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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Mellencamp, Fogerty Partner for Summer Tour
Sun Apr 3, 9:35 AM
By Ray Waddell
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - John Mellencamp) will follow up a successful spring run in primarily secondary markets with a summer amphitheater tour with John Fogerty), Billboard has learned.
The two rock artists' approximately 40-date trek begins June 14 in West Palm Beach, Fla., and runs through Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C. Tickets for the summer tour go on sale April 23.
Mellencamp's spring run, which featured Donovan as support, wraps April 17 in Louisville.
Mellencamp recently told Billboard an expensive summer tour was likely. "If I go out and I enjoy this, then I'll continue," he said. "If I go out and it's a pain in the ass, I'll go back home."
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| Martha |
YAY!!!!!!! I'm gonna get to see John Fogerty!!!!! Chris and I have tickets to the Louisville show with Donovan and I think that will be fantastic too. Summer is shaping up quite well! Thanks for posting this news.
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| Taptrick |
I'd love to see John and John do some roots duets.
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| Jumping Jack |
Are the cities and dates confirmed and posted anywhere? |
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| glencar |
Boring, party of two, your table is ready!! |
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| Martha |
quote:
glencar wrote:
Boring, party of two, your table is ready!!
If this bores you what is your cup o' tea? |
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| glencar |
Stones, U2, anything but Fogerty & past-his-prime Mellocamp. I know you really like JcougarM but I find him insufferably dull. Still, I hope you have a great time as you are a sweetheart & I like you despite your out-of-step political views. |
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| Martha |
quote:
glencar wrote:
Stones, U2, anything but Fogerty & past-his-prime Mellocamp. I know you really like JcougarM but I find him insufferably dull. Still, I hope you have a great time as you are a sweetheart & I like you despite your out-of-step political views.
It's always nice to be liked, thank you for saying that glencar. :-) Since I was once Johnny's wife, albeit very briefly, I do have a great fondness and respect for him. I especially love what his band is doing nowadays. I love those bluesy root performances they give and Johnny can sing 'em, I've always loved his voice.
I have to see Fogerty as well. Never have. It will be a great show for me.
Hope you get to see as many Stones and U2 shows as you can. I'm right there with ya on that.
peace,
Martha
PS I've never been "in-step" with the mainstream....I take that as a compliment. Indeed. |
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| Jumping Jack |
Two of the greatest songwriters ever. |
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| glencar |
quote:
Martha wrote:
It's always nice to be liked, thank you for saying that glencar. :-) Since I was once Johnny's wife, albeit very briefly, I do have a great fondness and respect for him. I especially love what his band is doing nowadays. I love those bluesy root performances they give and Johnny can sing 'em, I've always loved his voice.
I have to see Fogerty as well. Never have. It will be a great show for me.
Hope you get to see as many Stones and U2 shows as you can. I'm right there with ya on that.
peace,
Martha
PS I've never been "in-step" with the mainstream....I take that as a compliment. Indeed.
You were one of his various wives? |
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| glencar |
Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp (6 September 1992 - present) 2 children
Vicky Granucci (May 1981 - 1989) (divorced) 2 children
Priscilla Esterline (1969 - 1981) (divorced) 1 child |
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| Starbuck |
personally, i would rather be smothered in honey and stuck in a hill of fire ants than have to be forced to sit through a mellencamp show. besides the eagles, he is the most overrated, soulless "rock star" out there, imo. i've always liked little pink houses for some odd reason, and jack & diane doesn't exactly make me want to run to the toidy, but everything else is pure drivel. ROCK in the USA? authority's song?
ish. just plain ish! |
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| Martha |
quote:
Starbuck wrote:
personally, i would rather be smothered in honey and stuck in a hill of fire ants than have to be forced to sit through a mellencamp show. besides the eagles, he is the most overrated, soulless "rock star" out there, imo. i've always liked little pink houses for some odd reason, and jack & diane doesn't exactly make me want to run to the toidy, but everything else is pure drivel. ROCK in the USA? authority's song?
ish. just plain ish!
Have you checked out Johnny's songs beyond the hits?
Some of my favorites include:
Your Life is Now
Rain on the Scarecrow
Minutes to Memories
Between a Laugh and a Tear
Justice and Independence '85
I'm Not Running Anymore
Fruit Trader
Human Wheels
Peaceful World
The Real Life
To each his own.
My marriage to Johnny was very very brief. You won't find any info about it in the press.
Your life is now!
Martha
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| padre |
Martha says she don't need no stinkin' man makin' no decisions for her! |
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| BILL PERKS |
quote:
Starbuck wrote:
personally, i would rather be smothered in honey and stuck in a hill of fire ants than have to be forced to sit through a mellencamp show. besides the eagles, he is the most overrated, soulless "rock star" out there, imo. i've always liked little pink houses for some odd reason, and jack & diane doesn't exactly make me want to run to the toidy, but everything else is pure drivel. ROCK in the USA? authority's song?
ish. just plain ish!
YOU SHOULD DIG DEEPER..CHECK OUT MINUTES TO MEMORIES;IN OUR LIVES;END OF THE WORLD;THANK YOU;JACKIE BROWN;GET A LEG UP;WARMER PLACE TO SLEEP; AND ON AND ON
IMO,THE BEST US SONGWRITER SINCE DYLAN-HE'S EVOLVED SINCE 1982. |
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| Martha |
quote:
BILL PERKS wrote:
YOU SHOULD DIG DEEPER..CHECK OUT MINUTES TO MEMORIES;IN OUR LIVES;END OF THE WORLD;THANK YOU;JACKIE BROWN;GET A LEG UP;WARMER PLACE TO SLEEP; AND ON AND ON
IMO,THE BEST US SONGWRITER SINCE DYLAN-HE'S EVOLVED SINCE 1982.
These are on my list as well......thanks for adding them BILL PERKS!
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padre says:
Martha says she don't need no stinkin' man makin' no decisions for her!
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Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits
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Right on brother!
What exactly made you say that though? LOL
xxxoooo,
Martha Mellencamp (albeit briefly) |
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| padre |
Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her.
She don't need his money, she don't need him between the sheets,
She ain't gonna sleep on the edge of the bed for no stinking man.
And that's the way she lives 'cause I saw her last night
Pouring water on a drowning man in the moonlight, saying:
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha.
Martha say she don't need no revolver to shoot some idiot down.
She can do it with her eyes, she can do it with her smile,
She can do it with a conversation just walking down the hall.
Man, now ain't that the truth 'cause i saw her take a bite out of
Some macho dude laying some corn ball line on her last night, saying:
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha.
Martha say say she ain't changin', no nothin' for nobody for
No damn good reason.
It's the way that she wants it, it's the way that she gets it.
Well, the girl loves playing hardball, it leaves me in a
No win situation saying:
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha. |
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| Larry Dallas |
All you have to do is listen to the rock n roll masterpiece "Human Wheels" album to understand that the Coog is not "souless." If you like that one, then listen to "Big Daddy." That one is his overlooked master recording if you ask me. Love to Martha! |
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| glencar |
Funnily enough, after I posted here VH1 Classic ran an old Cougar video from the early days. B&W & set in a car. I liked that song but didn't catch the title. Of the songs perks listed, only "Get A Leg Up" holds any appeal. |
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| polksalad69 |
Got to see Fogerty last November. Free ticket too. He puts on a good show. He's a little goofy but that's ok. Johnny Menstrualcramp is a bit boring but oh well, it should be a good time. |
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| sammy davis jr. |
Mellencamp is hit and miss, but songs like Human Wheels, Big Daddy, etc. are cool by me. His Uh Huh record is one of the most Stones influenced records I've ever heard, guitar wise. Hell, he even thanks 'em on the credits. |
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