Talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation

[nolarookie]

I saw the Black Crowes, too. Forgot about them. I'd love to see Huey Lewis and the news - I was such a fan when I was 5 (seriously, I was - had the records and everything).

It was awesome! They sounded just like they did back in the '80's on MTV!

[pfalcioni]

Huey Lewis is coming to our little amphitheater this summer, I was thinking about getting tickets. It's funny, I don't listen to classic rock now - I like modern stuff, but I do enjoy a good "vintage" concert every few years or so.

Saw Steve Miller at our State Fair a few years ago, and it was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Way better than he was "back in the day". Last year's Cheap Trick concert was pretty kick-a** too.

One band I'd love to see live is Foo Fighters. Pretty sure they won't be doing any State Fairs for awhile yet.

[Grumpy]

OMG - awesome photo, you guys had it all, feathered hair, one dude with the half-tone aviators, another one with that pencil-thin 'stache. Wow.

Nice set list too. What did/do you play?

Yeah, we were too cool, right? We all hated Mike. He was too pretty. (Not really, he's one of the nicest guys in the world.) We went through some changes. I was playing bass when we started, but by the time that photo was made, I was the frontman. Was a bit of a mockingbird back then. I still have an acoustic guitar and a pig-nose amp, but I rarely play anymore. We bought the kids a nice Yamaha keyboard last year (it's amazing what these things can do now) and I piddle with it occasionally to try to encourage them to play. My daughter wants to play like Jane Child, but has the patience not of Job. My son hasn't shown much interest. I figure he'll come around like I did - when he discovers girls.

I was born in '74, but have a lot of classic rock concert experience. I saw Johnny Winter and Robin Trower at Mud Island in Memphis with my parents

That is too cool. I can't remember how many Bridge of Sighs cassettes I played to death. I've been wanting to take my kids to a concert before all the 70s groups stop touring. Heard on the radio yesterday that CS&N is coming to Atlanta next month. That would be a good one. What I really want is to take them to Chastain Park to see James Taylor. In the mid-80s, The Wife and I, and my best friend and his wife, all went to Chastain to see him. We were stuck in traffic waiting to park, and this guy comes riding by on a 10-speed. I said "Hey, that guy looked just like James." My friend said "Nah, surely he's got a limo dropping him off." The next day there was a review in the Atlanta Journal that said "He arrived at Chastain Park like he always does...on his bicycle."

[selena1075]

Hey Brandi...have you always lived in the NOLA area? We moved from Belle Chase when I was 12 and it sounds like you're only a bit younger than me. Wonder if we ever crossed paths...

[mdsd8700]

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Okay - now I feel like a baby - my mom graduated from high school in '69 - and she didn't have me until '80. DH is a bit closer, as he turns 40 this year (much to his chagrin - I think he sometimes finds it annoying to have a wife who's 8 years younger than he is).

I did lots of concerts - some highlights of rock include Bon Jovi, U2, and Aerosmith. Of course - I was more of an alternative kind of girl, but I did see Duran Duran and Blondie at some of those shows.

I am definately older than since I was born in '67, but I have been to pretty much the same concerts listed here. Except for Duran Duran I seen Wham which always draws a laugh from anyone I tell.

[George]

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I am definately older than since I was born in '67, but I have been to pretty much the same concerts listed here. Except for Duran Duran I seen Wham which always draws a laugh from anyone I tell.

Curious: Were you one of those deniers who maintained that George Michael just had ​to be straight?

[pfalcioni]

I love George Michael's flamboyant style, and always assumed he was gay. He was just so much like all the guys I took fashion design classes with. I mean, he's an exact copy of their fashion, hair, everything.

The one that always surprised me was Richard Gere. He's so prim and proper and elegant, I have a hard time imagining him straight.

[mdsd8700]

Curious: Were you one of those deniers who maintained that George Michael just had ​to be straight?

No I was pretty sure he was gay, although I wouldn't have a lot of interaction with gay guys are the time. I went to an all girls, Catholic high school.

[BongoFury]

I was 6 in '69. First concert was Kiss in 1977. I tried talking my parents into taking me to see Alice Cooper in 1973 but they didn't go for it.



Oh, I'm new here, by the way.

[mdsd8700]

I was 6 in '69. First concert was Kiss in 1977. I tried talking my parents into taking me to see Alice Cooper in 1973 but they didn't go for it.



Oh, I'm new here, by the way.

Welcome! Sad to say my first concert was the Wham one I previously mentioned, I was lucky my parents went for that. They were over protective to say the least.

[Dennis]

What a fun thread!! Ok, I was 13 in '69. Didn't get to my first real concert until '72 for the Alice Cooper "Schools Out" tour. After that, it has been too many concerts to keep track of (or maybe remember).

Since Pam broke out her pictures, here you go circa 1973:

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That is me on the left. Josh probably won't recognize me without the "stash.

[nolarookie]

Hey Brandi...have you always lived in the NOLA area? We moved from Belle Chase when I was 12 and it sounds like you're only a bit younger than me. Wonder if we ever crossed paths...

Hey Selena, no, I moved to NOLA area for college in '92 and never left! My dad was in the Navy, and retired in Algiers around the time I started college, so moved around alot when I was a kid.

[nolarookie]

Curious: Were you one of those deniers who maintained that George Michael just had ​to be straight?

It was just wishful thinking! He was so adorable in the '80s (and '90s really)! The "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video really should have put any speculation to rest.

[pfalcioni]

Holy smokes Dennis, that's one rockin' "art photo" of your band! I'm decently certain those are the largest bow ties I've seen in my entire life.

[pfalcioni]

Welcome BongoFury! We were born the same year. But don't let that keep you from enjoying the place!

[Disneyfan]

That looks like a Gunne Sax dress Christine, is it? And how cool - San Francisco and flowers in your hair

Regarding the "turning 40" stuff. 40 was easy peasy for me. I still felt really young and all those cliches about "it's just a number" and all that jazz.

48 and onward have been much more difficult. At 40 I could easily imagine only being halfway through my life, inching up on the big 5-0, unless I have some incredible luck, my life is now more than half over. Also, my body, skin, and hair seemed to age overnight. I swear I went to bed at 47 looking about the same as always, and woke up at 48 looking middle-aged. Even though I don't stress too much about how I look (now - I sure did when I was young), there is still that shock of seeing myself in the mirror every morning. And frankly, it sucks. All my friends that are my age are going through the same thing. Not that I'm ready to go get shot up with botox or go under the plastic surgeon's knife, I'll just live with it. What the heck, if it bothers me too much, I'll just turn all the mirrors around or invest in frosted glass.

I feel better now that I know I am not the only one! One day I felt young, the next day I was old and blind - well not really blind - but in need of bifocals! However, as my husband says, it's better than the alternative.

I was in kindergarten in '69. Back then, we went a couple days a week and made animals out of clay.

[mdsd8700]

I was in kindergarten in '69. Back then, we went a couple days a week and made animals out of clay.

I didn't even go to kindgergarden. Did some preschool classes at the local park district in when I was 4/5 and then went directly into first grade at age 6. Definately no real skills other than clay making required at the "pre-school" i attended.

[Dennis]

Holy smokes Dennis, that's one rockin' "art photo" of your band! I'm decently certain those are the largest bow ties I've seen in my entire life.

Yeah, and those suits were 100% pure polyester. Never had a wrinkle.

[Bajanswife]

I was born in June 1968, so I was just a babe in '69.

I was a bit young for most of the 70s music at the time - I probably got to know much more of it when I got to college - you know, there were always groups who were into retro rather than the music of the time (which for me was late 80s when I was at college). 80s rock bands were my formative music, and I went to as many concerts as I could when I was in college. It was my only chance - being from a small island we didn't get any rock bands passing through!

[Grumpy]

That is me on the left. Josh probably won't recognize me without the "stash.

That photo is the very essence of high school rock bands in the 70s. Corded guitars, the Peavy amp, the pillow in the bass drum, and the music stand with the set list taped to it (you 'borrow' that from the band room?).

What a blast.

[txSherry]

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Remember, you have to push 'play' and 'record' at the same time.
Mom had a reel-to-reel and I had an 8-track that looked like it could start dinomite!


So...where were you in '69?

Walking from 1st grade to my 1st grade teacher's house a few blocks away with my whole class b/c SHE actually had a television and we all went to watch the moon landing.

[txSherry]

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Okay - now I feel like a baby - my mom graduated from high school in '69 - and she didn't have me until '80. ...

You know, I read that at first as "she didn't have me until she was 80"


I'm the baby. My Granddaddy was the first person born in the US in the 20th century. My Dad was born in 26 and my mom in 31.

I married a guy 8 years younger than I and sometimes, just sometimes, in our conversations there's an actual generation gap.

I just edited to add a picture of my older brother in 1973. Check out those sideburns :-)

[pfalcioni]

I love the hat rack behind him with the seventybazillion cowboy hats. I guess you are a native Texan?

[txSherry]

I love the hat rack behind him with the seventybazillion cowboy hats. I guess you are a native Texan?

Yes ma'am. :=)

[Dennis]

you 'borrow' that from the band room?

Shhhhhhhhh!