A Salient Point: Gig-Going Is (Or Should Be) A Rush

I still remember my first gig. DD Smash. Napier. Marine Parade Soundshell. 1984. I was at primary school. I loved DD Smash. Well, I liked them. Well, I knew that one song ‘Outlook For Thursday’. But more importantly my brother liked DD Smash. And mum and dad did too. They didn’t like them enough to pay - so we sat outside, on the concrete, with a blanke…