Jim "Dr. Dim" Fitzsimons

concert memoirs pt. 43 – the guess who & don williams

The Guess Who at the Cabooze with John, some other high school friends and lots of beer. How embarrassing this night was. It’s the only concert at which I’ve ever been so drunk. After this night, John took to referring to The Guess Who as my favorite band. It isn’t, but I sure acted thatContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 43 – the guess who & don williams”

concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders

Babes In Toyland (Minneapolis band) At first, I wasn’t sure of my memories of this band, but I was able to get a hold of John and he confirmed what I remember. When we saw them, Babes In Toyland had four members. They had a lead singer. Kat Bjelland played guitar and did backing vocals.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders”

concert memoirs pt. 41 – fuckin’ shit biscuits & the suburbs

Fuckin’ Shit Biscuits (Minneapolis band) With a name like Fuckin’ Shit Biscuits these guys must be good, right? Well, it depends on what you mean by “good”. Were they great musicians? No. Did they have great lyrics? I couldn’t tell you. Were they fun to watch? Absolutely! John and I loved it when these guysContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 41 – fuckin’ shit biscuits & the suburbs”

concert memoirs pt. 40 – trip shakespeare, big black & the three johns

Trip Shakespeare (Minneapolis band) I mentioned this in my blog about Breaking Circus, but I want to go into a little more detail on First Avenue’s New Band nights. Back when John and I were going to Club Degenerate, First Avenue’s weekly dance night featuring punk, post-punk, industrial, indie, etc. music, on each Tuesday night,Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 40 – trip shakespeare, big black & the three johns”

concert memoirs pt. 39 – the mighty mofos & breaking circus

Now that I have run out of ticket stubs, I’ll turn my memory machine to the shows for which I have no ticket stub and, therefore, I do not know the dates. It’s most likely that I never received a ticket stub for these shows, because I was pretty good about hanging onto them. SeveralContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 39 – the mighty mofos & breaking circus”