Rick N. Backer

1. First Concert? AC/DC 1981 2. Last Concert? GNR, 2023 3. Worst Concert? Probably Motley Crue 2022 or 2015 (although they were great in 1987) 4. Loudest Concert? AC/DC 1981 and 2015 5. Best Concert? Either McCartney in 2008 or Harry Connick, Jr. in 2000. 6. Seen the Most? The Wiggles and Aerosmith 7. Most Surprising? Red Hot Chili Peppers 8. Happy I got to see? Stevie Ray Vaughn 9. Wish I could have seen? George Harrison 10. Next Concert? Possibly Maiden

Apparently he and his brother were together because today is their sister's wedding. Good Lord. When my son was little, Kevin Hayes brought us into the BC hockey locker room after a game. Hayes asked my son who his favorite player was. My son quickly responded "probably your brother." He thought about it for a moment and then added, "Oh, or Johnny Gaudreau." Now they're both gone.

Thanks Robert. I think.

Thanks Chicken hawk. Hope you enjoy the decrease in Massholes on your coastline after Monday.

Thank you my friend. Now that my wife and I are quasi empty nesters, a trip to Ireland may be in the works.

I'm hurt that Jackie didn't stop by. Must have been too busy combing the internet looking for Giuffria or Bullet Boys shows near the armpit of America.

No, no, 73. That's how you New Yorkers say it (or perhaps its "Bu-aww-ston). We pronounce it simply, "Bawston." Rush has been gone for a decade, and people still flock to your board.

My apologies. I was away on some family business yesterday. It is serendipitous that you and I joined on the same day. I hope the board will join in me raising a glass to someone who has educated me, challenged me, and made me laugh my f*cking @ss off over the years here. Cheers to my dear friend, LABT.

Yesterday: Peter Frampton, Wind of Change, Frampton's Camel, Frampton, Something's Happening Today: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-1985 Rush - Signals

Regrettably, I have a ton of work to do, so Sunday is not a day of rest. But it has allowed me to revisit Paul McCartney & Wings' excellent One Hand Clapping.

What a bummer. They were great at Fenway a couple years ago. Now I'm REALLY glad I went.

Happy belated. Cheers.

Yes. I wrestled between those and these: Won't Get Fooled Again More Than A Feeling Jumpin' Jack Flash Hotel California Layla

Whole Lotta Love Sweet Home Alabama Turn the Page (Bob Seger's) Hello, I Love You Bad Moon Rising

Bad idea. If you use the cocaine you burn, you could be looking at more jail time if you get pinched.

Roughly a quarter of these, decorum prevents me from singling them out, I couldn’t tell you the last time I heard them anywhere.

So this is basically, "Name some popular songs you don't like," is that it?

Bret Michaels is a hairpiece metal performer.

Hard headed f*ck you are.

Right now, Cornell has more votes than the rest of the field does.

Zakk Wylde famously said the "hair metal" bands had become like Van Halen turned up to 10 in all the wrong directions by the end of the 80s. The "grunge" bands brought much needed authenticity back to music.

Definitely more of an aesthetic than a sound. They didn't look like Poison, and with the exception of Cornell at times, didn't have high register vocalists. They didn't sing about partying and sex. At the time, I referred to them favorably as being distinct from "Bon Leppard Snake." TM By that point, faceless bands that Jackie loves had overwhelmed the industry. I remember buying Facelift, Nevermind, Ten, Core and Badmotorfinger within a couple of years and thinking of them as a type of music.

Have you ever listened to Chris Cornell's Songbook? Great acoustic live album.

They're all great, because all of those bands are great. But Cornell had the best range by a wide margin. #GenXRules