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The lasting impact of David Lee Roth and Van Halen on the youth of yesterday

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WEDNESDAY READING: Geoff’s first show

The lasting impact of David Lee Roth and Van Halen on the youth of yesterday

By Geoff Reading on March 10, 2010

This week is my sister’s birthday. Soooooooo… Happy birthday, Jessica. Thanks for the life contributions.

The Seattle Center, and what used to be the Coliseum, is where I saw most of the rock concerts attended during my formative years. The first show I ever saw was at the hands of my older sister and her super hot friend, Melinda. It was Bumbershoot 1947, or something, and we went to see Junior Cadillac play with The Heats. I remember it being dark by the time we got in and we didn’t even bother finding our seats. We hung out right there at the head of our section’s tunnel – and no one bothered us. This was the early ‘80s…