1994 - Dinosaur Jr. - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

 

Went to this show with Ron.

To all of you who have teased me over the years,

yes, I liked Dinosaur Jr. before they covered

Just Like Heaven by The Cure.  Though that

just made me like Dinosaur Jr. more!

I must have bought two dozen copies

of Just Like Heaven at the SST shop on

Sunset and sent them out to friends.  

I  miss that store.....

This was a fun show.  If I haven't told you already

the Santa Monica Civic is like a high school basketball

gym.  It has bleachers in the back along the wall and

you just sit where you want.  They put on a great

show. This tour was supporting the release of

Without A Sound.  Its still one of my favourite

Dinosaur Jr. cd's. 

1991 – Morrissey – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

This was a fan show.  There was a Morrissey concert a few days before this one at UCLA where a bunch of people were hurt because Morrissey invited fans to come to the front of the stage.  The show was shut down due to the injuries.  Because Morrissey felt bad, this show was arranged.  Cathy and Bianca and I braved the rabid Morrissey fans and went to this one!  Flyers were handed out while we were in line asking everyone to be safe and behave and sorry about the cancellation at UCLA.   More people were hurt at this show.  People want to be near him, throwing flowers at him. 
Setlist:

1. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
2. The Loop
3. King Leer
4. Sister I'm A Poet
5. Pashernate Love
6. Piccadilly Palare
7. Trash (New York Dolls cover)
8. My Love Life
9. November Spawned A Monster
10. Alsatian Cousin
11. Everyday Is Like Sunday
12. I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
13. Asian Rut
14. Driving Your Girlfriend Home
15. Suedehead
16. Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
17. Encore:
18. That's Entertainment (The Jam cover)
19. Encore 2:
20. Disappointed

A great show in a small venue.  I can only think that this is what it must have been like in those classic shows you see photos from or recordings of from England.   KROQ did release a cassette of three songs that Morrissey played on air with them as a kind of treat for the fans who were hurt or didn't get to see him.