Jessica Valenti asks "what is the first concert you ever went to?" I believe the answer in my case is They Might Be Giants:
I'll stand behind that choice, I've seen TMBG more often over the years than any other band and they do a great show.
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28 May 2008 09:07 am
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Mine was Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention on Mother's Day 1980. Not only was it my first concert, it was also my first whiskey and first joint. I was 15. Good times.
Mine was Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention on Mother's Day 1980. Not only was it my first concert, it was also my first whiskey and first joint. I was 15. Good times.
Mine was Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention on Mother's Day 1980. Not only was it my first concert, it was also my first whiskey and first joint. I was 15. Good times.
The Who, sometime in the early 80's.
TMBG was my first concert too! Newport Music Hall in Columbus, we found a spot right behind the sound guy, it was fantastic. Still the second best concert of my life thus far (the White Stripes, Indianapolis, 2005). cub was the opener.
first i ever went to on my own (my parents took me to a lot of shows before that): Judas Priest !
Mine was Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention on Mother's Day 1980. Not only was it my first concert, it was also my first whiskey and first joint. I was 15. Good times.
Mine was Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention on Mother's Day 1980. Not only was it my first concert, it was also my first whiskey and first joint. I was 15. Good times.
The Byrds
Ambient smoke (Eight Miles High), I was much too young to be at the show.
Charlie Daniels - 1975 at Nassau Coliseum. Hey, cut me a break - I was 10 years old and allowed to go by myself ... could barely see the stage through the haze of smoke ....
Apologies for multiple posts. I guess I haven't sobered up since that night.
The Kinks, at Filmore in SF, in the 1970s. (Actually, the J. Giles Band was earlier, but less memorable.)
Jethro Tull. Loved it.
Night Ranger. Beat that.
Styx at the Winnipeg Arena, 1981.
Mine dates me: Stevie Wonder, in his heyday circa 1974. Even then, Stevie's ratio of gritty truth to cheezy lounge soul was pretty shaky, but there were few tracks in the early 70s more compelling than "Living For the City". Rufus was supposed to open, which would have been awesome. But Chaka Khan called in sick, so we got--barf--Gino Vanelli as the undercard.
First w/o a parental unit was either Springsteen or Tom Petty, circa 1978.
Other than some you-never-heard-of-them bands that performed at my high school or college, I think it was Stills and Young (the warmup band was Poco, who were great) at the Cap Centre in the mid-1970s sometime.
R.E.M., 1989.
B.B. King and Crazy Horse at the U. of Miss. (It is possible it was Arlo Guthrie and band, same place). Both circa 1970.
The Suburban Legends. Mmm, ska.
The Young Rascals at the Beacham Theatre in Orlando, 1967.
First concert ever was Cui Jian playing Worker's Stadium in Beijing in the early 90s - 1993 I think. I had to sit on my dad's shoulders to see anything at all. We were invited to an afterparty and I was put to sleep in a mountain of coats and missed the whole thing.
First concert on my own was Beck, with the Flaming Lips opening, at the the Orpheum in Boston, October 2002.
Chicago, 1972. Yeah, the band Chicago--they didn't suck quite as much back then.
Hours later, a little after 3:30 a. m., we were all sitting around cross-legged on the floor, and . . .
My first concert was Cheap Trick opening for Rush in 1976 or 77 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
Duke Tomato and the All-Star Frogs at the tender age of 2.
(First ticket I ever paid for was the Police in Carbondale, Illinois, though. Synchronicity I believe. Husker Du was shortly after that.)
Chicago, 1972. Yeah, the band Chicago--they didn't suck quite as much back then.
Hours later, a little after 3:30 a. m., we were all sitting around cross-legged on the floor, and . . .
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Rea, did anybody really know what time it was? Did anybody really care?
First was Barry Manilow (I was like 6!), but second was Morrissey.
Mine was The Philadelphia Orchestra performing the 1812 Overture and some other stuff. I think I was 7.
The first one I went to without my parents was the Kinks. I had a lot more fun at that one.
def leppard, pyromania tour, hartford civic center 1982. mullet city, baby...
INXS, with Ziggy Marley opening up, in 1988 or so.
Parents took me to see Liberace in the 1960's, that might have been before my older brother took me to Paul Revere & the Raiders. First I paid for myself was BS&T, promoting BS&T 3, so let's say 1971.
First no parents and no acoustic guitars - Paul Revere and the Raiders at Mountain Park in Holyoke.
It was going to be Donna Summer at Six Flags in '79, but she didn't show up. After that trauma, I devoted myself to [elementary] school and would not attempt to see another concert for 10 years: The Cure's Disintegration tour in 1989. See what you did to me, Donna Summer!
I'm somewhat embarrassed by this, but my first concert (age 13, in 1984) was The Scorpions. Bon Jovi was the opening act.
hootie and the blowfish.
(shut up)
(yeah, im a youngin)
Led Zeppelin, Chicago Stadium, 1977.
Beach Boys, 1968
Bay City Rollers, probably 1977 or so, when I was 9 or 10 years old.
Yes, on the Big Generator tour.
But TMBG was the first band I saw in a non-stadium venue: Paradise Rock Club, Boston, 1989, right before _Flood_ came out. Revelatory.
1965 - Rolling Stones in Asbury Park NJ
Don't know if you want to count this as a concert, but I do: Peter Yarrow at the Register for Peace rally in Mineola, NY in June 1971. And the speakers: Bella Abzug railing at the world as a gigantic lightning-and-thunderstorm rolled in... and me getting on my bicycle and trying to make the 8-mile ride home in that weather...
In researching this, I discover that's the rally where the pictures were taken of John Kerry that were later Photoshopped to make it look like Kerry and Jane Fonda were best pals... (http://purebs.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_archive.html)
Now if this doesn't date me, NOTHING will ...
(While I'm at it, I should also mention the Bruce Springsteen concert I attended in fall 1973 at Stony Brook, in a mostly empty gymnasium, two years before Born to Run, where Springsteen reportedly had his guitar stolen)...
Bon Jovi, alas.
Bonus lameness -- I bought the tickets for a girl who stood me up, and wound up bringing my little brother instead.
Hank Williams Jr. at the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo.
The first concert that I paid my own money to go see was Metallica. Only a year later, my music tastes improved, and I was going to stuff like My Bloody Valentine.
Blue Öyster Cult. 1983. Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM.
No "more cowbell" jokes, please.
The Monkees. 1966. I was just 13, but I guess that makes me older than dirt. My wife beats me -- she saw the Beatles the year before in Chicago; I am not worthy to touch the hem of her garment. :)
Loverboy, at the Central Washington State Fair, early 80s.
I don't remember. It was the 60's.
Maybe The Who someplace in Manhattan or Jimi Hendix at Hunter College/ The Soft Machine.
Rare Essence, Cap Center, Landover MD - 1991
living colour and primus. 8th grade. It was incredibly loud and fun.
Steve Miller. Jones Beach. 1993. Pouring rain. It was awesome.
The Lovin' Spoonful at Constitution Hall in 1966,
Not as good as Jeff Beck with Rod Stewart plus Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis at a ROLLER ARENA in Alexandria in 1968(?).
Now, I have bummed myself out for the day.
Aerosmith, some time in 1975 I believe, in Springfield, Massachusetts. The opening act was Rick Derringer.
I know some drugs were taken, but I don't remember which one(s).
It was also the first time I had my ass pinched by a strange girl.
TMBG, too. And the same tour as OhioBoy above (Cub opened), though at the Warfield in SF.
Or rather, that was my first real show. My actual first show, if it counts, was an Elephant Show/Raffi double feature. My parents took me there of their own free will and initiative. Why? The world may never know.
Zappa and the Mothers in 1970 at the Auditorium in Chicago. Good show. Because it was a Zappa show, there was less drug-taking than at your normal rock concert, but only *less*. I was an intellectual music-obsessed 12 year old jazzed out of my mind about getting the chance to see my hero, although it wasn't the original Mothers (this was the early Flo and Eddie band). Still a good, and very long (over 2 hours) show.
In later life, it was my actual JOB to go see concerts. I was never a particular fan of hers, but one of the best I ever saw was Bonnie Raitt. Most singers can't sing live as well, or as consistently, as they seem to do on recordings, but Bonnie had astonishingly good intonation for the entire night - another long concert. I don't think I heard a single out of tune note in the whole show. That is unheard of - unheard, even in the classical world.
Hah, beat you all. The Beatles at Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) in 1964 at the tender age of 8 y.o.
Now, excuse me while I take my mid-morning nap.
Van Halen. 1984. I was 13. A friend got his ass pinched by a guy - seriously. The rest of us laughed at him.
U2, Joshua Tree tour, 1987
Yes, February 1972, at NY's Academy of Music (It's called something else now, I think).
That was the start of about 75 concerts from 1972 through 1980. But of course, you could go to concerts for about $5-10 a ticket back then...And there were lots of concerts every summer in NY, concerts sponsored by Schaffer Beer Company, known as the Schaffer Music Festival in Central Park. They had bands like King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more mainstream acts like Simon & Garfunkel and Billy Joel. I missed the latter two, being a purist for prog rock back then. I also saw the Italian prog rock band PFM in a free concert at the Festival in August 1974.
Whew...Lots of concerts and nostalgia for a middle aged guy...
Up With People
1977
First rock concert was TMBG, too, not counting high school bands. And first concert, all genres, was the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 3 or so.
Soul Asylum with Matthew Sweet in 1995. Let Your Dim Light Shine doesn't really hold up anymore, but 100% Fun does, and I can still remember all sorts of details about that show. Also, I saw TMBG play a free show at Prospect Park a few years ago that was a ton of fun.
Kiss - 1976 or 1977 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood Florida, which was one of the most hellish venues in rock history. Opening act was the band Piper, fronted by Billy Squier. I held hands with a girl named Loretta.
Steppenwolf, backed up by Short Stuff, Dane County Coliseum Madison, 1970. Incredible show, 15 years old, head full of acid.
My son's first concert was also TMBG. It was this past Saturday and they played most of their songs for three-year olds, with a few of their classics mixed in. Dude totally loved it and is still singing Particle Man.
Mine, on the other hand, was in 1985: Ratt with some guy opening that no one had ever heard of by the name of Bon Jovi.
I can't believe I just admitted that ...
KISS!!! 1979. I was four years old. Really!
1968, the spectrum, philly: junior guy/buddy wells; the moby grape (on their only east coast tour); janis joplin w/big brother (first east coast tour); the chambers brothers (it was around "time has come today"); and as the headliners (we left), the vanilla fudge!
Jefferson Airplane, 1968, age 14. My first joint- but I didn't inhale!
Aerosmith was my first concert. Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, 1976, age 14.
The Ramones, headlining at the Eight a Day for the Eighties concert, May 1980 at Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University. Only seven bands showed up, Wreckless Eric and Mi-Sex being the best of the other bands. The Ramones were great, of course -- but we almost missed them! During a break we left the arena to get something to eat, thinking they'd be on late, but they played earlier, to get to another concert that night, and we missed the first couple songs. (Of course, for the Ramones, that's only a couple of minutes.)
The arena held 10,000, but only about 1000 people showed up. Fools!
Jackson Browne and Graham Nash, in a benefit for the Abalone Alliance.
it's funny to see that for a blog by a guy in his mid 20s how few of his readers are his own age
smashing pumpkins 1996 rosemont, IL i was 15
1990 or so... Two Free Stooges, the Dead Milkmen, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Violent Femmes, Pine Street Theatre, Portland. Spring, 1986. Amazing show. Thought I had been thrown into a washing machine. Lost my shoe in the pit and damned near got my head kicked in trying to retrieve it...
Celine Dion in 92. She rocks!
Violent Femmes, Pine Street Theatre, Portland. Spring, 1986. Amazing show. Thought I had been thrown into a washing machine. Lost my shoe in the pit and damned near got my head kicked in trying to retrieve it...
Tom Petty opening for Bob Dylan at MSG. July of 1986. I was 13
Metallica, 1992, Spectrum in Philly. I was 15. So wonderfully LOUD.
First concert I ever went to? Um, Harry Chapin. I was 17 years old, and lived in Canton, Ohio. You know who came to Canton, Ohio? That's right -- acts like Harry Chapin. Hell, even Hank Williams opted to die instead of playing there.
Actually, at the time I liked Harry Chapin. The venue was maybe a quarter full. Chapin was disappointed and said something to that effect from the stage. But the crowd was pretty enthusiastic, and he said toward the end of the show that "It turned out to be a pretty good night after all." So I learned a little something about the give and take between performer and audience.
A few years later, I discovered there were much cooler concerts in Cleveland, specifically at the Agora. I saw the Clash there -- London Calling and real success were at least six months in the future at the time. So it was just me, the Clash, and about 600 other Clash fans. I was about ten feet away from Mick Jones. How cool is that?
Jethro Tull! Thick As A Brick tour in Denver
Guadalcanal Diary at Tipitina's in New Orleans.
it's funny to see that for a blog by a guy in his mid 20s how few of his readers are his own age
It *is* funny, isn't it? I'm sure he has lots of readers his age but perhaps not a lot proportionally. Maybe the very concept of going to a 'concert' is partially dated. I think nowadays a good amount of younger people are more likely to go 'see bands' rather than go to a 'concert' - more just another lifestyle/entertainment choice than some big event. The music business (so-called) is so different now - much better in some ways, worse in others. There is SO much more music available now.
The Doors, 1967 (?), RPI Fieldhouse, Troy NY
italics off, i hope
I guess I have to admit to Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1966. My mother made my father take us (my sister and I) after she vetoed the tickets their friend had scored for us to see... the Beatles at Candlestick.
First show on my own: The Kinks, Fillmore West, November 1970. Second bill was an unknown Elton John. And a light show!
Shaun Cassidy, New Haven Coliseum in 1978. I was 11 years old.
Beat that!
YES. Madison Square Garden, 1979.
The Tubes. 1977 ish
(followed in quick succession by the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Santana, and Bob Dylan)
Devo, 1982.
I was thirteen and had a fever.
Mine was the Grateful Dead, in '94, a couple months before Garcia died. I was 12, there with my friend's parents, at an indoor stadium show. Can't say I knew what the deal with the giant cloud of smoke under the roof was...
The Kinks, 1980, Syracuse, NY. Bryan Adams warmed up.
Also in the early '80s: Def Leppard (Pyromania tour): $9 for seats on the floor.
The Who (Farewell Tour, 1982[!?!], Carrier Dome). At least, they said it was The Who . . .
Billy Ocean. Milwaukee Summerfest ca 1987.
Zappa. Houston. Late 70's. I'd always liked him, but he and his band were awesome in concert.
Maybe the youngsters aren't up yet. :)
First one with parents was Peter, Paul & Everybody (Mary was AWOL) at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, sometime in the mid-80s. First show minus parents was Genesis at Texas Stadium in 1991, and they wouldn't tour again until 2007 (when I saw them again at MSG in NYC).
Seriously, though, the best show I ever saw was Weird Al Yankovic at Casa Manana in Fort Worth, probably '99 or so. The guy puts on a hell of a show, and how the hell can you keep from smiling when Al's rocking out?
Mine was the Grateful Dead, in '94, a couple months before Garcia died. I was 12, there with my friend's parents, at an indoor stadium show. Can't say I knew what the deal with the giant cloud of smoke under the roof was...
Had to have been '95, since Jerry died in August of that year. It was the third summer in a row I spent following them, selling t-shirts and homemade one-hitters to pay for gas and food (you can, in fact, live on $1 grilled cheese, $2 veggie burritos, and $4 beer).
Damn I miss touring ...
Simon and Garfinkle reunion tour in 1982.
The Monkees (minus White-Out Mike) at the Puyallup Fair in 1987. One of the local TV stations had been running the show for a while, and I'd been videotaping the episodes and then copying the songs onto audio cassette.
I've seen TMBG twice: once in Seattle on the John Henry tour, which was an awesome show, and then in Palo Alto on the Factory Showroom tour, which was disappointing.
Unusually high number of Zappa fans here. I wonder what the Zappa-Yglesias connection is?
Beatles Olympia arean in Detroit, 1966. I was twelve. Jackie DeShannon opened. Couldn't hear for the screaming 'less you covered your ears.
Rolling Stones, 1964, the Washington Coliseum (or Uline Arena, as we locals still called it).
So much screaming & such a poor PA you could barely hear the band. I think they played for 35 minutes. Tickets cost $2 or so.
Although TMBG, as it happens, was the first concert I went to with my daughters.
Tony Brown Band @ Merlyn's in Madison, WI 1980
I was 16 and used my brother's ID to get in. Sweet!
First "big" concert was Genesis @ the Milwaukee Arena Fall 1980
My friend and I got there 2 hours early and listened to their soundcheck, including the end section of "The Musical Box." But they didn't play it during the show, much to our disappointment.
Public Enemy and Anthrax in '91 when I was 13. The show took place in the afternoon and then PE jetted down to NYC to do Saturday Night Live that same night. I was lucky to have grown up in a college town (UConn - Storrs, CT) that hosted its fair share of decent shows. I also saw TMBG once - I think they were my second or third-ever concert - and they were fantastic.
Public Enemy and Anthrax in '91 when I was 13. The show took place in the afternoon and then PE jetted down to NYC to do Saturday Night Live that same night. I was lucky to have grown up in a college town (UConn - Storrs, CT) that hosted its fair share of decent shows. I also saw TMBG once - I think they were my second or third-ever concert - and they were fantastic.
Bruce Springsteen, in about '92 or so.
Also seen TMBG about 5 times. They're great.
Paul Simon, Rhythm of the Saints Tour (complete with legions of drummers from all around the world) in Madison Square Garden, I think in 1990.
The Screaming Gypsie Bandits, Richie Havens, BB King, Jefferson Airplane in Bloomington, IN in May of 1970.
Judas Priest and Great White/White Lion (can't remember which one) - Rochester Community War Memorial (now BCBS Arena) in 1984.
The Beatles - Memphis Stadium, August 19th, 1966.
6yo tag-along with older bother, sister, and cousin. Heard nothing but screaming, but did see the firecrackers frisbeed on stage and Lennon kick them off (this was just after the "bigger than Jebus" thing and the subsequent record burnings and KKK threats).
Full (embarrassing) disclosure: 2nd concert was KISS in the mid 70s.
However, in the following years I did manage to see Yes, Iggy Pop (3x), David Bowie, King Crimson(3x), Peter Gabriel(2x), Gang of Four, Talking Heads(3x), Elvis Costello(3x), Snakefinger, Tom Petty, The Residents(2x), Pere Ubu, The Clash, Greatful Dead, Alanis Morissette, U2(3x), Neal Young(3x), PIL, Leo Kottke, Kodo, John Cale, Alex Chilton(3x), REM (3x), B-52s(3x), Laurie Anderson(2x), XTC, and several score others that don't pop into my brain at the moment.
Would have loved to have seen Zappa.
first concert of any kind:
Dave Brubeck, in Stamford, CT, in either 87 or 88.
First rock concert: ZZ Topp/Black Crowes double bill at Madison Square Garden, 1991. The Crowes stomped the into the ground, then shortly afterward got kicked off the tour for insulting one of the sponsors (I think it was Pepsi).
-side note: somewhere in there is a trip to see Jean-Luc Ponty at Carnegie Hall, but I can't remember exactly when that was, and anyway, it was just WEIRD (electric fusion violin isn't for everyone).
After three years overseas, overcompensated with Sammy Hagar, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Boston at Anaheim Stadium, September, 1978.
Then got artsy with Peter Gabriel in November, and Grateful Dead at Winterland in December. After that, all is a blur.
Journey 1980ish
Leo Kottke. Yes I'm that old. But it was an absolutely amazing show. The next show was Pierce Arrow (anyone remember them?) and then Jimmy Buffett just before Changes in Attitudes came out. But hey, I was in Sarasota, FL and we didn't exactly attract the headline talent back then.
And Matt, big props on TMBG -- they've been one of my favorite bands from the moment their debut came out in '87. I was managing a record store in Bloomington, IN at the time, and when they did an in-store, they were as nice as they are talented.
I saw them at the 9:30 club both in 06 and 08 and they are even better live now than they were then.
BTW, if in the womb counts as a first show, then TMBG will be my daughter's first show -- my wife was pregnant when we saw them in 2006.
Duran Duran at Nassau Coliseum.
1965-ish:Herman's Hermits opening for Frankie Valli and the Four Season (or was it the other way around?) at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Then, in '67: Humble Pie (w/Frampton) opening for Black Sabbath (w/Ozzie) at a roller rink in Alexandria, VA. Also '67: Yes opening for Jethro Tull at that same roller rink.
I don't go to concerts hardly at all. So unless you count the Vikki Carr performance at a Denver nightclub back in the '70's, the first and only concert I've been to was the Corrs on August 11, 2004, here in San Francisco at the Warfield.
Great show. Next time I'll be down in front so I can get the tin whistle Andrea hands out to somebody at the end of most shows.
Images:
Borrowed Heaven World Tour 2004 - SF Bay Area
http://homepage.mac.com/frakishi/PhotoAlbum22.html
Uriah Heep in 1971 - my 14th birthday and the $6 ticket was a gift from my folks.
Willie Nelson or Neil Diamond at the Minnesota State Fair, ~1986. They played consecutive days, and both were great, but I couldn't stop singing "The City of New Orleans" for a week afterwards.
Adam Ant, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, 198? Friend or Foe. Goody Two Shoes, big big hit!
Bad Company, 1976. Great show. Paul Rodgers has one of the best rock voices evah.
1.Beatles, Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis
Summer 1964, nurses running up and down the aisles
2.Barry and the Remains Sept 1964 saw with fellow Brandeis freshman Jon Landau of Springsteen fame; great, great, great show
3.Cream Summer 1967 Fillmore Auditorium SF
4.BBHC Janis Joplin 1967 Fillmore
5.Cream Spring 1968 at 2 a.m. Brandeis
6.the Who MSG early 80's
7.Rolling Stones, Oakland Colliseum early 90's?
Good time to be alive
1968, the spectrum, philly: junior guy/buddy wells; the moby grape (on their only east coast tour); janis joplin w/big brother (first east coast tour); the chambers brothers (it was around "time has come today"); and as the headliners (we left), the vanilla fudge!
Dude! I was at that show. Were Buddy Guy and Junior Wells really on the bill? I'd forgotten, altho that's not unusual. You should've stayed for the Fudge -- they were awesome.
That was the night I told Nils Lofgren I couldn't give him a ride back to Silver Spring because there wasn't enough room in my mother's car.
The Clash, Welsh Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI, 1982.
I was 15 and remember it like it was yesterday - still one of the three or four greatest shows I've ever seen.
The band I've seen the most would be The Replacements - 7 times (I've also seen Westerberg solo about 4 times), and one of those was the greatest show of all time - Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor on March 6, 1986. This show was immortalized here:
http://www.creemmagazine.com/_site/BeatGoesOn/Replacements/DrinkingWithReplacements001.html
Yes, Feb 1974, Oklahoma City. Right before Mr Wakeman left the group, I think.
When I was about 10, I won tickets from a radio station to see Hall and Oates perform at the Forum in L.A. (Inglewood, actually). I went with my mom. Corey Hart opened.
An old friend of mine who was a big punk rocker in the late 70s/early 80s actually had the Osmonds (yes, Donnie and Marie) as his first concert as a younger teen in the mid-70s.
When I was about 10, I won tickets from a radio station to see Hall and Oates perform at the Forum in L.A. (Inglewood, actually). I went with my mom. Corey Hart opened.
An old friend of mine who was a big punk rocker in the late 70s/early 80s actually had the Osmonds (yes, Donnie and Marie) as his first concert as a younger teen in the mid-70s.
I think the connection between Yglesias and Zappa is that they would have sat next to each other in alphabetical homeroom.
Matthew from Storrs: you're the first person I've ever heard say "I was lucky to have grown up in Storrs." That comment made me laugh.
My first concert: Souls of Mischief, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest. Providence, RI (the Strand?). Fall 1993.
Unusually high number of Zappa fans here. I wonder what the Zappa-Yglesias connection is?
Oh, it's more than an alphabetical correlation. Among other things, Zappa made you think, and he tailored his work to his audience (precocious teenagers, especially boys) - what we would now call 'targeted marketing' - to a remarkable degree, considering when he did it. It's a cliche, but he really was rather ahead of his time, in his marketing concept and in other ways.
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Purple Rain.
I win :P
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