concert time!

matt inspired me. i've saved most of my concert tickets- presumably for this moment. and because i'm ocd.

first concert:
ray charles at the ventura theater. i was eight or so. to me he was the "you got the right one baby" guy. i fell asleep during the opening comedian. and woke up during hit the road jack.

middle school:
ray stevens, jim stafford (both fantastic country novelty geniuses), and the same christian bands matt saw mostly because of hume lake and not by choice. i would've seen more concerts i assume, but the tv toons artists rarely toured.

high school and beyond (in no particular order):
bob dylan was the first. other dylan shows (dylan and willie @ the el rey, dylan and phil lesh, dylan and merle haggard, dylan solo in bakersfield, dylan with asleep at the wheel in bakersfield, dylan and paul simon @ the hollywood bowl)
johnny and june (thousand oaks)
steve miller band
john stewart (one watching, one playing with)
willie (el rey, bridge, 4th of july picnic ventura w/ leon russell)
gordon lightfoot (2)
u2 (2)
stones
paul mccartney (2)
old 97s (2)
james taylor (3)
doobies/ george thorogood
jon brion (many: w/ gillian welch and david rawlings, b. tench, grant lee buffalo, fiona apple)
the roots
common
mavis staples
ray price
smothers brothers
tiger woods benefit w/: the eagles, hootie, and brian mcnight
van morrison
taj mahal
petty
greg allman
daft punk
brian wilson
bright eyes
rufus wainwain
eric burdon at linda mccartney's memorial in santa b
arcade fire
levon helm
"beach boys"
beastie boys
marty stuart and porter wagoneer
beck
wilco (many)
jeff tweedy solo
jonathn richman
billy idol
billy joe shaver
larry gatlin
richie furay
chris hillman
charlie daniels
john doe
cwk
x
social d
eric clapton
john fogerty
dr. john
dave alvin
phish
dick dale
dwight yoakam
garth brooks
huey lewis
carol king
elliott smith
granddaddy
elvis costello (2)
emmylou
everly brothers
flaming lips
frank black
bobby vinton
glen campbell
jackson browne
jens lekmen
jimmy buffett
charlie pride/ dixie chicks/ sawyer brown (after party for the CMAs)
os mutantes
john cale
keb mo
kings of leon
robert plant
the who (2)
lucinda williams
lyle lovett
skynyrd
mouse and the billionaire
nitty gritty dirt band
peter case
roger waters
thom york
randy newman
richard swift
rio bravo
ryan adams
steve earle
supergrass
traffic (sort of)
dick van dyke
poncho sanchez
bridge schools: CSNY, Willie Nelson, Wilco, Indigo Girls, Counting Crows, Incubus Dashboard Confessional, James Taylor, Ryan Adams, Tenacious D, Thom Yorke, LeeAnn Rimes, Jack Johnson, Vanessa Carlton, Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, REM, Dave Mathews, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, Billy Idol, Jill Sobule, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, Dave Mathews Band, Foo Fighters, Tegan & Sara, The Who, Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Green Day, Billy Corgan & James Iha, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams and Brian Wilson
gram parsons benefit: jim james, keith richards, nora jones some others...
cwk
the red west
we barbarians
dj death face patterson
dmh
supertones
jerry seinfeld (2)
robin williams
fred arminsen
gallagher (sp?)

and i think some more that i forgot.


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bonus: people my dad saw that make me jealous:
jimi hendrix (many)
janis (many)
moby grape
captain beefheart
james brown
woodstock
doors
the band
altamont (including a stabbing/ and the burrito brothers)
and many more...