REO in Greensburg

[357 mag]

In my email....


The Early Show will be in Greensburg, Kansas this week and will be finishing the week with a concert from REO Speedwagon at the corner of main and spruce. We’d love to have a big audience so we’re inviting you to bring a group out to the show. It’s a great opportunity to see how a national television show works as well as a great band. It will be a lot of fun. Show up no later than 6:30 and we’ll be live across the country. Please pass this opportunity along to as many as possible.


Sam Nulton

Audience Coordinator

CBS Early Show

(212)975-2890

nultons@cbsnews.com

[K C Muffin]

Cool! Wish I could be there! Have fun for me!

[Made in the USA]

What Day???
If I can work it into the schedule, might try to go!

[Bubba]

I found this...

(CBS) Residents of a small Kansas community devastated by a tornado a year ago want to build an eco-friendly playground and The Early Show and REO Speedwagon want to help.

The Early Show is broadcasting live all week from Greensburg, Kan., as the anchors and staff assist community members in their efforts, but the highlight will be a live performance by REO Speedwagon on Friday, May 2 from 7 to 9 a.m. eastern time.

The performance wraps up this week's series titled "Tragedy to Triumph: Greensburg Rising."

Photos: Celebrity Circuit

The series showcases the Greensburg residents who have joined forces to make their town more ecologically and economically sound in the wake of a devastating tornado that hit last year.

The rock group will perform several of their best selling songs including, "Can't Fight This Feeling," "Roll With The Changes," and their most current, "Find Your Own Way Home."

They will take a break from their North American tour with Def Leppard for The Early Show appearance.

The band became popular in the mid-west in the early 70's with their debut album of the same name, and peaked in the 80's.

Their first live album, "Live: You Get What You Play For," released in 1977, was certified platinum.

Their most commercially successful album, "Hi Fidelity," released in 1980, included the #1 single, "Keep On Loving You," and the #5 single, "Take It On The Run."

The band has sold more than 40 million albums to date.

This article says 7-9am Eastern time so that would make it 6-8am local time, on Friday, May 2nd.

REO Speedwagon To Play For Greensburg, Band Will Make Live Appearance On The Early Show To Support Community Rebuilding After Tornado - CBS News

[K C Muffin]

Holy shit! That's 6am to 8am in Central Time! I was gonna try to make it - but I ain't losin' THAT much sleep over it!!!

[Made in the USA]

Hell, in the good ol' days Muff, we were just getting going good by 6 am the next morning!

[357 mag]

I heard they only played 4 songs this morning. Did anyone go?

[Detector]

I'll bet they played Riding the storm out. Quite fitting I would say

[DC Mike]

We got up early and went. The guys were sounding good. They did five songs, I think. Take it on the Run, Ridin' the Storm Out, Keep on Lovin' You, one of their newer songs I didn't know, and Roll With the Changes. I have a feeling they may have done a few more, but at the end the crowd rushed the stage, and everything got a little disorganized (all in good fun).

After standing in the cold for nearly two hours, we were ready to get warm. I'm sure the guys in the band were freezing.

I watched the show when we got home, and they cut away at the end before all the on-stage action. The TV mix wasn't very good compared to the live sound

Glad we went... it was fun.

[Made in the USA]

Last I heard, REO was tumbling Eastbound like a Speedwagon tumbleweed! What a nice day for a concert!