Static Live Magazine December 2020
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
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I’m guessing that not many kids can say they<br />
went to a concert all by themselves when they<br />
were 14, much less a Van Halen concert on one<br />
of their first world tours. Well, that<br />
kid was me and you wouldn’t believe<br />
how much sweet talking and begging<br />
and pleading I had to do to my mom to<br />
get her to let me go to the show.<br />
The year was 1981 Van Halen was out on<br />
their Women and Children First album<br />
tour and I had just recently started liking a<br />
little bit of the hard rock; when I was<br />
younger I was more of a fan of the Beatles<br />
and Simon and Garfunkel and other<br />
mellow crap that my parents loved.<br />
Even though the show was quite a long<br />
time ago, there are a few things that I do<br />
remember quite distinctly. Number one,<br />
my mom preached the whole way there<br />
and looking back it kind of felt like when<br />
the mom was speaking to Cameron<br />
Crowe in the movie Almost Famous.<br />
She dropped me off at the<br />
McDonald’s across the<br />
street from the arena with<br />
the final instructions,<br />
“You’d better be here right<br />
after the concert.” Of<br />
course, back then there<br />
were no cell phones so<br />
she just had to trust that<br />
I would do as she wished.<br />
Walking into the show all<br />
by myself was such a unique<br />
experience, as I was only<br />
about 5’ 2” and probably<br />
looked like I was ten.<br />
Back then, it was<br />
basically general admission<br />
so the fans who got there first<br />
were the ones that were able to<br />
be at the front of the stage. I, of<br />
course, was late but after about 30<br />
minutes of wiggling, joking and<br />
basically shoving my way towards<br />
the stage, by the third song my chest<br />
was against the crowd barrier and<br />
I was front row. I remember raising<br />
my hands to scream and shout like<br />
everyone else and because of the<br />
pressure of the crowd I basically had<br />
to hold my hands above my head for<br />
the next ten songs.<br />
What I’m going to tell you next is a<br />
little embarrassing but it is true and<br />
it is sort of funny. During one of the<br />
songs, David Lee Roth came directly<br />
in front of me and literally 3<br />
feet away from my face. I was so<br />
excited by the thrill of the crowd,<br />
the pulsing of the music and the<br />
fact that the lead singer of one of<br />
the worlds biggest new bands was<br />
right in front of me, creating a<br />
euphoria that’ll never<br />
be forgotten.<br />
It was at that moment<br />
I couldn’t control my<br />
emotions and I reamed<br />
what must’ve been a<br />
girl-like pitch as loud as<br />
I could “ I love you<br />
Eddie”!!! It was not<br />
my proudest moment<br />
but I do swear today<br />
that David Lee