Bringing back memories of December 1977. Just graduated from Pitt. My friends and I scored tickets to see The Sex Pistols at their first US concert in the old Homestead Theater in Homestead PA. Truly the wildest concert I ever saw. This was before CNN, there were TV and Network camera crews in the theater. Malcolm McLaren came out in a mink coat and white tie and tails to “warm” the audience up and he was pissed because the manager of the theater forbade any slam dancing in the aisles. Then the boys came out did a 60 minute set with Johnny telling the manager to go intercourse himself and the folks started slam dancing at the front and aisles. Police came in to “restore order”.

Other concerts I remember—Wendy O Williams of the Plasmatics getting arrested because she came on stage wearing shaving cream and electrical tape…Edith Massesy and the Eggs at the Starwood in Los Angeles where the whole audience had to be consuming mind altering chemicals. X at the Anti-Club on Melrose. And what would Halloween be without Screaming Jay Hawkins being brought on stage in a silver casket with a dozen pallbearers. Then the coffin squeaks open and Jay rises holding his talismans singing...”Afternoon Delight”????

Those were the days…