Porto Alegre Loves CHUCK BERRY!!!

It was a wonderful show!!!!!!

They come back soon... We want more CHUCK BERRY SHOW!

a great hug!!!

Billy Joe "ROCKER" from Brazil!!! PORTO ALEGRE - RS

...all I can tell you is that Brazil+Porto Alegre + Chuck Berry = The Perfect Rock & Roll Storm!!! I'm still buzzin' over that last show. According to Jim Marsala, who as everyone knows has played bass w/ Chuck for 35 years, this was possibly the best show Chuck has ever played since Jim has been his bandleader. It was unfreakinbelievable...The great thing is that apparently, every other person showed up with either a video-enabled camera or full-on video recorder and posted at least 40-50 clips from the PA gig alone on YouTube for the world to see. As for me, this Brazilian tour was the highlight of my playing career to date due to the crowd response. I have played blues/rock piano all over the States and Europe, from small clubs to festival gigs in front of 20-30 thousand people. The crowd in PA and Curitiba the night before were the most wild & crazy rock fans ever. In PA, we had a killer opening blues band, Fernando Norohna & Black Soul...easily one of the best "young gun" blues guitarists on the planet...who knew he was in Brazil??? They kicked serious ass, threw down the gauntlet & Chuck took it from there to the stratosphere.... Fernando told me later (over killer Brazilian BBQ and about 10 gallons of Brazilian beer ..haha) that he actually was in tears a couple of times because Chuck was so good. I don't think anybody expected a show of this magnitude. Chuck told me earlier in the day that he was really gonna let it loose that night, and sure enough, he unleashed a Tasmanian monster of a show. The crowd was singing EVERY WORD to EVERY SONG...not just the refrain "Go Johnny Go", etc...Chuck just kept giving them back the love and playing even harder...One interesting fact: most of the crowd was in their 20's & 30's...I saw a lot of heavy metal t-shirts, Motorhead, Deep Purple/Whitesnake, etc...We should also give massive credit to Maguinho Alcantara, our Brazilian tour drummer...one of the baddest cats I've ever played with, end of story.

What a tour...I want to go back...NOW!!!! Rock & Roll=Brazil.

You do not imagine like these words are being commented in sites how "Orkut". Brazilian fans specially we of PA, are very happy with these words.

We love you!

AMAZING, GUYS!! AMAZING!!!
That's the world to describe what this show in PORTO ALEGRE was. My name is Alexandre, and I was there, right in front of the stage, jus some meters from Chuck!

Here in the south of Brazil we don't have so many people who loves the 50's culture. That's more frequent in places like São Paulo. I'm a fan of 50's rock'n'roll, rockabilly, doo wop, etc, and all the stuff that created the roots of american music, like R&B, blues, country, jazz. So, you can't imagine how it was for a guy like me to see the man himself! Of course, Chuck is more a rock'n'roll icon than a 50's icon, but anyway, it was a double dream come true.

A curiosity, that maybe you guys don't know, but people like me, around 30 years old, have heard to talk about Chuck and listen a song made by him, for the first time, watching the movie Back to The Future, in 1985. I remember like yesterday. I was just 10. And the most funny thing is, even at that age, when I heard the fake character of Chuck’s cousin, Marvin Berry, say at the phone “Chuck, do you remember that song you were looking for? Listen to this!”, I just knew he was talking about Chuck Berry. Don’t ask me how. Maybe younger than 10 I’d seen Chuck on TV or heard in radio, and got hypnotized. I believe that’s the kind of thing that happens when you become a fan. It just gets in your veins and becomes part of you.

Many thanks for coming here. Many thanks for give us this present. That night our blood were hotter and faster, and we’ll never forget.

And, please, come back!

Alexandre

Thank you very much, and I hope we can see Chuck here in Buenos Aires in the not too distant future.

Regards
Javier

too sad the sunday's date is cancelled
see ya in Sète

So Pamplona is still on?

Hi everyone, my first visit here,

I'm in Toulouse at the moment, and when I saw that Chuck was playing here today I couldn't believe it!

But now I see that due to a family matter, the date may be cancelled...

Can anyone confirm that? Is it still going ahead??

If anyone has any information it would be hugely appreciated...

Thanks guys.

Hello Irishman,

that is right. I think it's due to the death of his brother. We feel with you Chuck! But Chuck will come to France soon. Perhaps you can come to a show at Sete, France...

Cheers
Benjamin

Keep on rocking!

NNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't believe it!!!!

The problem is though, I'm only leaving France this Friday!! Gah I've been living here for two months, and just as I leave I need more time - to wait for another show!!

Again... the 'nnnoooo' is what I'm thinking.

Dang. This is a real kick in the teeth.

Anyway, thanks a lot for the reply, Benjamin, that was really fast!!

I'll go drown my sorrows with 'St. Louis to Liverpool', I think

Hello Irishman,

yeah - I feel with you. But I think we both understand Chucks decision not to play the show. But at July and September there will be some more gigs in Europe. Perhaps you can come to one of these shows.

Keep on rocking!

Oh God yeah, I feel absolutely no animosity towards Chuck - family comes first for anyone in their right mind. I totally support his decision to cancel - the only thing that's disappointing for me are the circumstances I find myself in...

I see he's already played Ireland, so maybe he'll come back some day.

Hope everything turns out ok Chuck, hope to see ya soon!!

Has the July 16 show at Blueberry Hill been cancelled? I have tickets, but I notice it's no longer on Blueberry Hill's website. Ticketmaster still shows it's on.