My first concert: well was dragged to hootnannys as a kid in the 60's and also got to see Odetta in her prime. Probably does not count. To tell the truth I did not go to concerts when I was in my teens. Bought records and went to Science Fiction and Gaming Conventions durning most of the 70's. Sometime late 70's early 80's went to Survival Sunday concerts once a year. The first one I went to had Crosby Stills & Nash, the Eagles, Jackson Brown, The Eagles Bruce Springsteen.
There was a later one when the anti-nuke networks was smaller, where I Robin Williams performed. He took challenges from the audience to do improv. Someone challenged him on the spot as to what the ghost of Albert Einstein would say. Robin's Response: "Vun little equation if Gif you und dis is how you screw it up?" That joke made it into one of his albums.
Some day ask me about my dad and Joan
Hi Suzi Q! What about your dad and Joan?
I felt like such a do-do forgetting that, Kat. Oh well. It was a lot of fun seeing you and the kids. And watching all the kids play.
I haven't had dim sum in ages. mmm. Tomorrow is farmers market and probably a lot of grading for me.
Where do you go?
In SF? Hong Kong Flower Lounge in the Richmond.
In SF? Hong Kong Flower Lounge in the Richmond.
Yeah, that's a pretty good place.
There's supposedly a good dim sum place just down the street from me... I can't believe I still haven't been. At least I tried the lebanese laffa place for lunch today.
Oh, what great pictures of what looks like a really fun party, Kat. I've been reading to catch up so I can wish Noah and Grace a very Happy Third Birthday, and lots of exciting adventures and discoveries ahead. They're beautiful and miraculous, and so are you.
More Birthday Felicitations to K-Bug and Son-of-Theresa! Adventures and Discoveries wished to them, too.
Javachick, I have a line on a good dim sum place in the East Bay. Actually a couple of places; the cheaper one is in Alameda, just on the other side of the Webster Tube.
My first concert? Styx, Paradise Theater tour. I think it was about 1980 or so. Tommy Shaw fell off the riser backwards and landed on his ass.
My best concert? Oooh, that's a tossup. Springsteen in Chicago in 1984 ("Born in the USA" tour); Indigo Girls in Boston in 1989; or The Waterboys in Boston in 1988 or so. I saw a TON of music those first few years out of college.
I've seen the Indigos more than 30 times. Obviously, I think they're awesome. Second to them in number of times is Shawn Colvin (about 20) and then Patty Griffin. Guess I do love the singer-songwriter chicas.
Javachick, I have a line on a good dim sum place in the East Bay. Actually a couple of places; the cheaper one is in Alameda, just on the other side of the Webster Tube.
I remember you saying something about Webster St before. Let's go!
First concert - I kid you not - Black Oak Arkansas.
