A welcome......

I'm Ned Brooks. I have been going to concerts since I was 14 years old, and as of today, I am 2 months shy of 45 years of age. Though I had seen a pair of shows before 1981 (KISS in 1979 with my best friend and our mothers, {LOL!} and still favorite band HEART for my 15th birthday in 1980.), 1981 is really where my concert going started.
I was a sophomore in high school. I wasn't an athlete, I wasn't popular, and at that time, felt like I had very little going for me. Back in that day, concert tickets seldom exceeded $10, and either did T-shirts. I would always buy a T-shirt from the concert I had just been to, and then wear it to school the next day. I would have strangers come up to me the next day, and say, "Hey, Ned, how was the concert?"  I got to know many people this way, and because of this, my own self esteem started to build. I felt like, I may not be that important, but I DO matter.
Here I am nearly 30 years later, still doing what I love to do. I am not married, have no children, and though sometimes feel like maybe I should have settled down with a nice person, had 2.5 kids, and a white picket fence, for the most part I am happy pursuing my passion for music, especially LIVE music. I started this blog to share photos of shows I have been to, overall impressions of shows, reviews of music I may favor at a certain point in time, and new or established artists that I don't feel are getting the recognition they deserve.
I know it is a trifle self-indulgent of me to think anyone would care about what I have to say, but to those of you that are ending up reading this, I want to welcome you. I, also, want you to realize what is written here, is only my own personal  opinion, and sometimes my opinion may suck.....