Missing from the band list is Hot Tuna, or it may have just been Jorma, but either way, it was a great show for that venue – :)
Shared by: Steve Goertz
I really started to learn to run sound here 1984 with Tony. I did a lot of amazing shows. From this I went on to have a touring career
Shared by: David Summers
My band, The Rattlecats, played The Drumstick several times in 1982 and 1983. The first time we played The Drumstick was Halloween, 1982. We had played Kansas City the previous night and pulled up around 6 PM to load in. We were surprised to find out that “The Drumstick” was a chicken restaurant. Surprise Number 2 was when a large man in a dress came to the door and told us we were late and the show started at 8 since it was Sunday rather than the 10 PM time we had expected. “You’ll have to play last since the other bands (The Crap Detectors and Charlie Burton!) had already sound-checked and had their gear on stage. Surprise number 3: the man in the dress was the manager and he asked if we were hungry. Then he proceeded to cook up some great fried chicken! Surprise number 4: We loaded in our gear and headed to the Sleepy Hollow Motel where we discovered our room was straight out of a porno movie: red walls and leopard skin wallpaper. Surprise number 5 – back at the club we waited for our turn to play. The Crap Detectors did their set and then Charlie Burton and his band came on. The lead guitarist wore an ape mask through the entire set and Charlie Burton was a wild man! And we had to follow that! Fortunately, Charlie had thoroughly warmed up the crowd and we had a great night. Afterwards, we went over to Charlie’s drummer Dave’s house and listened to obscure garage rock records and had a few beers. The next morning we had a great breakfast at The Drumstick before making the long drive back to Austin. We would return! But that is another story…
Shared by: Glen Worley
In about 1984-ish, when Alpha Street had gotten very popular in SE Nebraska, BOSE wanted to demo its new line of concert. equipment. They chose Alpha Street.
Alpha Street performed for one night at the Drumstick and shook the house with the assistance of BOSE and Midwest Sound and Lighting. Alpha Street’s legions of fans packed the house.
Shared by: Paul Erickson
Never disappointed. Love dancing with my favorite dance partner, Tim Boughn. Even all through my pregnancy for the first 8 months. Great times.
Shared by: Wendy Walden
18 years old. My Lincoln band DECYPHER. Tim listened to us and gave the band Tuesday and Wednesday nights if we could bring in enough to pay the bill. We played for a good month of weekdays till someone else booked us. The green room was my initiation to Rock&Roll. Being on that stage will forever be in my soul.
Shared by: Michael Delorme
In the summer of ’83 my brother-in-law’s band Diamond Jim, from Missouri, played The Drumstick. I remember this because that was the first and last time my wife and I let a rock band stay at our house. LOL!
Shared by: Bob DiPaolo
I was a part of the crew that recorded live performances of bands at venues in Lincoln, including The Drumstick, for KZUM’s “Alive in Lincoln” program. One concert I recorded was Cellophane Ceiling and Fishbone. The female lead vocalist for Cellophane Ceiling and the lead vocalist for Fishbone both screamed so loudly at times during their sets, that they ruined the recordings. Because of this I’m not sure they ever aired on KZUM. I was so disappointed with the recording of the concerts on the analog cassettes, that I taped over them, and they are gone forever.
Shared by: Dave Hughes
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