The Pretenders

I can never quite remember whether The Pretenders or the Specials/Go-Go's/Oingo Boingo concert was my first event. Seeing The Pretenders two nights in a row back in 1979 (or was it 1980?) at the Tower Theater in Philly was a fantastic experience. Pity that guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died so young only to be followed a few months later by the bass player Pete Farndon. Listening to Honeyman-Scott live was impressive. So much talent lost to drugs and the band drifted from that early sound that I enjoyed so much. The video is kitchy in a funny way and it always cracks me up to see big American cars over this way. My heart stops just thinking of how much it must cost to fill those gas tanks when gas is anywhere between $4 to $6 per gallon.