Concert Memories pt. 2

The first time I saw Pink Floyd was their initial outing following the departure of Roger Waters. The show took place at a mistake-of-an-outdoor-venue in Toronto called Exhibition Place. This venue also doubled as a Major League Baseball and Canadian Football League field, with the massive scoreboard at one end, adjacent to the stage. At what was supposed to be a dramatic moment in the show, a huge inflatable pig began it's ascent from behind the scoreboard after which it was to have floated out over the crowd. However it got stuck near the top of the scoreboard whereupon roadies with long poles tried frantically to dislodge the animal, but to no avail – so instead they deflated the pig and we watched it's sad, sagging carcass float to the ground. Oh poor piggy, your moment in the spotlight reduced to so much wasted bacon…