I saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo... And It Was Mellow Like Jell-O™
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music, Worldbeat on 07. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
The best part about this show was seeing it with my father. I only saw two shows with my dad (the other being 10,000 Maniacs). This show happened in 1988, my senior year in high school. I wasn’t a big fan of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but everybody knew who they were; Their collaboration with Paul [...]
I saw Van Halen's Monsters of Rock... Spandex and Stolen Hot Dogs!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Festivals, Music, Rock on 05. May, 2009 | No Comments
I have such fond memories of this show… juvenile delinquent that I was.
This was 1988, and I was a senior in high school. My fond memories are not because I was a fan of Van Halen. Or Scorpions, Dokken, or even Metallica, for that matter. Certainly not because I was a fan of Kingdom Come [...]

