Meeting Dave Bickler - Jimi Jamison - And - Frankie Sullivan From Survivor

On May 18, 2013 Brian and I went to Mohegan Sun to see the 80s' rock band Survivor perform. They put on a great show! This year the line-up included singers Jimi Jamison and Dave Bickler together. They gave an amazing performance! They each sang their biggest hits. The following is the set list:

Feels Like Love

Can't Give It Up

Take You on a Saturday

High on You

Rockin' into the Night
(.38 Special cover)

Rebel Girl

It's The Singer Not The Song

Poor Man's Son

Keyboard Solo - Walter Tolentino

The Search Is Over

Summer Nights Guitar Solo with Drums - Frankie Sullivan (guitar), Marc Droubay (drums)

I Can't Hold Back

Somewhere in America

Eye of the Tiger

After the show Brian and I first met up with Dave Bickler. What a nice guy! He was walking with his wife, she was very nice as well!  They stopped and talked to us for at least 10 minutes. We got photos with him and he autographed 3 vinyl albums for us.  Then we bumped into Jimi Jamison.  He is always nice. We have met him several times.  He politely stopped and took photos with us. He signed a vinyl album for us as well.  Next we met Frankie Sullivan he signed some cards for us and also posed for photos.

A fun filled night!

Brian and Dave Bickler

Suzanne and Dave Bickler

Jimi Jamison and Brian



Frankie Sullivan and Suzanne







 

 

 

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Meeting Burton Cummings of The Guess Who

On Saturday April 13, 2013 Brian and I headed to a free show at our favorite casino venue to see Burton Cummings of The Guess Who. He is an amazing performer and entertainer!  He performed many of his big hits including:  "American Woman", "No Time", "Share the Land", "Hand Me Down World", "Laughing", "Star Baby", "New Mother Nature", "These Eyes", and solo hit "Stand Tall" among other songs.  He is also quite a comedian.

Brian an I were hanging out after the show and had almost given up on meeting Burton Cummings when out of the blue he walked right up to us.

He was very nice and signed some albums for us. He took a photo with Brian and two with me!!

Burton Cummings and Brian

Suzanne and Burton Cummings

Suzanne and Burton Cummings

Meeting Alan White and Geoff Downes of the Band Yes

On April 5, 2013 Brian and I met met two members of the band Yes. We were hanging out before the show. We missed them walking in to sound check. We had a feeling we would meet at least some of them coming out. It didn't take too long before we saw doors opening. Out comes Alan White. He was in a bit of a hurry, but very nice! He signed albums for us and took photos!  Next Geoff Downes came out of the same doors holding his keyboard.  He was with an assistant. He was also super nice! We offered to walk with him to the hotel so he could sign some things and take photos with us. His assistant held his keyboard for him. All in all a great meeting!

Suzanne and Alan White From Yes

Geoff Downes from Yes and Suzanne

Brian and Alan White From Yes

Geoff Downes from Yes and Brian

Meeting The Legendary Judy Collins

It was a chilly March day, but Brian and I decided this was too good to pass up. Judy Collins was playing a small venue about an hour from us and we wanted to meet her! We had no idea what time she would show up for her sound check. When we arrived it was around 2:30 p.m. there was no sign of her anywhere. There was no equipment, special cars, or workers. So, we sat in the car for awhile and observed. Eventually it got later, so we decided to get out of the car even though it was about 45 degrees, we had our winter coats on and it was partly sunny. There was a little chill but it was worth it. Finally it was 4:00 p.m. and we saw a man come out as if to meet someone. Then all of a sudden a dark SUV pulled up. We knew it was her. She came out of the back seat with her silvery white hair up in a bun and a purple scarf wrapped around her. On her feet I noticed purple boots with matching tights. She looked very nice and put together. She seemed to be in a very good mood. We called her name and asked if she would sign for us. She eyed our stack of around 15 albums and said "I can't sign all of those, maybe a couple". So she proceeded to sign two for Brian and two for me. Then she said "maybe one more" and signed two more for Brian and one for me. We asked for a photo with her and she said "yes"! We both got excellent photos. She asked if we were going to the show. The tickets were a little pricey for us, but we really wanted to go. I was going to say, "I would love to but its not in our budget this month", but she cut me off and said, "but they are sold out." and I said, "yes, they are sold out." She asked our names and we told her, "Suzanne and Brian." She turned to the man from the venue and said, "Put Suzanne and Brian on the List" We Thanked her. The man from the venue came over and took my name plus one, and said the tickets would be waiting at the window. So we took a dinner break. We arrived back at the venue around 7:00 p.m. We picked up our tickets. Really good seats in the middle orchestra. A great view, though they didn't allow photos during the concert. The show was amazing! She sounded as good as ever with her high soaring voice! She sang her hits and more. She sang my favorite, "Both Side Now", "some other great songs she sang were "Send In The Clowns", Leonard Cohen's, "Suzanne", "Barbara Allen", Bob Dylan's "Tambourine Man", and many other great songs. She ended with an encore of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."  All in all a great meeting and a fabulous evening!!

 

We would like to thank Judy Collins for her kindness!