Re: Otway

["Lenny Smith" <lpsmith@xxxxxxx>]

Jay Schwartz wrote:
<< I seem to remember him booking a full tour in the early '80s (with Wild
Willy Barrett, I believe).>>

I don't know about Wild Willy Barrett, but I saw Otway in the very early
'80's in New Haven, CT...  He opened, I'm pretty certain, for Iggy, who was
coming through on the Soldier tour.  As I remember the show, the crowd was
sort of impatient to see Iggy, and Otway, who really kind of struck me as
sort of a power-pop neo-punk Donovan (maybe it was his looks) tried like
Hell to move the audience...  He must have broken, geez, 4 or 5 (maybe more)
Gibson SG's, and his roadie kept bringing him fresh ones and just shaking
his head...  He (the roadie) seemed REALLY upset...  That show MUST'VE cost
him a fortune...  And the crowd just wanted to get to the Main Event.

Lenny