Inspired by deb; then "some_of_us's" hubs: What was the most unusual, or interesting place you heard/saw Live Music?

[Silver Gaia]

56. I saw Alice Cooper before anyone really knew who he was

at this little dance club south of Kalamazoo, Michigan called The Crazy Horse that was in the loft of an old barn.

My friend, Kathi, and I would go there a lot. It was fun to dress up in crazy outfits and dance all night! But that night I will never ever forget.

We had never heard of Alice Cooper. The word of mouth rumor was that it was gonna be Al Kooper. We just knew he played blues. Well, imagine our surprise when it was, well, the show it was, complete with Alice Cooper's now well-known makeup, a baby doll, and even a guillotine! Whoa! We were stunned. LOL

But we danced ourselves into oblivion and I have never forgotten that night! I even still have the outfit I wore (it was wild) - it was that memorable a night. This was right before Alice Cooper's first big hit song came out, "I'm Eighteen." I'm not saying I was a huge fan or anything (my younger brother was), but it was definitely not something easy to forget!