Music

OK ... I confess, I _LOVE_ music! There is no better pasttime than listening to and playing music, from rock'n'roll, to country, to, well, back to rock'n'roll. I make it a point each year to see bands of all types (mostly those from the 70's when I grew up). Below is a listing of the bands I have seen with links to their websites.

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Concerts I've attended and Bands I've Seen

.38 Special	Aerosmith	Alabama
Alice Cooper	Animals, The	Babys, The
Bachman Turner Overdrive	Bad Company	Billy Joel
Blue Oyster Cult	Bob Welch	Boston
Brooks & Dunn	Brownsville Station	Bryan White
Carrie Underwood	Charlie Daniels Band	Cheap Trick
Cher	Creedence Clearwater Revival	David Kersh
Cyndi Lauper	David Lee Roth	Destroyer
Donny Osmond	Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show	Eddie Izzard
The Eagles	Eddie Money	Edgar Winter Group
Elton John	Fabulous Thunderbirds, The	Firefall
Foghat	Foreigner	Grand Funk Railroad
Headeast	Heart	Herman's Hermits
Huey Lewis & the News	Iron Butterfly	James Taylor
Jefferson Starship	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	Joe Walsh
John Fogerty	John Mellencamp	Kansas
Journey	Kentucky Headhunters	Kiss
Lukin Skywyrd	Little River Band	Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mahogony Rush	Marshall Tucker Band	Matchbox 20
Monkees, The	Oak Ridge Boys	Pat Benatar
Peter Frampton	Phil Vassar	Pink Floyd
Poco	Pure Prairie League	Reba McEntire
REO Speedwagon	Rick Derringer	Riverdance
Sha Na Na	Starcastle	Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band, The	Styx	Terri Clark
Ted Nugent	Thin Lizzy	Three Dog Night
Travis Tritt	Turtles, The	Willie Nelson
	ZZ Top

Concert Information
Look for me at many of the following concert locations:

Classic Rock .

Date	Artist(s)	Venue	City	State
06/10/11	The Moody Blues	Riverside Theatre	Milwaukee	WI
06/17/11	Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone	Door Community Auditorium	Fish Creek	WI
06/18/11	Styx	Veterans Memorial Stadium	La Crosse	WI
06/18/11	America	University of Wisconsin	La Crosse	WI
06/25/11	Jimmy Buffett	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	East Troy	WI
06/25/11	Motley Crue	Bradley Center	Milwaukee	WI
06/29/11	Peter Gabriel	Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
06/29/11	Hall and Oates	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
06/29/11	Meat Loaf	Summerfest Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
06/30/11	REO Speedwagon	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 9:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
06/30/11	Jackyl	Summerfest Summerfest Rock Stage- 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
06/30/11	Gin Blossoms	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
07/01/11	Toad the Wet Sprocket	Riverfront Rendevous	Stevens Point	WI
07/01/11	Styx	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/01/11	Los Lonely Boys Los Lobos	Summerfest Harley Davidson Roadhouse - 8:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/03/11	Sheryl Crow Kid Rock	Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
07/03/11	Blue Oyster Cult	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/05/11	Heart Def Leppard	Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
07/05/11	Paul Rodgers (from Bad Company)	Summerfest Miller Lite Oasis - 9:30pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/05/11	Cinderella	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 9:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/06/11	Peter Frampton	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 9:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/06/11	The Spinners	Summerfest Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage & Pavilion - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/07/11	Kansas	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 9:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/08/11	Goo Goo Dolls	Summerfest Miller Lite Oasis - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/08/11	Leon Russell	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/09/11	America	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/09/11	The BoDeans	Summerfest Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/09/11	Buckcherry	Summerfest Summerfest Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/10/11	Todd Rundgren	Summerfest Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage & Pavilion - 9:30pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/14/11	Three Dog Night	Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds	Chippewa Falls	WI
07/14/11	American English (Beatles Tribute)	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
07/14/11	Boxkar Cheap Trick Puddle of Mudd Buckcherry Daughtry	Rock USA - Day 1 Ford Festival Park	Oshkosh	WI
07/14/11	Beautiful Trigger Slaughter Cinderella Three Days Grace Rob Zombie	Rock Fest - Day 1	Cadott	WI
07/15/11	Hyde Firehouse Warrant Candlebox Lynyrd Skynyrd Journey	Rock USA - Day 2 Ford Festival Park	Oshkosh	WI
07/15/11	Rockstarz Half Life Rock Sugar Saliva Skillet Hinder Kid Rock	Rock Fest - Day 2	Cadott	WI
07/16/11	Kindred Soul Road Trip Dokken Hollywood Undead Korn KISS	Rock USA - Day 3 Ford Festival Park	Oshkosh	WI
07/16/11	Running Blind Big Deeks My Darkest Days Sick Puppies Chevelle Seether Avenged Sevenfold	Rock Fest - Day 3	Cadott	WI
07/17/11	Gravel Switch Stranged in Iowa Jackyl Tesla Heart Def Leppard	Rock Fest - Day 4	Cadott	WI
07/21/11	Little River Band	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
07/21/11	Ted Nugent	Waukesha County Fairgrounds	Waukesha	WI
07/21/11	The Beach Boys	Fairgrounds	Fond du Lac	WI
07/22/11	Creedence Clearwater Revisited	Waukesha County Fairgrounds	Waukesha	WI
07/24/11	The Beach Boys	Waukesha County Fairgrounds	Waukesha	WI
07/24/11	Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons	Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
07/28/11	Ted Nugent	Outagamie County Fair	Seymour	WI
07/29/11	Night Ranger	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
08/02/11	The Beach Boys	Marathon Park	Wausau	WI
08/04/11	The BoDeans	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
08/05/11	Styx	Marathon Park	Wausau	WI
08/06/11	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Clear Lake Park Chalet	Clear Lake	WI
08/07/11	The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie	Wisconsin State Fair	West Allis	WI
08/08/11	Foghat	Wisconsin State Fair Park	West Allis	WI
08/09/11	ZZ Top	Wisconsin State Fair Park	West Allis	WI
08/10/11	Foghat	Wisconsin State Fair Park	West Allis	WI
08/10/11	Urian Heep	Cousins Subs Amphitheater	West Allis	WI
08/11/11	L.A. Guns Skid Row Whitesnake	Wisconsin State Fair	West Allis	WI
08/13/11	KC &amd the Sunshine Band	Music By The Lake Ferro Pavilion	Williams Bay	WI
08/13/11	Head East	Coral Lanes	Rothschild	WI
08/13/11	Marshall Tucker Band	Fuddfest Festival Grounds	Antigo	WI
08/18/11	Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
08/18/11	George Thorogood & the Destroyers	Northern Lights Theater	Milwaukee	WI
08/19/11	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	Dodge County Fair	Beaver Dam	WI
08/18/11	Pat Benatar	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
08/21/11	The Lettermen	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
08/25/11	The Tubes featuring Fee Way Bill	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
08/26/11	Heart Def Leppard	Minnesota State Fair	Saint Paul	MN
08/27/11	Steely Dan	Riverside Theatre	Milwaukee	WI
08/28/11	Steely Dan	Riverside Theatre	Milwaukee	WI
08/30/11	Sam Yahel Steely Dan	Minnesota State Fair	Saint Paul	MN
08/31/11	Doobie Brothers	Leach Amphitheater	Oshkosh	WI
09/02/11	Ted Nugent	Marshfield Fairgrounds	Marshfield	WI
09/03/11	Three Dog Night	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
09/03/11	Weezer	Minnesota State Fair	Saint Paul	MN
09/09/11	Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone	Big Top Chautauqua	Bayfield	WI
09/15/11	Gordon Lightfoot	Capitol Theatre	Madison	WI
10/02/11	Righteous Brothers featuring Bill Medley	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
10/21/11	Ozark Mountain Daredevils	Riverside Ballroom	Green Bay	WI
11/11/11	America	Meyer Theatre	Green Bay	WI
11/12/11	Starship starring Mickey Thomas	Crystal Grand Music Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
04/21/12	The BoDeans	Performing Arts Center	Janesville	WI
04/26/12	Charlie Daniels Band	Grand Theater	Wausau	WI

Country

Date	Artist(s)	Venue	City	State
06/11/11	Kenny Chesney	Lambeau Field	Green Bay	WI
06/18/11	Clint Black	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
06/23/11	Ashley Gearing Joey & Rory Lonestar Gretchen Wilson Trace Adkins	Country Fest - Day 1	Cadott	WI
06/24/11	Kenny ROgers	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
06/24/11	Saddlebrook Biran Gleason Band Steel Magnolia Justin Moore Craig Morgan Gary Allan Miranda Lambert	Country Fest - Day 2	Cadott	WI
06/25/11	Lost Highway Hitchville Josh Thompson Collin Raye Chris Young Dierks Bentley Carrie Underwood	Country Fest - Day 3	Cadott	WI
06/26/11	Runnin On Empty Bucky Covington Jerrod Niemann Clay Walker Josh Turner Lady Antebellum	Country Fest - Day 4	Cadott	WI
07/01/11	Eric Church Toby Keith	Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
07/02/11	Josh Thompson	Riverfront Rendevous	Stevens Point	WI
07/02/11	Loretta Lynn	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/02/11	Phil Vassar	Summerfest M&I Classic Rock Stage - 10:00pm	Milwaukee	WI
07/07/11	Marty's Party Randy Houser Randy Travis	Hodag Country Festival - Day 1	Rhinelander	WI
07/08/11	Ronnie Milsap	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
07/08/11	Jason Michael Carroll Kellie Pickler Rodney Atkins	Hodag Country Festival - Day 2	Rhinelander	WI
07/09/11	Ashton Shepherd Josh Thompson Ronnie Milsap Neal McCoy Little Big Town	Hodag Country Festival - Day 3	Rhinelander	WI
07/10/11	Sara Bareilles Sugarland	Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater	Milwaukee	WI
07/10/11	Josh Kelley Laura Bell Bundy Uncle Kracker Travis Tritt Montgomery Gentry	Hodag Country Festival - Day 4	Rhinelander	WI
07/21/11	Stealing Angels Sawyer Brown Lady Antebellum	Country Thunder - Day 1	Twin Lakes	WI
07/21/11	Tim Sigler Band Josh Kelley Easton Corbin Blake Shelton	Country Jam - Day 1	Eau Claire	WI
07/22/11	Jason Jones Steel Magnolia Charlie Daniels Band Zac Brown Band	Country Thunder - Day 2	Twin Lakes	WI
07/22/11	Rocket Club the JaneDear girls Joe Diffie Little Big Town Martina McBride	Country Jam - Day 2	Eau Claire	WI
07/23/11	Brett Eldredge Neal McCoy Lorrie Morgan Craig Morgan Darius Rucker Martina McBride	Country Thunder - Day 3	Twin Lakes	WI
07/23/11	Jason Jones David Nail LoCash Cowboys Sonia Leigh Blackberry Smoke Zac Brown Band	Country Jam - Day 3	Eau Claire	WI
07/24/11	Eden's Edge Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Sara Evans Easton Corbin Josh Turner Rascal Flatts	Country Thunder - Day 4	Twin Lakes	WI
08/05/11	Jessie Brown	Winnebago County Fair	Oshkosh	WI
08/06/11	Travis Tritt	Winnebago County Fair	Oshkosh	WI
08/08/11	Willie Nelson	Oneida Bingo & Casino	Green Bay	WI
08/10/11	Jerrod Niemann Blake Shelton	Wisconsin State Fair	West Allis	WI
08/10/11	The JaneDear Girls Jimmy Wayne	Fuddfest - Day 1	Antigo	WI
08/11/11	Bucky Covington John Michael Montgomery	Fuddfest - Day 2	Antigo	WI
08/12/11	Billy Dean Oak Ridge Boys	Wisconsin State Fair	West Allis	WI
08/12/11	Craig Campbell Heidi Newfield	Fuddfest - Day 3	Antigo	WI
08/13/11	Josh Gracin Marshall Tucker Band	Fuddfest - Day 4	Antigo	WI
08/13/11	Oak Ridge Boys	Big Top Chautauqua	Bayfield	WI
08/13/11	Lee Ann Womack	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
08/14/11	Mark Wills Diamond Rio	Fuddfest - Day 5	Antigo	WI
08/25/11	Reba McEntire	Minnesota State Fair Grandstand	Saint Paul	MN
08/27/11	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Big Top Chautauqua	Bayfield	WI
08/28/11	Don Williams	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
08/28-30/11	Lynn Anderson	Oneida Bingo & Casino	Green Bay	WI
08/31/11	Eric Church Toby Keith	Minnesota State Fair	Saint Paul	MN
09/09/11	Clay Walker	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
09/17/11	Charlie Pride	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
09/24/11	Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
10/08/11	Wynonna Judd	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
10/13/11	Keith Urban	Bradley Center	Milwaukee	WI
10/30/11	Little Big Town	Capitol Theatre	Madison	WI
11/05/11	Vince Gill	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
11/26/11	Roy Clark (Christmas Show)	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
12/10/11	Jerrod Niemann	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
12/17/11	Oak Ridge Boys	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
12/18/11	Oak Ridge Boys	Weidner Center for the Performing Arts	Green Bay	WI
04/26/12	Charlie Daniels Band	Grand Theater	Wausau	WI

Comedy

Date	Artist(s)	Venue	City	State
06/12-14/11	Louie Anderson	Oneida Bingo & Casino	Green Bay	WI
06/25/11	Larry the Cable Guy	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
10/29/11	Yakov Smirnoff	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
11/19/11	Jeff Foxworthy	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI
01/24/12	The Blue Man Group	Capitol Theatre	Madison	WI

Holiday

Date	Artist(s)	Venue	City	State
11/11/11	Mannheim Steamroller	Crystal Grand Theatre	Wisconsin Dells	WI

When not attending concerts, I'm playing my Strat, learning the songs and music that I've come to love, as well as writing original tunes.

Guitarists that have Influenced Me: Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton,
Joe Walsh, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Tommy Shaw

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