Sunday, October 3, 1982

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

Thursday, September 23, 1982

Warren Zevon at Williams College.

Monday, August 23, 1982

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

Wednesday, April 28, 1982

Williams College with Wheatbread to see Human Switchboard and Toots and the Maytals. 

Unsure of the exact date, but April for certain.

Monday, November 30, 1981

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at Williams College with Mez. 

Unknown day, but November of 1981.

Sunday, August 30, 1981

Trip to SPAC with Mez, Rockets and REO Speedwagon. 

Unsure of day - August 1981 is good time-frame.

Friday, May 1, 1981

Willie Nile and Robin Lane and the Chartbusters at Williams College, I think with Run Steveo.

No good day, but May of '81.