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Music Appreciation

Figarosmom

(13,999 posts) Fri May 29, 2026, 12:31 AM May 29

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Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad

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Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad (Original Post) Figarosmom May 29 OP

Took our 15 year old Grandson to see them.. Permanut May 29 #1

Sounds like it was a good time. Figarosmom May 29 #2

It was. And that 15 year old is now a 22 year old in the Marine Corp.. Permanut May 29 #3

With who's in charge I'd worry too 😊 Figarosmom May 29 #4

GFR Was My First Concert, Too ProfessorGAC May 29 #6

Kind Of Required Learning For... ProfessorGAC May 29 #5

Love GFR / Hate this song JohnnyRingo Saturday #7

Permanut

(8,629 posts)

1. Took our 15 year old Grandson to see them..

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 12:54 AM

May 29

Chinook Winds Casino, March 2019. His first concert ever, and he was blown away. So were we.

Figarosmom

(13,999 posts)

2. Sounds like it was a good time.

Reply to Permanut (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2026, 01:03 AM

May 29

Saw them a couple times in Milwaukee. They were from Michigan so they got here quite a lot.

Permanut

(8,629 posts)

3. It was. And that 15 year old is now a 22 year old in the Marine Corp..

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2026, 02:39 AM

May 29

He has not been in harm's way yet, but we worry.

Figarosmom

(13,999 posts)

4. With who's in charge I'd worry too 😊

Reply to Permanut (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2026, 03:04 AM

May 29

ProfessorGAC

(77,458 posts)

6. GFR Was My First Concert, Too

Reply to Permanut (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2026, 11:37 AM

May 29

But, it was early '71 IIRC, not 2019.

ProfessorGAC

(77,458 posts)

5. Kind Of Required Learning For...

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 08:29 AM

May 29

...those of us who learned guitar in the 70s.
That opening riff & the cool sus4 main change. The rhythm is cool, top.
Then it has the 2 gear changes.
Really fun song.

JohnnyRingo

(21,061 posts)

7. Love GFR / Hate this song

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 01:29 PM

Saturday

I've seen the surviving members a couple times in the past few years, but now I have tix to see Mark Farner next month in a 100 year old theater. It seems another member owns the GFR name and tour without Farner so he calls himself The American Band. With fourth row seats I'm pretty pumped about this show.

As for the band getting closer to their home, about halfway through I'm yelling for them to step on the gas and get there already. Should be a three minute song. I think that's a R&R Rule.

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