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1st... Too many dead brain cells ago to remember. Maybe Rush in 1977 or 1978 2nd: Santana - Zebop tour. I was tripping my ass off. 1st row center left - Carlos sat on the edge and killed a solo 3rd: Indigenous @ Alice Cooperstown

First: U2 at the Oakland Coliseum (Joshua Tree) Best: Peter Gabriel in Florence, Italy (Secret World Tour) Last: Tom Bailey with a much younger backing band playing all of my most favorite Thompson Twins hits (last week in Menlo Park!)

First Concert: KISS with my older brother when I was in junior high. Best Concert: The Methadones/The Copyrights/Dan Vapid and the Cheats/ Mikey Erg - 2022 Last Concert: Teenage Bottlerocket- April 2025

First concert I went to on my own: Silversun Pickups Best concert: Cheekface (they *shred* live, a much more intense performance than the jokey bubble grunge lyrics would make you expect) Last concert: Willi Carlisle, a close second for best. Go see him on this tour if he's near you!

1. Huey Lewis and the News 1984 Hartford 2. Too many to pick one 3. Big Head Todd and the Monsters 2025 Ft Lauderdale, St. Pete, Jax, Orlando back to back to back to back nights.