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Shriekback - Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit, Michigan, October 12, 1985

1985 journal, age 19, "Skriekback’s Concert was very, very GREAT !" 

ENG 241 journal entry, Macomb Community College, Michigan, October 1985:

This evening we saw a new wave band from England at the popular new wave swingin' night club Saint Andrew's [Hall] (used the be called the Grandy Ballroom) in Detroit. The band's name is Skriekback - dig that name !  The live performance was SKRIEKLINGLY SUPER ! The sound was good and the place was sardine-packed. The only 'shriek' we encountered was the fact that for $10.00 we only heard 6 songs (maybe 5) and one encore song after coming back out. [I] had my trusty telephoto lens to guide me on top of [the] stage - the magnification is extremely powerful, so I was able to stand behind the crowd and (on top of a chair) take pictures of the band whose head filled my frame.


Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985

Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985













Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985












Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985









Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985



















Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985

Shriekback photo Julie Meitz 1985

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