Dave's Rock Star Encounters
& Concert List
Bruce Hornsby
At a special appearance at Spec's Music in Ft. Lauderdale
1988 The Outfield
After a show at The University of Miami
1988 The Hooters
A special appearance at Hooter's in Sunrise, FL
1987 Jimmy Buffett
After a show outside of Miami Arena
August 1989
Lenny- lead singer of Motorhead
At the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas
January 2002 Kevin Dubrow- lead singer of Quiet Riot
At The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas
January 2002 Brett Micheals- lead singer of Poison
After a show in Boise, Idaho
July 2003 William Hung- of American Idol fame
Promotional appearance in Austin
Early 2005 Gene Simmons - guitarist from KISS
At the Texas Motor Speedway
June 2005
Concerts I've been to
"Golden Boys of Bandstand"- Fabian, Frankie Avalon, & Bobby RydellSunrise Musical Teatre, 7/13/86 GTR
Sunrise, 7/31/86 The Outfield
Viktim
Six Flags Atlantis, 8/2/86 .38 Special
Ted Nugent
Hollywood Sportatorium, 8/21/86 Belinda Carlisle
Six Flags, '86 A-Ha
Sunrise, 9/14/86 Berlin
Florida Atlantic University, 11/9/86 David Lee Roth
Hollywood, 11/15/86 Journey
Hollywood, 11/23/86 Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Sunrise, 1/16/87 Huey Lewis & The News
The Robert Cray Band
Hollywood, 2/2/87 Bon Jovi
Cinderella
Hollywood, 2/14/87 Billy Joel
Hollywood, 2/23/87 Genesis
Orange Bowl, 3/1/87 Wang Chung
Til Tuesday
Six Flags, '87 Survivor
Sunrise, 4/26/87 Glass Tiger [at the 9th annual Coconut Grove Bed Race]
Peacock Park, '87 Bryan Adams
Patty Smyth
Hollywood, 5/23/87 Night Ranger
The Outfield
Sunrise, 6/25/87 Starship
Miami Beach [for Ronnie Desillers Foundation], 7/4/87 Boston
Farrenheit
Hollywood, 10/3/87, sold out The Outfield
Jimmy Davis
University of Miami, 11/1/87 U2
Los Lobos
Buchwheat Zydeco
Orange Bowl, 12/3/87 Def Leppard
Tesla
Hollywood, 12/29/87
Sting
Miami Knight Center, 1/21/88, sold out Expose
Company B
West Palm Beach Auditorium, 2/14/87 David Lee Roth
Faster Pussycat
Hollywood, 3/6/88 UB40
Dan Reed Network
Knight Center, 9/20/88 Poison
Miami Arena, 10/15/88 UB40
Sunrise, 12/6/88 Jimmy Buffett [part of Caribe Musical II]
Bayfront Park Amphitheater, 3/25/89 Stevie Nicks
Hooters
Miami Arena, 9/30/89 Jimmy Buffett [Jump Up tour]
O'Connell Center (Gainesville), 1/24/91 Living Colour
UF Bandshell, 3/1/91 Pauli Shore
The Spindoctors
O Dome- Gainesville, FL, 4/13/91 U2
Aloha Stadium- Honolulu, 11/7/06
2007
The crowd at ACL- I'm there to see Crowded House and The Killers Jimmy Buffett
Waikiki Shell- Honolulu, 10/4/07 Johnette Napalatano
Cactus Cafe (university of Texas), 11/2/07 The Police AT&T Center in San Antonio on the November 20th
2008
Saw Van Halen AT&T center in San Antonio January 24thThe Bangles at La Zona Rosa January 31st
They still look incredible and put on a great show. Click on the pic to see more. Saw Kool & the Gang- Austin Music Hall February 12th
Saw Duke play in Miami February 20th
Saw The Moody Blues-
March 21st at Austin Music Hall
Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes- May 1st, Erwin Center, Austin
Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker- June 1st, The Backyard, Austin Saw Heart (because of traffic we missed Cheap Trick) and Journey in San Antonio, July 25th
America August 23rd in San Antonio
Tom Petty, Steve Winwood- August 26th in San Antonio
The Eagles September 8th in San Antonio
Santana September 19th in San Antonio
#11 Missouri vs #1 Texas, Oct 18th
Baylor vs #4 Texas, Nov 8th
