Saturday, December 10, 1988

This was my third show ever. Zon's roommate went to a department store outlet to score tickets which at the time had not caught on with the mainstream. So the previous night we had 5th row center and this night we had front row right in front of Jerry. I mean right in front, like five feet away. I couldn't believe it as we would pass one security checkpoint after another until we got to the very front row.

Yet another fantastic show from 1988, which I consider one of the strongest of them all. Looking at the show on paper it looked like a mellow, laid back run through for the southern California crowd; just a tune-up for New Year's. Boy was I wrong about that! This show has energy like a MSG show, the crowd is fired up and the band delivers the good in kind. The transition from China>Rider is absolutely a must listen!