My most memorable ROCK moment

... has nothing to do with the music which was blasting ...

Back in the day, in Detroit, I witnessed many crazy sights at rock concerts: open, spewing, beer bottles flying about overhead; fights; controlled substances freely shared among patrons as well as security; usual various teenage boy hijinx; etc.; but one show was particularly interesting. Iggy and the Stooges - Windsor Ice Arena – 1972(?). Iggy wore a sliver glitter g-string - NOT a common sight back in those days, especially for a man - and flailed about the stage like a mad man - he really was a "wild one". Throughout the show, Ron (guitar) and his brother Scott (drums) were arguing back and forth. They eventually got into a knock-down, drag-out, fist fight on stage during a song. All the while, the other two band members attempted to continue playing/singing while these two rolled around on the stage doing what brothers sometimes do, wildly punching each other. Never before, or since, have I seen the band break into a brawl. LMAO hilarious!

I have many concert memories, but two intimate experiences that were the result of dumb luck. The first was in Atlanta around 1980 when a friend and I went to the Moonshadow Saloon to have a few beers. We walked in to a bar with about 30 people in it and the band setting up was called BHLT (Dicky Betts, Jimmy Hall, Chuck Leavell, and Butch Trucks). They proceeded to play about two hours of Sea Level type fusion jazz. The second serendipity was in Nashville in 1984. I was with my sister,who was at Vanderbilt at the time, and we went to the Exit/In for a few beers (there seems to be a pattern here!). It was about 3:00 in the afternoon and we were the only people in the bar besides the staff. In walks Jeff Beck carrying a guitar case. He was in town recording with Rod Stewart. He asked the manager if he could plug in and play for awhile. He used a Heineken bottle as a slide and the sounds he created were incredibly melodic. In the hands of a master, a guitar and beer bottle made beautiful music, whereas most people would merely produce noise with the same accoutrements. Someone called a local radio station and by 5:00 there were 200 people there. Like Beck, Trower and the old Allman Bros. guys are iconic artists that frankly won't be able to tour too much longer. We should all support and enjoy them while we can.

The Dead at Melkweg would have been huge!

For me, I think it was the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Winterland in 1967 or 68. The actual moment was Jimi crouching down to hit the opening chords of Foxy Lady. Left an indelible impression in my young mind.

There were others.

Went to a Byrds concert at the Ohio Theatre in '71. The opening act was an unknown piano player by the name of Elton John. Needless to say.....

Which reminds me, I went to an Emmylou Harris concert at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA in around 1977. Opening act was someone I'd never heard of called Willie Nelson. Great show, both bands.