The Fourth One - Madison Square Garden June 24, 1987

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  The return of Duran Duran to New York City had sold out in 2 hours and a second show was added. It was such a great feeling because so many people had predicted that Duran Duran were finished, and that they would never regain the ground they had lost. 
  I was living at F.I.T. The Fashion Institute of Technology) at the time, so I walked up to Madison Square Garden (MSG) to buy the tickets. There was no one else on line and I was worried at first that I was too late.
  ”How many do you need?” the cashier asked
  ”I could use 6, that would be great”
  ”Well, I don’t have that many together, but I see I can get you four seats on the floor”
  I didn’t think twice.
  ”I’ll take them!”
  Back then the sections of MSG were about 10 rows each. The seats I got were in section J, row 9 which put us on the floor, but at the back. The cashier told me that the seats should be pretty good because our chairs would be on a riser and that we should be able to see over the heads of the people in front of us.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As the concerts approached Eileen realized that she wouldn't be able to go the second show. She was going to Queens College at the time and she had class the same night as the second concert.
  
  There was a LOT of drama of trying to find someone to take her ticket. I had a friends who was going and she was currently in a 'fight' with the one other person I knew who would be interested. They BOTH said they wouldn't go if the other one was going and.....Oh forget it.
  You know how teenage girls are, I don’t really feel like explaining it.
  I was staying at Eileen's house in Queens that week, and it was awkward when it was time for me to leave for the show. I felt so guilty because I was going and she wasn't. I took the subway and met the rest of my friends at Penn Station.
  
  

  Our seats were very good (though not nearly as good as they had been the night before) and we could see everything very well.
  Up until 'Election Day' that is. THIS time I knew what to expect, and it drove me crazy that I couldn't see Simon on the ground with his microphone stand.
  The show was amazing. From what I remember the set list was the same:
  

  A View To A Kill
  Notorious
  American Science
  Union of the Snake
  Vertigo - My personal favorite from the album, and KILLER when performed live
  New Religion
  Meet El Presidente
  Election Day - I was so annoyed that I couldn't see Simon on the floor
  Some Like It Hot
  A Matter Of Feeling
  The Chauffeur
  Save A Prayer - This was done acoustically, and it was beautiful
  Skin Trade - Simon was the most smoking hot and sexy for this song. Holy crap, it was LeHotness.
  Hold Me
  Is There Something I Should Know?
  Hungry Like The Wolf - This was a 'funked' up version of the old classic. It was awesome!
  encore
  The Wild Boys - John came out by himself and started to play, then Nick came out, and finally Simon started singing, as he was projected on the the 20 sets of televisions overhead.
  The Reflex - I have NO memory of this song being performed what-so-ever.
  

  
  

  

  My 'Strange Behaviour Tour' program

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  For SOME reason, I did not have a camera for the second show, so I didn't have any pictures from that night....until 1990.
  I have a friend named Jill who had been a Duranie (before she went 'Goth') and her mom was cleaning out her room. Jill's mom called and asked me if I wanted any of Jill's Duran Duran stuff. I told her I would take it and I drove over to her house to pick it up.
  I ended up getting another Sing Blue Silver tour program, another copy of 'The Book of Words' and a pack of pictures from Duran Duran at Madison Square Garden in 1987. It turned out that a friend of Jill's had gone to see Duran Duran that night. She was in the second row (probably in my exact seat from the night before) and she took some excellent pictures.
  Here they are:
  
  

  
  

  

  'Election Day'
  You know it's a good thing I WASN'T in the second this time,
   I don't think I would have survived.

  

  'Election Day'

  
  
  

  

  'Election Day' Simon LeBon......in the zone. 

  
  
  

  

  'Election Day' YES....he actually did that.

  
  

  

  Introducing 'Election Day'

  

  Nick Rhodes

  
  
  

  

  John, Simon Warren

  
  

  

  JoSi from far away.....

  

  zooming in on the JoSi. 

  
  

  

  'The Chauffeur'

  
  

  

  Look at those arms. The long arms of LeBon.

  
  

  

  John Taylor making the 'Bass Face'

  
  

  

  His arms were way too skinny, but LOOK at that smile.
  NICE!

  
  

  

  Warren!!

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It was another fabulous night. The only thing that would have made it better would have been sharing it with Eileen.
  
  Duran Duran came back to New York city one more time that summer, and Eileen and I were BOTH there.
  
  
  That will be 'The Fifth One'