Jim "Dr. Dim" Fitzsimons

concert memoirs pt. 22 – wire, killing joke & the waterboys

Wire 6/22/88 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Wire is just so cool. They had just released my two favorites of their albums: Ideal Copy and A Bell Is A Cup… I know their earlier albums were great as well, but those two just rank high with me. It doesn’t hurt that Ideal Copy hasContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 22 – wire, killing joke & the waterboys”

concert memoirs pt. 21 – the godfathers, robyn hitchcock & the egyptians & the church

The Godfathers w/The Nils 3/28/88 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $6.00 “This damn nation! Frustration!” An excellent song that I first heard during a Club Degenerate night at First Avenue. Great guitar. Nice and angry. They put on a good show. They were very tight and very rockin’. Their lead singer was full of theContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 21 – the godfathers, robyn hitchcock & the egyptians & the church”

concert memoirs pt. 20 – hunters & collectors, echo & the bunnymen, new order, gene loves jezebel, game theory & naked rayun

Hunters & Collectors5/31/87 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $5.00 I didn’t know this Australian band well, but John really liked them. I enjoyed the show very much. I’ve got to say this band definitely wore their hearts on their sleeves. They played some of the most heartfelt music I’ve ever heard at a concert. NotContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 20 – hunters & collectors, echo & the bunnymen, new order, gene loves jezebel, game theory & naked rayun”

concert memoirs pt. 19 – husker du

Husker Du w/Peter Case3/30/87 First Avenue w/John & Bob Ticket Price: $8.50 This is the last time John and I would be seeing Husker Du in concert. However, it was the first (and only) time for my older brother, Bob. John and I were unimpressed. The show was in promotion of their latest release, Warehouse:Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 19 – husker du”

concert memoirs pt. 18 – game theory, the woodentops, peter murphy & chameleons uk

Game Theory w/The Jayhawks 10/19/86 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown Nothing. I’ve got nothing here. The Woodentops w/Trip Shakespeare & New Marines11/5/86 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: $6.00 I don’t recall anything of the open acts, but I did like Trip Shakespeare a lot. I’m pretty sure I saw their first ever show inContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 18 – game theory, the woodentops, peter murphy & chameleons uk”