Too many are passing

[Xplantdad]

I have seen lots...and will probably forget a few. Luckily for me, my daughter Holly loves the same music I do-so we continue to see bands to this day


70's and 80's:

• Dick Dale, Kansas, David Lindley and Jackson Browne, at the Golden Bear
• Canned Heat
• Rush quite a few times (Irvine Meadows,Pacific Ampitheater,The Forum)
• Boston a few times-various locations, including Anaheim Stadium with ELO
• Cheap Trick (sat about 4 seats away from the Ramones who were in the audience at Universal Amphitheater)
• Journey a few times at various places
• Kim Mitchell
• Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Barry Manilow-with backstage passes..LOL
• 38 special
• Chicago-my future wife and my first date
• John Waite
• Patty Smythe and Scandal
• Golden Earring
• The Cars
• Social Distortion (girl who lived across the street married a band member)
• Men without hats
• Warrant
• Dokken-guy I worked with sister...dated a member of the band
• INXS and Van Halen at Magic Mountain
• Night Ranger various places and also at Magic Mountain
• Bryan Adams-a few different places
• Def Leppard

Later on until now

• Boston, in a suite, complements of a local Phoenix DJ
• Brett Michaels
• B52's
• LA Guns (I worked with the drummer for this band-he was in WASP right after I worked with him
• Sara Bareilles
• One Republic (I know the father of one of the band members-so get family tix )
• Collective Soul-amazing!
• Hootie and the Blowfish
• Edwin McCain
• Bryan Adams, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
• Steve Miller/Def Leppard/Journey at Chase Ballpark
• Zebra
• Donnie Vie from Enuff Z Nuff
• Gary Hoey (good friend)
• Winger-recently in Palm Springs

I know that there are others that I am forgetting!



Oh yeah, Ted Nugent's mom...lived two block away from us-in Palatine, Il. I trick or treated at her house...LOL