Boston Live In Concert!
August 20, 2008
In 1976, I was a high school sophomore who was allowed to attend my first concert. What a concert it was. 30+ years later I remember that night as if it was last night.
I remember the drive to the arena. I remember walking into the huge abyss of the halll and looking down from the top of the concourse into the dark pavilion that on the previous night I had watched a hockey game. This surely could not be the same place. It even smelled much different. It wasn’t until years later in college that I realized just what that smell was!
Anyway…the lineup that night was amazing. A new up and coming band called 38 Special opened the show and blew us northerners away with a heaping helping of deep fried southern rock. I was hooked forever. Following that night Marshall Tucker, the Outlaws, and of course the Charlie Daniels Band became my heroes. Lest I not forget, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Next up was a band trying to make it in America with the release of their first album. I had not heard of this band before and most of my friends waiting for the headliner to appear made their way up the long flight of stairs to score us some “refreshments”…that’s greek for BEER! I know I said I was a sophomore but the drinking age was 18 back then and we had a buddy with us who had a fake ID. Read more
Have You Tried A Mojito?
August 12, 2008
Mint, Lime, Sugar, Muddle, Ice, Bacardi Rum, Club Soda, Stir = Mojito! In what has quickly become the signature drink of South Florida, the Mojito is a very refreshing drink that can be made with a wide variety of recipes. The classic mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: Read more