#hollywood sportatorium

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David Gilmour  PinkFloyd, Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines Florida, June 28, 1973. Photos by Al Satterwhite.

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On this day... - September 1st

+ 1970 : Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, Washington, USA

“Led Zeppelin is a trip. More than 10,000 young persons turned on to this British rock group in a concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum last night. Many times during the nearly three hour concert, one could close one’s eyes and feel and see the loud, driving music, not just hear it. […] It was impossible to sit through the concert without at least nodding your head or tapping your foot. Many persons seemed so affected by the hypnotic, involving tempos of the music that they all but danced in their seats. […] The fans dug it enough to surge forward toward the stage for the group’s last numbers, and dug it enough to clap and stomp and stand on their chairs, demanding encore after encore.” – ‘Young crowd rocks with Led Zeppelin’ by Carole Bers

+ 1971 : Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida, USA

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Events In The History And The Life Of Elvis Presley Today On The 12th February In 1977.

Elvis Presley performed a concert at the Sportatorium, in Hollywood, Florida.

The crowd was 15,500 and Elvis Presley wore The Chief suit with the second belt.

Elvis Presley insisted that Ginger Is Girl Friend accompanied him on this first tour of the year.

The highlights of the show for the most part remained the great dramatic displays,

Unchained Melody, Hurt and How Great Thou Art. This was David Briggs’ last tour,

who didn’t know how much Elvis Presley knew about his relationship with Linda,

but he found out when Elvis Presley pulled the plug on his electronic keyboard toward the end of the tour. photos B/W One Of Elvis Presley Arriving With Dick Grob And Ed Parker At This Venue And The Colored One Taken By A Fan At This Concert.

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1 night, 2 shirts

The Band's Richard Manuel during Bob Dylan and The Band - The Tour 74' Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida January 19, 1974 Photos by Rick Diamond

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10:29 PM EDT August 11, 2024:

Blue Öyster Cult - "Joan Crawford" From the album Extraterrestrial Live (April 19, 1982)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Hey! Fuck yeah! Recorded live at the Hollywood Sportatorium, October 9, 1981

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if Tumblr was like Myspace with those automatic music player thingies, what song would you have playing on your blog?

this is like asking someone to name their first born but probably:

specifically this version i think it's better than the studio recording

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Buddy Miles, Deep Purple, Hollywood, FL Sportatorium, 1972.

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U2 in 1985 at the notorious Hollywood Sportatorium in Florida. The WEA rep comped me 2 second row seats.

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My Time Machine Gigs

An unordered chronological list

--The Steve Miller Band in 1967 or 1968, this show looks good! or maybe when they co-headlined with The Doors at the Avalon Ballroom on April `14, 1967

-- Cream's Farewell concert featuring Yes and Taste in support. At the Royal Albert Hall, London November 26, 1968

--Any of the American shows in 1968 headlined by The Jimi Hendrix Experience with The Soft Machine in support. On September 9, at the Oakland Colisum, Vanilla Fudge also played, so maybe that one.

--Blind Faith at Hyde Park Eric Clapton famously didn't feel the performance was up to par, but the excerpts I've seen look fine, so since I've already got the time machine, what the fuck. June 7, 1969

--The Stones in the Park The first gig after the death of Brian Jones, of course, and Mick Taylor's first show as well. King Crimson, Family, and The Edgar Broughton Band were among those who provided support. July 5, 1969

--Yes at the Hollywood Sportatorium The Close to the Edge tour First show on the second leg of the American portion Something like Alan White's 25th show with the band They played a lot of other gigs along this jaunt, and I've seen Yessongs, which is what this would be, but why not see them at their peak where I cut my teeth? Would have done it then, except I was 7 years old. September 15, 1972

--The Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall Manchester, England If it was good enough for Pete Shelley, I know I'd like it. June 4, 1976

--Wire's First American Shows, at CBGB's 1978 Funny thing about Wire is they played Hammersmith before they played America. They flew to New York City two weeks after doing a show at the Lyceum, and basically did a weeklong residency at CBGB's, then flew back to England. Any of the seven shows would work for me, except for the one on Tuesday July 18, when they weren't at CBGB's at all, but at a Theatre the club ran on 2nd Avenue. I visted CBGB's before it closed, but it wasn't in it's prime, you know? Thanks to my time machine, I'll check *that* out as well as the band, who of course IRL I've never had even the opportunity to see. July 13 - July 21, 1978

Knebworth Festival Second Weekend Led Zeppelin's last UK show. Reputed to be a better gig than the one played the week before. "Sick Again," "Achilles Last Stand," "In the Evening," among others more often heard live. Todd Rundgren & Utopia, among others, backed up. August 11, 1979

--Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush w/ Angel w/ Humble Pie w/ Mother's Finest at the Hollywood Sportatorium I was aware of the show at the time, I like Frank Marino, he was at his goddamned *peak*, I could afford it (tickets were only $5), and I even knew who the reformed Humble Pie were. Yet I didn't fucking go. Of concerts I could realistically have gone to, my second biggest regret. I later saw Steve Marriott, with another version of Humble Pie, but never did catch Marino. April 19, 1980

--Gila Monster Jamboree at an undisclosed location in the Mojave Desert, east of Los Angeles Featuring Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, and Perry Farrell's first band, Psi-Com January 5, 1985

--Volcano Suns/Big Black/Live Skull @ CBGB's I wonder whether Albini has ever *set foot* in the State of Florida. In any event, I got turned on to his band by a review of Atomizer in Spin and bought it shortly thereafter. Big Black neglected to play a show in my state before abruptly breaking up less than two years later. I know a guy who saw them at the Touch & Go reunion show, and boy am I freaking jealous. Also, Live Skull's live show ca. 1986 was very well portrayed by that Don't Get Any on You thing, but by the time I saw them in 1988 at the Cameo, Marnie Greenholz had split and their sound was all wrong. So a chance to see them right. I knew Volcano Suns back in the day from that "White Elephant" track on The Wailing Ultimate comp, and I know now that they've covered "Needles in the Camel's Eye," but it wouldn't be about them, not really. July 13, 1986

--CBGB 's Halloween 1986 Pussy Galore, primarily. Death of Samantha/Phantom Tollbooth/Kil Slug OK, last show at CBGB's. But it was an important place. Two other Homestead bands who appeared on The Wailing Ultimate, but this is all about Spencer & Hagerty & Cafritz etc. I've got a copy of "Biker Rock Loser/Cunt Tease," sounds great. I mean, it sounds shitty, but it's supposed to sound shitty. Gloriously shitty, that's it. Anyway, Pussy Galore at their peak, 'nuf said. October 31, 1986

--Any of the dates along Pavement's 1992 Slanted and Enchanted tour They were at the 40 Watt Club in Athens September 12, so maybe that would be a good one? Huge fan of the band since S&E came out, even wrote them a fan letter, but did they ever repay my fandom with a SoFla gig? No! They pretty much suck for that, but I'll still give the time machine a spin to go 'n' see 'em.

--Any of the Generator Parties hosted in the Sonoran Desert by Sons of Kyuss, or Kyuss How about this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd_cV3zfQjs which was May 18, 1993

--Nirvana w/ The Breeders @ the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami My biggest regret. Not that I didn't have a ticket. I did, along with my roommate. But I got sick. Really fucking sick. I remember lying on the couch in the living room, sweating bullets, hallucinating, without the barest energy to turn my head, and Tim left for the show, I hear him rather than see him, 'are you sure you can't make it' and I mumbled, "I'll see them next time." and the door shut and I was absorbed by strange fever dreams I did see The Breeders 20 years later, and it was a good show, too, but it didn't work out as well with Nirvana. November 27, 1993

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Hollywood Sportatorium

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Roger Waters Hollywood FL 1973, © Al Satterwhite

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June 17, 1979

Dynasty Tour

The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines (Hollywood), Florida

📸 Bob Alford

"Their stage show was incredible. The special effects, dazzling. They have fireworks that would put many cities' Fourth of July celebrations to shame... Technically the show was a masterpiece" (Boca Raton News, June 24, 1979).

Too much equipment was apparently hung from the venue's superstructure resulting in bending.

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The songs I Like : Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars ( live at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida on October 9, 1981).

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Happy Birthday to the lovely @nealschon-postsdaily 💛 🥳

April is an amazing month for amazing people. Here is some April SP/Journey content for you to enjoy!

A look back in history...

Journey, Van Halen and Montrose at Rogues, Norfolk, VA, April 25th 1978

Journey with The Baby’s at Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, April 25th 1980

April album releases...

Steve Perry - ‘Street Talk’ Album, Released 7th April 1984 ❤️

Journey - ‘Raised On Radio’ Album, Released 21st April 1986 💙

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, 7th April 2017...

April live performances...

The Midnight Special, 28th April 1978

Houston, 12th April, 1980 (from Blue Jean Network)

The Bay Area Music Awards, 15th April, 1981

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Traditional Values or Matrimony Before Children

Quick Tag List: @kuruumiya @spacelizardtrashboys @stupidbluegirl @enigmaticandunstable @nattinngrst

This Passage Contains Potentially: swearing, violence, blood, angst, whump, fluff and very smutty content.

Summary: Rod decides it's time to 'pop the question' because he can't risk losing Kirby after they have a massive argument following Kirby getting injured.

Kirby's POV:

"Maybe if ya were able to see things from my point of view, ya wouldn't be here right now!"

"Well, maybe if you weren't so pig-headed about the finish of the match, I wouldn't have ended up getting hurt!"

I had snapped by this point, we were in New Haven, Connecticut and Rod had rushed in at the end of my match against Orton.

The match ended due to outside interference as well as injury.

Piper had knocked me off the turnbuckle, right before I was going to hit a senton bomb on Orton, making me fall out of the ring, off of the turnbuckle and thus slamming my right elbow into the guardrail, leaving me in extreme pain and needing medical attention.

He had managed to make me sprain my elbow, putting it in a sling for three weeks and taking me off television for the next month.

Damien had told me to take the month off, not risking any sort of further injury.

From the sixth of May until the sixth of June I wouldn't be allowed to work and I pinned all of the blame onto Roddy.

I got Damien to drive the long way back to the house, luckily me and Roderick had separate keys.

I was so hot with rage that I decided to just go home, to Cardiff, forget all about America and Roddy.

I stewed in the anger for the full three weeks of healing, on the Twenty-ninth of May, I heard the front door open, fully ready to call everything quits I waited for him to get through the foyer and see me.

"Before ya leave me, let me know, did ya love me?"

"I, uh, I, God, Roddy," I couldn't hold back the tears and Rod came running up to me, I tried to push him away with my left arm but failed.

"My love, my love, shh, shh, it's okay, you're okay."

"Rod, I wanted to leave but then I got my citizenship finished up and everything was clear and I couldn't think of a life without you in it … And now is not the time to get horny."

"Oh God, I'm not, that isn't, I wanted to do this after I cheered you up, but I guess now is as good a time as any, uhm," he took a moment to collect himself and got in front of me next to the table and got down on one knee, "Kirby Trevor, I know I'm a mad Scottish bastard at times, and before you ask I did ask your parents for your hand," he got out a small black box from the pouch of his sporran and opened it, inside laying half set into the foam was a simple, slim, iron ring, "I know we're moving a little fast, but I can't imagine a life without you in it and, I'm not risking losing you for a third time, I would like to marry ya, if you would let me."

"Roderick, you're kidding."

"I'm not kidding, mo chridhe. It would make me the happiest man alive."

"Oh … my … God … Yes, Rod, Yes!"

He slipped the ring onto my left ring finger, pulling me closer and kissed my neck before hoisting me over his shoulder and taking me upstairs.

By the time I woke up the following day, Rod was putting an ice pack on my elbow.

"Roddy?"

"Morning, mo chridhe, are ya alright?"

"I'm fine, yesterday was real, right?"

Rod lent down to kiss me, running his fingers over the rings on my left hand, making me realise that instead of my usual three, there were now, in fact, four rings, all in a row. Yesterday was real, the almost argument, the breakdown, the proposal, it was all real.

Without much thought I got up and backed Rod against the wall, kissing his neck, his jawline, his lips, anywhere I could access, until he managed to back me towards the bed and throw me down onto it.

"I fucking love ya, mo chridhe."

"Rod, when are we getting married."

"When do you want us to get married?"

"As soon as possible. If it's possible"

Roddy made calls, several calls, to I don't know who but he managed to get us a civil ceremony on Friday the first of June.

Seeing Rod in the pale blue suit as I stood there in my satin, peach toned slip dress I suddenly felt complete, in a weird way, like I had found my other half. I guess that's why people call their spouse their 'better half'.

The matching wedding bands we had Rod had bought without me felt right, two Celtic wedding bands, one gold (being Roddy's) and one silver (being mine).

We got back to the house, now a married couple and likely to spend a lot more time near each other, seeing as Damien had outed me on television the day before our civil ceremony as Rod's girlfriend, and soon-to-be wife.

Captain Lou and Cyndi Lauper had both made statements on me and Rod being 'man and wife' with both of them believing that it was 'disgusting to see two freaks marrying each other'.

However, the other D.O.D members as well as Schultz, Orndorff, and Orton showing support.

Roddy took 'wedding night bliss' seriously. No condoms, no alcohol, just him and me and a potentially breakable bed.

Things started off the moment we got in through the front door, Rod quickly locking the door behind us as I took my heels off, now in just my satin dress, I started walking out of the foyer, Rod pulled me back, hoisting me into a bridal carry and taking me upstairs, kicking open our bedroom door before letting me down.

I managed to sit myself on the edge of the bed while Rod was preoccupied with taking off his suit, I focused back on taking off my dress, the zip up the back actually pretty easy to unzip and remove, standing back up and letting the dress slide off, hearing a groan from Rod and knowing fully that he was watching me, he soon saw the black lace leg garter and started grinning like a mad man.

"Rod, what are you thinking about?"

"I think you know, honey."

In a matter of about a minute or two, Rod had ripped off the garter with his teeth and started kissing from my mid-thigh up to my groin and then making his way up to kissing my neck and then my mouth.

Feeling the heat from Rod's groin as well as his erect member poking at my clit through two layers of clothing (his briefs and my boxers) and hearing him groan in my ear, I started sliding my hand down the front of Rod's briefs.

when we woke up the next morning, both still fully nude, Rod was just starting to wake up as I started to get dressed.

"Oh, there you are, my beautiful wife."

"My dearest husband."

"We've gotta get back to work, Honey."

"I know, Roddy, I know."

By the seventh of June we were back at work fully, each night before Rod had asked for my permission to try and get me pregnant and I agreed, most of the time it was either in a hotel bed or on the front bench of the D200.

On screen I was usually by Roddy's side often being treated as softer or more emotionally vulnerable when compared to him, but just as quick-witted and tough as him. A marriage of equals instead of your typical opposites attract.

On the ninth of June I was in Roddy's corner during his fight against Rocky Johnson at the Capital centre in Landover, Maryland. He pinned Johnson, later on that same night he filmed a Piper's Pit segment with Captain Lou.

I was once again in Roddy's corner for another win against Rocky Johnson on the fifteenth in Detroit.

Then again, another Roddy win against Johnson on the sixteenth in Hollywood, Florida's Sportatorium before he filmed another segment of the Pit with Lauper.

I had noticed that either my period was late this month or something was wrong because I still had some cramping pains but they weren't as bad as they usually would be if I was 'on'. I decided to drop my worries for now and to focus on staying by Rod's side as I knew if anything bad happened to me, he'd be the first to react.

We went to the CYC in Scranton, Pennsylvania for another one of Roddy's matches against Rocky Johnson on the 18th.

I noticed on the twentieth that I had started feeling tired much easier than before, often needing to sit down a lot quicker than I was used to.

Backstage at the Civic Centre in Erie, Pennsylvania on the Twenty-first. Instead of going out with Roddy like what had been planned, Billie and Vickie had pulled me aside and into a bathroom, locking all three of us in a small private bathroom stall originally meant for disabled patrons or staff members, Vickie started questioning me.

"How long have you and him been married?"

"Around twenty days, why?"

"Have you two been, y'know," Billie wiggled her eyebrows, "Active?"

"Ya mean sexually, of course. I'm his wife, what are you two doing?"

"Well, little 'sister' time to take a test."

"What, Vic, like a newlywed game or something?"

Billie pushed me backwards, forcing me to sit on seat of the toilet, still with my slacks on.

"This test," Vic pulled out an 'ADVANCE' box from her purse, "You look confused, Kirbs. It's a pregnancy test, tall-ass."

"No, no, I can't be, just, no."

"Take it, we'll guard the door."

Vic unlocked the door and they exited, leaving me to take the pregnancy test, I did what the test required and told Vic, who went through the steps, and started giggling to herself after the result came through.

"I'm going to be an auntie."

"Oh no, no, you're kidding, right?"

Vic wasn't kidding, she explained the test and the result and lo and behold my future had changed, I was expecting a child. Rod didn't know yet, but I didn't know how to tell him. Truly I love Rod, but how was I gonna explain this to him.

The following day (22nd June 1984) it was announced that 'Due to unforeseen circumstances' I was not wrestling for the next ten months.

On that Saturday (23rd June 1984) Rod had brought me on to Piper's Pit to address some questions about my nearly a year long departure from wrestling.

"I've had a lot of questions about why my wife is off your screens, ladies and germs, so here she is, my beautiful wife, Kirby Piper."

"Hi Roddy."

"Hello, beautiful. First of all, congratulations on marrying the strongest and most intelligent man in the WWF. Secondly, why have you decided to take a ten month break from active competition?"

"Firstly, thank you for marrying a female giant. Secondly, Rod, look me in the eyes."

He did as I asked, and so I continued.

"I am being completely serious, okay."

"Okay."

"Roddy Piper, I, as your wife, and as your friend, must be completely honest and tell you that I am," I took a moment to compose myself and realised that both the audience, as well as both Orton and Piper were hanging on my every word, "I'm, I am," I took a deep breath in to help calm myself down, "I am pregnant."

Barely above a whisper, I had said it just loud enough for the microphone Piper had customarily shoved in my face, the same way he did to all his guests, could pick up.

"Re, uh, repeat that, Kirby," Rod stumbled over his words momentarily, "If you, if ya wouldn't mind, my, my love."

Slightly louder than before, now at my normal speaking volume, rather than a whisper, I repeated my statement, "The reason I'm out of the ring for the next ten months is because I, the human being you see here, I am with child. I am pregnant."

Rod erupted, dropping the mic, which still continued to work and actually caught him yelling, "I'm gonna be a dad?! I'm going to be a father?!"

He dropped to his knees in front of me, I leant down to kiss him and he got up, having to lean down into the kiss for a moment. The crowd cheered from behind him, before they started chanting his name. He helped me out of my seat and Orton gave Rod the mic before helping me stand from the other side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, my wife, Kirby Piper, and the reason, oh my God, the reason she is out of active competition. I'm gonna be a father! Acey baby, I'm gonna be a dad, can ya believe it?!"

Rod leant up to kiss me, letting Orton let go of the other side of my back as Rod wrapped his arms around my waist and stayed in the moment until we both needed air, touching his forehead to mine as he huffed out an almost silent 'I love you, so much'.

END OF TRADITIONAL VALUES or MATRIMONY BEFORE CHILDREN

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4:12 AM EDT April 17, 2024:

Blue Öyster Cult - "Joan Crawford" From the album Extraterrestrial Live (April 19, 1982)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Hey! Fuck yeah! Recorded live at the Hollywood Sportatorium, October 9, 1981

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