I've been to many concerts in my 6 decades of life on this earth but none has been quite like what I experienced in a room full of 50+ somethings in downtown Austin.

The energy was so full of expectation as I arrived at the venue.  Observing the concert goers come in through the doors it was quite noticible the generation in attendance. We all looked good!

As I made my way around the perimeter of the main floor stage area, my faithful camera grabbing images I paused by the sound booth, lowered my camera and really took in the surreal vibration of the experience.

I was immediately taken back to 1978 and the last time I'd seen this band.  I was a junior in highschool. Life laid out ahead of me with paths, hills, and a few mountains to journey.  The high enthusiasm of youth, literraly. There was a lot of smoke in the air that night.  With red blood shot eyes I cheered the band. 

This night, as I stood in front of the sound booth, front and center to the stage, I watched with such an overwhelming sense of respect, gratitude and sheer pleasure as these men played to me the pages of my youth.  How can it be this is the 50th anniversary tour? Air guitars, and air drums filled the audience as everyone in attendance sang every word aloud with the band. 

I left with my hands full of memorabalia.  A new coffee mugh. A CD of the songs I'd just participated in.  And a memory that has come full circle.