Aldo's 25th Anniversary

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Aldo's 25th Anniversary

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Aldo's is celebrating 25 years of live music this weekend, with 15 bands playing over the 4-day period Wednesday through Saturday night.

In celebration of this occasion, I thought I'd break out a few vintage pictures from the local music archive, from back in Aldo's early days in the late '80s as a one-room venue, with bands playing in the corner by the front door of the current restaurant room.

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From some time in fall of 1987, the Back Street Boyz, featuring Terry Hammel, Rich Ryan, Denny Gibson and Harold Hammel.
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From August 22, 1987, Wayne Ellis and Bob Hammond of the Rolling Rockers.
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From fall of 1987 when zebra-striped spandex was in vogue, Doug Moudy and Steve Bruce of Saber Tooth.
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Also from fall of 1987, Mark Triforo and Scott Imler of The Edge.
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From sometime in summer of 1987, Bryan Weimert and Jay Randyll Ketner of Tommi-Gunn.
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Post by KeithReynolds »

More pics Jim!!! I think its really cool looking at pics of past bands.
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Great vintage photos...and hair :lol: :lol: :lol:
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That's awesome, Jim. I didn't play there until late-summer, '88. I moved here a few weeks later.
Oddly, I could probably count my Aldo's appearances on one hand. I was a Sebastiano's regular. I did SEE a lot of bands there, though.--->JMS
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That Tommi Gunn pic is where it's at. Bassist looks like Duff from GnR.
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Victor Synn wrote: Bassist looks like Duff from GnR.
Haha,yea he does :lol: :lol:
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Tommi Gunn used to play a lot of the clubs we WANTED to play... I'd be on the phone trying to book a place, and I'd say, "I see you have Tommi Gunn on your schedule, and we're a lot like them so-"
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Let's just say they were festive. You couldn't book a motel room after they'd been there, either, I hear they were kinda hard on motel rooms.
Great band, though.--->JMS
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We weren't hard on motel rooms... we just plain didn't leave much of the room behind!!!! As a 45 y/o man now I'm not proud of what I did as a 18 y/o kid... haha...
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PanzerFaust wrote:We weren't hard on motel rooms... we just plain didn't leave much of the room behind!!!! As a 45 y/o man now I'm not proud of what I did as a 18 y/o kid... haha...
The hell with that. You should be proud. Rock and Roll, baby! :twisted:
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Victor Synn wrote:That Tommi Gunn pic is where it's at. Bassist looks like Duff from GnR.
a very unattractive Duff.



The guy in the Zebra pants looks like a young Sheamus (WWE wrestler).

The red headed guy from The Edge looks like Ziggy Stardust era Bowie.


More pics JP!!!!
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