Your First Concert was.....

Ted Nugent 198something in Albaqurque NM. with uria heap
....but my most favorite concert of all time was Jimmy Buffet alpine valley wisconsin 199something. It was a giant keg party and all parrot heads are cool cool. THey fed me burgers and they drank my margaritas. Just a whole lotta fun.

Roxy Music, Spring of 1975, Akron Civic Theatre

First rock concert was The Blues Project in April 1966. Early acoustic concerts included Peter, Paul & Mary, Bud 'n Travis, Glen Yarbrough, New Christy Minstrels.

Drubin, The Blues Project were great! They had a song called "Never go back to Georgia" I was 10 years old in 1966 and I knew a great song when I heard one.

Judas Priest & Slayer in 1988 - but that's not the punchline. I grew up in a small town and didn't really have access to concerts until I went to college. A buddy and I found last minute tickets and headed to the show in Phoenix in the early fall of 1988. Being over 100º still, we dressed for the occasion - me in khaki shorts and sneakers wearing a Bloom County comic T-Shirt and my buddy wearing neon green sneakers, a pink "beach bum" cut-off shirt, and shorts that were the state flag of Colorado.

Yes, you can guess what we looked like.

Yes, our seats ended up center aisle in the second row.

Yes, we were surrounded by black t-shirts and long hair everywhere.

And yes, Rob Halford noticed us and gave a wink at the opening of their set. It wasn't until years later I learned the irony of that moment.