I am going to a concert in December, and was thinking how many shows I have seen, and I thought it would be interesting to find out who other LapBanders are out there seeing....Sooo I am making the first list..........

Over the course of many years I have seen

Prince (twice)....Metallica (twice)....MeatLoaf....Ozzy (twice)...Def Lepord...Tesla...Judist Priest...Disturbed...El Neno...Rob Zombie...Mastadon...Bon Jovi...Heart...Billy Idol...Faith No More...Alice Cooper...Guns and Roses...Faster Pussycat...Motley Crue...WhiteSnake...and in December I will be seeing Stained with POD and someone else......Im sure there are more, but for some reason I can't remember them eheheheheheh

EDIT: I forgot LoverBoy, Poison, Dokken

Rene~~~ OH MY GOSH I totally forgot about Pantara~ I saw them with Ozzy too. Little story about my Ozzy experience. I got tickets TWICE to see that man.. I would go to the concerts...see the openning show....and would be in the "pit". I have NO problem getting thru crowds, man handling people if I have to to get to where I need to be. I am pretty aggressive in the pit...Anyone whos been there knows you HAVE to be. Well. The first time I went to see him.....the openning band was done, and the set was changed....and the crowd was swelling. Ozzy came out on stage doing his little Ozzy walk and BAMB I was sicker than hell~ I pushed my way towards the back, the crowd was swirling. I positioned myself on a fence to hold myself up and some IDIOT comes up to me, OH BABY BABY YOU LOOK SO FINE, LEMME TAKE YOU HOME OR AT LEAST TO A HOTEL. I said Dude, you really need to get away from me, NOW~~~ He proceeded to rub my back and make lude comments, I said I AM F'ING TELLING YOU TO GET AWAY FROM ME NOOOW~ He didn't budge...sooo I threw up on his shoes! He left pretty quick after that. From the fence I dont know where I ended up...but I ended up passing out~ I came to to find my head resting in some guys lap! I looked up and said Hello? He said Oh my gosh are you okay? I said I dont know. He had his shirt off and there were like 4 or 5 military guys around us. The guy who I had my head in his lap, he said his name was Chachi. The reason this guy had his shirt off was because he was giving it to the military men to get ice to wipe down my head! This TOTAL stranger totally took care of me! His woman came around and was really really really pissed! He sat up and made sure I was okay and left! I didn't see Ozzy but for one second to come on stage! I woke up in time to see the fire works at the end of the show! The people I went to the show with had NO idea what happened to me. Then the second time he came around, the same thing happened, I was okay for the openning show....Ozzy came on in his way...and bamb! I got sick and had to leave the floor! I didnt pass out but I I have come to find out, I am claustrophobic! I couldn't tolerate being in the crowds of people and it would get me physically sick! Weird huh? But lemme tell you, I had a hell of a time convincing my mother that I wasn't drunk and I wasn't smoking anything! She pulled up to find me against another fence and sorta slumped on the floor....not the best way to find your baby!!! YIKES.

MOUSE...when I saw Prince and The Time, I had my cousin with me. She had NO IDEA who the Time was, who Moriss Day is, or who Jerome is... I wanted to throw her off the balcony~

My list isn't as good as most but here it goes:

Dave Matthews- numerous times- we love him

Prince

The Judds

Garth Brooks

Trisha Yearwood

Merle Haggard

Clint Black

Lori Morgan

Eddie Money

ZZ Top

Dixie Chicks

Dan Fogelburg

Aerosmith

Bob Segar

Norah Jones

Bobby Brown

I know there's more...can't remember some of them...wonder why?

Also, how old are we? Prince is one of the best concerts!! Heard on the news he's going for a

HIP REPLACEMENT

Makes me feel so old.

ThinJen~~~ Are you joshin me? I heard NOTHING about this. Prince getting a HIP REPLACEMENT....OH MY GOSH....THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME....HAPPY PLACE, HAPPY PLACE!!!!! This is like Elvis going for hair plugs! This is like JLo getting a bootie replacement! This is like Angelina Jolie having to get lip replacements! This is like NO MORE CHOCOLATE! How could his hip be bad enough to need replacement?? He shook it like he just didn't care too much I guess....WOW I FEEL OLD RIGHT WITH YOU!!!! All right, now youve done it....I am going to my sad place and Im going to listen to The Cure!

Ok my list is weird but here goes:

Little Texas

Reba Mcentire (sp?)

Garth Brooks

Areosmith (several times I LOVE STEVEN TYLER)

Clint Black

Rob Zombie (met him and Blaso (sp) outside of the venue and they are super cool)

Powerman 5000

The last 3 years of Oz Fest (does working the concert count?)

Allen Jackson

Toby Keith (Makes my heart pitter patter)

Jimmy Buffet several times (also have worked his shows)

Coolio

2LiveCrew

BackStreet Boys

Sheryl Crow

REO speedwagon (they are from my neighborhood)

The bacon brothers (kevin bacon was super nice he walked around the fest and signed autographs and won a stuffed bear for my niece and signed it)

Gary Senise and the Lt Dan Band

Survivor

Not a concert but saw Emeril Live in Chicago

Keanu Reeves band (forgot their name he was a real jerk)

That is all I can think of for now, if I remember more I will update. ~Mandy

I am so sorry to say that about Prince. I was numb. Prince was at the conception of both of our children. Sexy mother...... shakin that... shakin that...I guess he shook it too much. He got his money's worth out of his hips that he was born with. It is a sad day when the man that got you in the mood is having a hip replacement. My husband feels the same way. Well, not that Prince got him in the mood, but it worked for me (which always worked for him). I'd still go see him again, walker and all. I guess some men were just not made to jump and dance all over the stage in high heel boots.

Reminds me, I always loved Rick James. Sad to hear that the King of Funk had a major stroke. I think he has since died. Correct me if I'm wrong. How old are we? I'm going to go listen to the Cure, too.

I've done a little research on the net about Prince. He does need a hip replacement...but is apprehensive about surgery because he is a Jehova's Witness and can't receive blood. Purple Pain. Purple Pain.

Hey Beanie and Cindy! Cindy the Eagles, in my opinion, are perfect in concert. I have had the good fortune to have seen them about 10x! When I was single, one of my hobbies, was to fly to concerts (I fly for free). I've seen Dan Fogelberg and JT 20x also! I play guitar, so I guess you could say that I am a MUSIC LOVER!!! I met my wife at a Dan Fogelberg concert in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was seating behind me, and got to talking.....the rest is history! She has moved down Texas to make Fort Worth her new home. Together we had about 800 CDs.............although many were dublicates! LOL Music plays a big part in our lives!

Ray

Ah-ha! Ray, you are from DFW! That's sweet that you and DW met at a concert...I wasn't married when I went to 90% of the concerts I mentioned, but we do enjoy some shows...I like the alternative rock music, but just can't tolerate the unruly crowds like I once did....so, we miss those shows. We joke that now, the crowds at shows like Steely Dan stand and wave their canes and walkers, instead of lighting joints and holding lighters above their heads! LOL!

I love concerts and will try to list mine when I have more time. Here is a major one though:

I LOVE JIMMY BUFFETT

Oh THINJEN.....its a sad day....sad sad day! I have never seen a man do heals quite like Prince, and Im from New York~~.....All the Critics Love You in New York....Purple love and more, is all your there for, BUT DONT SHOW IT....Oh wow, that was OLD OLD OLD Prince~~~ Prince has the same affect on me, gets me in the mood....However my husband HATES him.....I had to "brave" his concerts alone. Well...The one in 86, I was with my parents...and we were in Nose Bleed at MSG. My mother is PETRIFIED of heights and birds...and well....he released doves in the beginning of the show, and where did they fly....TO THE RAFTERS~ She was hysterical! Then my father caught a contact high from all the pot smoke around us....and I got up to dance and my mother almost fainted!!!!! You should have seen all the cops escorting him into the place! It was unreal. He did Purple Rain for 20 minutes I think!!!! I have seen all his movies..Under The Cherry Moon was my favorite. Inspired me to learn to speak French....I didn't get too far with that. Sign O' The Times was on VH1 or some music channell, and my little son actually was getting into it~~ He was very impressed with the Kat Scatt.....I can do it, but it doesn't quite look the same as when she does it. I have had every album tht man ever made...from the naked horse back ride....to Musicology.....I LOVE HIM...what can I say. Hes got a quality all to himself~ No one can quite duplicate it. I think its them big Bambi like eyes~ whoa

Okay....ROBERT SMITH where are you~ On Candy Stripe legs, the Spider man comes~~~~~~

AAAA I NEED SLEEP~~~~~

Down in front, Doll! I can't see the show with you dancing and singing in front of me like that!!! Your DH would do a good thing for himself to learn to like Prince, I think! Wink, wink!

It is great to talk with the music lovers! I have thoroughly enjoyed all lists and posts on this topic!

Porclndol,

How funny about your mom!! and dad for that matter. If you remain in your seat at a Prince concert (how could you keep from sliding out of your seat? tmi? ) ...than you just should have stayed at home. He is incredible. Yeah, it would serve your husband well to like Prince...at least fake it. My husband now has everything that he ever put out.

I forgot... I also went to see Jimmy Buffett. Great concert...I think.

I have only been to 2 concerts. But boy did I make them count. My first one was Ozzfest 2002 which included Drowning Pool, POD, System of a Down and Ozzy of course.

My second was Kid Rock & Aerosmith - what a hell of a concert that was!!!!!!! All of those bands were worth going to see again! I hope to become thinner and be able to fit into the seats so I can go to more of them!