Thursday, March 30, 1989

Forever imprinted on my memory. Not only my first show, but also my first dose. Trekked down by car from Connecticut with Pete Alegi (a long ride, but good company!). Arrived in town and was immediately stunned by the "sprawl" of the parking lot scene. Dropped right before entering. The Coliseum is basically a big gymnasium feel -- it was GA and we crushed our way into the front 1/3 of the floor, more on the Jerry side of things. Sound was good (a little echo/booming, but good).

I'd seen individual shows in Hampton and Roanoke before this, but this and the next night were my first consecutive shows. Was so "involved" at the time that I didn't really appreciate the actual music - yes, I enjoyed it, but my critical capabilities were, shall we say, compromised ;-) was down with a bunch of fellow recent HS grads from Norfolk/Va Beach, most of whom are still around and still in touch, a blessing.