The Smashing Pumpkins 2010-08-28: Difference between revisions

BC: Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen, thank you.  Thank you for uh, making us feel good.  Before we finish the show, I would like to take a moment to honor a few people.  I’d like to bring out my children: Jason Corgan and Shannon Corgan.  I only recently discovered I had children.  I guess I fathered them at some point in the ‘90s, I’m not even sure who their mother is but um...  Kids, do you have that piece of paper?  Thank you, kids.  See you later.  It’s a real honor to play this festival.  We’re very humbled to be have been asked so I’d like to thank the organizers of the festival, what an amazing thing to close this street down.  I can’t even drive down this street, I can’t even believe I’m playing on it.  I’d like to just say a short note to some of the bands that influenced me and inspired me, made me want to be a big rock star.  The Doors, Love, The Doors, Love, Byrds, The Electric Prunes, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Go-Gos, The Bangles, Guns N’ fuckin’ Roses - damn straight - Ratt, Faster Pussycat, The Germs, Black Flag, Jane’s Addiction - one of the best bands ever - X, Kommunity FK, Christian Death, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen....  Right here, Jeff, that’s where it used to happen, right there.  And I want to mention Randy Rhoads, what an incredible guitar player, Randy Rhoads.  I know a big influence on Jeff and I, amazing.  And lastly, we want to thank our brother Sky Saxon from the Seeds and Yo Ha Wha 13 from the Source Family.  What an amazing legacy, what an amazing thing to be a part of, so thank you so much for making this possible.

Guy in crowd: Dio!

BC: Well, thank you.  Okay, we only have time for one more song.  You can go do your drugs now.  Is it Saturday night?  Is it?  Saturday night, just got paid.  Goin’ to the Whisky.  Gonna get laid.  Maybe Axl’s there.  The dream, the dream is still alive, Jeff.