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Jan 6, 2022Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

Hey Aaron, this is Jonathan Zwickel, the writer who compiled the Lolla oral history for SPIN in 2011. This is a really powerful piece of writing--personal, historical, descriptive... Glad I came across it!

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Apr 6, 2023Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

Yes I was. Lived in South Scottsdale. By when you write of getting your drivers license, I’m thinking I’m close to 10 years older than you. There was a place near Big Surf, too, it seems, where we’d go see bands. Seems like it was kind of secret. There was a mosh pit - seems like it was a small building. Can’t quite picture it. Lol… can remember my brother having to pull me out of that pit a couple of times. Moved to Seattle not too long after that first Lollapalooza. Been around here ever since.

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Apr 5, 2023·edited Apr 5, 2023Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

I was there! It was all such a blur. For some reason, I went on kind of a deep dive, looking for some memories, and you provided them beautifully. You brought it back into focus (a bit - it was hot). Thank you! It was nuts - in an amazing way - and I just shook my head as I read this. I was at that RHCP show at Big Surf, too. So, coming upon that pic just blew me away. This made my night.

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Apr 17, 2021Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

I remember that show like it was yesterday! Get essay.

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