The year was 1991; the date, October 2nd. I was sixteen years old, and my bandmates --
Steven Haley and
Frank Mazzeo -- were right about the same. It was the first rock-n-roll band any of us had ever been in. We were called
Tumblewēd. Our first concert was held at
Einstein A Go-Go in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and thank God our friend
Jamie Newell brought his
VHS video camera to record the event with our friends
Lazzaroni [
R.I.P. Dave This]. The funny thing is, I had never seen this video until now, thirty years later, when Jamie decided to archive some of his old VHS tapes to YouTube.
Thank you again and again, Jamie, for doing this!
Can you image doing something today for the first time ever in your live -- something that ends up shaping your very existence altogether as a person -- and then thirty years later someone shows you a video of that very moment? It is truly a mind-blowing experience that I still can't quite wrap my head around. The cherry on top: Jamie not only captured our first show, but also our second show which took place one month later at The House of Ill Repute [H.O.I.] on November 2, 1991 again with Lazzaroni, as well as Duel Sheep.
Click the links below to watch each band's performance from both shows. Enjoy! ~ James Tritten, owner of Fort Lowell Records
October 2, 1991 - Einstein A Go-Go
November 2, 1991 - The House of Ill Repute
