The best.....first to mind is Bruce Springsteen at Wollman rink
Central Park summer of 73 I think,when he opened for Anne Murray.
An all out blow out show and just pockets of couples remained
after he finished, to hear Anne Murray. I was just getting into Bruce
and went with a high school friend and we were in the bleachers
and ended up with a rabid pack of college guys and gals that welcomed us into their fold. Crazy good night.
Also my first show....which was also at Wollman...The Allman Bros.
...at 15 or 16 years old and with my cool high school love and the
Brothers introduced me to live rock and roll !
Though not an official DeadHead saw some great shows with
some great friends in NY area....Nassau Coliseum,The Garden
and best of all the Meadowlands where we partied all day and
took many a toke over the line and then rambled inward to get
our grooves on.
Actually my first show was believe it Bob Dylan at Commack Arena
if my memory's correct....I was a kid but my sister,four years older
went with my dad as 'chaperone' and took me along....Nighthawks
his band,not that I knew at the time....before the hippies...I think
everyone was wearing leather.
Some good shows at MY Father's Place: Mink DeVille, Asleep At the
Wheel which I went to only because a college friend from Johnston
College in Redlands CA. called me up out the blue and said we had
to go see this band.Friend was Jimmy Stodgill from Texas so off we
went...what a show,all new to me.After first show we wanted to get in
for 2nd show and hooked up with two guys who claimed to be in
Asleep At The Wheel fan club called The Lugnuts and knew the band
and all that so we put our name in at the door in high hopes with a long line for 2nd show snaking down the block. We were denied....
a guy came to the door and yelled in very loud voice "Lugnuts
Lugnuts,where's the guys from the lugnuts....sorry guys I can't let
you in...I was slightly mortified to be identified as a Lugnut in front
of all those waiting people..Ohwell. I guess I've been to more shows
than I first thought and almost all good...a few clunkers but too few
to mention. some great lists here....lots I missed
Central Park summer of 73 I think,when he opened for Anne Murray.
An all out blow out show and just pockets of couples remained
after he finished, to hear Anne Murray. I was just getting into Bruce
and went with a high school friend and we were in the bleachers
and ended up with a rabid pack of college guys and gals that welcomed us into their fold. Crazy good night.
Also my first show....which was also at Wollman...The Allman Bros.
...at 15 or 16 years old and with my cool high school love and the
Brothers introduced me to live rock and roll !
Though not an official DeadHead saw some great shows with
some great friends in NY area....Nassau Coliseum,The Garden
and best of all the Meadowlands where we partied all day and
took many a toke over the line and then rambled inward to get
our grooves on.
Actually my first show was believe it Bob Dylan at Commack Arena
if my memory's correct....I was a kid but my sister,four years older
went with my dad as 'chaperone' and took me along....Nighthawks
his band,not that I knew at the time....before the hippies...I think
everyone was wearing leather.
Some good shows at MY Father's Place: Mink DeVille, Asleep At the
Wheel which I went to only because a college friend from Johnston
College in Redlands CA. called me up out the blue and said we had
to go see this band.Friend was Jimmy Stodgill from Texas so off we
went...what a show,all new to me.After first show we wanted to get in
for 2nd show and hooked up with two guys who claimed to be in
Asleep At The Wheel fan club called The Lugnuts and knew the band
and all that so we put our name in at the door in high hopes with a long line for 2nd show snaking down the block. We were denied....
a guy came to the door and yelled in very loud voice "Lugnuts
Lugnuts,where's the guys from the lugnuts....sorry guys I can't let
you in...I was slightly mortified to be identified as a Lugnut in front
of all those waiting people..Ohwell. I guess I've been to more shows
than I first thought and almost all good...a few clunkers but too few
to mention. some great lists here....lots I missed