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Page 10 -The Michigan Daily - Sunday, June 3, 1984
Fogelberg concert hits highway
By Barbara Misle
S OME CARS zoomed past on the
f shoulder of I-75, but most concert-
goers were stuck in the six-mile traffic
jam inching closer to the entrance of
Pine Knob Thursday night.
Drivers looked anxiously at their
watches as the 7:30 p.m. showtime
drew nearer, asking others in nearby
cars how long they'd been waiting.
By the time the entrance to the out-
door theater was in sight, a little before
8 p.m., Dan Fogelberg could be heard
belting out his first song while half the
crowd was fumbling to dole out $3.50 for
parking.
Once inside, with the band plowing
through its second number, "Heart
Hotel," people were moving past a
security guard at one gate before
progressing to get tickets ripped at
another.
- And those unlucky enough to have to
go to the bathroom were rationed a stall
by a Pine Knob attendant wearing a
fluorescent orange smock.
Despite the hassles and disappoin-
tment of missing the first third of the
show, the crowd seemed enthusiastic
and content munching on pizza, beer,
and nachos during Fogelberg's nearly
two-hour performance.
For those people seeing Fogelberg for
the first time, the show was probably
exciting and satisfying. Instead of
sticking to songs from his recently
release album Windows and Walls, he
played many of the old favorites, such
as "Part of the Plan," that people had
paid$16 to hear.
But for those who saw Fogelberg two-
and-a-half years ago at Crisler Arena in
Ann Arbor, his Pine Knob debut may
have seemed somewhat redundant.
Aside from the new material and the
order of the songs, not much has
changed. From the little intra-band
quirks to the prepared words Fogelberg
spoke to the audience, the show was
practically a mirror image of his last
Michigan appearance.
After hundreds of shows some routine
is certainly expected, but hearing
Fogelberg using the same chatty words
to talk to fans as he did in Ann Arbor
was a disappointment.
Like the last concert, the highlight
was Fogelberg playing a few of the
"pretty ones" solo on the piano or
guitar. "Auld Lang Syne" ("It's true, I
swear," he said - again) earning
himself one of several standing
ovations.
The big finish, a chorus-of "There's a
Place in the World for a Gambler"
which had the audience swaying arm-
in-arm and singing along, was also a
rerun from his last show.
A small complaint, however, in a
strong high-energy concert. The band,
especially drummer Russ Kunkel,
piano player Michael Hanna, and bongo
player Joe Vitale, was excellent and
had people dancing in their seats during
songs such as "Part of the Plan."
Fogelberg's appeal, the ability to
beautifully capture feelings of lost love,
found love, old love, new love, and of
course, desperation and loneliness, was
still running strong and worked its
magic on the crowd.
One fan left a bouquet of flowers with
a note on stage. Another crowned
Fogelberg with a Tiger's cap that he
wore for barely half a song before
removing it and shaking his hair away
from his face.
As Fogelberg played the piano on an
empty stage, the 15,000 seat pavillion
was hushed. He sang "Sweet
Magnolia," a song about a lost lover,
and "Auld Lang Syne," a sad tune -
about running into an old lover at a
grocery store on Christmas Eve.
During the second set Fogelberg
played some new and old bluegrass,
reporting that his next album, due out
in September, would be blue grass
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Dan Fogelberg, making his Pine Knob debut, proves that he is still able to
put on an emotional show.
because, "sometimes you gotta' do an 11 p.m. plane out of the Pontiac air-
things just for fun." port and the rest of us had to crawl
The show finished about 10 p.m. with home again through the 1-75 traffic
a short encore. Fogelberg was catching jungle.
SPOR TS OF THE DAILY:
Tracksters quiet at NCAA meet
"We showed we can explode too," said Oriole pit- the Blue Jays to within 4 games of the Detroit
Special to the Daily cher Storm Davis, 6-1, who held the Tigers to three Tigers in the American League East.
EUGENE, Ore. - Following third- and sixth-place hits for his second shutout of the season and his fourth RELIEVER Clay Christiansen, 1-2, started the 10th
finishes in the Big Ten respectively, the men's and complete game. He retired the side in order seven by hitting pinch hitter Dave Collins. Alfredo Griffin
women's track teams did not fare will in the NCAA times. forced Collins at second, and took second when cat-
Championships this weekend. WAYNE GROSS and Ken Singleton each hit two- cher Butch Wynegar threw the ball into center field
The only Michigan athlete to place in the run, upper deck homers to lead Baltimore. after catching him off first.
competition was sophomore Joyce Wilson. The Davis said he used Morris' own premier pitch, the Damaso Garcia was walked intentionally, then Bob
Warren native ran the 400 meters in a time of 54.25 split fingered fastball, to baffle the Tiger-batters. Shirley came on and walked Lloyd Moseby to load the
seconds, good for 11th place and two points for the "I'm also throwing more breaking balls now when bases. Whitt pinch-hit for Jesse Barfield and rammed
Wolverines. I'm behind on strikes," Davis said. "I even throw the first pitch from Curt Brown into right to win the
THE OTHER Michigan competitors were not as this, a forkball, when I'm behind on the count. I have game.
successful. Sue Schroeder failed to qualify for the confidence in it." Dennis Lamp, the fifth Toronto pitcher, picked up the
finals in the 1500 meters, falling three seconds short The win moved the third-place defending world win to go to 3-2.
of the needed time. Sophomore Angie Hafner did champions 10 games behind the Tigers.
likewise in the high jump, lacking an inch in her leap Morris, 10-2, gave up seven hits and five runs in six Phillies 3, Cubs 2
of-t e the nals , ng mp Drkinnings. He was relieved by Willie Hernandez in the PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mike Schmidt, who
On the men's side, long jumper Derek Harper seventh inning,.rv naltre'hldlharus rce w
landed a foot short of the qualifying standards on his se e stteog.w .h.idrove in all three Philadelphia runs, cracked a two
jump of 24-0 and Scott Eriksson's discus toss of 181-0 The closest Detroit came to a run was in the third run homer in the bottom of the eighth to give the
failed to qualify him for extended play. Sophomore inning when Dave Bergman was thrown at the plate Phillies a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday
Chris Brewster did not finish in the 10,000-meter run. attempting to score from first on Johnson's double to that put them back in first place in the National
Oregon took the men's title with 113 points. center. Bumbry relayed the ball to shortstop Ripken, League East.
Washington State and Arkansas finished second and who fired home to catcher Rick Dempsey to get After Keith Moreland's homer in the top of the
third respectively. Florida State beat out Tennessee Bergman. eighth had given the Cubs a 2-1 lead, Von Hayes
to capture the women's championship. Blue Jays 9, Yankees 8 opened the Philadelphia half with a single to left off
Orioles 5, Tigers0O NOLee Smith, who had relieved Dennis Eckersley to
TORONTO (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Ernie Whitt ripped start the inning. Schmidt then hit a 1-1 pitch over the
DETROIT (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles, victims' a bases-loaded single off the rightfield wall in the 10th leftfield fence for his 13th homer of the season.
of a 14-2 Detroit rout Friday night, held a power show inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 9-8 victory over Al Holland, 4-2, gained the victory despite giving up
of their own yesterday and put down the first-place the New York Yankees yesterday afternoon, their Moreland's home run. Smith fell to 3-3. The game was
Tigers and baseball's winningest pitcher Jack 19th consecutive one-run win. played before 40,102 fans in Veterans Stadium,
Morris, 5-0. The win, Toronto's 14th in its last 16 games, moved Philadephia's largest crowd of the~season.
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