The Wall Berlin 21 July 1990

Part 3 ~ The Celebrities

The VIP seats (not to mention the ONLY seats!) at the concert. They were football stadium style seats on a large bleacher that ran down the east side of the field to the right of the stage. Members of the press and media, families of the performers and also some celebrities were seated there. If you look carefully you can see Mike Rutherford (Genises and Mike & The Mechanics) sitting just a few rows behind Tom's seat. Tom said that he was neither press or celebrity. Just a lucky contest winner! But he noticed that he was getting some interesting stares from the other fans there that were not allowed past the barriers into the VIP area.

Bryan Adams backstage at the Hard Rock Tent. This was taken before the show, where many of the band members and special guests were wondering around and having a few cold ones at the Hard Rock. Tom's passes didn't give them clearance to get in, so they hung outside. The woman glaring over his shoulder is understood to be Bryan's manager. She apparently wasn't too happy that Bryan was actually MINGLING with the fans! Tom said that Bryan was "very cool" and in his opinion " a highlight of the concert".

Jim Ladd

Jim Ladd, radio DJ and voice of KAOS, there to cover the show for Westwood One. Tom said Jim was "A VERY nice guy,cool to chat with". When he heard that Tom & his wife were Americans he seemed surprised and thought it was really cool that they won the trip there.

Another of Mike Rutherford, this time in the backstage area. Tom said; "He was really cool, not even there to perform, just hanging out and watching with the rest of us!""

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