Comments on: Meandering Thoughts from the Widespread Panic Archivist (Part 3 of 6)

By: Lori C

Lori C — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:28 +0000

Horace, Thanks so much for doing this. I moved to Georgia in ‘88 after graduating from Sewanee where I discovered and fell in love with Panic. You truly are taking me down the wonderful path of memory lane. I taught high school in Rome for a couple of years and remembering that Center Stage show really makes me chuckle. It was one of the few all ages shows I can recall and it seemed like half my students were there. Oh the horror!! Those were wonderful days for sure. Shoot, I still have copies of Ginny and Charlie’s Panicle flyers. I have little doubt our paths crossed back then. Colorado has been my home for the past 20 and I’ll never forget the pride I felt in “my boys” when they hit the stage in Telluride at the Bill Graham fest (or that sick sick late night show at the Opera House with the Allmans;). Cheers to the boys, the memories and you for bringing them to life.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:27:14 +0000

Wow! Thanks for such a wonderful story! It does bring back some memories. I grew up in Watkinsville, Ga and Panic was the first band I started to really follow. The GA Theater, Uptown Lounge, SuperJam – man those were fun times! Graduated UGA in ‘98. I’m 36 now and still loving and living the attitude and values the band stood for: love, live, be happy and be good to all. I live in Austin now – a damn fine city – almost as good as the classic city! Going to see the boys play in Dallas, Houston and then Halloween here in Austin! I cant wait!

Peace, love and good will to all!

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:30:30 +0000

Loving this….I’ll never forget seeing Panic @ Sandy Creek..in AL for the very first time. The cars backed up HWY 231 for miles….had to been around 93, I’m guessing??? Thanks for the memories and I love that you are sharing your tapes from the early days. No matter when WP songs were sung or music played…IT ROCKS NOW AND THEN>>JUST THE SAME!!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:24:59 +0000

This is so rad Horace. The mists of time seem to open a bit in my head as I reminisce, through your writing, about my own early days with WSP. I too was in college in Alabama and caught my first show in ‘94 at Oak Mountain. From that time on I knew where I belonged and met some of the greatest friends of my life through this band. Thank you for documenting all of this. It is inspiring.

By: jeff h

jeff h — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:42:57 +0000

great stuff
thanks
great memories better stories and pictures!

By: Henry S.

Henry S. — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:27:57 +0000

Great stories Horace. Keep it up.

I miss those $14 & $15 concert tix days…

By: Billy B.

Billy B. — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:22:40 +0000

Thanks for bringing back the memories, Horace, especially the
Kelly’s Lake House show in Monroe. I was there, along with my future
wife Stacey, and it was just as you put it, a transitional moment
in an idyllic setting. Keep up the good work.

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:20:30 +0000

For taking the time to write these stories down and share your memories with the rest of us, I thank you! What I wouldn’t give to have WP play in my backyard- too cool!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:11:51 +0000

Great stories. Keep’em coming. The Grateful Dead ticket stub was my first show. Crazy man… crazy

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:17:19 +0000

thanks again for sharing. I must say, the pic with Jerry looks like you are standing next to a cardboard cutout. Might have something to do with the scan