61 thoughts on “So….we were discussing old bands and reliving rock concerts… Here’s a pic from 1977, on the way to see Bad…”

1. Terence Towles Canote on January 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM said:

   My first concert was in 1981 when Cheap Trick played at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University).

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2. Corey K on January 27, 2015 at 6:52 PM said:

   Summer Sanitarium Tour.  July 16th, 2000.  Phoenix, AZ.  Metallica, Korn, Kid Rock, System of a Down & Powerman 5000.  Still one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

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3. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 6:55 PM said:

   🙂 I saw Cheap Trick numerous times in the late 70’s Terence Towles Canote …we followed them all over Illinois and Indiana.

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4. Terence Towles Canote on January 27, 2015 at 6:56 PM said:

   BobbieZen I only got to see them one other time. They played under the Arch in St. Louis on July 4, 2000. They were still as great as ever!

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5. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 6:56 PM said:

   I loved that band, Catherine W.  🙂  And “It’s My Life” is currently playing on the laptop now.

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6. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 6:57 PM said:

   Most excellent Corey K !  
   That’s quite an impressive list of acts all together.

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7. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:01 PM said:

   We last saw them in Naperville , at Ribfest, in 96…took the daughter, she was 6 years old and loved them…and yep!  Still excellent showmen, Terence Towles Canote !

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8. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:02 PM said:

   Maybe it didn’t leave a big impression on you? Rod Thorell 
   I remember everything that happened a long time ago…don’t ask me about yesterday, though. lol

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9. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:04 PM said:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYVyPvEoMXw
   😀

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10. Gord Birch on January 27, 2015 at 7:04 PM said:

    I can’t remember the first one I went to to listen, cause as a musician since 11, I was doing roady work for small venues even at 12 (Dad knew, Mom didn’t, hehe)

    I would think April Wine, probably yes, in 1973 or 4. Oh memories… haha

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11. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:05 PM said:

    omg. APRIL WINE.
    Loved them.  
    Got the Vinyl, Gord Birch  lol…but you knew that already.

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12. Gord Birch on January 27, 2015 at 7:06 PM said:

    BobbieZen oh I met them and partied with them, but I don’t remember much of any of it 🙂 They were fantastic, they often played small venue’s in Kelowna BC, and were just fantastic people

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13. Erik Ammerlaan on January 27, 2015 at 7:06 PM said:

    Mine was an Exposé concert in Yuma, Arizona around 1989 I think.  How cool was I?  Not really.  o.O

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14. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:10 PM said:

    lol You’re taking me, to the point of no return Erik Ammerlaan  😉

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15. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:13 PM said:

    I partied with Hall & Oates.
    😀  Kansas City, 1985
    We met their roadies in an elevator and got to visit their penthouse suite, got handed free front row tickets, a trip backstage, and a party afterwards with ice filled tub full of champagne.  My friend Tracey was a huge flirt. 😉
    #TrueStory  John Oates complimented me on my silk capri jumpsuit.
    LOL

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16. Fabienne Reyes bobillo on January 27, 2015 at 7:17 PM said:

    Charming and Pretty photo Thank To you my Friend BobbieZen  Y wish a Tuesday Evening Happy For you and send You Big Kisses and Thoughts of Fraternity From France !!

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17. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:24 PM said:

    Chicago Dude. 🙂  Bet that was fun, Nick Bartolo

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18. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:26 PM said:

    🙂 I’ll bet you were an adorable Holly Hobbie.  I remember those well Catherine W.

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19. Brian Engel on January 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM said:

    My first concert was Loverboy & April Wine in 1992. I was 16.

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20. Barry Ellenburg on January 27, 2015 at 7:38 PM said:

    Wow

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21. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:45 PM said:

    Cool, Brian Engel  🙂 I saw Loverboy in 1981, The Escape Tour..we traveled from Eastern Illinois University to Champaign to see them. GREAT show.

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22. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 7:46 PM said:

    oh? Barry Ellenburg

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23. Barry Ellenburg on January 27, 2015 at 7:59 PM said:

    77=birth year o/ BobbieZen​

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24. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:02 PM said:

    lol
    So, who was YOUR first concert? Barry Ellenburg

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25. Barry Ellenburg on January 27, 2015 at 8:03 PM said:

    My first was Mötley Crue girls girls girls tour Guns N Roses opened up for them

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26. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:05 PM said:

    I would have loved that concert, Barry Ellenburg 😀
    GNR was a fave in the mid 80s. 
    Hair Bands ftw, dude.

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27. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:06 PM said:

    oh, man….that sounds divine, Stephen Firestone 
    I love small venues…coffee house performances, bar bands.

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28. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:08 PM said:

    The Outlaws!  I think they were backup band for one of the concerts I saw back in the day, Dee D .  If it was the Mob Rules Tour, it was 81/82. Black Sabbath is one I wish I’d seen back in the day.
    And if my mother knew what KISS was all about, I’m certain I wouldn’t have been allowed to go, either. lol

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29. Jacob Dix on January 27, 2015 at 8:15 PM said:

    My first rock concert was Motley Crew, Girls, Girls, Girls album tour. Whitesnake opened for them. I was ten.

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30. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:20 PM said:

    ha!  BarBrawl with Hair Bands! 
    Great stories, and I’m sure even better memories, Stephen Firestone

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31. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:21 PM said:

    Ten at a Motley Crew/ Whitesnake concert?
    Who did you go with? Jacob Dix

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32. Jacob Dix on January 27, 2015 at 8:29 PM said:

    BobbieZen my older brother of 18. He won tickets, and last minute, his friend couldn’t go. I was a long haired, headbanging little “hessian” as they were called, before I got swept up in grunge, and so I got to go. Fit right in even… Though I feel asleep half way through Motley Crew’s set!

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33. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:32 PM said:

    That’s awesome. I’ll bet you were on top of the world, Jacob Dix ! 
    YAY for cool older brothers!

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34. Jacob Dix on January 27, 2015 at 8:35 PM said:

    BobbieZen I’ll add that one of the few things I remember from that concert was Tommy Lee’s spinning drum solo. What a mind blower that was at ten, and before YouTube!

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35. Dawn M on January 27, 2015 at 8:38 PM said:

    My first concerts were the Jackson 5 and The Osmunds they really don’t count.

    My first real concert was Eric Clapton at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

    I was hanging out in Detroit again this summer and seen The Beach Boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company.

    Headed to Chicago this July for The Grateful Dead!
    The craziest person I’ve ever seen in concert….Iggy Pop

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36. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:41 PM said:

    They Count!  🙂  You were a lucky Kid, Dawn Molitor !  
    WOW.  Clapton. <3.
    Let me know when you're in town with the DeadHeads!!!

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37. Jacob Dix on January 27, 2015 at 8:41 PM said:

    Tommy Lee Spinning Drum Solo (live 1989) Sweden: http://youtu.be/A0ElQG3TGHA

    Not the show I was at, which was in LA in 86, but you get the idea. Not sure if he goes upside down in this video, but he did at my concert!

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38. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:42 PM said:

    Magical moments, concerts are… Okay, I’m done talking like Yoda, Jacob Dix  😉

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39. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 8:43 PM said:

    I lived in Long Beach in 86.  🙂  I was a Navy Wife back then Jacob Dix

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40. David Moralez on January 27, 2015 at 8:49 PM said:

    My first main stream band concert was Megadeth in 1986 at the Villa Real Convention Center in McAllen TX. I head banged so much my neck was sore for several days. m/

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41. Jacob Dix on January 27, 2015 at 8:50 PM said:

    BobbieZen no way. You work at Long Beach Navel Hospital? That’s where I was born, 76.

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42. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 9:29 PM said:

    No, Jacob Dix , I didn’t go to nursing school until 1990.  I worked for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (GPALB) back then. 🙂

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43. BobbieZen on January 27, 2015 at 9:29 PM said:

    <— picturing David Moralez  headbanging. 😀
    lol was the little Mrs. with you then?

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44. Bill Abrams on January 28, 2015 at 12:48 AM said:

    Temptations in 74. I was definitely a minority at that one.

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45. BobbieZen on January 28, 2015 at 12:53 AM said:

    omg…I would have loved to have been there with you Bill Abrams !  
    😀

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46. Bill Abrams on January 28, 2015 at 12:56 AM said:

    lol BobbieZen You would have been a bit young for me. Still are.

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47. BobbieZen on January 28, 2015 at 12:58 AM said:

    What.  13 year olds love older doods, Bill Abrams ! 😀
    BTW, I’m still 13 most days. lol

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48. David Moralez on January 28, 2015 at 1:00 AM said:

    BobbieZen didn’t know the little Mrs until 88.

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49. Bill Abrams on January 28, 2015 at 1:02 AM said:

    BobbieZen Okay then. I’ll probably see my date this summer at our reunion and I’ll ask if she would have minded. ☺

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50. BobbieZen on January 28, 2015 at 1:05 AM said:

    lol
    🙂  let me know what my chances were. Bill Abrams !

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