I was working at my law enforcement job for almost a year when I traveled to New Jersey in July, 1986 with my new buddy from work, Mike, to see Van Halen and Bachman Turner Overdrive at the Meadowlands complex, home of Giants Stadium. I was never a big fan of the trip, or the venue itself, so it was a relatively rare occasion to attend a concert at Brendan Byrne Arena, but this show was worth the hassle. Our seats were about midway up and dead center with BTO opening a great double bill. Van Hagar was in top form and the band seemingly was having a great time rocking the house. Thirty five years later, Detective Mike and I are still good friends (although. I cannot seem to convince him to attend any more shows).

My Generation

Rock on!

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