I think i was at this show... I know i saw 7 Seconds at Mabel's with Johno, and this is the only time i can find they played there, so...
I'm pretty sure that 99 Red Balloons was the only song i recognized.
Speaking of 7 Seconds and Johno, some time after this (maybe right after, maybe a couple of months later), Johno and i drove up to see them in my '78 rabbit (which, while old, wasn't nearly as old at the time as it sounds now). The show was at Bowen Park up in Waukegan. One of Johno's favorite bands playing in one of his favorite parks - the stage was set for an epic show. Unfortunately, the car broke down (can't remember what exactly, but it certainly didn't go) in a toll plaza on the way up. We called my mom somehow (cell phones were still only on Star Trek at this point) and she sent a tow truck. Alas, she sent it to the wrong toll plaza, so it didn't come for hours. We missed the show, but had the longest, strangest conversation while stuck in the car. I don't remember many of the specifics, but i know we did touch on semis driving sideways down the highway and phlegmsicles. And was this the genesis of the word 'flabbergasket'? If so, we certainly owe the tow truck mixup a huge debt.
The rabbit would never be driven by me again (and probably no one else). The repairs required cost way more than it was worth, so my mom donated it to the Zion high school auto department. At least we all thought she did. Months later, i got a notice that it had been abandoned near the high school...
