Just wanted to chime in and say that growing up across the river from Passaic in Garfield, NJ allowed me to walk to see some of the greatest and most influential groups of my childhood. Being born in 1972, I realize that most all of the messages on this board are from years that predate my first visit to the Capitol, which was camping out overnight to buy tickets for Ratt/BonJovi @ The Meadowlands, back in maybe 1984 or so!
Other than a quick glance while camping for tickets, the first time I was ever actually IN the Capitol was November, 1986, for one of Metallica’s first shows back on tour after the death of Cliff Burton. That was the beginning of a brief love affair with the theater, sinc it would only exist for a few brief years thereafter. Yet, I was able to catch some bands that were hugely influential and was able to do so on the soles of my Converse kicks (since I was far too young to drive)!
Bands such as Megadeth, Anthrax, Helloween and the metal gods, Slayer, all provided me with memories I’d love to relive, yet I haven’t any idea where nor how to get any pics or vids of their historic Capitol shows. To relive my youth would be great…I’d invite my lifelong friends over and we’d have a great time reminiscing…I wish the place still stood, because for me, it was intimate, convenient, and smack dab in the middle of the nearest slum to my house I could find! Go figure…nowadays, you can say that about Garfield too!
Just wanted to chime in and say that growing up across the river from Passaic in Garfield, NJ allowed me to walk to see some of the greatest and most influential groups of my childhood. Being born in 1972, I realize that most all of the messages on this board are from years that predate my first visit to the Capitol, which was camping out overnight to buy tickets for Ratt/BonJovi @ The Meadowlands, back in maybe 1984 or so!
Other than a quick glance while camping for tickets, the first time I was ever actually IN the Capitol was November, 1986, for one of Metallica’s first shows back on tour after the death of Cliff Burton. That was the beginning of a brief love affair with the theater, sinc it would only exist for a few brief years thereafter. Yet, I was able to catch some bands that were hugely influential and was able to do so on the soles of my Converse kicks (since I was far too young to drive)!
Bands such as Megadeth, Anthrax, Helloween and the metal gods, Slayer, all provided me with memories I’d love to relive, yet I haven’t any idea where nor how to get any pics or vids of their historic Capitol shows. To relive my youth would be great…I’d invite my lifelong friends over and we’d have a great time reminiscing…I wish the place still stood, because for me, it was intimate, convenient, and smack dab in the middle of the nearest slum to my house I could find! Go figure…nowadays, you can say that about Garfield too!