Drove out to the Circle "A" Ranch in Dallas to see Black Flag, meeting DL's nephew G Jr.

John Lee Hooker at Poor David's Pub on Greenville Ave, Dallas, with DL. 

DL took me to Dallas, to the Arcadia Theatre, to see Three On A Hill open and X headline. 

Great show, Dave Alvin was playing second guitar for this tour, with Tony Gilkyson as well.

Of course that meant no Billy Zoom...  which was a bummer.

First time seeing my favorite band of the eighties, thanks for the birthday present DL!

My Photos - Exene 

My Photos - Exene 

My Photos - John Doe

My Photos - Dave Alvin

My Photos - X

DL, our friend CC and I went to Reunion Arena to see Tina Turner.  Outstanding!

Bo Diddley at Poor David's Pub in Dallas with DL.  The New Bohemians opened.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Arcadia Theatre, with Flash Kahan opening, with DL. 

DL and I visited the Arcadia Theatre to see:

• Twisted Root
• DC3
• Black Flag

This would be the nicest venue I ever would see Black Flag in.

North Adams Armory to see:

• Tom Troccoli's Dog
• St Vitus
• Black Flag

Sound was bad, the vibe was weird.  Best memory was St Vitus sounding just like a Black Sabbath album, yet slower and more sludgy.

Attended a show at the Sons of Italy in North Adams, featuring:

• Saccharine Trust
• October Faction
• Black Flag

Black Flag opened up with "The Process of Weeding Out" and I really loved Ginn's guitar playing.

DL and I drove to Williamstown, to the college, to see Waitresses and Gang of Four.

The Gang of Four were simply incredible, with as I recall "silence" where typically we would hear a guitar solo taking place.

The expanded T-Funk version of Talking Heads, with DL at SPAC. 

Outstanding event...

Setlist:

• Psycho Killer
• Heaven
• Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
• Love-> Building on Fire
• The Book I Read
• Slippery People
• Cities
• Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open) (David Byrne song)
• Burning Down the House
• Life During Wartime
• Making Flippy Floppy
• Swamp
• What a Day That Was (David Byrne song)
• This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
• Once in a Lifetime
• Big Business (David Byrne song)
• I Zimbra
• Houses in Motion
• Genius of Love (Tom Tom Club cover)
• Girlfriend Is Better
• Take Me to the River (Al Green cover)
• Encore:
• Crosseyed and Painless

DL and I would be taking the first of two summer trips to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), this time to hear:

• Marshall Crenshaw
• The B-52's

Unbelievable show by both bands.

RPI Fieldhouse in Troy, NY with Stan K to see the Clash, with openers Khmer Rouge.

Great to see the Clash, but we were in the very last row of the ice rink, and the sound really was bad.  Recollection is that I could here guitar and drums, little else.  Big echo in that rink as well.

Set-List:

1. London Calling
2. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
3. Know Your Rights
4. Spanish Bombs
5. Rock the Casbah
6. The Magnificent Seven
7. Police on My Back
8. Charlie Don't Surf
9. Police and Thieves
10. Brand New Cadillac
11. Train in Vain
12. Garageland
13. Armigedeon Time
14. Should I Stay or Should I Go
15. I Fought the Law
16. Straight to Hell
17. Pressure Drop
18. Janie Jones
19. I'm So Bored With the U.S.A.
20. Career Opportunities
21. This Is Radio Clash
22. Clash City Rockers
23. White Riot
24. Tommy Gun
25. London's Burning

Warren Zevon at Williams College.

I drove the 1965 Ford Fairlane to Saratoga Springs (SPAC) with Wheatbread and Rollo, to see a great double bill of:

• Burning Spear
• Talking Heads

Awesome adventure.

We made it safely, without a map, and no real idea of where we were going. 

We each had purchased suit-coats to where for the occasion.

Setlist for Talking Heads:

• Psycho Killer
• Love-> Building on Fire
• Cities
• Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)(David Byrne song)
• Once in a Lifetime
• Mind
• My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)(David Byrne song)
• Slink (Jerry Harrison song)
• Big Business / I Zimbra
• Swamp
• Houses in Motion
• What a Day That Was (David Byrne song)
• Life During Wartime
• Encore:
• Take Me to the River (Al Green cover)
• Encore 2:
• Crosseyed and Painless