How did it all begin?

My location is in Toronto Ontario Canada. I'm luck to live in such a great city where many people come to perform. Photos will be added later on. As you will see my taste in music really started in the 80's I was a fan of classic rock music and pop music. As the 80's came around I started getting into New Romantic, New Wave music quite a bit. Favorite bands were Culture Club, Dead or Alive (whom I've never seen live), David Bowie, Prince and Alice Cooper. I also got into The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the early 80's. My music and vinyl collection began around this time too.   

Dates unknown dates in the 70's

• The Herman Hermits Woodstock NB High School 
• The Kendal's Woodstock NB, At a fair 

1978 

• Shaun Cassidy Sept 2, CNE (or Aug 27 1979)

Concerts by date in the 1980's

1981

• AC/DC Thurs Dec 10, Maple Leaf Gardens

1983

• Culture Club Mar 2, Concert Hall/Masonic Temple
• Bryan Adams Sun Jun 26, Kingswood Music Theatre
• David Bowie Sat Sept 3, Molson CNE Stadium
• Culture Club Sept 4, Kingswood Music Theatre
• Iron Maiden Sept 5, Kingswood Music Theatre

1984

• Culture Club w/Corey Hart Sun Apr 1, the Montreal Forum
• Psychedelic Furs Sun Jul 22, Kingswood Music Theatre
• Forgotten Rebels Sat Oct 20, Larry’s Hideaway
• Culture Club w/Glass Tiger Thurs Nov 15, Maple Leaf Gardens
• General Public Fri Nov 30, Concert Hall/Masonic temple
• Prince Purple rain tour sun Dec 2, Maple Leaf Gardens

1986

• The Cult Thurs Mar 13, Roy Thomson Hall - Met at a signing

1987

• Alice Cooper Thu Feb 26, Maple Leaf Gardens
• Nina Hagen Punk Wedding Rebel tour July 22, Concert Hall/Masonic Temple - Met after show

1989

• Alice Cooper Sun Dec 31, Skydome Support acts for the US legs included Guns N Roses, Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Faster Pussycat.
• Meatloaf Tues Dec 5, The Diamond (Phoenix club) - Got an autograph from a security guard friend, did not meet.

Dates unknown in the 80's (Most at Ontario Place Forum)

• Coney Hatch - Met after show
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Met after show
• Kool and the gang
• Doug and the Slugs - Met after show
• Dr Hook - Met after show
• Peter Frampton
• Sheriff - Met after show
• Sister Sledge
• Smokey Robinson
• Toronto
• Paul Young and the Royal Family (1983) - Met after show
• The Dazz Band  
• Bob McBride
• The Good Brothers
• Carol Baker
• T.B.A
• The Lynda Taylor Band
• Boys Brigade
• Rita Coolidge
• Ronnie Hopkins
• Burton Cummings
• Red Rider

The Ontario Place Forum was a great venue to see shows. The bands would rotate on the stage that slowly moved around in a circle giving everyone a good view on all angles. It was general admission with benches. There was a gateway that gave great access to bands after the show and many people were very nice and came out to greet fans. Thanks to my mother in the beginning she would wait with me so I could get autographs and talk to bands. In it's place now is the Molson Amphitheater.