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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,593 joyzee Gender:	RIP Spectrum Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:15pm http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20101123_Dr__J__Clarke__Parent_speak_... Springsteen sings "Wrecking Ball" at Spectrum http://www.philly.com/philly/video/bruce_wrecking_ball.html http://www.philly.com/philly/marketplace/Spectrum_Music.html
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Re: RIP Spectrum
Reply #1 - Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:25pm

saw some amazing shows there... my first was a Kinks show... saw U2 in 1984, amazing... saw Metallica open for someone, can't remember who it even was... never saw The Stones there, was too young for those days. fllod of memories, lots of flyers games, circus and other events.
I think U2 may have been the best show out all of them... I saw alot of prog shows, Rush a few times, Genesis (who were really good in 1983) and a bunch of Yes concerts... The Kinks were really fun... I'm missing some, I feel like there's some real blank spots!!!

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Paranoid Android Rocks Off Regular Offline The Rocks Off Ladies Rule You Bastards!! Posts: 6,344 Chapel Hill, NC Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #2 - Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:45pm All my PA friends called it "The Rectum". I saw a handful of Grateful Dead Shows there...including the first performance of "Unbroken Chain"
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,272 London Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #3 - Nov 26^th, 2010 at 1:17am I had never heard of this venue, but it appears that many fine acts performed there. It's Wikipedia entry is fairly informative.
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sweetcharmedlife Rocks Off Regular Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,943 San Mateo Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #4 - Nov 26^th, 2010 at 2:04am Using another Springsteen line. RIP to a dump that jumped.
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Steel Wheels Rocks Off Regular Offline Much love and support to my dear friend Mary! Posts: 2,686 2,000 Light Years From Home Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #5 - Nov 26^th, 2010 at 6:18am I won't miss the place at all.
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BILL PERKS Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,188 NJ	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #6 - Nov 26^th, 2010 at 8:54am Steel Wheels wrote on Nov 26^th, 2010 at 6:18am: I won't miss the place at all. AGREED
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Re: RIP Spectrum
Reply #7 - Nov 26^th, 2010 at 9:02am

Paranoid Android wrote on Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:45pm:

All my PA friends called it "The Rectum".

I saw a handful of Grateful Dead Shows there...including the first performance of "Unbroken Chain"

Yes indeed "Rectum" was a common term of endearment for the place in the Delaware Valley lexicon during my youth.

My first Dead show ever there, fall 82. Satisfaction encore.

But where else do you hear "Pretzels, fucking pretzels!" after a show?

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Joey Rocks Off Regular Online Posts: 20,652 Omaha , NE Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #8 - Nov 27^th, 2010 at 10:35am " I won't miss the place at all. " This makes young Joey sad . www.rememberthespectrum.com
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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,759 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #9 - Nov 27^th, 2010 at 10:41am I hated the Flyers so much in the 70's that on Christmas day I was driving to Atlantic City with a buddy to gamble. We stopped a minute in Philly so I could piss on the Spectrum. Luckily Schultz didnt see me.
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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,593 joyzee Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #10 - Nov 27^th, 2010 at 12:15pm gimmekeef wrote on Nov 27^th, 2010 at 10:41am: I hated the Flyers so much in the 70's that on Christmas day I was driving to Atlantic City with a buddy to gamble. We stopped a minute in Philly so I could piss on the Spectrum. Luckily Schultz didnt see me. my father in law had season tickets, my wife had a huge crush on bobby!!!
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Re: RIP Spectrum
Reply #11 - Nov 29^th, 2010 at 9:53am

Pdog wrote on Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:25pm:

... saw U2 in 1984, amazing...

Pdog, was that on the Unforgettable Fire tour with Lone Justice warming up? If so, that was THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE! We were up on the 2nd level, and I'll never forget Bono saying, "it doesn't matter how close your are to the stage, it's how close you are to the music"... I think he also said something about the audience being the best ever... truly a phenomenal show.

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Brainbell Jangler Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,331 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #12 - Dec 6^th, 2010 at 6:39pm Phil Spectrum died?
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Re: RIP Spectrum
Reply #13 - Dec 7^th, 2010 at 12:03am

The Spectrum was good because every top act played there and it always sold out. I think it was just a bit smaller than MSG, around 20,000 seats. They are replacing it with a larger venue. I always had a great time there, they had a decent bar and lots of TV's with all the games on. I have no complaints, except for the cops who would arrest people for buying/selling tickets. Gotta be careful in Philly, it's a brutal police force!

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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #14 - Dec 9^th, 2010 at 3:51am The Spectrum has been replaced since 1996. I'm suprised it wasn't razed years ago.
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Zack Rocks Off Regular Offline Chiba Face Rules You Bastards! Posts: 1,729 Dakar Gender:	Re: RIP Spectrum Reply #15 - Dec 9^th, 2010 at 4:04am Paranoid Android wrote on Nov 25^th, 2010 at 9:45pm: All my PA friends called it "The Rectum". I saw a handful of Grateful Dead Shows there...including the first performance of "Unbroken Chain" With 53 Rectal performances, the Dead hold the record for most by a rock band by a country mile.
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