old pics
old pics
i was going through some old pictures and pulled out a few pics of a couple shows i saw as a kid. i have a bunch more but i can't find them. this was back in the 80's so they were taken with a piece of shit 110 film camera.
here are a few.
u2
faith no more
the cure
i found a picture that i took of my stereo in my room when i was probably around 17. notice the old school phone, the can of ravoli with the spoon still in it, the bottle of nyquil, the phone number list tacked to the wall (which i still have), the bottle of lotion on my waterbed and the cassette tapes on the wall.
here are a few.
u2
faith no more
the cure
i found a picture that i took of my stereo in my room when i was probably around 17. notice the old school phone, the can of ravoli with the spoon still in it, the bottle of nyquil, the phone number list tacked to the wall (which i still have), the bottle of lotion on my waterbed and the cassette tapes on the wall.
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I will never understand why paneling was so big in the 70's and 80's.
We want to see a picture of you from the 80's!
We want to see a picture of you from the 80's!
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I bet you could sell those pics for interesting amounts of money
The bottle of lotion tells me you took care of your genitals from a very early age. Well done.
The bottle of lotion tells me you took care of your genitals from a very early age. Well done.
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great pics, creep!
i had one of those 110 cameras too. i got one after i retired the kodak camera from the early 70s that had the flashcube.
i like the cassette tape shelving unit.
i had one of those 110 cameras too. i got one after i retired the kodak camera from the early 70s that had the flashcube.
i like the cassette tape shelving unit.
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Creep, love the U2 shots (unforgettable Fire tour, right?) and the FNM photos.
I used to have a lot of photos from shows I caught, mostly between 1980 - 1985 but I could only find a handful in a box that I keep my favorite photos in. Later, I'll post some....
I used to have a lot of photos from shows I caught, mostly between 1980 - 1985 but I could only find a handful in a box that I keep my favorite photos in. Later, I'll post some....
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Larry B. wrote: The bottle of lotion tells me you took care of your genitals from a very early age. Well done.
That's what I was thinkin'. Dude didn't vasoline it like the rest of the old schoolers. Summer in the vasoline.
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lotion is the way to go. vasoline is way too greasy.dali wrote:Larry B. wrote: The bottle of lotion tells me you took care of your genitals from a very early age. Well done.
That's what I was thinkin'. Dude didn't vasoline it like the rest of the old schoolers. Summer in the vasoline.
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i don't know...i only remember seeing them in 87 during the joshua tree tour but i don't think i was that close because that was in a coliseum. i probably saw them before that and those pics are from then.Pandemonium wrote:Creep, love the U2 shots (unforgettable Fire tour, right?)
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Yeah, Bono's look is very Unforgettable Fire-y.creep wrote:i don't know...i only remember seeing them in 87 during the joshua tree tour but i don't think i was that close because that was in a coliseum. i probably saw them before that and those pics are from then.Pandemonium wrote:Creep, love the U2 shots (unforgettable Fire tour, right?)
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OK, here's a wide selection of photos from shows ranging over the last 30-odd years that I've seen. I used to have a pretty decent Canon 35mm that I had no problem sneaking into shows. My problem was I took horrible photos in bad lighting conditions so this one friend who was pretty good with a camera usually took the best photos of the shows he went with me to. I'd let him pay to get the roll developed and he'd get copies of the best shots and sell them at record swap meets. I used to have literally box fulls of blurred, crappy photos that *I* took that I threw away at some point years ago. I wound up losing that camera at a Dire Straits show at the Pacific Ampitheater around '85 when security saw me using it. It wasn't until I got a decent little early digital camera w/flash that I could get even halfway decent photos (well, except for that NIN show). I have some terrible photos from shows over the last 6 years on my beat-to-hell Blackberry that might make for amusing viewing.
Queen 1980 "The Game" tour, LA Forum (playing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"):
My first Bruce Springsteen show, 8/20/81, LA Sports Arena, 2nd row floor right isle:
Stiv Bator/The Lords Of The New Church, 1982 Perkins Palace, sitting on a monitor on the stage:
AC/DC, 1982 "For Those About To Rock" tour, LA Forum (as we were leaving during the encore):
U2, 1983 Us Festival from right next to the barrier in front of the stage (note Bono's love handles, lol):
Van Halen, 1984 tour, LA Forum, 4th row floor dead center:
Myself (taken by my then-girlfriend), 1989, Marquee Club in Garden Grove, CA watching Badlands (Jake E Lee's post-Ozzy band):
Same show, Jake E Lee:
Van Halen, Backstage cattle call meet n' great, July 1998
Myself (center w/tank top) on the rail, The Cult 2001 (screen cap from live dvd)
Nine Inch Nails Hollywood Bowl 2005 (that fuckin' screen they played behind the opening song)
U2, Nov 2005 LA Staples Arena
Van Halen, LA Staples Arena, Nov 2007, 6th row isle:
Behind the stage pit entrance, U2 2009 Rose Bowl show
Geordie from Killing Joke, Wiltern Theater 2010, pit
Lenny Kravitz opening for U2 from just right of dead center in the pit, Anaheim Stadium 2011
Queen 1980 "The Game" tour, LA Forum (playing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"):
My first Bruce Springsteen show, 8/20/81, LA Sports Arena, 2nd row floor right isle:
Stiv Bator/The Lords Of The New Church, 1982 Perkins Palace, sitting on a monitor on the stage:
AC/DC, 1982 "For Those About To Rock" tour, LA Forum (as we were leaving during the encore):
U2, 1983 Us Festival from right next to the barrier in front of the stage (note Bono's love handles, lol):
Van Halen, 1984 tour, LA Forum, 4th row floor dead center:
Myself (taken by my then-girlfriend), 1989, Marquee Club in Garden Grove, CA watching Badlands (Jake E Lee's post-Ozzy band):
Same show, Jake E Lee:
Van Halen, Backstage cattle call meet n' great, July 1998
Myself (center w/tank top) on the rail, The Cult 2001 (screen cap from live dvd)
Nine Inch Nails Hollywood Bowl 2005 (that fuckin' screen they played behind the opening song)
U2, Nov 2005 LA Staples Arena
Van Halen, LA Staples Arena, Nov 2007, 6th row isle:
Behind the stage pit entrance, U2 2009 Rose Bowl show
Geordie from Killing Joke, Wiltern Theater 2010, pit
Lenny Kravitz opening for U2 from just right of dead center in the pit, Anaheim Stadium 2011
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i have never taken a single picture of a show in my life girls
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I would have, but I didn't think about it and then it was tough to smuggle a camera. Now that they let us get them in, I rather take videos (just snippets). Awesome pictures, so jealous, my first show was Andy Summers in 90 and like the first biggest one that took place in my city was INXS in 91.
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Damn you were hot.Pandemonium wrote:
Myself (taken by my then-girlfriend), 1989, Marquee Club in Garden Grove, CA watching Badlands (Jake E Lee's post-Ozzy band):
Note Bono's stilts.U2, Nov 2005 LA Staples Arena
I've also never taken pictures of a show. Too busy rubbing my crotch against strangers.
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acid wash jeans and a mullet. those were some crazy times.Larry B. wrote:Damn you were hot.Pandemonium wrote:
Myself (taken by my then-girlfriend), 1989, Marquee Club in Garden Grove, CA watching Badlands (Jake E Lee's post-Ozzy band):
cool pics.
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I love that the people around Pande are looking at the camera, but he is just looking cool and natural
I still remember my favorite acid wash miniskirt, I felt so cool with it...
Everything was about grunge when I was in high school
I still remember my favorite acid wash miniskirt, I felt so cool with it...
Everything was about grunge when I was in high school
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Eddie Van Halen looked way older in 98 than he does now, nice to see how he's turned his life around
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Awesome pics. You were a real badass in the 80's! Nice to have a face to match with the screen name...(I make my face available for everyone to see). Great thread!
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Reminds me of this: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Front-Row- ... 1935950037
I know both these guys, and they put this book together entirely from fairly low quality snapshots they took as fans way back when...
I always enjoy pics of bands when they were young and dumb and were just having fun.
Just like the old pics of Jane's Addiction c. 86-89; it's as much about our memories of those years in our lives that make them special. I think it's a pretty cool idea to capture a place and time like that in a way that can take you back to them.
Is there anything comparable for LA when JA, RHCP, etc. were breaking in to the scene?
I know both these guys, and they put this book together entirely from fairly low quality snapshots they took as fans way back when...
I always enjoy pics of bands when they were young and dumb and were just having fun.
Just like the old pics of Jane's Addiction c. 86-89; it's as much about our memories of those years in our lives that make them special. I think it's a pretty cool idea to capture a place and time like that in a way that can take you back to them.
Is there anything comparable for LA when JA, RHCP, etc. were breaking in to the scene?
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Actually, Eddie really hit rock bottom through 2006. Just about everyone I know who saw this photo at the time was shocked he'd gone so far down hill:Matz wrote:Eddie Van Halen looked way older in 98 than he does now, nice to see how he's turned his life around
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right I want his shirt though, that's fuckin cool
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so funny to see old concert photo's from the 80's & 90's because before digital cameras becamse the photo's of choice, no one really ever lugged around a camera to shows.
I would have been cool to have taken photo's from The Who at Shea or Bowie during the serious moonlight MSG show
I would have been cool to have taken photo's from The Who at Shea or Bowie during the serious moonlight MSG show