First time I saw them was '75/76 in Redondo at Sweet Water Cafe.
I remember thinking:
Good drummer,
Great Guitar
Singer was a jerk but completely owned it
Bass could sing high notes
Mostly Covers, some originals
a few years passed and then, at school, a friend was playing an album that I recognized! YOW!
My brother in law is a SanMarino guy, grew up with Roth's sister and also rolled a RS at 120+ in LaCanada......had to tie it back to Porsche. He was at the "worlds biggest and last house party" in SanMarino.....perhaps the craziest story i have ever heard.
Van Halen played this party when they were getting pretty big,,,,,,turned into a party that closed Pasadena....yow!
Happened here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZzYWLZXmqpyUNGL18Was back in the old neighborhood around Christmas.....the owners of the house are still going large: here is a picture of their decorations.....crazy big, picture does not capture the enormity of their display....
Click to view attachmentGreat thread - nice black/white 914 picture btw!