The Soviettes / The Valentines - Minneapolis - Oct/Nov 2002

screenprint poster for local gigs to promote the split 7" release, plus unused comp ticket for the 1st Ave Har Mar Superstar show The Soviettes opened for

Ed Gein Fan Club / The Coffin Cheaters - Minneapolis - Urban Wildlife 12.01.2002

screenprint poster 

didn't actually go to this show -rescued from an irate Cheapo clerk who wanted to tear it up

The Soviettes / The Fuck Yeahs - Minneapolis - Grumpy's 03.08.2003

screenprint poster

Sweet J.A.P. - Minneapolis - 7th St. Entry 12.21.2002

color flyer

The Cramps - Minneapolis - First Avenue 05.28.03

flyer - for some reason I think Quintron & Miss Pussycat may have opened

The Cramps - Minneapolis - First Avenue 10.25.04

flyer for the last show (I remember) before the venue closed - think The Soviettes may have been the opener

Jonathan Richman - Minneapolis - First Avenue 06.27.04

unused comp ticket

Jonathan Richman - Minneapolis - First Avenue 11.01.02

tour blank with 1st Ave info, ticket stub

Jonathan Richman / Robyn Hitchcock - Minneapolis - First Avenue 11.03.04

flyer for canceled show - didn't find out it been moved until days later

The Lords Of The New Church - West Hollywood - The Roxy 05.25.86

flyer

Sonic Youth - Austin - Stubb's Bar-B-Q 08.02.02

used VIP concert wristband

Sonic Youth - San Francisco - The Stone 08.17.85

flyer

Jeffrey Lee Pierce - San Francisco - I-Beam 09.16.85

flyer

Scored this poster in a small lot that had an early Skinny Puppy one I really wanted. Was a fan of The Gun Club before I had even heard of the Pups.

Skinny Puppy - Denver - Ogden Theatre 05.30.2007

stub and ad from a tour put together so quickly that we fans had to street-team the flyers ourselves

Skinny Puppy Mythmaker promo sticker

Tougher find than the promo magnets. Came with my copy of the Politikil promo CD5.

Skinny Puppy - Minneapolis - Mill City Nights - 02.22.2014

mini events handbill

Picked up at the venue. The first show I could remember NO physical tickets being issued for; everyone had only online printouts. Could have died getting to this show as a massive icestorm hit the area the night before...the streets were like an ice rink.

Download - Detroit - St Andrew's Hall 08.26.96

ticket stub found tucked into the jewelcase of my second-hand copy of Charlie's Family

ohGr - Minneapolis - First Avenue 06.04.2001

handbill and unused comp ticket

I can see at least three things wrong with that handbill. Also have the flyer and giant calendar poster.

#forthehoard

To paraphrase Hunter S. Thompson: Not that we needed all that, but once you get into a serious collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.

The Damned - Minneapolis - The Quest 10.10.2001

Not a good experience as the audio was terrible with blown-out sound and vocals almost completely lost the mix. Was right in front of the stage, but still couldn't hear more than their actual unamplified voices. Close enough to almost get hit when one of the monitors was kicked off the stage into the barricade in frustration.

stub (stuck to gaffer tape) and setlist

Misfits / The Damned / The Dickies / Agnostic Front / Balzac - Minneapolis - The Quest 08.05.2003

A weird one - have no memories of Agnostic Front, but remember Balzac being a better Misfits than the original Misfits. Dickies were wonderful as usual. Actually left the show after The Damned set (a much happier visit for them). Saw the bus parked at the entrance so said hello. Told them we were surprised that they came back to the club after what happened last show: "we played here before?". Patricia had some unflattering things to say about Andrew Eldritch, but signed my vinyl copy of Floodland anyway. Dave actually asked why we didn't stay for the Misfits: "with one original member and a rapping Marky Ramone?...we came to see YOU" everyone smiled.

concert poster and Damned setlist

The Butthole Surfers - San Francisco - The Warfield 05.19.91

unused cloth back-stage and after-show passes

Club MTV Live Tour - Houston - The Summit 07.24.91

with C+C Music Factory, Bell Biv DeVoe, Gerardo, Color Me Badd, Tara Kemp

Just tell me your fists didn't clench up immediately on seeing that wretched, lip-synching line-up. Same week Motorhead and Judas Priest played that venue, folks.

laminate, plus cloth staff pass (used), back-stage pass, press pass and meet & greet pass (all unused)

Jesus & Mary Chain - Lollapalooza, Texas

Jesus & Mary Chain - Lollapalooza, Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, 09.05.92 ?

Very used cloth pass - might also have come from the The Vatican 11.13 gig, as the same promoter handled both shows.

The Cult - Houston - The Summit 01.25.92

Used cloth pass.

U2 / Pixies - Houston - The Summit 04.06.92

Used cloth support pass. I'm torn between my love of Kim Deal and hatred for the headliner.

The Ramones - Houston - The Unicorn 10.23.92

Used cloth pass with "Houston" ink-stamp, currently stuck to an Indigo Girls one.

Nine Inch Nails - Houston - The Summit 10.31.94

Used cloth pass from a great tour - it's a pity Trent broke up the band soon after and never recorded again.

Ministry - Houston - Sam Houston Coliseum 12.14.92

Used cloth pass from a great tour - it's a pity Al broke up the band soon after and never recorded again.

Foo Fighters - Houston - Numbers 09.10.95

pair of unused cloth passes

Candlebox / The Flaming Lips Houston - Numbers 12.10.94 (?)

Unused cloth passes. No mention of a Houston stop this tour - perhaps canceled?

SKINNY PUPPY Last Rights tour laminate

 The reason why I bought the TAB promoter hoard. Now, need to build that time-machine.

Candlebox - Houston - Hard Rock Cafe 12.10.94

pair of laminate passes

Social Distortion / Screaming Trees - Houston - The Unicorn 10.05.90

three unused cloth passes, from the promoter's files

Jane's Addiction - Houston - The Unicorn 11.08.90

pair of cloth passes, one used

idle thoughts of an idle fellow

forgot about this blog - time to dust it off and start again