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- The WLUP Annual Charity Christmas Concert -
Sunday, December 10th. 7:30 PM
The Park West, Chicago, IL. Proceeds to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.
The Doobie Brothers and Survivor.I emailed JJ asking if he could share a few comments on Survivor's appearance at the WLUP unplugged Christmas show. And how did Chris sound behind the baby grand? ... with no cords attached? - And JJ replied:
Well, actually, we didn't quite have room enough on stage for the Grand, but Chris made the keyboard he used sound like a Grand. The place was jam-packed to the rafters and it was the first time I'd been in the Park West since the "Can't Hold Back" video shoot and also the first time we had really played unplugged in front of a crowd this large. When we started playing I think it took everyone by surprise that there were no screaming Marshall amps and pounding drums, just an acoustic guitar, an acoustic bass, a keyboard, and a very scaled-down drum kit used mainly for percussion. The stage was about waist-high with no barrier and I could see in the faces of people standing in the first few rows that they were a little shy about being so close without the loudness factor. It was a very intimate situation where any mistake on our part would stick out like a sore thumb.
About halfway through the second song I watched as the people relaxed and got excited at the same time as if saying "hey, these guys really can play." Needless to say, we were pretty proud of each other. It really was a good feeling, especially knowing that we had been a part of helping such a worthwhile charity.
Thanks,
Jimi JamisonP.S. The Doobie Brothers sounded OK, too. *L*
[December 14, 00 - Another note on the Park West concert Sunday night; Submitted by Chicagoland fan, Tom McG.
An excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, December 14, Features. "For the Kids" by Glendy Mattalia
"- Ronald McDonald House Charities did it again. It was standing room only Sunday night at Park West in Lincoln Park at the Survivor and Doobie Brothers benefit concert. Survivor opened the evening in an unplugged set that roused the audience when lead singer Jimmy Jameson jumped down from the stage and put his arms around people, coaxing them to sing with him. Fans joined in and the crowd went wild.
A live auction followed that featured a Doobie Brothers autographed poster and a signed Fender Stratacaster guitar and the Ronald McDonald collector set of Beanie Babies. The guitar, which was purchased by a grinning Dave Archibald of Lake Forest, went for $4,600. After the auction, the Doobie Brothers took the stage and rocked the house in a 90-minute set that had the audience on its feet cheering and screaming for more.
The benefit was produced by WLUP-FM 97.9 and raised approximately $40,000 for local Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana."]
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