Concert #2 - Ted Nugent, my first concert

My first rock concert was in 1977 to see Ted Nugent and a band making its first appearance in the US called The Scorpions. The show was memorable as it was my first concert - -but also the lead singer of the Scorpions, in his attempt to physically connect with the audience, stepped off the stage to sing directly to the audience below (there was a small incline hill from the audience up to the stage). Upon returning back to the stage, the singer decided to walk backwards uphill so he could still face the audience. He didn't remember there was a step between the hill and the stage, tripped and fell backward onto the stage - at least he didn't roll down the hill. But he hit the ground hard, and he got up a bit dazed. As a professional he shrugged it off and continued to perform the remainder of the show, but it was evident he had hurt his head, neck and/or back.

Ted Nugent on stage I remember never standing still, running across the top of Marshall amps which lined the entire stage length. And it was very loud! Everyone around me was smoking pot, and as a haze enveloped the audience, I started feeling high and dizzy. After the show, with ears seriously buzzing and sound dampened, we went to grab pizza. I was overstimulated -- the concert lighting, the loud music, the visuals, the pot effect -- all made me dizzy. My friends ate pizza while I sat outside in the parking lot throwing up what little I had in my stomach. There, that's my first concert, and to think I went to many, many more after that!