Jim "Dr. Dim" Fitzsimons

concert memoirs pt. 26 – the jayhawks, frank black & cheap trick

The Jayhawks 7/9/95 First Avenue w/Paytee Ticket Price: Comp. Tickets It should be well noted here that this was not a date. Paytee and I were just friends. Paytee was a woman I had worked with in 1993-94. We were both laid off from that job and went our separate ways. It would have stayedContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 26 – the jayhawks, frank black & cheap trick”

concert memoirs pt. 25 – burning spear, the fall & elastica

Burning Spear 8/29/94 First Avenue w/Mike Ticket Price: Comp. Tickets Well, well. The second comp. ticket concert in a row. And it’s also a show attended without John. John wasn’t interested or was otherwise busy. You will notice that from here on there won’t be many shows that I saw with John. I would beContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 25 – burning spear, the fall & elastica”

bigfoot body found?

I haven’t addressed this fully in this blog, but I am a skeptic. I’m a member of the Skeptic’s Society which essentially means that I subscribe to Skeptic magazine. You can check out http://www.skeptic.com to learn more about the magazine and what it means to be a skeptic. As a skeptic, I know it’s importantContinue reading “bigfoot body found?”

concert memoirs pt. 24 – buzzcocks & paul weller

The Buzzcocks 11/20/93 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Geez! Of the last five shows I attended at First Avenue (or anywhere else, I’m sure) three were is see The Buzzcocks. I guess I really liked these guys. You will also notice that the numbers of shows I went to per year had greatly reduced.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 24 – buzzcocks & paul weller”

concert memoirs pt. 23 – buzzcocks, the the, killing joke & buzzcocks

The Buzzcocks w/Jazz Butcher 11/20/89 First Avenue w/John & David Ticket Price: Unknown Here we go! We really were anticipating this show. The Buzzcocks was one of our favorite bands. I’m not sure about my friend David, but John and I had never seen them before. David is a few years older than John andContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 23 – buzzcocks, the the, killing joke & buzzcocks”