Perfect Thyroid

This was the time that I discovered the thrill of seeing music live, too.

Of course, there were national acts at the Civic Center and The Chance, Bearsville Theater and the Clearwater Festival, but even more important was seeing local acts, like Como Zoo and Go Van Go at the Rhinecliffe Hotel, or my personal favorite, Perfect Thyroid at God knows how many random venues, like the Accord train station.

These acts, loading in their own gear and seemingly making noise just for the sheer joy of it, made me realize that music was not something reserved for the rock stars on MTV.

It was for regular people, too.