All the Concerts Fit to Print

Phil and I went, taking along a friend, Karen. I was driving my Mustang, brand new, at the time. I was going down Wells, turning left onto sixth, when I ran out of gas. I coasted through the intersection, and came to a stop in a very convenient open parking place, right at the corner. There was only one gas station in the entire downtown area, so while Karen went on to the Bradley Center, Phil and I booked to the gas station, bought a gas can and gas, got a ride back from some Rush fans, and made it to the show on time. This was apparently my first time to a concert at the (three-year-old) Bradley Center arena. VanHalen may have been the very first concert there, and a friend said the sound was awful. Rush didn't have that problem.

I had my big Geddy Lee banner, and Phil and I showed it after the opening act, Eric Johnson.

This was the first leg of the Roll the Bones tour. The giant inflatable wrabbits were back. The first appearance of the computer-animated rapping skeleton. I enjoyed the bones and gambling motif. I still have my prized RTB concert t-shirt. I had to stop wearing it, due to deterioration.