Biggest Live Miss 23 years ago today............

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, "Brain Salad Surgery Tour", and Pink Floyd, "Animals Tour". I had tickets, but ended up selling them, AT THE DOOR. Different reasons for both missed shows...but same post reaction. I've been kicking myself in the ass for over 25 years!!! Oh, and let's not forget that I didn't buy Springsteen "Born to Run Tour" tickets because the best seats that I could get were 23 rows back, THREE WEEKS AFTER they went on sale (price was $6.50). Yeah, why don't you ALL give me a "boot in the ass" for that one! But, in the long run, I did get to see hundreds of great acts, and met quite a few rock artists from the golden years (early '70's to mid '80's). Always saw shows up close (I saw Jethro Tull about 6 times...best seats were front row!) and got to meet Leon Russell personally, on a one to one basis, backstage after a concert in 1977! (One of the nicest, most genuine guys in the business.) Got to see the Jam about 15 feet away from the stage, just before they split up (1981?) They were playing just a short 4 city tour in the USA. Saw them at the old "Channel" in South Boston. Anyone remember that place? Pretty cool set-up...the drinking age was still 18 back then...several bars throughout...and plenty of nooks and crannies to smoke a "doobie" as well, as if anyone cared back then anyway! I also saw the last concert at the "Bradford Ballroom" (Bradford Hotel, again in Boston). The Buzzcocks headlined...after the show, the place got TRASHED, riot police called in, end of that concert venue!

OK, I wasn't old enough to make Woodstock, was supposed to see Led Zeppelin the year JB died, and the show obviously was cancelled, but the one I really kick myself for is Stevie Ray Vaughan. I had several chances to go see him, but there was always something else going on and I kept putting it off to the next tour......then he died.

Fatparrot, I saw the Guns and Roses riot in St Louis, worst show I ever saw, in fact we were leaving the show early, and on the way out, saw literally hundes of cop cars coming in....glad the show sucked and the tickets were free or I might have been there!

When Pink Floyd played in the Bay area... Late 80's early 90's??? My brother offered me tickets to go, I turned him down. I still regret not going.

instead of going to Woodstock, I saw Led Zeppelin in a small venue in CT...sat in the second row!...the hair on my arms still stands when I think about it...one of the most powerful shows I've ever seen...a regret?...not going down to the late show at Fillmore East on New Year's Eve for the Band of Gypsies...I was lucky to see Jimi three previous times, but couldn't get anyone to go with me...heard the late show was when he really hit the groove!

I was one of the fortunate ones who saw the ELP Brain Salad Surgery Tour - simply incredible! I *knew* I was in for a good show when I walked onto the floor, looked to the stage and saw two HUGE stacks of speakers. Then, I looked to the back and saw *matching* stacks - yes, a quadraphonic live show!!

Biggest missed show? Could be Pink Floyd's original DSOTM tour - my girlfriend went and came back raving about it. She also said there was this *really* good opening act, "I think their name was ZZ Tops?" Ho-lee shit!!

I also missed Danny Gatton's last performance, had my albums all stacked up and ready to be signed, but never left the house cuz sumpin' else came up...Bummer.