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concert memoirs pt. 4 – cheap trick, genesis & the clash

Cheap Trick 11/23/83 Orpheum Theater Intended w/John Ticket Price: $9.92 We didn’t go to this one. As can happen here in Minnesota, a sizable November snowstorm blew in and John didn’t want to chance it. It was awfully disappointing, but I understood. And it was a pretty big storm. This was during my first yearContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 4 – cheap trick, genesis & the clash”

concert memoirs pt. 3 – aerosmith, jefferson starship, willie nelson & kansas

Aerosmith w/Pat TraversEarly 1983 (?) Met Center w/John Ticket Price: $10.75 This one is pretty vague. I recall that we sat pretty far back, Pat Travers played his hit ‘Boom, Boom (Out Go the Lights)’, and Aerosmith kicked off their set with ‘Back in the Saddle’. This was also that era of Aerosmith in whichContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 3 – aerosmith, jefferson starship, willie nelson & kansas”

concert memoirs pt. 2 – the who

The Who w/T-Bone Burnett 10/2/82 St. Paul Civic Center w/John & Eric Ticket Price: Unknown This was a life changing concert for me. I know that sounds dramatic, but it is true. Seeing this show got me big into The Who and that lead me to punk rock which lead me to even more andContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 2 – the who”

concert memoirs pt. 1 – kansas

This is going to be a lengthy series. I intend to run through what I can remember of the concerts I’ve seen through my lifetime. The idea came from my going through, in a fit of nostalgia, the ticket stubs I had managed to hang onto. There are quite a few. My hope is thatContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 1 – kansas”