Last night was such a thrill for this rock and roll heart! As a professional musician, I strive to not become jaded as music changes from generation to generation, season to season. I do my best to keep up with trends and appreciate new mainstream music and aesthetics. But damn! I feel so lucky to be Gen X!! Not only was our music vibrant and exciting, melodic yet rhythmic, memorable and impactful, but it was FUN!! It was such a joy to watch legacy musicians, even when it was a bit of a train wreck, play a show where MUSIC was the focus. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE light shows, dancers, sets, etc. But sometimes the MUSIC gets lost in all of that. Last night was a throw back to the love of music for music’s sake. I really miss BANDS in modern mainstream music culture ❤️ I was especially excited to watch my friend, the legendary Omar Hakim, perform, but also got caught up in my nostalgia as one act after the next came on stage to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins. 1 Hanging with Omar and Rachel Z 2 When Dave and I first arrived, we ran into Elmo Lovano and Christian Paul Meadows and the serendipity couldn’t have been better. Dave and Elmo air-drummed along all night and of course spoke drummer language with each other: drum drum drum drum drum drum drum... Some favorite moments: 3 Opening moments 4 Wolfgang Van Halen plays Panama!! 5 Miley Cyrus slays with Def Leopard - I’d love to hear a Miley rock album! 6 Motley Crüe 7 Happy Gen Xers 8 The Cars!! 9 Crowd chant 10 Alanis Morissette #TaylorHawkinsTributeConcert #Nostalgia #Memorial #LiveMusic #Legends