tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post9097806649796378446..comments2024-03-16T07:13:50.487-07:00Comments on Lost Live Dead: August 24, 1975 Trenton Speedway, New Jersey State Fairgrounds, Hamilton, NJ: Aerosmith/Kingfish/Poco/othersCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-86429621111865905432023-08-29T18:08:09.002-07:002023-08-29T18:08:09.002-07:00Oh yeah forgot to mention got tickets for the bad ...Oh yeah forgot to mention got tickets for the bad boys and Blake crows in Philly Saturday night 9-2 -2023 almost 50 years---damnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-21003088813169420242023-08-29T17:50:45.342-07:002023-08-29T17:50:45.342-07:0015 years old and a seasoned concert goer. I though...15 years old and a seasoned concert goer. I thought it was normal back then--ahhhh not !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-78551064626741377642023-08-29T17:42:28.294-07:002023-08-29T17:42:28.294-07:00H20qH20qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-48802826978754221082023-05-03T08:44:27.673-07:002023-05-03T08:44:27.673-07:00I think that big bald cop was Tony Capolo. He was...I think that big bald cop was Tony Capolo. He was a Hamilton Township cop. He was a Mr. Clean look alike😆 I held up the chain link fence when I snuck in with a couple friends. I had a ticket but they did not. Nobody wanted to take over holding up the fence. Finally I couldn’t hold it any longer. I let people go ahead of me rushing to the stands because I didn’t want to get hit with bats and boards. Good times😆Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-14521343862444923772023-03-01T20:52:20.463-08:002023-03-01T20:52:20.463-08:00I just reread my comment from 2014. This is still ...I just reread my comment from 2014. This is still how I fondly remember this show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-83679557949864744622022-05-08T19:56:04.932-07:002022-05-08T19:56:04.932-07:00pissed*pissed*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862348646594647584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-82791737854469872972022-05-08T19:55:20.556-07:002022-05-08T19:55:20.556-07:00What I remember from ABB 2 years before is as we w...What I remember from ABB 2 years before is as we were walking to the entry gates a chick walked up to a police officer and asked him for a light, she had a joint, and there was a fence separating the people in the grandstands from the field in the middle of the track, some big fat guy with no shirt on climbed the fence and they stopped the show until he got down, he got stuck, people got pussed and started yelling and pelting him with cans and bottles, and the thrill of actually feeling vibrations from the sound of the music, especially Whipping Post...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862348646594647584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-43837204764154110812022-01-08T13:00:35.373-08:002022-01-08T13:00:35.373-08:00Rich, thanks for checking in. If there were that m...Rich, thanks for checking in. If there were that many people, then things actually went pretty well under the circumstances. As you can see from this comment thread, those who went remember it fondly.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-81558898310218759232022-01-08T10:47:45.143-08:002022-01-08T10:47:45.143-08:00the show had over 75000 people there the concert w...the show had over 75000 people there the concert was made free so that no one would get hurt...the promoters already made a profit from pre sales and everyone could be paid....this was our first outdoor concert after over sixty shows in the trenton war memorial and the trenton civic center,,,rich fuller president hollow moon concertsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16686378599680659188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-1100010391982843462021-12-14T20:23:42.085-08:002021-12-14T20:23:42.085-08:00Was 15 went with my older brother and his friends....Was 15 went with my older brother and his friends. Really went to see Poco and Kingfish. Didn't remember the whole free concert and security guards with bats. Was a cool day...from what I can remember.swlarkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847062369044069536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-219408569650377892021-08-01T04:05:08.588-07:002021-08-01T04:05:08.588-07:00I was there with friends from Marple Newtown HS. S...I was there with friends from Marple Newtown HS. Saw the gate crashing. Went off site for beer re-supply. Remember wasted girl dancing topless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976844397998100274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-25758327975292123682021-05-23T05:23:58.773-07:002021-05-23T05:23:58.773-07:00The gate told us the show was sold out. As the cro...The gate told us the show was sold out. As the crowd who were turned away, gathered at the fence, The Hollow Moon security guards were standing on the inside with bats and clubs, started antagonizing the guys who were putting their hands on it. We started to chant "let us in"! It got heated and the crowd started shaking the fence until it came down. Guys were getting hit by the hollow moon guards that didn't run away. <br />Living right across the street from the venue, we knew how to sneak into events at the site. The best way was to wait for someone to create a diversion over there, and jump the fence over here. This was way different. Once the fence went down we just stormed in. There was plenty of space to accommodate the extra people just as the Allman brothers concert had done. I felt bad for Nils as we interrupted his set. He played the Trenton War Memorial building not long after and I got to see him there. All the bands were great and I didn't get clubbed. Layton Bus Servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052910906636146931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-21781991814604233412020-12-27T01:22:35.539-08:002020-12-27T01:22:35.539-08:00XyzXyzNigel Tufnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951523685517328400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-81480845153585151232020-12-26T08:12:33.485-08:002020-12-26T08:12:33.485-08:00I was the electrical contractor and I’m 68 yrs. ol...I was the electrical contractor and I’m 68 yrs. old now and would like to see about getting a t shirt from that concertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278753028922850603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-30609483321759262362020-10-27T11:05:01.761-07:002020-10-27T11:05:01.761-07:00Great read everyone!! Sounds like it was a blast!!...Great read everyone!! Sounds like it was a blast!! Lil before my ti e 1st show was 1985. I was 5 in 75... I love reading stories like this about the old days!! Always wish I could have seen this lineup of Kingfish. Live!! These guys ripped!!!<br />Tapertomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522482926880627160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-49037288052142834082020-09-05T15:46:57.741-07:002020-09-05T15:46:57.741-07:00me too...i was there to sing Kingfish and put up w...me too...i was there to sing Kingfish and put up with the other bands. Right after Kingfish finished we left before Aerosmith even took the stage. We were right down front and Kingfish was great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740359215033380740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-89225901354496513192020-07-27T04:18:27.566-07:002020-07-27T04:18:27.566-07:00Was there to see Kingfish, remember Ambrosia playi...Was there to see Kingfish, remember Ambrosia playing a decent setPhilajoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708053066926129783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-46040679012107546482020-06-10T10:10:31.427-07:002020-06-10T10:10:31.427-07:00A good friend of mine was at this gig and told me ...A good friend of mine was at this gig and told me that Slade were pelted mercilessly with bottles and cans.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-68122148619089260692020-02-08T23:26:55.288-08:002020-02-08T23:26:55.288-08:00We slept in the parking lot with a 1/4 keg that we...We slept in the parking lot with a 1/4 keg that we forced the gate to allow in well before the gates came down.<br /><br />The earliest attempting crashers were yelling "let it in" about our keg. So many pressed up behind us as we (about 8 of us) argued with a big bald Statie that he eventually capitulated after insisting that we promise not to throw our keg at people. $7 Refund back then.<br /><br />We stayed to the end. Every beer for miles got drank. There were lines of people going to and from all the bars in that area. We even ran out and had to go buy a couple cases!<br /><br />Aerosmith was amazing!!! I was front and center for them. It seemed like everybody burned out and started leaving early so I walked up until I was like 10-20 feet from the stage.<br /><br />After the show ended I saw a biker threatening to start beating people who didn't leave so I went to the car. It was easy to find, most everybody else had left by then.<br /><br />My crew use to kill a keg or 2 every weekend, plus "what else you got" was like a motto for us. We had barrels of practice but that festival was the biggest beer bash I ever saw. And the bands were all great. I even had a 60x spotting scope to zoom in on guitars and drums with. Mahogany Rush and Aerosmith were my 2 fav bands right about that time so... No shit I was living!!!<br /><br />If you read this and walked past the grand stands and saw the 4-5 foot high pyramid of beer cans that stood for hours just across the walkway from the main entrance... What's up!!!<br /><br />We watched that pyramid be built and defended for hours!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584414750873416892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-43241046094763642102020-02-07T19:37:19.511-08:002020-02-07T19:37:19.511-08:00I paid 10$ for my ticket !!! I want a refund ...I paid 10$ for my ticket !!! I want a refund ...Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690548429718356285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-85938300078442895302017-09-11T18:35:19.908-07:002017-09-11T18:35:19.908-07:00lived close. was familiar with the fairgrounds. wo...lived close. was familiar with the fairgrounds. worked the races as a usher. We were coming of age in the world of rock n roll. Hoochie Kootch was a famous local blues bandTony Correiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285739274860806164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-91507446172034880322016-04-14T11:34:27.699-07:002016-04-14T11:34:27.699-07:00I waa there and lucky I didn't get medivacked....I waa there and lucky I didn't get medivacked. Mixed greenies and tuinols and smoke a lot of pot and a couple of beers....paid and never got to see the show..... oh wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-58870611136356181582015-10-05T12:42:23.018-07:002015-10-05T12:42:23.018-07:00The stage was at the front where the pits were, in...The stage was at the front where the pits were, in front of the lakes. There was a dogleg on the back leg of the track and a lake at each end of the track. Can you imagine a lake in the middle of a NASCAR track now? Jim Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11120315345902441506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-74372761085645873982015-05-31T15:33:30.278-07:002015-05-31T15:33:30.278-07:00Alan, by a strange coincidence I happened to be at...Alan, by a strange coincidence I happened to be at the State Fairgounds site yesterday (now the museum Grounds For Sculpture). Do you recall where the stage was located, relative to the racetrack? At the front, near the pits and the Fairgrounds building, or at the backstretch of the track at the rear of the grounds?<br />Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-20672788169177335802015-05-31T15:11:39.735-07:002015-05-31T15:11:39.735-07:00I as at this show also but do not remember the gat...I as at this show also but do not remember the gate crashers. I went to see Aerosmith but when Kingfish came on, I knew my taste in music would change. I became a Deadhead and not have not looked back after 40 years.Alan Shapirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246205353739284102noreply@blogger.com