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Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ..... After the intensity of the experience seeing Costello live in 1987 , I wouldn't have missed this tour for the world. I gathered a small posse of college friends to go, all folks who would eventually rate their own Wikipedia and/or IMDB entries: Chris Regan , Danny Vermont , and Mike Royce . It was Elvis' birthday, his 35th, and throughout the concert audience members shouted out birthday greetings. A couple folks even had homemade signs wishing him happy birthday. Elvis assiduously ignored all references to the milestone throughout the show--until his bandmates pranked him. Halfway through the set, Elvis launched into the next song on the setlist and suddenly realized that everyone else on stage was playing something different than he. Panic briefly took over his face until it dawned on him that the band was playing "Happy Birthday." Cake was produced as Elvis nodded sheepishly at the other musicians with a you-got-me look, as t...

Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ..... I bought a pair of tickets to bring my girlfriend to this concert, but she broke up with me before the show. I ended up going alone. This was the best possible way to experience a concert by The Cure on the Disintegration tour. I found it amusing to see a big, multi-band concert (not only where there the main three bands, but Shelleyan Orphan also opened) on the 20th anniversary of the Woodstock festival. It was at this concert for the first (and probably last) time that I heard the expression "blooted" used for "vomited." The Cure set list : Plainsong Pictures of You Closedown Kyoto Song A Night Like This Just Like Heaven Lovesong Last Dance Fascination Street Charlotte Sometimes The Walk A Forest In Between Days The Same Deep Water as You Prayers for Rain Disintegration encore break Lullaby Close to Me Let's Go to Bed Why Can't I Be You? 2nd encore break Homesick Untitled Three Imag...