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Hello Peter..... greetings from the United States.
Thank you for creating thinlizzyguide.com. It's a nice resource for
history and I find myself checking it every so often to find more
information about my favorite band.
I think I may be able to help you out with some missing information:
specifically, you don't have a complete entry for Athens, OH in 1978.
I attended Ohio University in Athens but unfortunately it was much
later... in the 1990's. While living there I had heard stories that Thin
Lizzy played at the Convocation Center in 1978 but I never had any proof
nor met anyone who actually attended.
Looking at your website recently for other information from 1978, I saw
your note that the Athens' date was not known. Being curious, I started
doing some internet research. While there wasn't any direct information
about Thin Lizzy at first, I was able to cross reference from other
sources to figure this out. The first was simple comment on a message
board from a person who had really enjoyed seeing The Doobie Brothers and
Thin Lizzy in 1978 at Athens. This led me to checking for a Doobie Bros.
tour history. Thankfully somebody put one together and it notes that The
Doobies played at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens on
September 27, 1978.
http://www.doobfan.com/tour/tour_dates1.htm
Checking your website, I noticed that Lizzy supported The Doobies the
previous night, September 26, in Saginaw, MI. I wondered if Lizzy
continued to be the support band the following night in Athens.
So, I was able to track down a 1979 yearbook from Ohio University that has
been archived on the internet. Sure enough, there is a reference to both
the Doobie Bros. and Thin Lizzy playing in Athens. You (like me) may not
appreciate the comment in the article that Thin Lizzy was disappointing,
but it's still a nice piece of evidence to prove the date of September 27
from the Doobies' tour website information.
I attached a .pdf of that page from the yearbook for your records.
Unfortunately, there isn't any photo of Lizzy within the book.
Hope this helps out a little bit.
Kind regards,
Chris G
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