"small clubs" debate

[Robert Kohl]

I have to agree with RR.  Having seen BOC in 1982 outdoors with the huge
Zilla rising from behind the stage, pyrotechnics, etc., and then seeing them
at a large club in Philadelphia (approx. 1989 or so), I'll take the outdoor
concert anytime.  Despite the thousands of people (compared to hundreds
indoors), it was definitely a better show outside.  Also, the energy of the
crowd is much better at the large outdoor shows.

One area I might disagree with RR is where he says that BOC is playing more
for the love of the music than to make big bucks.  I think they're just doing
what they're best at to make a living, just like the rest of us working
stiffs who go to work everyday.  This is a real shame, because I remember a
time when they did it for the love of the music, as RR says, and when they
fed off the energy of the crowd going nuts.  Now it seems to be just a job to
do.  A pity, really.

-Dr. Bob
rkohl at state.de.us