Concerts I attended in the 1800s-ish (ok 1970s and early 80s)

AZ Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Most of the concerts I saw were there. Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog... And, my mom knew the drummers aunt.

Geez, she was bad. Great singer, lousy entertainer. "My next song will be ..." Lalala lalala. "Ok, my next song is..."

John Mellencamp opened for her. He was better. He was on TV last night with the Boston Pops. That was good.

The first with a light show. Extremely bad light show.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Baby...

So mellow, I actually dozed off...

This was during the "They're Coming to America" time. Wow, if he only knew...
Great Show!!

At Grady Gammage Auditorium a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright creation with superb acoustics. Peter, Paul and Mary were just ok.

BORING!

That was fun. I went with a girl friend (The Geezer doesn't do country) and we went for drinks after. The Boys showed up. We bought them a drink. They waved at us. What were we thinking? They could afford their own damn liquor!

We had second row seats in one of those theaters in the round thingys, smallish and kind of intimate. The teeny bopper in front of us, (front row - Daddy probably worked for the radio station) kept standing up. She was in the front freakin row. Sit you skinny ass down so the rest of us don't have to stand up. Finally, one of the times she did sit down I trapped her very long hair against the back of the chair with my knees. The next time she stood up, she got whip lash. THAT TOOK CARE OF THAT!! Oh yeah, JJW was really drunk.

He was great!!!

In Las Vegas. Pretty good. Some comedian opened for her and he was great.

Wow - doesn't get any funnier that George. Don't care for his politics, but he can make me laugh all night.

Bil Cosby and George Carlin -- Night and Day. I loved them both. Bill Cosby can be funnier that you can ever imagine without using foul language, sexual innuendo, or potty words.

I won the tickets by being the whatever caller on a radio show. When I went to pick the tickets up in my cutoff jeans and tank top, one of the radio personalities asked me out. We dated for several months. That was fun.

This was at Juanita K in Springfield. A lot of fun, a little raunchy for the kids who were there. YMCA...

I really don't remember much, hmm.

No Young. I don't remember this as being bad?

I can't remember if I saw these or just really wanted to. This was before the hubband so he isn't helping much. I have vague memories of them.

Saving the best for last. Sammy Davis Jr. in Las Vegas at, I think, The Hilton Grand. I grew up with parents who loved the Rat Pack. When offered an opportunity to see whoever I wanted during a National Home Builders Assoc. weekend, I jumped at the chance to see Sammy. He came out first, before the opening act, all in black, no jewelry, with a derby hat and did "Bo-Jangles". We had fabulous seats, I was in heaven. I don't remember who the opening act was, then Sammy was back. This is one of my best memories ever.