You are correct sir. I am digginthose shots though. Do I see Ed's Marshall's off to the right in one of the FW pics? Also, what were the other, if any backdrops for FW other than the city scene? That one where I thought I saw his Marshalls looks like the backdrop is a pile of rubble.Originally Posted by ALMOSTsaved
When the shit hits the fan, close your mouth and duck.
The "Fair Warning" tour was the first I saw them on in Biloxi, MS at eleven years old. I really only remembered the "city scene" back drop. However, now that I've seen these photos I too noticed what looks to appear to be a different back drop with the piles of rubble. Either this angle just shows more of the bottom section of the "city scene" that wasn't really noticeable from a straight on view or there was more than one...These shots are nothing short of amazing.
Any from the EEAS tour to compare with the 5150 stage setup? (I know, I know...)
I brought my pencil!!!
Pretty sure the EEAS stage was quite similar to 1984. I would be VERY interested to find out more about these banners mentioned about the 1981 stage, as I was there, but don't remember seeing them. They are evidently similar to the red borderlines with the VH logo as seen on the 1981, worldwide tour tshirt. I want to see pictures of these banners of which you speak.
I was on the stage when that truss was down during set up. That stage was actually dangerous with lots of sharp corners. You really could hurt yourself on the steps going up the drum riser or not paying attention. Not the day I was working but a few shows back someone was walking back on the stage looking at something and walked right off the stage and fell on some equipment below and ended up hurting themselves really bad. All that stuff is dangerous. It's heavy, it's sharp, there are high voltages feeding the lights that can make parts of the stage hot. A lot of performers have stories of getting shocked on stage. It happened to Ace Frehley and he put that in his book.
All this stuff has to be put together and time goes by fast. It has to be ready for the show. You have tired crews and it's easy to miss something. Van Halen actually had checklists and everything had to be marked off to make sure this was grounded or that safety cable was on. The Grateful Dead can tell some scary stories about pushing the envelope with big equipment in an atmosphere that was less professional To be honest, I don't think I would want to be under some big speakers or lights some stoned hippies threw together. I want professional riggers and checklists with people that know what they are doing checking it. Not some stoners that rented a bunch of Safeco scaffolding. LOL!
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