Good Evening. Welcome to the very first show of this King Crimson here in Texas. We have some frightening stuff prepared for you, so hold onto your pumpkins” announces Belew at the start of the show. Belew had little idea just how frightening things would get on this Halloween Eve gig. Eyewitness Paul Ciminero tells the tale. “At the end of the show the entire band stands out front and bows together..some moron threw something at the stage and hit Fripp in the head...” From a slightly different vantage point, Alan Edmonds: I couldn't tell what it was; it appeared shaped like a small Frisbee but colored red and white like a Coca-Cola can. The crowd groaned in shock and mumurs of 'there goes the encore' were heard throughout. Mr. Fripp put his hand to his head and started looking around for the object. The band left the stage and the crowd started clapping and hollering again. For some reason, the band came back out and did three songs for the encore(s). One of them was the three drum percussion number with Adrian, Bill and Pat. During this number, you could see Mr. Fripp walking around in the back with his hand to his head. No word was mentioned about the incident with the thrown object.”
Good Evening. Welcome to the very first show of this King Crimson here in Texas. We have some frightening stuff prepared for you, so hold onto your pumpkins” announces Belew at the start of the show. Belew had little idea just how frightening things would get on this Halloween Eve gig. Eyewitness Paul Ciminero tells the tale. “At the end of the sho...
KC on Halloween night! T’was a night to remember for several reasons - audience members in costume, a smoking hot set of music, and Mr. Fripp getting beaned on the noggin... and still treating us to an encore! I’m delighted to part with my hard-earned pay for the many memories this audio nugget will no doubt stir up. For those wondering - according to Trey’s road diary at the time, the hurled object was a CD case containing the thrower’s home demo. This plastic...
KC on Halloween night! T’was a night to remember for several reasons - audience members in costume, a smoking hot set of music, and Mr. Fripp getting beaned on the noggin... and still treating us to an encore! I’m delighted to part with my hard-earned pay for the many memories this audio nugget will no doubt stir up. For those wondering - according to Trey’s road diary at the time, the hurled object was a CD case containing the thrower’s home demo. This plastic equivalent of a ninja star went spinning end-over-end toward the unsuspecting Mr. Fripp as he took a bow, a sharp corner striking him squarely on the forehead. It felt as though the entire audience winced in unison on impact; one could see that the hurler really put some elbow grease behind it. The person responsible was roundly chastised by those around him and it is a testament to the civility of KC’s audience that he left the theater bruiseless and slightly slack. One can only assume that his demo did not receive the hoped-for objective listen by the band.
