I’ve never heard of this band FORCER, but the the upcoming doc 1985 Indestructible should fix that. Awesome footage of a pounding HM band decked out in stage gear to the gills, playing a grassy backyard where local drunks run amok: youtube.com/watch?v=cmLXlS…
I am pleased to announce that Sunday August 11, 2019 at 11:20AM at the Holiday Inn, 7701 Reynolds Road, Mentor, Ohio the award winning documentary 1985 Indestructible will be screening as part of the 24th Indie Gathering International Film Festival (day passes are $20)
Rockland gang at the 1980 Van Halen concert with #camarodave photo included in #martinpopoff new Van Halen book @ Cape Cod Coliseum instagram.com/p/CIdy1XLLB0n/…
Just to let everyone know "Riff-Raff and Rock 'n' Roll' my memoir have been written (and edit again and again) we are currently looking at publishing options and it will be released in the upcoming year.
Riff-Raff and Rock ’n’ Roll by Rudy Childs
In 1978, a teenager becomes obsessed with taking front row photos at all of the summer concerts at the Cape Cod Coliseum.
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RIFF-RAFF and ROCK ’n’ ROLL by Rudy Childs
Greener Grass, 1979
After moving to DC, a young man discovers the Capital Centre in Largo, MD. To get stellar photos, he figures out how to get to the front row of a reserved-seated concert, without tickets. rrrrbook.com
RIFF-RAFF and ROCK ’n’ ROLL by Rudy Childs
Chapter 6 Learning the Ropes
In 1979, after sneaking into the band’s sound check, I came face to face with Talking Head’s lead singer, David Byrne, throwing up in the bathroom of DC’s Ontario Theater.
RIFF-RAFF and ROCK ’n’ ROLL by Rudy Childs
The Wall, 1980
Three buddies from Boston creatively acquire unimaginably difficult-to-get tickets to the greatest concert of all time.
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This is the aftermath of The Round Up festival, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia in 1981. It featured The Allman Brothers Band, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special, Don't you miss the mess & smell after a big concert? Never mind the tube socks we wore.