My childhood buddy Joe Fisk emailed me out of the blue, to remind me of the 45th anniversary of the Queen with Thin Lizzy show at Madison Square Garden we had attended together and which was my first concert (I was supposed to see Lynyrd Skynyrd with Bebop Deluxe at the Paladium before this MSG show but that is a story for another day). Thin Lizzy’s “ Jailbreak” and Queen’s “Now I’m Here” sent me off down the road to rock and roll ruin. Then Joe reeled off a list of upcoming shows he’s going to, some of which I already have tickets to: Chicago, Rage Against the Machine, Leonid and Friends, the Beatles tour with Todd Rundgren and others. Joe did clue me in on a Martin Barre concert at nearby Molloy College in Rockville Centre coming up this Friday that I was not aware of. Jethro Tull was my favorite band freshman year at Holy Cross High School in Bayside, Queens and I remain a fan to this day. Original Tull guitarist Barre is doing his own “50th anniversary” tour much like Ian Anderson had done the last time I saw Jethro Tull perform at Forest Hills Stadium. It reminds me to ask, why is Jethro Tull not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Aqualung

Rock on!

GQ