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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid
SteveMacD I second this wholeheartedly.
I sense you like Billy and Rick better than I.
CSN = Crosby Stills and Nash (my only guess)?
If so, I didn't know they opened for them. It's
sad they would open for anyone.
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I do like Billy and Rick. I don't think they, or Bekka, were allowed the same creative freedoms that were afforded to Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham. Dave Mason isn't the most creative force, but he does have an established career, so he was allowed to maintain his individuality.
As for opening for CSN, that made total sense. They were not yet ready to be the headliner (same went for Lindsey a year earlier), but it was a good bill to build on the band's future. Dave is heavily associated with CSN, including their keyboardist Mike Finnigan, who was in the Dave Mason Band. Bekka's mom also had ties, singing with Stills and acting opposite of Crosby on "Roseanne". Friendly crowd. It's not sad. It's the reality of rebuilding a brand. (Now, the oldies tour was a huge mistake.)