7 sold out nights at the Los Angeles Forum. First concert I went to. Very long including about a half hour sit down acoustical set with songs like Going To California. A blazing Achilles Last Stand was what sealed the deal for me. A laser light show and a huge disco ball that just enhanced the experience.

I believe it was the Saturday show that featured a special guest on the drum kit.

Yeah, it's kinda cool that I can say my first concert was that one. Certain events at home almost prevented me from going by the time summer got there. But did what I had to do to go.

You were with me for the last concert I saw. 70 year old Ian Anderson showed you don't have to end up at an old folks home playing bridge to pass the time.

Nostalgia is great when sitting at a computer or shooting the shit with buddies.

Spending money on it or decorating my house with it or even wearing it is a whole nuther story.

I think the last bit of nostalgia I was looking to buy was some Delaware Punch. Broke my heart when I found they didn't make it any more and the last remnants of it contained high fructose corn syrup.

Why, yes, yes it does! $3.25 a bottle plus shipping and out of stock kinda puts a damper on instant gratification though. But probably a little safer and more realistic than clicking buy it now here.

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Not sure, but the next Who concert I saw probably wouldn't have had Kenney Jones on drums.

Oh snap!

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Keith Moon was absolutely the greatest rock and roll drummer there ever was. He brought a wild animal intensity and other things to the table nobody else had even dreamed up yet.

I saw Kenney Jones (hairdresser as Pete called him) twice with The Who. Once in 1980 when they first resumed touring, and once in 1982 at the LA Coliseum when my car got jacked. He was as Levi said a timekeeper. The rest of the band was in top form so they are both very memorable shows.

One piece of advice. Don't leave your car on a sidestreet outside the Coliseum or you will be "Walking in LA". Warmup band that night was pretty good too.

I used to play drums. Till I pissed off so many neighbors. They are still nearby if I get the urge.

But, yes, I have a soft spot for banging the skins and guys like Keith Moon, and Cozy Powell, and many more that set me in motion to want to play. One of the most impressive live drum performances I ever saw was a guy named Andy Ward with his band Camel. I guess you had to have been there

We saw them open for Stiff Little Fingers before they got big, but again an amazing drummer named Terry Bozzio. It was almost like he dumbed down his ability, but he was still the musical centerpiece of the band.

I guess if you really wanted to dig deep, you could ask me which of the Appice brothers impressed me most live, and I'd have to say it was a tossup, with a slight nod to Carmen as the elder statesman.

About ten years ago, the kid across the street started beating the drums with his garage open along with a couple friends on guitar and bass, and it was terrible. I told him they should at least shut the garage and asked him what inspired him to play.

He said when he was a baby he used to hear one of the neighbors play and that is all he ever wanted to do since. DOH!

He is now well on his way to becoming a professional, as it his is whole life.

They were married I believe, but prior to that he played with Frank Zappa in a band where there was no room for amateurs and they tended to jam a little more than a tight new wave band with 3-4 minute songs..

Are they red with double bass? If so, the dream lives on!

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So was my dad. Gave me a great excuse when he caught me smoking weed.

Cozy Powell was probably the first drummer that really inspired me as to what was possible. I think this solo shows why.

A moment of tribute to the man. RIP.

He couldn't hide his talent even if he tried.

Not sure, but I saw them at the Shrine where they used to do the Oscars while Ronnie James was still singing for them. Shrine- a very nice auditorium.

That's debatable when you consider all of Terry's work with Zappa.

But, I do have a fairly good idea where the band name Rainbow came from.

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Meanwhile- back on topic!

"No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks, out for summer, out for fall..."

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A true god among gods.

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