Leslie West - Mountain - Mississippi Queen - World Trade Ctr

EDITORIAL of LEGENDARY CONCERT: Great performance of Mississippi Queen, live at the World Trade Center "Center Stage Summer Concert Series," just 30 days before the towers fell. Includes much cowbell and real slick solo from the King of Sticks - Corky Laing!

I'd like to remind our viewers of the happier times in NYC. People of all ages, religions, nationalities would often gather for these free concerts at the very base of the most popular set of buildings the world ever knew. The real stars of this video are the beautiful people of New York City, who helped make the world a better place.

Mountain, and all the musical performers need to be thanked for helping entertain these people free of charge. In the unorganized chaos of New York City, these shows were a time people from all walks of life could gather under the city skis. The feeling at these shows were so special. It felt like family... New York style. God Bless the Heroes of 9/11.

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• World
• Trade
• Center
• Mountain
• Leslie
• West
• Corky
• Laing
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• Stern

[depper]

Lets all pray for the great Leslie West. Leslie underwent emergency surgery after being admitted to a hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Saturday when his leg started to swell and his foot went septic. The doctors tried for two days to save it to no avail. The decision to amputate was one that was necessary to save his life. Leslie is expected to recover but faces extensive rehabilitation. We are all prayin' for ya Leslie!

[Hildy2E]

Thank you for sharing your videos from the World Trade Center. As you said, this was a happier time. I worked in Tower 1 and would sneak some extra time during lunch to watch all the acts. This was the last show though, I saw in its entirety. I took the day off to be there and am glad I did. Again, thank you.

[depper]

@Hildy2E You are VERY welcome. It warms my heart to hear you were there, like I was, and that you enjoy watching. This video is so symbolic. They can bomb us but Rock n Roll will never die, just like the USA! Long live Leslie West & Mountain! 

[stuckindetroilet]

Hey, is that Al Sharpton playing congas??? THAT would be interesting (lol)!

[depper]

Haha, now that's funny, but naturally false.

[segusband]

horrible quality, but nice performance by corky. water bottle funny - haha!

Mountain's not too bad.

[depper]

Yeah, cant do much about the quality, crappy vcr and crappy youtube video compression, but instead of keeping this home video private, I thought this event was too important to never be seen by the public again, it was too good a show and monumental in its historic content and timestamp.

[beowulven]

Leslie's tone must have weakened the structural soundness of the Towers...

[bmuhamad]

@depper Very sad news to hear about Leslie West. Best Wishes Foward and Good Health. Who is playing Bass and Congas?

[JohnAllanification]

Jeezus - i didn't know that.

[ncast54]

I remember all the cool concerts at the World Trade, I just hope the new World Trade will do the same

[cork6d]

R.I.P. Felix  Pappalardi

[marcotukoff]

Thanxs for the brightest moments in my life that you gave me with your music in all those years, I am sure that you'll recover, be strengh! Thanxs from Brazil, valeu!!!

[funkdoctorspoc1]

@depper thank you and I had no Idea about leslie and its good to see the trade center man what happened to music it sucks now adays man we need more mountain,ten years after,jonny and edgar, real music that matters

[skychurchify]

@depper Prayers & thoughts for Leslie "Mountain" West...

[eddiebax]

Never could stand those buildings, but the great stuff that happened around them, like this show by Mr. West: inspiring.

Let's hope that more music and coming together can happen down there again to start supplanting our bad memories with good ones.

[dcroan]

I love my country.