Where Were You On 7-7-77?

by **Everett** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:10 am

I know I wasin't even thought of yet so I wasin't doing anything. But where were you guys? Did you purchase the record on the first day or did you wait to hear it on the radio and then buy it? How much did you pay for it? Do you still have the original record you purchased? And how soon did you see the band after it was released? Just more curiosity from me as we move in closer on the 30th anny of this awesome record.

by **gr8dane** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:40 am

I know exactly where I was .
In Copenhagen I was on the 7th floor of 7th floor buiding with a big balcony .I had the family over celebrating my 18th bithday.
Nobody got hammered but my grandfather knocked over an antique chinese vase.
After thet we gave hime a couple of semi playboy mags to keep him busy so he would not fiddle with our nice stuff.
Anyways.GI was not released on said date in Europe.
I do not remember the date of release there,but I do remember I was sick around the time it was releasedand did not go to school ,and I kept calling the best store in town for when it was in.
When they said it was there I jumped on my bike and picked it up.
Put it on a real to real to real and played it non stop for 3 days.
Now, it was a bit of a dilemma.I listened and listened but it just could not live up to Equinox.
To make me feel better ,I went back to school a couple of days earlier than I probably should have.

by **styxfansite** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:44 am

hmmm... not sure, I was 8 months old.

by **GrandIllusionist725** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:21 pm

Just a twinkle in my fathers eye!

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:39 pm

I was four years old :lol:

Robin

by **7 Wishes** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:05 pm

Six years old, wearing the grooves off my Boston record, playing air guitar to "More Than a Feeling", living in Italy.

by **ek88** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:48 pm

I was in Cape Cod, Massachusetts at the ripe old age of six. I wouldn't have an inkling about Styx for at least another six years.

by **Blue Falcon** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:43 am

I was probably seeing Star Wars at the theater for the umpteenth time that summer, since I was only 7. I didn't get Grand Illusion until the 1990s! :shock:

by **styxfanNH** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:57 am

I was 11. Probably playing baseball in the neighborhood somewhere....

by **LordofDaRing** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:12 pm

Listening to a Wings album, hoping the Beatles would reunite.

by **jimmy19029** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:11 am

My mom's 43rd birthday. I had just graduated from high school and was not even thinking of Styx since Come Sail Away would not start getting any significant airplay until the fall. Styx, I figured at this point was probably going to end up being a one hit wonder who'd done that excellent song Lady.

by **M. J. Perry** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:40 pm

I was 13 and running wild along the bayous of Southern Louisiana at that time.

by **jimmy19029** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:44 am

As I related in my last post, on July 7th, 1977 we were celebrating Mom's 43rd birthday. Sure wasn't listening to, or even thinking of, Styx. My friend Dan and I walked down to the corner and everyone was just sitting there bored. We laughed and said, "NAH", and went back to Dan's house. He threw on some Black Sabbath albums.

I didn't get Grand Illusion until 6-7-8...well 6/7/78.....I received as a gift on my 19th birthday.

by **mikemarrs** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:22 am

i was almost three listening to my 11 year old brother eight track tapes and pouring my milk in his acoustic guitar.i also tore all the tape out of his cassettes,lol.kids will be kids....

by **MtlLady** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:12 pm

I was 13 years old probably babysitting one of my million cousins (Catholic family - what can I say??) and saving up the money to buy 45's ...

Geez, at least I wasn't pouring milk in my sibling's guitar! LOL!

MR

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