What better way to close out 1981, or ant year for that matter, with an Allman Brothers Band concert at the Nassau Coliseum. After the show, my future bride and I were traveling westbound on the Northern State Parkway heading back to Queens when a young reveler, wearing his finest New Year’s Eve cardboard party hat, was seen walking the white striped line in the middle of the roadway with cars passing on either side of him. I have often wondered if the young man made it safely home that night and further considered whether or not hitting the road on a New Year’s Eve was really worth it. In any event, the excellent Molly Hatchet opened for the Enlightened Rogues and a festive audience welcomed 1982 in fitting rock and roll fashion.

Can’t Take It With You

Rock On!

GQ