My roadies started an ill-advised harrassment ...

[tater1977]

My roadies started an ill-advised harrassment of

Posted by GregKihn on September 13, 2011

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On this date in 1981 the Greg Kihn Band played at Pine Knob Music Center in Michigan with Journey. It was during this gig that my roadies started an ill-advised harrassment of Journey lead singer Steve Perry, switching the names of the cities on his monitors, which embarssed him on several occaisions. I would like to take this oportunirty to formally apologize to Steve. It wasn’t me, man. It was the roadies.

Now, I know a lot of you are probably thinking, “well, they’re your roadies, can’t you control them?”

I’m not saying that I’m without guilt here. That’s not exactly the case. My hands are dirty. I was guilty of not saying anything for over a week. It’s true, I knew what was happening but I did nothing to change it. I just let that train run off the tracks night after night, chortling like a schoolboy, while those evil roadies did their mojo. I could have stopped it. I could have ended Steve’s embarrassment, but did I? Nope. Why? I don’t know. Maybe I was jealous. After all, Journey was the number one band in America that year and what were we? Number three hundred and ten? They were eating fillet mignon and we were living on hamburgers. I know its childish, especially looking back now. There are a lot of petty jealousies that go on between bands on the road. Our two bands got along really well and I was pretty good friends with the rest of the guys.

Steve, it’s been 30 years and I’m sorry, man. I really am. I just want to take this opportunity to formally appologize to you.

[Michigan Girl]

Hey, we were at this show!! I don't remember eff~ups, but I do remember the
prior day the #1 ranked "M's" got beat by the "W's" and that ^^^is my dad's
b~day!! This is funny, though!!

[*Laura]

Too funny! I'm just wondering if the monitor trick worked until the end...I think Steve began writing down the names of the cities on a piece of paper he had at his feet on the stage.

[tater1977]

Hey, we were at this show!! I don't remember eff~ups, but I do remember the
prior day the #1 ranked "M's" got beat by the "W's" and that ^^^is my dad's
b~day!! This is funny, though!!

We were there on the lawn...to the left of the stage...

[tbear1256]

Thanks Tater for this.

I guess that's why no one really remembers the Greg Kihn band.

I do remember the Weird Al song, "I Lost on Jeopardy".

What a bunch of jealous losers they must have been then.
That it took the Kihn man to appologize 30 years later.
And so convientley when he is triyng to sell his new release of his old stuff that no one remembers or wants.

But that's just my two cents for today!

Peace.

TV : )

[tammy]

Never heard of the guy.

[Greg]

Never heard of the guy.

You've never heard of Greg Kihn?? The Break Up Song? Jeopardy?