1. Judas Priest in Seattle/Tacoma, 1980...my first heavy metal concert...I had just turned 11.

2. Iron Maiden in Seattle/Tacoma, 1982...Wow.

3. Steve Miller, The Gorge, 1989(?)...no opening acts, just him, over 3 hours. Played a lot of his blues stuff from the '60's.

4. Violent Femmes, Lots of places, lots of times...great music, and excellent minimalist showmen...always a great time.

5. Paul McCartney, Seattle, 1990(?)...dude, it's Paul McCartney...'nuf sed.

6. Ozzy Ozbourne, 1980...dude, it's Ozzy...'nuf sed.

Oops...that's more than five...so I'll add in a "just because", too...AC/DC in 1990 at the PNE in Vancouver, B.C. I hadn't been to a real indoor rock concert in several years, forgot how friggin' loud it is!

I spent a summer seeing nearly every act at the Gorge Amphitheater when it was first gaining prominence, too...Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Steve Miller, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Sting (excellent show, BTW), and several more...that was a good summer.

I had a chance to see most all of the Seattle bands in the mid- to late-'80's...every time in a bar or club I was too young to be in, jammed in with a bunch of sweaty and stinky people yelling at the top of their lungs, with them and the music leaving my ears ringing 'til Wednesday...then another show on Friday.

That phukkin' rocked, too.

Fish on...

Todd