Alex Chilton & The Box Tops- Guilford CT Fair, 19Sept2003

...so I was at the Guilford, CT Fair with my 3-year old daughter on a Friday night in September of 2003, and we stopped by the band tent because the music was sounding pretty good. At first glance, I thought it was a local CT band of some sort, but during one of the breaks the lead singer introduced them as "The Box Tops" and it suddenly dawned on me that the reason the lead singer looked (and sounded) so familiar was because he was ALEX CHILTON! I wish I had taped the whole set, but I had more pressing responsibilities...it was still one of the more surreal moments of my life. Check out the way Alex handled the Big Star request at the 5:25 timepoint.

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• Alex Chilton
• The Box Tops
• Guilford CT
• Guilford
• Connecticut 06437

[desert3347]

Rest in Peace Alex...........I was Always in Love with You.

[wurlitzer1955]

stipey 23, you were so lucky to see them in person before Alex died. I absolutely adored this man so much, would of loved to been there.

[zsabbath73]

so adorable, love the position of his hands - what a find for you huh?

x

[mudslinger54]

They are one of my favorite bands of all time. i was hoping to see them live .

[TheDavey222]

did u ever tell your daughter what u said ??

[Baci302]

@Baci302 This song = Soul Deep. Whiter Shade of Pale ain't bad either.

[Baci302]

Lucky you (and daughter). Thanks for posting this. I love this song and play it when I'm out at an open mic night or whatever.

Love and miss you Alex. 

[bornjaded]

Despite its limitations, amazing video. Nice contextualization.