Peter Murphy

July 16, 1990

Eric Clapton

August 14 and 15, 1990

Philadelphia Spectrum

A Full Page - David Bowie, KISS, Robert Plant

Sometimes, while I am going through my many photo albums, I will not feel like pulling the page apart and scanning each item individually. I'll just scan the whole page.

This is one of those times.

Let's see, who do we have here:

David Bowie, Spectrum, July 10, 1990

(peel-off backing from the RUSH pass)
Robert Plant, Spectrum, July 7, 1990

KISS, Spectrum, June 26, 1990

KISS guitar pick

David Bowie, Spectrum, July 12, 1990

Don Henley - Philadelphia

Down at the Sunset Grill

Still one of my favorite lighting cues of all time. All those lovely Vari*Lites lowering and scrolling colors from yellow to orange.

Dave was a truly beautiful soul, may he rest in peace.

He and his rigging box labeled "Sex Toys"

(Production Office Only - they didn't want me to wander off! Ha!)

Midnight Oil

I went to any show and every show. Every show was a new opportunity to make new friends. I didn't care who was playing, as long as there was fun to be had, I was there.

I saw some of the greatest shows and met some of the greatest people!

Midnight Oil

Philadelphia Spectrum

RUSH - Philadelphia

RUSH

A stagehand backstage, gripping the cables secured to the giant inflatable rabbit in the tophat and yanking and bouncing on those cables to make the rabbit dance during "Tom Sawyer"

Hilarious!!

Pictures somewhere, maybe one day I'll find them.

Cher

I was a guest at one show, got invited back and brought my mom. I clearly recall her standing outside singing "Ollie, Ollie oxen free!" as I waited for my friend to escort us in.

Depeche Mode

I wound up becoming friends with the tour manager and got invited back. There are photos somewhere but man are they embarrassing!

Meadowlands June 13, 1990

Philadelphia Spectrum June 14, 1990

(that Philly pass is actually bright orange but the scanner couldn't handle it)

Milli Vanilli ~ Philadelphia

April 20, 1990 Philadelphia Spectrum

Young MC opened the show.

I have to tell you, I had a lot of fun! The guys were really nice, I was tossed into some tour bus antics and then there was the Pizza Party.

It was pretty fun to have security point at me, gesture "you" and then escort me backstage while others were told the show was over and it was time to leave.

http://articles.philly.com/1990-04-21/news/25920230_1_vanilli-fab-morvan-rob-pilatus

Motley Crue - Philadelphia

April 15, 1990

One of the funnier things I heard after this show was a friend saying to me, "My spies saw you going on to the tour bus with (opening band) but no one saw you coming off!"

Whitesnake ~ Philadelphia

April 14, 1990

Whitesnake shot their video for "Now You're Gone"
I'm in it.

Adrian sang to me and dropped a guitar pick down my dress

I circled all the "COMP" codes back then

 A good time had by all!

L'Amour ~ Brooklyn NY

Aerosmith ~~ January 21, 1990

I love tearing things like this off the backstage hallways. I have a notebook full of them

Nice tits

 Philadelphia Spectrum

Great White, Tesla - The Double Header Tour

August 25, 1989 Philadelphia Spectrum

Fishbone NYC

The old Ritz

New York City

Rod Stewart

Had a lot of fun, was invited back a few times.
Holmdel.
Atlantic City
Meadowlands
Philadelphia

My sister ran up the steps on stage right at the Meadowlands and danced with Rod during "Young Turks". She skipped through all the ping pong balls that had been dropped on stage, grabbed Rod, hugged him and they danced.
Probably the best moment of her life.

Back then, I rarely had a camera with me, not many people carried them. I don't have photos of her moment of glory.

If you believe in forever

Then life is just a one-night stand

If there's a rock n' roll heaven

Well you know they've got a hell of a band

Bobby Daniels (may you rest peacefully)

One of my first road friends, Bobby Daniels, seen in this photo sitting backstage with Brian from KIX, June 1989

Bobby is no longer with us. I remember him as a kind, generous man who smelled delicious from his Santa Fe cologne.

The Meadowlands / Brendan Byrne Arena- East Rutherford

You'll always be the Brendan Byrne Arena to me

(also gone)

The Spectrum in Philadelphia

I am sad it is gone. I have hundreds of stories from that venue!

A brick from my beloved Spectrum

Jetboy June 1989

This was a very fun night!

Jetboy June 1989

I don't remember what I was saying but Mickey seemed to like it.

Guns N' Roses The Felt Forum NYC 1988

Welcome To My Collection

I've been backstage at hundreds of concerts. Almost all of my memories are in old photo albums that are showing their age.

I've decided to start scanning my passes, autographs and photos and share some here.

A collection over 20 years in the making!