The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

The Hives @ the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.

I patted lead singer, Pelle Almqvist, on the back when he walked out through the crowd.

Black Flag, ft. Ron Reyes

Ron Reyes fronting Black Flag, Santa Ana Observatory; July, 2013.

Ron Reyes w/ Black Flag.

Blood Shot Bill

Blood Shot Bill, the one-man rockabilly band, July, 2013.

Blood Shot Bill.

Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas

In the photo booth at Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA; Sep., 2012.

Jessica Hernandez.

The Muffs

The Muffs at Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA; June, 2013.

I got to meet Kim Shattuck! I got to meet Kim Shattuck! I told her I used to play Blonder and Blonder all the time in the Alaskan Bush.

The Muffs.

Ink N Iron, 2013

My first Ink N Iron festival in Long Beach, ft. Iggy & the Stooges. I loved seeing the Fleshtones as well.

Ink N Iron, 2013.

Cockney Rejects

Feb. 2013, Santa Ana, CA.
(w/ Youth Brigade)

The Cockney Rejects show.

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson @ The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Dec., 2012.

Wanda Jackson.

T.S.O.L.

T.S.O.L. w/ the Adolescents @ The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Dec. 8, 2012.

Girl stage diving during T.S.O.L.

Bad Brains

H.R. from Bad Brains, Santa Ana Observatory; Nov., 2012.

Bad Brains.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Los Angeles, CA; Nov. 9, 2012.

Jon Spencer.

Fishbone

Dr. Mad Vibe @ the Fishbone show, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.

Fishbone.

Dead Kennedys

The Dead Kennedys at the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.
Orangecounty.com featured a photo of me head banging in the front row.

The Dead Kennedys show.

Those Darlins

Those Darlins @ the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Aug., 2012.

Those Darlins.

Boyd Rice

Boyd Rice at the Roundhouse, London, U.K.; May, 2011.

Shonen Knife

Shonen Knife @ the Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA: 2003.

Shonen Knife.

Farm Aid IV

The Gilliom Bros @ Farm Aid IV, Indianapolis Hoosier Dome; April 7, 1990. We were so excited to see Lou Reed. 

Farm Aid IV, in the parking garage.

We made banners out of old pillowcases celebrating Farm Aid on one side and Lou Reed on the other. 

There was extra space left in one corner and Todd wanted to add something in the spirit of Farm Aid, so he wrote, "Green Beans!" One of the banners also said, "Up with crops!"

Performances by: Bonnie Raitt, John Mellencamp, John Hiatt, Carl Perkins, Arlo Guthrie, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Guns N' Roses, KT Oslin, Iggy Pop, Gorky Park, Garth Brooks, John Denver, Bill Monroe, Alan Jackson, Asleep at the Wheel, Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Poco, Elton John, Lou Reed, Don Henley, Taj Mahal and more.

Alice!

Alice Cooper during his, "The Nightmare Returns" tour: Nov. 4, 1986; Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Alice Cooper.

Alice hadn't released any new music for much of the early 1980s as I started becoming interested in music. I had bought a couple of his records in a thrift store ("Killer" and "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell") and I loved both of them, even though "Killer" was so warped, it would barely play on my record player. I also remembered him from his appearance on the Muppet Show. At this time, nobody ever thought he was a relic of the 1970s. Record stores were not stocking many of his albums in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, at least. I was fascinated by Alice, so I would go into one of our local video rental stores, Hivedex Video, and ask them to go through their catalog listings looking for Alice Cooper albums they could order on cassette tape and I gradually built up a fair collection of his work.  

I remember being so excited when "Constrictor" came out in 1986.  I couldn't believe he was not only releasing a new album but he would also be playing in Fort Wayne. The crowd was crazy and I was right up there fighting to get up front.  I got a drumstick from either that show or from his next tour which I kept for many years until purging my belongings before my permanent move to Alaska in the late 1990s. I think I ended up burning it in our fireplace with a ton of other stuff I'd saved from the 1980s.

AC/DC Cash

One of the AC/DC dollars that was dropped on the audience during "Money Talks," Sep. 7, 1986; Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Front.

Back.

Who Made Who tour, great show! SO LOUD!! I woke up the next morning for school and my ears were still ringing. I was a little bit worried they were permanently damaged. Pretty sure it was the cannons during, "For Those About To Rock" that did it. I was toward the front of the stage and could feel vibrations from the "BOOM!" echoing in my sinuses. Great, great show. I went with a couple of guys I worked with at McDonalds.

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