Jumpin Jack Bash

We went to the first ever Jumpin' Jack Bash at Toyota Park sponsored by 104.3 Jack FM. I left work early and we left home about 3:00 p.m. We got to Toyota Park in Bridgeview just after 3:30 p.m. The gates opened at 4:00 p.m. The first performer was Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. She's gonna be back in town later this year to back-up Aerosmith. After they finished we moved closer to the stage and watched The Stray Cats. It was the first time they performed in Chicago in 15 years. I have an old cassette of theirs that I use to play all the time. Then Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders came on stage. She was upset about the big yellow McDonald's "M" behind the stage. It had to be taped over. Next up was REO Speedwagon. They were big when I was in college in Champaign. They got the biggest response from the audience. Last up was ZZ Top. They played a dead-on version of Jimmy Hendrix' "Foxy Lady" The first ever concert my wife and I attended together was ZZ Top at the old Rosemont Horizon now the Allstate Arena. The concerts lasted from 4:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. We had prime viewing for all of the drunk and disorderly people that got kicked out. It was a beautiful, clear, cool, night. It was the first rock concert for my Dad - Papa and for my nephew - Hans. We were home before midnight.