Pennsylvania Jam : Ted Nugent, Pocono Raceway, Wilkes-Barre (US) - 19 août 1979

Slept in a tent outside the raceway to get in early. Rained that night, we woke up in a puddle of water! Pitching our tent in a drainage ditch was not a smart choice but considering the amount of alcohol consumed, I'm surprised we could even pitch a tent! LOL Ted Rocks!

My first outdoor concert. My sister’s boyfriend invested with promoter Richard A. Cohen and got back stage passes that included a bunch of blow. I was 16 and having the time of my life. Uncle Ted was epic!

HUng out outside all night .. everyon ran towards the gates at opening ...-- INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR A 15 YR OLD AND MY 1ST CONCERT

We had a blast... Took a beer ball in with no problem. I had trouble hearing days after,but all worth it. I finally fessed up to my mom 10 years later that I took her antique quilt and left it there because it was too muddy!

I was 19 at the time living in Bloomfield NJ. My douche bag friends and I thought it would be cool to drive to the pocono's to see Nugent and Blackfoot. The other bands we could care less about. I'm sure we were pretty wasted and I remember it sounded really good. I moved to California a month later. I've seen hundreds of concerts since then including uncle Ted in Ventura a few years ago. Pocono downs jam was an intense experience. I call it my Woodstock. Crazy Bernie

My wife was 7 months pregnant with our first daughter, Harmony. Melody was born 2 years later. My wife also had a broken heel and she was using crutches. If I remember correctly, Falcon Eddy was a no show....I might be wrong though. I do remember that Frank Marino and his band were amazing and very tight! Edgar Winter took a long time for his sound check and had song endings that were like 2 minutes long. All in all, a good show!

By the time I graduated high school in '81 I had been to almost 30 concerts... some of which included: Blue Oyster Cult (3xs), Jethro Tull, Molley Hatchet, Heart & Bob Seger. Penn Jam 79 ranks towards the top of one of the best concert experiences I ever had. Awesome music + good friends = lifelong memories! - Scott DeWitt