Carrier Dome
Front section of the floor, Saturday night, Thanksgiving weekend, 1981.
After seeing the Friday show but without tickets this time, we drove up from Ithaca in the early afternoon again, with great hopes about the Saturday night show. Another 4pm show time, and as the afternoon passed, it started snowing in Syracuse. As we walked around the dome it became clear that there were not many tickets around. I found one guy with a single ticket who wanted $35 for it but the seat was in the front section of the floor. Luckily, I had $40 in my pocket and went for it. My roommate was not as lucky. But he had limited his chances by bringing a grand total of $20 to the show - irresponsible behavior for a rare and important opportunity to see the Stones on Saturday night in Syracuse - I told myself, as I made up to meet him after the show and he made his way down to one of the bars for a few hours.
Sitting down in my seat about 20 rows back from the stage, I was able to relax and considered the $35 well worth it to be that close to the stage. When the show started the view was good enough to see the lead singer's blue eyes - and everything else - very clearly.
