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McFarlin built in early '60s (?!)
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:57 pmby Diamond Girl
According to The Ticket guys (i.e., Corby, Gordo, and Mike), McFarlin was built in the early '60s. Okay, they did't go to school on the hilltop, but still. They did say it's a great place for a concert, though, as many of us know.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:09 pmby DrV 88Mustang
It was a few years before my time but a friend actually saw The Police play there in the Fall of '80.
The place has definitely hosted plenty of diverse events over the years.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:41 pmby bagice
The best one of all has to be Jimi Hendrix opening up for the Monkees at Moody in the late Sixties
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:50 pmby PK
FYI...McFarlin Auditorium was opened in 1926 and is one of ten SMU buildings listed on the National Historic Register.
http://www.smu.edu/campus_planning/Buildings/McFarlin.asp
So much for the knowledge of the Ticket Guys.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:18 pmby smupony94
bagice wrote:The best one of all has to be Jimi Hendrix opening up for the Monkees at Moody in the late Sixties
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Oh the humiliation
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:58 pmby MrMustang1965
In the mid-sixties, the Chi Omega sorority chapter at SMU held a series of benefit concerts for the Wadley Blood Bank in Dallas at McFarlin. Memorable performances by The Carpenters, Bread, New Christy Minstrels, Peter Nero, Pete Fountain and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band.
Other memorable - or less than memorable - concerts at McFarlin were: James Taylor (twice), George Benson, Gino Vanelli and Barry Manilow.
One of the best concerts I ever saw was at Moody Coliseum in 1977: Elton John.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:36 amby abezontar
whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:38 amby MrMustang1965
abezontar wrote:whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.
Kiki was the warm-up act.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:41 amby abezontar
MrMustang1965 wrote:abezontar wrote:whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.
Kiki was the warm-up act.
huh....now I wouldn't have thought that SMU would have allowed that type of show at McFarlin, but I guess if the money is right.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:42 amby MrMustang1965
abezontar wrote:MrMustang1965 wrote:abezontar wrote:whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.
Kiki was the warm-up act.
huh....now I wouldn't have thought that SMU would have allowed that type of show at McFarlin, but I guess if the money is right.
ROTFLMAO!
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:52 pmby jtstang
MrMustang1965 wrote:In the mid-sixties, the Chi Omega sorority chapter at SMU held a series of benefit concerts for the Wadley Blood Bank in Dallas at McFarlin. Memorable performances by The Carpenters, Bread, New Christy Minstrels, Peter Nero, Pete Fountain and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band.
Chi-O also set up a fine buffet backstage for the artists. I heard Karen chose not to partake.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:54 pmby mrydel
jtstang wrote:MrMustang1965 wrote:In the mid-sixties, the Chi Omega sorority chapter at SMU held a series of benefit concerts for the Wadley Blood Bank in Dallas at McFarlin. Memorable performances by The Carpenters, Bread, New Christy Minstrels, Peter Nero, Pete Fountain and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band.
Chi-O also set up a fine buffet backstage for the artists. I heard Karen chose not to partake.
That's cold. Funny, but cold.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:08 pmby 72mustang
I saw Steve Martin open for the nitty gritty dirt band