[big guy]

I went to many concerts at Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh in the late 50s. In those days they didn't feature one group or person, it was many. I get the concerts mixed up because sometimes the people performing were the same. My mother worked for a radio station and if the sales people didn't want to use the tickets, they gave them to her for my brother and me. We saw many from the front row but the ones who stand out would be Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Bill Dogget. The noise was almost unbearable. The people in balcony stomped in time with the music and I was sure the balcony would come down.

But the best was Willie Nelson at Silver Springs a few years back. He had been advertised at the Sharon for $200 or $300 a ticket. He canceled that and played at Silver Springs for $35 per ticket. It poured rain that night and his voice was a bit rough at first but it smoothed out after a couple of songs. We were soaked but we sang Willie all the way back to the Villages.