Post 11 - The Concert Series
Photo by Roberto Rendon on Unsplash A Toast To: Music being the food of love. Song Pairing: Chris de Burgh - “Patricia the Stripper” (from the album, Spanish Trains and Other Stories, 1975). In preparing for this post I challenged the old memory bank, to recall every concert I have ever attended. I quit adding to the list when I surpassed the fifty-show mark. It was quite fitting that I have averaged one show for every year of my life. Now, I have family and friends who have seen Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews Band at least fifty times. So yes, my number is impressive to some, totally lame to others. It was fun reminiscing but also strange when I couldn’t remember for sure if I went to Def Leppard or Red Hot Chili Peppers. For the record, I didn’t count those two. I’m quite sure I am forgetting a few others as well. My high school years were especially blurred. The only musician I gave two shits about back then was BD but of course I cannot for the life of me recall the name of ...