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Re: Pittsburgh Symphony does Zep with special guest....
- Subject: Re: Pittsburgh Symphony does Zep with special guest....
- From: AG <a_grisolia@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:20:14 -0700 (PDT)
any pics or videos? I wanted to go but I had another appointment.
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> From: Jennifer Blake <jenapples2@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "zeppelin@xxxxxxxx" <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:41 PM
>Subject: Pittsburgh Symphony does Zep with special guest....
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>So tonight I had the GREAT fortune of attending the Pittsburgh Symphony
>Orchestra perform the music of Led Zeppelin. They totally rocked it out...to
>hear a complete symphony orchestra perform GTBT, TSRTS, Going to California,
>etc.....I think my heart was actually skipping beats?! Vocals performed by a
>guy named Brody Dolyniuk, who just really nailed it!
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>Got to the show a bit early, seats were in the Grand Tier level of Heinz
>Hall...nice and cool up on the upper level. Sitting their minding our
>business when the box door opens and a giant man steps through....I mean
>GIANT...block out the light of the sun...huge. Turns out to be Brett Keisel,
>defensive end of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Heinz Hall seating capacity of over
>2,400 and Brett Keisel sits down in front of me. So awesome! The guy is a
>Zep fan...he was rocking out big time! Mid show the vocalist announces that
>the show is a sell out and that they are going to try something different and
>ask for an audience member to participate. Well, don't you just know that my
>buddy Brett Keisel waves his hand, stands up and makes his way to the stage in
>front of a crowd of screaming Zep and Steeler fans....gets up on the conductor
>box and proceeds to conduct (more like jam) the symphony to "Dancing Days".
>Oh my freakin' lord?! Talk about
awesome!
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>I went with my mom, who totally rocks out. She took one for the team and
>tapped on his (very large) shoulder and got him to sign autographs for all the
>ladies in the section.
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>Such an awesome night and just had to share.....
>Jen
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