Thanks, Paul! Yeah, but sadly I feel like I lived in the best of times. So far this "New Millennium" sucks! I keep waiting for an exciting new band or two to emerge out of nowhere, but... Been waiting for a long time now.
I never saw Elvis Presley (not a huge fan) but I enjoyed seeing Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. The 20th century had a lot of great music.
Great stuff, John! I envy you seeing B.O.C. during their first tour and Alice Cooper on the "Killer" tour. I was still in high school at the time, and these groups were very popular with me and my friends, although largely unknown in our small town in Northern Ontario, Canada. The Who were my favourite group in the early 1970s but I didn't get to see them until 1975 during the "Who By Numbers" tour. To be front row centre in 1968 would have been amazing! We definitely grew up during a magical time in music history!
Thanks! Yeah, I 'fell in with a bad crowd," you could say. But who wants to hang out with a bunch of nerds? (Especially back then.
I had a lot of fun back then--whenever I could escape high school!
Thanks, Paul! Yeah, but sadly I feel like I lived in the best of times. So far this "New Millennium" sucks! I keep waiting for an exciting new band or two to emerge out of nowhere, but... Been waiting for a long time now.
I never saw Elvis Presley (not a huge fan) but I enjoyed seeing Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. The 20th century had a lot of great music.
Thanks! Yeah, I think it came out well. I didn't know about the Alan Freed Boston Riot story until I was researching everything.
Great story!
Great stuff, John! I envy you seeing B.O.C. during their first tour and Alice Cooper on the "Killer" tour. I was still in high school at the time, and these groups were very popular with me and my friends, although largely unknown in our small town in Northern Ontario, Canada. The Who were my favourite group in the early 1970s but I didn't get to see them until 1975 during the "Who By Numbers" tour. To be front row centre in 1968 would have been amazing! We definitely grew up during a magical time in music history!
Holy shit! Had no idea you were such a little troublemaker back home... I'm glad you fled - You're such an integral part of culture in NYC.