Years ago, Kansas came to Chattanooga to play a gig and they didn't want to go on because of the rain. Bands normally have a clause in their contract that if they have their gear setup but get rained out, they still get paid. Chattanooga didn't play that game, they had to play to get paid. So they were pissed, but they came out. They didn't play a single hit, all they did was play new stuff. While it was awesome music, it wasn't Wayward Son or Dust In The Wind. We all stood out in the rain to watch them play new shit no one cared about.
Anyways, a few months later, Labor Day or Memorial Day came about and the local big time classic rock station was at the Guitar Center and their afternoon dj was there and I was going to play live on the air. He gave me the rundown and was like Hey! This is Scott Chase down at Guitar Center where they're having a big sale, and I'm going to play something for you guys! And he puts the mic down in front of the acoustic, so I played the intro to Stairway. Then he joked about how he'd been practicing then told everyone it was me and was like Matt, tell us what's going on down here today? So I gave him the 411 on the big sale, the financing, etc. Then he's like ok Matt, what else are you going to play for us? And I said I'm going to play Carry On Wayward Son, since Kansas couldn't be bothered to play it when they were here....I then proceeded to play it after throwing one of the biggest rock bands in history under the bus live on the air of the station that brought them here. Fuck Kansas.
