We just finished Season 1 of
The Right Stuff on Disney+, which is based on the Mercury Seven during the early days of the U.S. space program.
And, of course, in my head, I was singing "The Right Stuff" by New Kids on the Block.
NKOTB was also my very first concert.
My mom took me to see them when I was in 4th grade and I could not have been more excited. Oddly enough, my strongest memory from the night is hearing that a woman was getting the logo for a local radio station (KIIS FM) tattooed on her butt in the arena parking lot in exchange for backstage passes. I have to imagine she's more than a little embarrassed to tell that story nowadays.
Josh's first concert was the Christian band Newsboys.
As we talked more about it, Josh dove down a rabbit hole talking about all the albums he had, the other artists that performed that night, the excitement surrounding the whole event...
I love the deep memories associated with a night at a live concert and look forward to the day when we-- and a big group of strangers--can sing along at the top of our lungs as a band plays our favorite song.
I'm curious... what was your first concert?