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Music Appreciation

Figarosmom

(13,768 posts) Fri May 29, 2026, 12:31 AM 20 hrs ago

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Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad

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Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad (Original Post) Figarosmom 20 hrs ago OP

Took our 15 year old Grandson to see them.. Permanut 20 hrs ago #1

Sounds like it was a good time. Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #2

It was. And that 15 year old is now a 22 year old in the Marine Corp.. Permanut 18 hrs ago #3

With who's in charge I'd worry too 😊 Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #4

GFR Was My First Concert, Too ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #6

Kind Of Required Learning For... ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #5

Permanut

(8,605 posts)

1. Took our 15 year old Grandson to see them..

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 12:54 AM

20 hrs ago

Chinook Winds Casino, March 2019. His first concert ever, and he was blown away. So were we.

Figarosmom

(13,768 posts)

2. Sounds like it was a good time.

Reply to Permanut (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2026, 01:03 AM

20 hrs ago

Saw them a couple times in Milwaukee. They were from Michigan so they got here quite a lot.

Permanut

(8,605 posts)

3. It was. And that 15 year old is now a 22 year old in the Marine Corp..

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2026, 02:39 AM

18 hrs ago

He has not been in harm's way yet, but we worry.

Figarosmom

(13,768 posts)

4. With who's in charge I'd worry too 😊

Reply to Permanut (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2026, 03:04 AM

18 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(77,364 posts)

6. GFR Was My First Concert, Too

Reply to Permanut (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2026, 11:37 AM

9 hrs ago

But, it was early '71 IIRC, not 2019.

ProfessorGAC

(77,364 posts)

5. Kind Of Required Learning For...

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 08:29 AM

12 hrs ago

...those of us who learned guitar in the 70s.
That opening riff & the cool sus4 main change. The rhythm is cool, top.
Then it has the 2 gear changes.
Really fun song.

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