Timothy to appear with Poco at Stagecoach!

[luvthelighthouse]

I wish I were going! Sadly- time, money and family will not allow me to travel to see the show. I'm actually dissappointed I won't be there. I want so badly to see this show. It's going to be amazing. I bet they'll be having a blast on stage. Too bad George won't be able to play with them. However, I'm sure his presence will be uplifting.

I'm so looking forward to your review and photos. You are my lifeline to this concert. Take good mental notes on anything TBS says on stage.

I'm so so jealous that you are going to witness this joyous occassion.

[melrose]

I, too, wish I were going. I was seriously contemplating it, but Cali is so far...and the combined cost would be too much But I am hopeful that he will be getting together with them again and preferably just slightly closer to me!

I'm so excited that one of our own is going! I hope you have a blast

[sodascouts]

As our anticipation builds, I'm thinking I should put this in the "Pre-Concert Anticipation" forum. Geez, I'm not even going, and I'm really looking forward to it! lol

[luvthelighthouse]

I just found this and thought you all might enjoy the read.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/chinaN...53G0A920090417

I hope it's okay to link it... I'm so bad at the whole ettiquette thing...

[melrose]

This came up in my Google alerts. It's just a little more information on the concert and how it all came about.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/chinaN...090417?sp=true



Poco, Timothy Schmit reunite for Calif. festival
Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:41am BST
By Gary Graff

DETROIT (Billboard) - Timothy B. Schmit says he has to do some "homework" in order to perform with Poco for the first time in 32 years next week.

The singer and bassist, who was part of the pioneering country-rock outfit from 1970 to 1977 -- stepping in for Randy Meisner, who joined the Eagles, then subsequently replacing Meisner in the Eagles -- is joining fellow Poco alumni Richie Furay and Jim Messina for the group's April 26 performance at the Stagecoach festival in Indio, Calif. Co-founder Rusty Young and longtime guitarist Paul Cotton are still active members of Poco.

"(Poco) was a huge part of my career in music," Schmit told Billboard.com. "It was a huge stepping stone. I was very young and very excited and happy to be in it, and it took me all over the world, really. I heard myself on the radio here and there, and it was really great. So, you know, I treasure the time and experience I had during that time in my life and in my career."

Schmit, who was on tour with the Eagles when he was approached about the Stagecoach show, said he hesitated when Furay asked him to be part of Poco again.

"I'm of the mind to look forward, not back," said Schmit, who's donating his Stagecoach fee to original Poco drummer George Grantham, who suffered a stroke on stage with Poco in 2005 and is no longer able to play. "I really mulled it over quite a bit, and I decided this would be the (right) time, so I agreed to do it. And I'm glad I did."

Young said that besides Poco's biggest hit, "Crazy Love," the Stagecoach set will include songs such as "Kind Woman," "Good Feeling to Know" and "You Better Thing Twice," as well as "Your Mama Don't Dance," Messina's post-Poco hit with Kenny Loggins.

Schmit, Furay, Messina and the rest of Poco will warm up for Stagecoach with an April 22 show in Santa Ynez, Calif. Young said Messina has hired a video crew to document the reunion, though it's unclear if the footage will be released.

"I think it's going to be great fun," Young said. "I think it's a for-old-time's-sake show. It's a perfect occasion and venue. We all shared common dreams...The music was important to us. The friendship was important to us, and it's still the same way today. That's what makes it all work. We still care about each other, and we care about the music...The music stands up after 40 years, and that's something to be proud of."

The Poco reunion isn't likely to stretch into a long-term concern, however. Schmit has more tour dates coming up with the Eagles and will release a solo album later this year. Young is working on both a memoir and a solo album; he and Furay will also be opening for some upcoming Loggins & Messina concerts.

(Editing by Dean Gooodman at Reuters)

[sodascouts]

Thanks for that!

As for the netiquette thing, you can post links to just about anything... well, not porn. lol But otherwise feel free!

[melrose]

Oops! I didn't see that LTL had just posted. Sorry!

How cool would it be if they released that reunion footage!

[luvthelighthouse]

Oops! I didn't see that LTL had just posted. Sorry!

How cool would it be if they released that reunion footage!

No problem by me. It's just our great minds at work again! Ha!

[anne-o-gg]

"I'm of the mind to look forward, not back," said Schmit, who's donating his Stagecoach fee to original Poco drummer George Grantham, who suffered a stroke on stage with Poco in 2005 and is no longer able to play.

Isn't that SO like him - very impressive. Oh, that more people would be this charitable and giving!

Schmit, Furay, Messina and the rest of Poco will warm up for Stagecoach with an April 22 show in Santa Ynez, Calif. Young said Messina has hired a video crew to document the reunion, though it's unclear if the footage will be released.

I think I speak for us all when I say - "RELEASE! RELEASE!"

[TimothyBFan]

Thanks for posting that---wonderful!!!

Hey Carol--we need you for April 22nd also!! Take that camera of yours and document it for us so we don't have to wait to see if they release the footage!!!