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[TaylorsMom]

 Ã‚    I think Taylor's first real concert was when she was 10 and we took her and her brother to see the B-52's and the Pretenders.  She was 12 when we saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in 2000.  My first concert was Nov. 19, 1975.  I kind of remember it well.  I dug out our box of ticket stubs.  Her dad was there, too, but we didn't know each other yet. (Had our 25th wedding anniversary in Aug this year)  When we got together, we discovered we had opposite sides of the ticket.  Ted Nugent opened for Aerosmith in Charleston, IL.  Ticket price--$6.00!!!  Taylor thinks that one is awesome.  Those old geezers can rock. LOL

 Ã‚   Taylor's dad saw lots of concerts in the 70's including Led Zeppelin in St. Louis.

 Ã‚   Capt Deb, we lived in Galveston, TX in the early 80's and saw Jimmy Buffet in Houston twice, I think.  Loved it!!!!

 Ã‚   Rock on, ANers, rock on!!

 Ã‚   Kathy



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[Larry]

Kathy,

Looks like Taylor doesn't need educating in the finer artists of our time. She should be well versed in them

Interesting thread.

Hey Cheryl,

you'll have to get the "koetsu Tiger Eye Platinum Gold" cartridge for that turntable (only about $15k. Or you could start at the bottom of the range with the Koetsu balck at a meagre $1500. maybe ya take what the turntable gives ya! When converting vinyl to CD becomes a little easier, I will invest in a decent turntable and convert mine as well.


Laz

[Taylor]

Don't FORGET about the rolling stones with zz top in galveston MOM. We also went to go see George thorogood and the destroyers for free in STL about 2 years ago. Ba-ba-ba-baad!

[Captain Deb]

Taylor--your MOM took you to see the Rolling Stones? Geez how times have changed.  When the Stones came to Cleveland I wanted to go sooo bad, but my Mom wouldn't let me-- because of that song "Let's spend the night together." I guess she didn't want me getting any bad ideas.
Capt Deb

[TaylorsMom]

     No Capt, we saw the Stones with ZZ Top and the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Astrodome in Houston in 1981,  before she was born. We paid what we thought was an outrageous price at the time for general admission tickets, $20.00!!!  We thought we had to go because they were so "old" at the time, we thought it might be the last tour for them.  Oh, how perspective changes as you get older, he was only 38 at the time.  So funny!!!!

     Kathy

[TaylorsMom]

Mick, that is.

[matti]

I keep going to the Stones concerts every year because I think it may be their last. Makes me sick to think of what we paid for concert tickets back in the 70's. Used to go the "Day on the Green" and see 3-4 top bands and only pay $10 -15.00.

Taylorsmom - Congratulations on 25 years, we just celebrated our 25th in September.

Cheryl

[Chris]

Now even I haven't heard of some of the bands you mentioned so you must be reeeeeeally old  . Loved ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac  but my first concert was.......Bay City Rollers he,he

[Volley]

I'm with you Stones fans.  I've also been going to their concerts since the early 80s thinking it will be their last concert.  How wrong was that!  Keith falls on his head and is still going, and how many kids (grandkids?) does Mick have.  Even Charlie survives throat cancer! 

Thanks everyone for giving me a ride down memory lane.  I haven't spun the Ted Nugent album in a while.  Just of late I realize that I better listen to my albums as much as I can while I still have stereo hearing.  I'm a newbie with just a little AN (2.5 mm) for now, but I'm starting to notice a high-pitched tone when it's quiet.  Ironically, it is similar to the ringing you get in your ears after standing next to the two-story speaker at the rock concert.  Remember, having to go to sleep with the radio on just so you drowned out your "concert hearing."  Hmmm???

[Obita]

We can't forget Rod Stewart.  He sweat on me once when I was in the front row.  Maggie Mae kept me going when I hurt my knee real bad skiing and needed surgery.......waaaaaaay before arthroscopic became the norm.  I was in a toe to crotch cast for two months!!

Oh, and Jerry Jeff Walker.  I still need to see him when he comes to Minnesota.

[Crazycat]

Obita,

    If you're a Rod Stewart fan you should check out my buddy Rick Larrimore's page. He's one of the best Rod Stewart impersonators in the country! In fact, I think he's on tour in Japan right now. Not only does he look and sound like Rod, he's an excellent drummer as well. I was in a band with him for a couple of years. Here's the link to his page:

Paul
         http://www.ricklarrimore.com/

[Obita]

Thanks Paul.  I shall watch for him!!  Kathy

[Gennysmom]

Volley, I remember that well, the sound of buzzing after spending a couple hours next to a Marshall...my first concert was Judas Priest, but I saw Ozzy 3 times back in the day.  He was much more lucid then, and put on the best show....he was the best at getting the crowd revved up.  Went to Scorpions, Van Halen, Journey, Iron Maiden, Kiss, etc. back then....you're right...a great trip down memory lane....and I still have vinyl and a turntable.  Woo hoo!!!  This is why I didn't get diagnosed sooner, mom TOLD me I was going to lose my hearing because of concerts!  Made sense to me.

[Joef]

Sounds like my kind of music!

[Gennysmom]

Ya know, music has always been my escape...I don't play anything, but I sure do enjoy it.  I know what to play if I need a good cry for various reasons, I know what to play to cheer me up, or when I'm angry.  I remember when mom would yell at me when I was a kid, I'd lock myself in my room and play Elton John's version of Lucy in the sky with diamonds (On a 45!  )....If my life were a movie, I've already got the soundtrack.  The song I listened to after my diagnosis was Natasha Bedingford's "Unwritten".  Far from my Ozzy days, but it fit for the time. 

Sorry Taylor, way off track, but a good conversation!  Joe, we'll have to get together and rock out at the convention!!!  I have some Ozzy, Priest, obscure AC/DC, etc. on my ipod!!!!  No Maiden or Scorpions yet........