The Spectrum: standing room only. (via @Ike_Richman)

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That’s a little tough to see.

by Ben Feldman on Jun 24, 2010 11:21 AM EDT reply actions

+10000000

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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 24, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

x10000000 also.

by hintzy64 on Jun 24, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

Seeing that made me really, really sad.

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by PatterPoet95 on Jun 24, 2010 11:22 AM EDT reply actions

I want to cry. I’ve been there so for many amazing games, and a few good concerts as well.

Goodbye, old girl.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Jun 24, 2010 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

See that stain on the 3rd row….over to the left a bit… that was from me always spilling my soda as a kid when Bobby C would score! And my feet would kick the stat taking, twin sisters who sat in front of us.

bread. butter. cheese. VICTORY!

by Prometheus74 on Jun 24, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

I think your feet sticking to the floors was always my favorite part of the Spectrum.

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by Travis Hughes on Jun 24, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t 3m develop sticky notes by studying that floor?

bread. butter. cheese. VICTORY!

by Prometheus74 on Jun 24, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

This makes me terribly, unbelievably sad. I haven’t been in the Spectrum in almost 10 years and I’m kicking myself for not going to see the Phantoms two seasons ago…

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by Sakurafire on Jun 24, 2010 1:17 PM EDT reply actions

It looks almost like the Collesium in Rome. I wonder which hosted more battles.

by tmurder on Jun 24, 2010 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

We'll miss you, Spectrum...

My dad and I had seats on the 2nd level. (I actually still have the tickets from my first game: Jan. 15, 1987; Flyers – 6, Montreal – 3; Hextall and Roy were in net.)

The thing I miss the most from the Spectrum was the sound of the fans on the 3rd level stomping on the concrete and how it resonated through the building. I had never heard anything as loud before, and probably haven’t since. When I went to my first game at the CoreStates Center, I thought it sounded like a library in there.

I went back years later for a concert, and the building still had the same distinctive smell inside, and the floors were still sticky. :-p What a great place to watch a hockey game…

by hintzy64 on Jun 24, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

I remember the same

It wouldn’t have been the Spectrum without sticky floors.

Seen too many concerts there for me to name individually (probably saw various permutations of Yes there the most – those who are old enough would realize that seeing Yes there is one of the most authentically “Philly” shows a concertgoer could attend – they were always very popular in Philly. A bit of trivia: there is an official “Yes Day” in Philadelphia; it’s August 8th – there was a ceremony in city hall with the mayor and everything a few years back).

I saw many games there as well – Sixers and Flyers. I especially remember watching them hammer the Devils pre-Brodeur – I think they still had Sean Burke. Well, I won’t go into all the details of the games – a truly wonderful place.

I think I’ll go read “God Bless The Spectrum” again. :)

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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 24, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I went through a serious prog-geek phase as a youngster. I saw Yes at the Spectrum during the Union tour in 1991. That was my very first concert and the highlight of my summer.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Jun 24, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

That was a great show! :) I was in the second row when they played there in the round on that tour. It was right after guitarist Trevor Rabin officially became an American citizen (he was originally a citizen of South Africa). Of course, having 8 guys from their past and present play their music at the same time was truly awe-inspiring.

Side note: my very first concert was also Yes, but, strangely, in Greensboro, NC (I went to college in NC for my freshman year) – back on the “90125” tour. My first Spectrum Yes show was on the following tour supporting “Big Generator”. After that, ABWH (a.k.a., Yes without Chris Squire), the Union tour, and a 5-man classic line-up reunion in 2004 (on the same day as game 2 against the Lightning in the ECF – the ushers kept giving us score updates throughout the show – needless to say, we were happier with every update) were the other Yes shows I saw in the Spectrum…sigh…good times. :)

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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 24, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes is amazing!

Awesome, 2 Yes fans like myself! Mikefive I know you made that kick ass Yes comment in yesterday’s Fly By making new lyrics to Roundabout, totally amazing!

I wish I could have seen them on the Union tour, but I was only 6 at the time of that tour. They were my first concert too as well, saw them at the Tower Theater in 97 on the Open Your Eyes tour. Nothing for me comes close to the Yes of the 70’s, but everything they do is great. I can listen to them all day and just get lost in their music. They are a very inspirational band to my music and I’m so glad I’ve listened to them since such a young age and one of the reasons I started playing bass.

I will definitely be celebrating “Yes Day” this year.

I wish I could have seen them at the Spectrum like you guys, I’m sure it was amazing.

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by Lindbergh 31 on Jun 24, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s always amazing to see Yes in Philly, but the Spectrum shows always stirred up the ghosts of the 70’s.

I wish I had seem the 70’s Yes shows too, but, alas, I was just a little too young.

Oh, here’s a webpage about the official Yes Day ceremony in 2002:

http://www.relayerjim.com/YesDayProclamationPage.htm

The Yes World site used to have a wonderful write-up about it, but it must have been lost during upgrades. Too bad.

I hope the classic 5 tour again – I’m ready for my fix. :)

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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 25, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought I had made my peace with the Spectrum being destroyed when I walked out if it after the final Pearl Jam show.

But then I saw that and I want to cry.

by The DTrain on Jun 24, 2010 6:07 PM EDT reply actions

This is a very sad sight :(

I unfortunately have never had the opportunity to see ANYTHING in the spectrum during my life (I wanted so bad to go and see Pearl Jam before it closed but didn’t have money for it), so it’s sad to see it without the seats and thinking about all of the history of this building. When I was at the Phillies game this weekend I took some good looks at the building when I was walking by and driving by as I feel that was going to be the last time I’ll lay eyes on the building. I was with my uncles who are doing a ballpark tour I told them “Take pictures of the Spectrum, it won’t be here next time you come around.” Just saying that made me feel sad inside.

Here’s to hoping that over the years the Wach will give us enough memories to try to (but never completely) fill the void losing the Spectrum will make.

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by Lindbergh 31 on Jun 24, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions