Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 06/09/09
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@Michelle..I think that's worse than The Village People!! LOL
Good night bloggers!
GOOD NIGHT Anderson great show as always.
my first concert brothers johnson, and the commadors.
strawberry letter 23, brick house
First concert I attended was rock n roll show at the Cow Palace in SF in 1962... My friend's father managed the Cow Palace, we were in the 7th Grade... I got to go into the dressing rooms and met Marvin Gaye.. He was wearing white boxer shorts with red polka dots, changing for his show... he shook hands and said have a good time!
A few years later I got to go the Beatles last concert, at Candlestick Park.
I'm a songwriter because of those experiences...
My first concert was ELO- It was a great first concert. I was 16. I even tried to be daring and buy beer but the guy just shook his head and told me to enjoy the concert.
My first concert was to see Tone Loc around age 17. We won tickets from a radio show. Funky Cold Madena.
My first concert: 1962, Bobby Vee at the Enlisted Men's Club in Yokosuka, Japan...he got caught in traffic on the way from Tokyo, so the concert started late....I was so caught up in the excitement, I forgot to call my parents and didn't get home until way after curfew....grounded!!!! That was also a first....LOL
Re: 1st concert
Classic 80s: Thompson Twins and The Eurythics at Radio City Music Hall. When I was about 13, with my cool older cousin, Monica.
Hi Anderson My first concert was James Brown's 50 cent concert ...only .50 to get in ...
My first concert was the Osmonds at Toronto's CNE on August 28th, circa 1973ish... it became a running birthday date for me every year... Unfortunately I was disappointed because I didn't catch the purple socks!
My first concert was Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in the early 70s in Phoenix. Who would have thought David Bowie would be around for so long!
My first concert was the Spice Girls... Kind of embarrassing, but I'd probably go again.
First, no relation to the former president.
More important, my furst concert was outside when I was about 6...
My dad took me to see my absolute favorite band – HERMAN'S HERMITS, who just happened to be playing with the LOVIN' SPOONFUL.
thanks,
Minda Bush
It was not my first concert, but i honestly went to Woodstock! Was there for 5 days! It was amazing and on the way home (in a U-haul truck (all 16 of us), we were given free food and ice cream.
It seems that everybody saw the gathering on the news and wanted to be nice to the hippies.
I also remember when the army was sent in with the helicopters, all of the soldiers were hanging out of the copters giving us peace signs!
Love the Colbert bit with the president & the general! (loved the goat too)
Good night everyone, hope to see you on time tomorrow.
Okay so it was called the Police Picnic with the Police headlining, but on the bill were The GoGo's, Iggy Pop, the Specials, Oingo Boingo and that's all I can remember! It was a while ago! 🙂
My first concert was The Young Rascals! I wanted to go to the Monkees before that, but Mom wouldn't let me go... Rock (sort of) On!!
Oh my most recent concert John Legend- sweet.
First concert was Charlie Daniels Band in front of the toy department at Sears in Woodfield mall while waiting for them to get a delivery of Ataris
my first concert was I ran away from home and got into the hollywood bowl and saw the Beatles in person 1964
@ Casey Jones - thanks for the Village People reference - One of my favorite pictures is of my friends spelling out YMCA to the song at an event we all attended. Everyone is doing a different letter and the "C" was backwards because my girlfirend is left handed. Needless to say - I think we all had been over-served!
first concert at 70 years old - Fleetwood Mac in Tacoma May 2009
Oh – Colbert's hair will grow back.
regarding first concerts.....my first was in in 1967 at the Boston garden my older sister took me to see the Monkees it was great Even better... the warm up band was Jimi Hendrix yes Jimi Hendrix It was better than unbelieveable
Nite all....take care. <3
Good night, Anderson and Erica
Good night, friends, David in Indiana, bloggers, everyone!
My Dad took me to my first concert at about age 7 – Anne Murray! First rock concert though – John Couger, before he put the Mellancamp back in his name.
Ok it wasn't really a concert , it was at nightclub. At the Red Dog Saloon in Scottsdale AZ. in 65 the group was the Called the DOORS. This was before they got well known. Otherwise the concert was the DOORS again in 69.
My first concert was THE BEATLES!!
In Detroit, sometime in the 60's. I even have a photograph I took of them WAY in the distance on the stage.
I've got you all beat. My first concert was Elvis.
That was awesome! If anyone can order a haircut the President can...Maybe he can order my little bro to get one! 🙂
Good night Anderson, Erica and fellow bloggers! Have a good sleep and a wonderful tomorrow! Catch ya later!
Wooo!! My first concert was when I was 11....and it was the Spice Girls Baby!!!!!!!!! I waited 8 hours in the 90 degree weather with my mom to see them. Unfortunately, Ginger Spice had already departed 🙁
I was happy to see so many people in their 40's ,like me, who wrote about their first concert.See Anderson, ALL of your viewers aren't 'kids'.Goodnight everyone.Peace to all of you and yours.
Harry Chapin – Cats and the Cradle became the basis of my life with my daughter
I saw my first concert in 1976.Kiss Bi-cenyennial tour
My first concert? Jimmy Dorsey in Sioux Falls, SD ballroom 1945
My first concert was way back in the day the Motown review with Stevie Wonder when he first came out with Fingertips, I think it was his first tour, the Miracle, Martha and the Vandellas, and I forgot who else. Back then they all appeared together. What a show in S.F. at the Cow Palace.
My first concert was the Carpenters. I was in seventh grade. We sat in the second from the last row in the back of the auditorium, up in the rafters. It was great.
First concert, Neil Diamond. I was 40 something, a mother of 3. He still had IT.
Well, I took my kids to see the backstreet boys and had to sit through that mess. but, it was fun!
my first concert was country singer bryan white when he came to the fair 10 years ago
First concert: 1965, instead of attending my high school graduation ceremony - Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis - eat your hearts out, kids.
My first concert was Diana Ross with Ray Charles as the warm up!
You may laugh, but my first concert ever was also Peter, Paul, & Mary at Fordham University in the Bronx, when I was 13. Yikes.
I have everyone beat! My first concert was a double bill from Phillip McKeon (Tommy from Alice) and Scott Baio when they both tried their music career in '79.
My first concert was Milli Vanilli, but I am not sure I can really count that one...