February 28, 1986 - Chicago, IL

Show Day - Cold

Up and out by 11:30. Eat and drive to Chicago. Arrive at 2:30 - load in to the Cabaret Metro. Hang out then go eat Mexican. Back to club and check after 'Die Kreuzen'. OK sound. Hang out. 'Killdozer' opens - good. We play oldies - first album set. OK - Dave is [unintelligible] - Rod gets burning paper thrown at him - crowd loves us. Lots of autographs and we sell all of our medium T-Shirts. To Sheila's - early home. Go to pizza joint, eat, to bed.

Burning paper - and they love us? I can't tell what I say/scribble about Dave B. He had been sick the last few days so maybe he was drained? Both Die Kreuzen and Killdozer have been mentioned here before.

Posted by Dean at February 28, 1986 10:53 AM
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Hey guys, I'm so so sorry to hear about Dave's passing -- I never know what to say in these situations, except that I really liked his work and he was a part of a really nice aspect of my youth.

If nothing else, I found this site and have pleasantly been wading through this tour diary, and, hey, my brother was at this very concert!! I still have the bootleg he made (made on a Samsung reel-to-reel from 1978 no less -- six "D" cell batteries. How'd he manage to sneak that monster in!?). Translated into casette back in the 80's and re-done a few years ago into MP3.

Upon re-listening, I can't figure out the 'burning paper' moment, but Rodney clearly puts a few drunk and rowdy "frat guys" in their place and later does a "To the ownwer of the 1985 Pontiac firebird, your lights are on) pause... laughter as somebody clearly heads tward the parking lot.

Posted by: Fang at April 5, 2004 01:20 AM