Cheap Trick Manager: 'I Can't Believe We're Alive' - Band narrowly avoided death in stage collapse

Rolling Stone ^ | July 18, 2011 | Matthew Perpetua

[dfwgator]

Why is it closed?

I take it that you're under 40 years old.

[sbMKE]

They played multiple sell out nights of $65+ seats here in Milwaukee earlier this year.

Nothing cheap about them.

[rockrr]

;-)

(far out man...)

[Osage Orange]

I like that song.......

[Manic_Episode]

Saw Cheap Trick play in the high school gym in bemidji mm in 1982. I think they were down on their luck at the time but put on a great show.

[Talisker]

The New York State Thruway is closed man. :-)

LOL - Best Post Award!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I want YOU to want ME...(how do you say that in Japanese?)

[subterfuge]

the sudden windstorm that brought down the main stage at the festival came as a surprise

Wow. That IS a cheap trick.

[dfwgator]

Don’t take the brown acid.

[Blue Jays]

Great band...
Truly fantastic entertainers with cool showmanship at their concerts...
Glad most concertgoers and staff escaped without injury.

[sushiman]

It is a little difficult translating "I want you to want me" directly into Japanese. The Japanese title is 「甘い罠」 which would translate into something like "Sweet Trap".

[Slings and Arrows]

Ask Max Yasgur.

[ken in texas]

...the members of Cheap Trick and their manager Dave Frey are feeling glad to be alive.

I can imagine. Started listening to them years ago and didn't realize they were still around, much less playing concert venues.

[a fool in paradise]

Robin Zander has posted video footage he shot immediately afterwards...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCwNKox0uXE

[B4Ranch]

I was surprised that he didn’t know the drivers name.

[usconservative]

The New York State Thruway is closed man. :-)

No it's not, I drove it last weekend on my way OUT of the state! ;-)

Honest!

[Gena Bukin]

they lost all of their equipment. "Everything is gone. The gear is crushed and it's soaked

Hopefully Rick Nielson had left his very impressive and valuable collection of vintage electric guitars at home.

[presently no screen name]

That’s an August thing.

[presently no screen name]

LOL! I like the way you think. ;)

[a fool in paradise]

(A) in the shock of the immediate aftermath, it’s difficult to bring up all info

(B) he may have been referring to him at the driver since that might be how others would also know him.

They posted an update today on his condition.