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AUGUST 15, 1979 

The Freelance Vandals open for John Hiatt

@ Hurrahs NYC

Hurrah was a nightclub located at 36 West 62nd Street in New York City from 1976 until 1980. Hurrah was the first large dance club in NYC…

Special Thanks to our friends who

donated photos for this blog post:

Mike Tully - Rose Rosemarie Rizzi Cirillo 

Paul O. Colliton

Terri Goldstein - Carolyn Olson

By 1983, the Freelance Vandals, after the departure of keyboardist Jack Finch and…

Just the other day, I clicked on the TV and, much to my surprise, that cinematic opus HAIR (1979, directed by Milos Forman) appeared on the screen. It’s funny how some random thing can trigger a rush of memories which…

Just the other day, I happened to find a YouTube video of the Beatles at Shea Stadium and the name Sid Bernstein immediately took centerstage in my mind.  

For those of you who never heard of Sid, here's some background…