tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post9027376759247240510..comments2023-04-09T09:21:14.198-05:00Comments on MTV Books: Going to the Punk Rock ShowJennifer Echolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15757825467796917325noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-30125446787807171422008-11-24T21:55:00.000-06:002008-11-24T21:55:00.000-06:00Oh, yup, that's all I did when I was teen. I went...Oh, yup, that's all I did when I was teen. I went to gigs. Every week just about as well. <BR/><BR/>In Calgary in the 80's there was a pretty good punk scene, we have a few clubs that had gigs, but most of the bands played community centres. And every single one of the rocked.<BR/><BR/>I saw a lot of great bands, did lots of moshing, jumped off a speaker and a stage or two, got a bloody nose a few times, I always had a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>I saw GnR when they were nobodies. I had a smoke with Axel Rose, I still remember the little shorts, white tank top and brown cowboy boots he wore, and his link dirty blond hair hanging in his face. <BR/><BR/>Good times!Vivi Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719628875229186070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-2037790088068192372008-11-24T21:21:00.000-06:002008-11-24T21:21:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing all these concert memories with...Thanks for sharing all these concert memories with me guys! I love them all!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-47673359982088629802008-11-23T20:01:00.000-06:002008-11-23T20:01:00.000-06:00Steph, I love the question! One of my favorite con...Steph, I love the question! One of my favorite concerts was when I was sixteen and saw The Cure. At the time Robert Smith claimed that it was going to be his last tour, so I was excited to be part of it. And the best part was that we went in full makeup and sprayed our hair different colors. I am really looking forward to Ballads, it sounds like my type of book!Danielle Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812558505229235492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-69207098467308597462008-11-23T09:53:00.000-06:002008-11-23T09:53:00.000-06:00I was one of those teenagers whose parents wouldn'...I was one of those teenagers whose parents wouldn't let her go to concerts. So I didn't start seeing shows until the mid-to-late 80s. Hair bands. It was awful. My best concert years have actually been since I've had kids. Before we moved to Florida, we were almost exactly an hour from downtown Cleveland, so we'd hop in the car and drive over to the Agora, or the Grog Shop, or Peabody's to catch a show. I miss that, because down here we have to drive at least two hours to see good bands.<BR/><BR/>As far as favorites go... GBH, The Business, Agnostic Front, Madball all rank pretty high. But my favorite show would have to be my favorite band, no matter where they play: The Slackers.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387112387407706235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-14980073988411874582008-11-23T09:31:00.000-06:002008-11-23T09:31:00.000-06:00When I lived in Ohio, I was almost exactly an hour...When I lived in Ohio, I was almost exactly an hour from downtown Cleveland, so it was easy to hop in the car and hit a show the Agora, or the Grog Shop, or Peabody's. Now I'm living in Florida in a place that's at least two hours from anywhere that has a venue where the bands I like to see play, so I don't get to concert as often as I did "back home".<BR/><BR/>As far as a favorite goes, there are some that stand out in my head. GBH. The Business. And, yeah, Social Distortion is always a good one. My favorite show, though, is probably The Slackers.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387112387407706235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-38982265604089491832008-11-21T18:57:00.000-06:002008-11-21T18:57:00.000-06:00I haven't gone to that many shows despite living p...I haven't gone to that many shows despite living part time in a city (or two) with a wonderful music scene.<BR/><BR/>My favorite so far was seeing the Dropkick Murphys (w/Everybody Out and Big D and the Kids Table) at Stubbs BBQ. My dad took a friend and me for my birthday present. We stood at the line dividing the mosh pit from the rest of the crowd because my friend definitely wasn't the mosh type and I'm only so-so at it. Of course, when the Dropkick Murphys took the stage the mosh pit expanded and we spent several songs in it. (I accidentally shoved a man to the ground. He was probably off-balance because I wasn't that forceful.) The best moment in the crowd was when a guy kept bumping into my friend so I shoved him for her. He turned around ready to fight . . . but patted her on the head and apologized upon noticing we were two fairly small girls.<BR/><BR/>The music was, of course, fabulous. It was great to be right there while they played so many songs I loved. Plus, it was a fun crowd! Everyone was pumped - if they didn't dance they at least bounced in time. I love that energy.<BR/><BR/>Second on my list is probably the CAKE concert I attended. My roommate nearly won a tree. I both got us lost and nearly wrecked driving us there. (There was a TREE in the middle of the FREEWAY. Not the tree she almost won though. I never realized how many trees were involved in this story before.)Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-21146071117454219042008-11-21T15:49:00.000-06:002008-11-21T15:49:00.000-06:00OMG I am so unbelievably jealous I cannot even beg...OMG I am so unbelievably jealous I cannot even begin to tell you. Thanks for sharing your experience though because then I get to live vicariously. And dude, how cool is your mom!!! Awesome!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486027252802681746.post-24827251224318209732008-11-21T12:51:00.000-06:002008-11-21T12:51:00.000-06:00How funny that you mentioned not getting to see Ni...How funny that you mentioned not getting to see Nirvana back in 1993 because that was my very first concert. I was seventeen and was not yet allowed to travel to the Twin Cities by myself (I grew up in a tiny town 70 miles away), so my mom took me and my boyfriend. I'm not sure what my mom was planning to do during the concert, but we had a meeting spot designated for after the show. My boyfriend and I found our nosebleed seats at Shonen Knife played their opening set, and I could hardly see the band because we were so high up and far off to the side. The Breeders played next, and they were fantastic. During the intermission, I went to the bathroom and ran into my mom! She told me that one of the security guys had let her in without a ticket. I complained about our lousy seats, and she said, "Let's go find better ones. It's not like everyone stays in their assigned seats." Being a concert virgin, I didn't know that, but I took her word for it. I went back and got my boyfriend and we were able to score some kick-ass seats right in the center balcony. The show was brilliant, but I think I was even more in awe of my mom that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com