McFarlin built in early '60s (?!)

Diamond Girl · Post by **Diamond Girl** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:57 pm

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.

DrV 88Mustang · Post by **DrV 88Mustang** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:09 pm

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.

bagice · Post by **bagice** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:41 pm

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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PK · Post by PK » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:50 pm

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/Buil ... Farlin.asp

So much for the knowledge of the Ticket Guys.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:18 pm

bagice wrote:The best one of all has to be Jimi Hendrix opening up for the Monkees at Moody in the late Sixties .

Oh the humiliation

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:58 pm

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.

abezontar · Post by **abezontar** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:36 am

whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:38 am

abezontar wrote:whoa, the New Christy Ministrels! I would liked to have seen that.

Kiki was the warm-up act.

abezontar · Post by **abezontar** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:41 am

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.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:42 am

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!

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:52 pm

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.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:54 pm

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.

72mustang · Post by **72mustang** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:08 pm

I saw Steve Martin open for the nitty gritty dirt band