I spent the last couple of nights looking for bands that were around in the late 70's early 80's (er 1900, not 1800), in Boston, Virginia, Florida and Chicago-- I lived there then- pick a town- and spent a lot of time getting amped about new music, and older stuff. In Los Angeles, I was known as "the drumstick girl" because inevetiably you could find me wasting a LOT of time driving in my hand painted Chevy Cavalier drumming on a pad in the drivers dashboard. I used to think I'd play drums for ever, but since I never bought anything other than a Dumbek, a talking drum, and a bongo- not likely.
So the Circle of Influences- the chain of who has taken my ears through the years started with Gilbert O'Sullivan when I was just a wee pizza eating juke box user, at the Pleasant Cafe in Roslindale, a township just south of the city. The very first concert I ever went to of the Rock variety was The Bay City Rollers, I admit it. But, I wanted to see Queen, and finally did two years later. I was 13, but my friend Mary was 17, so my dad let me go with her. That was the start of a very long love affair with live music.
The worst part of being me is that I have a tendency towards stress related illnesses. Or, at least I did back in the late 70's and early 80's. I was forced into slavery by Colitis. (Yep, you look that up and see if I was very social as a kid.) Short version, I'd get places an hour or two early, if I went at all, and I ended up doing a LOT of things alone as not to embarass people I knew. But, I did get to hear the Del Fuegos, Girls Night Out, The Fools, and I was NOT at Boston Common when the tree branch fell during Anita Baker's show.. don't blame me.
Three of my favorite Boston bands were Scruffy the Cat, 3 Colors, and Mission of Burma. I was heavy into Human Sexual Response, Jon Butcher, and Robin Lane, too. I used to visit Landsdown Street for music, and TT Bears in Cambridge for music experiences. I'm now trying to contact the old bands to see if I can send them a Thank YOU cd of music based on their influences. Heart already said yes. Hope they dig it.
So the Circle of Influences- the chain of who has taken my ears through the years started with Gilbert O'Sullivan when I was just a wee pizza eating juke box user, at the Pleasant Cafe in Roslindale, a township just south of the city. The very first concert I ever went to of the Rock variety was The Bay City Rollers, I admit it. But, I wanted to see Queen, and finally did two years later. I was 13, but my friend Mary was 17, so my dad let me go with her. That was the start of a very long love affair with live music.
The worst part of being me is that I have a tendency towards stress related illnesses. Or, at least I did back in the late 70's and early 80's. I was forced into slavery by Colitis. (Yep, you look that up and see if I was very social as a kid.) Short version, I'd get places an hour or two early, if I went at all, and I ended up doing a LOT of things alone as not to embarass people I knew. But, I did get to hear the Del Fuegos, Girls Night Out, The Fools, and I was NOT at Boston Common when the tree branch fell during Anita Baker's show.. don't blame me.
Three of my favorite Boston bands were Scruffy the Cat, 3 Colors, and Mission of Burma. I was heavy into Human Sexual Response, Jon Butcher, and Robin Lane, too. I used to visit Landsdown Street for music, and TT Bears in Cambridge for music experiences. I'm now trying to contact the old bands to see if I can send them a Thank YOU cd of music based on their influences. Heart already said yes. Hope they dig it.
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