The Fifth One - The Beacon Theatre - 31 August, 1987

Some time during the summer of 1987, Eileen (my best friend) called and told me that Duran Duran were doing another show in New York City. This was a special, benefit performance at The Beacon Theatre. The Beacon Theatre is a fairly small venue, so Eileen and I were very excited at the prospect of seeing Duran Duran in such a cool place. This time, Eileen got the tickets and she only got tickets for the two of us.
Between "the Fourth One" (June 24, 1987) and the upcoming concert at the Beacon, I had acquired a boyfriend. While he was fairly understanding of my Duran Duran obsession, he kept hoping that I would change my mind.
The Boyfriend, Eileen and I had gotten tickets to see New Order and Echo and the Bunnymen at the Jones Beach Theatre. The day of the New Order/Echo and the Bunnymen concert dawned dark and gloomy. As the rain continued to pour down, we spent the day listening to WLIR (our local radio station) waiting to hear whether or not the concert was going to be rained out. We didn't want the concert to be rained out, because the rain date was the same day as the Duran Duran concert at the Beacon Theatre.
Around 3:00 the announcement came over the radio that the show had indeed been postponed, and would now take place on August 31. Eileen and I looked at each other, and the Boyfriend looked at me with the most adorable brown eyes you have ever seen (TRUST me, they were lethal, and probably still are)

"Does this mean that you're coming to see New Order with me?"
I stroked his cheek and said:
"Sorry, but I have to go....WE...have to go"
"But, you've seen Duran Duran so many times already"
"I know, but I know that if I don't go, I'll regret it, and I don't think I'll ever be able to say that about New Order"
The Boyfriend was a big New Order/Joy Division fan, so he gasped when I said that (Besides, I had already seen New Order back in 1986, and while I LOVE their music, as a live show...they weren't much to see - just my opinion)

I pulled him close to me, and snuggled my head into his chest. 
"I will make it up to you...I promise"
THEN, he gave me the best kiss ever.
 If I stop and think about it for a minute, I'll be able to taste it

*PAUSE*

mmm...where was I?

Eileen and I went to the show, and I am SO glad that we did.
When we took our seats, placed on every seat in the theatre was a note from the charity that the concert was for. I saved mine, and I still have it.

The flyer from my seat describing the work of
The Association to Benefit Children

We had great seats in the balcony, and the set list and show were identical to the concerts we had seen at Madison Square Garden. We didn't care. It was still amazing. When Simon went into his microphone stand routine for 'Election Day' (see 'The Third One - June 23rd, 1987 - for the details) we had a great view of the whole thing. Eileen didn't care so much about THAT, but it made me really happy.
Sometime during the show, Simon announced that they had a special guest:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. LOU REED!"
Eileen and I went nuts.
Lou reed walked out on stage, and we screamed even louder than we had been. We stood up and starting clapping like crazy. All the people around us seemed to have no clue that they were in the presence of a legend and an originator of so much of the music that had inspired Duran Duran in the first place.

with Lou reed at the Beacon Theatre
(photograph by Virginia Liberatore from her book  'Duran Duran World'
it is a photo document of the Strange Behaviour World Tour, and if you don't own a copy, you MUST get one.
It is FABULOUS.

Along with Simon and the rest of the band, Lou reed performed 'Sweet Jane' and 'Walk on the Wild Side'

It was an amazing experience, and I am so glad that I was there to see it.
At the time, I had no idea that Eileen and I wouldn't go to another Duran Duran concert together for 12 years.