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  Your Name : Jenny
Your Hometown : Hatboro
Share Your Spectrum Memory : My best Spectrum moment was sitting on the floor at a Grateful Dead concert in 1984, anticipating the moment that Jerry and the boys would step out on stage, feeling the ice under the plywood flooring that the Flyers had played on the night before. Midway through the show, after dancing and swinging, and swaying to the tunes, looking up and seeing that there were thousands of other brothers and sisters enjoying the same moment in time. Looking forward to May 1st and 2nd, when The Dead, minus Jerry of course, brings a night of magic back to fill my soul!

Your Name : Anne
Your Hometown : Lakeland, FL
Share Your Spectrum Memory : The Spectrum was the first place I ever went to a concert that wasn't in a college gym. My friend took me to see Steve Winwood in 1987. The spectrum holds other special memories from the 2000 Republican National Convention. All of us working the event spent our break time at the Spectrum between shifts at the Comcast Arena.

Your Name : Pat Ferretti
Your Hometown : Yeadon, PA
Share Your Spectrum Memory : My father, who is now deceased, was a foreman for the Steamfitters Union and he worked on building the Spectrum, and when it opened he was hired to maintain the ice/airconditioning/heating systems and worked at the Spectrum until he retired in 1975. I attended many events there over the years and would like to pay my last respects to a great old venue. I have fond memories attending concerts from The Rolling Stones to Frank Sinatra and Elvis not to mention many Flyers games. I often tell the story of the evening my father was working during a rock concert and he stood talking to, as he said "some English guy" for about 20 minutes just before the start of the show. Finally the English fellow excused himself. My father's co-worker asked by dad "How do you know Mic Jagger?" My Dad never had a clue who he was talking to and really didn't care. He just said he seemed like a nice young fellow....

Your Name : Terrill Salmond
When Jerry Wolman filed for bankruptcy and sold the Philadelphia Eagles to Leonard Tose, remaining was a 210 piece organization, consisting of a band, cheerleaders, color guards, etc. that were known as the ?Philadelphia Eagles Sound of Brass?. There were 60 cheerleaders, of which I was a member. Leonard Tose didn?t want the Sound of Brass and as a result, the organization was disbanded.

I am told that Ed Snyder suggested that the former Eaglettes be approached to become usherettes at the Spectrum. We had a different image than the current cheerleaders and our uniforms covered more skin. It seemed like a good idea to ask these wholesome, attractive young ladies to usher at the Spectrum.  The endless possibilities of attending various shows for free was awesome.

As part of the hoopla of the stadium?s grand opening, Trudy Haynes did a story on the ?cute? usherettes which wore these designer, mini, hip, mod orange uniforms with a cap. These uniforms looked like something out of the movies. I think we received $6.00 cash, free parking and a snack as payment per performance for ushering at the Spectrum.

I worked the very first show which was after portions of the Spectrum roof blew off during a storm and caused leaking in some of the seating sections. The scalpers were in full bloom, selling double and triple tickets of the same seat. As an usherette, it became threatening when you attempted to explain to a guest that someone else had tickets for the same seat. A very interesting, but scary evening!

Somehow, all of the usherettes that were former Eaglettes were fired for cause? Even my mother who was the wardrobe mistress? I still wonder how legal it was to give cash payments to employees?

Anyway, the 76ers needed a boost in sales, so the ?Libertybelle Dancers? were born. We were former Eaglettes, with Bernadette Donnelly Toner (sp) the Eaglette choreographer and former New York Rockette, who couldn?t wait to put on the tights and dance again. Once, during the half as entertainment, Earl ?Black Magic? Monroe (Baltimore Bullets) and I performed some magic tricks with 76er players, Wally Jones and Hal Greer. That was a blast!

I won?t be able to make the final game at the Spectrum, but I will always have fond memories of being a part of the Spectrum.

Your Name : Montra Hadden
Your Hometown : Bridgeton, NJ
Share Your Spectrum Memory : I remember going to Sixers games to see Dr.J and Charles Barkley and Maurice Cheeks. I also remember going to see New Edition and the Budweiser Superfest concerts. I have just always been in awe of the Spectrum. Just thinking about all of the talent that has been there. I am really going to miss it

Your Name : Colleen Hill
Your Hometown : Pennsauken, New Jersey
Share Your Spectrum Memory : In the fall of 1967 I was a sophmore member of the Chester High School Band and we did a performance at the Spectrum during a double-header basketball game. It was the night that Sam Jones retired from the Boston Celtics. The Celtics were playing the Cincinnati Royals that night and the 76er's if I can recall were playing the New York Knickerbockers. The Spectrum was a new sporting facility.

Your Name : ceil
Your Hometown : phila
Share Your Spectrum Memory : I've been to MANY of the WINGS Lacrosse Games back in the 70's as well as many circuses. I was just there this past weekend with our grandson to see Sesame Street Live. While there, I took a Good Look around-seeing the Flyers' Banners, etc. that are hanging. Our grandson is 2-it was his first time there. For memories, I did make sure to take a picture of inside, as well as a few of him outside of the Spectrum.

Your Name : Nancy Redner
Your Hometown : Bensalem
Share Your Spectrum Memory : I will never forget going to Sixers games and hearing the colorful announcing of Dave Zinkoff like Julius Errrving. I also saw some great concerts there like Eric Clapton back when tickets were about $20. I'll miss that place.

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