally break through in 1963, thanks in part to the single "I wanna be your man," authored for them by Lennon and McCartney. Of course, the Beatles would play Shea Stadium in 1965 and 1966, followed by the Stones a short twenty-three years later. More on that in the Shea Rocks section.
Ringo Starr turned 70 this week. We couldn't let the occasion go by without a little Beatle/Shea action.
Here is some video of the band leaving the tunnel and taking the stage at Shea Stadium. The clip is in HD and the audio is so crisp, my ears were ringing from the squealing. Hard to believe but most of the hysterical teenage girls pictured in the stands are in their sixties now. I hope they're still rocking and happy to see Ringo still cranking it out:
I still think it would be cool to catch a Met game someday with Sir Mick. However, I hope he roots for the other team.
So far, Mick has backed England, the U.S. and Brazil. All three teams have gone home, with the favorites (Brazil) getting eliminated today by the Netherlands.
Of course, as all fans of Shea Rocks know, the Stones played Shea back in 1989. In 2012, the band will be celebrating 50 years together. That's also the year of the London Olympics. The latest greatest rumor is that Mick, Keith and the boys will do a mammoth tour, culminating in London for the games. Lets hope Citi Field is on the itinerary.
A perfect day? For me, that would probably involve watching a Met game live with Keith Richards, in Loge13 of Shea Stadium.
Obviously that's never going to happen, for a whole host of reasons.
But this video gives a close proximity of what it might be like to take in a game with a Rolling Stone. The game happens to be soccer (you may call it football, but then you probably call french fries "chips"). And the Stone happens to be Mick Jagger. But I'd be pleased to meet him too:
Great one Kong! Gosh, Keefer is going crazy, love that!
Labor of love, I suspect for you.