Concert Memories

May 25, 1979 Miami Stadium, Miami, FL

I don't remember the exact date, but my wife and I attended a concert in Miami Stadium in Miami, Fla. in 1979 that featured Poco, The Doobie Brothers, and Boston. The heat was absolutely miserable and the concert began with a local group after a very long delay. By the time this group started playing, the audience had been throwing objects back and forth to each other (such as Frisbees, etc.) for a long period of time. My wife was actually feeling sick from the long wait in the sun and blistering heat and the rest of the crowd was heat crazed and probably high. The throwing of objects was all in fun and continued as the music continued. By the time Poco came on, it had really gotten wild. I can't remember if Poco did one, two or three songs and I don't remember Rusty getting hit. I just thought he was fed up with the audience not paying attention. Finally, he stopped playing in the middle of a song and said, "If that's the way you're going to be, then fuck you!" And they proceeded to walk off the stage. Everyone thought they would come back out, but they never did.

Greg Hampton