Royal Crescent Mob at the Cubby Bear

It seems incredibly unlikely that we would have dragged Lisa's mom to a show.  But i definitely remember her being there.  If my mind is playing tricks on me, at least it's making up interesting stuff.

Also, RC Mob covered Mama Said Knock You Out for what must have been one of the very first times.  David Ellison (the singer) read the lyrics out of a Tiger Beat (or somesuch) magazine.

The internet tells me Daisy Chain opened, and i believe it, even though i have no memory of this band at all.

Violent Femmes, Fishbone, Jellyfish at Summerfest

I distinctly remember motorbiking up to Milwaukee with Lisa on the back of the bike.  Everyone else was in, I think, Morgue's car.  I remember swimming in the lake during the day, despite the fact that i doubt we were supposed to.

Violent Femmes were great, but only a fool follows Fishbone.

Naked Raygun, The Slugs, Sixteen Tons at Friends & Co.

This was my first real Punk Rock show.  Johno drove Robbie's car down.  This was well before Lisa and i dated; it's possible this is where we first met and it's also possible that she didn't remember that.  This seems to be a recurring theme... perhaps i am more nondescript than i suspected.

The show was great.  It was in a small venue with a concrete floor.  I spent much of the time keeping bigger folks from slamming into smaller folks.  At one point my nose was bloodied, so i beat a hasty retreat to the bathroom.  I think i only missed one song, if that.

And Roller Queen is still stuck in my head.

The thumbtack hole at the top left of the ticket is from where i tacked it to the doorframe in my room up in Zion.  This was before i officially moved out of my folks' house.  Also before i had far too many ticket stubs to tack them to just one doorframe.

The lollipop says NAKED RAYGUN on the stick (it's a bit hard to read now).  I'm pretty sure it's from this show, but i did collect a lot of 'free shit' from various Raygun shows - but i remember this one being tacked to that same doorframe.  Also, is it wrong for me to want to eat a nearly 30 year old lollipop?

Jello Biafra at Foellinger Auditorium

This was 'just' a speaking engagement.  He had some good things to say, and wasn't nearly as eye-rolling as it could have been.  I wonder if I would have the same reaction now?

Before the show, Lisa and I were cutting through the Union, and we passed a guy walking the other way.  He was fairly loudly 'holding court' with a couple of toadies in tow.  After passing, I said something to the effect of calling him a loud-mouthed schnook to Lisa.  The schnook was on the other foot when we got to the speaking engagement and realized that guy was Mr. Biafra himself.


Note:  This show did NOT take place on January 1st, 1970.  It was probably a lot closer to sometime in 1990.  But I cannot find the actual date, so this is the place-holder.  If memory serves, in January 1970 I was busy moving to the house I would grow up in.  And also getting ready to turn 1 in March of that year...