Re: Official Busch Stadium 2008 Thread
I stumbled on this old thread as I searched for something else, and since a post had been made in the last couple weeks, I wanted to add to it...
This was probably the best concert I ever saw, at one of the most surprisingly incredible venues I've ever been to.
The last Busch Stadium saw 80,000,000 fans during its 40 years. It was the quintessential St. Louis landmark to those of us who live here, and I remember thinking, the Beatles played here... How can they tear it down? Its true, the Beatles played the inaugural show at Old Busch. Its interesting to see Dave put on that level.
When the Cardinal's won the World Series, I was there. I was at every home game. I was at every home game of the NLCS too. We, in St. Louis, love our baseball, and the energy of those games was amazing.
It didn't come close though to that June night with all of you who came from ALL OVER to see it. I talked to people from near and far. It was the last show I saw with LeRoi, the man that inspired me to start playing the Sax 13 years ago. It was history. If you aren't from STL is hard to grasp some of the stuff we hold so dear. But take into account that in the last few years, the Blues arena has gone from Kiel, to Savvis, to Scott Trade. The Rams Dome from TWA to Edward Jones. Verizon Wireless Amhitheater was Riverport, then UMB Bank Pavillion, now WVA... Busch hasn't changed names in 63 years. Its a fundamental part of this town. Now Dave is a fundamental part of it, as the Beatles were to its predecessor.
To all who came, Dave played a hell of a show, but you all made it an experience that this city won't forget, and I can't imagine will be rivaled. So Thanks!
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