Guice fiddles as Tech football burns

Joan Jett performed at the TAC in early 80's wore her legendary black leather jumpsuit.. sans bra..

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

You're right. I went to almost all of those. Think I missed the Leroux concert.

Memorial Gym was a really good concert hall.

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Seems I remember when Leroux, then the Jeff Pollard Band, played at Van Zandt's. Also saw Marcia Ball at his place. As you said, the Golden Era.

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

Lynyrd Skynyrd performed twice at LA Tech. Once in 1973, and again in 1974. The last one was 3 years BEFORE the plane crash.

https://guestpectacular.com/artists/...ech-university


.....Other famous bands who performed concerts at LA Tech's Memorial Gym during the Golden era of the 1970's & early 80s:

- The Eagles (1974)
- The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) (1976)
- Journey (1976)
- Rare Earth (1972)
- Iron Butterfly (1970 & 1971)
- Black Oak Arkansas (1970)
- Poco (1981)
- The Charlie Daniels Band (1975)
- Steely Dan (1973)
- Seals & Croft (1975)
- The Little River Band (1979 & 1981)
- Billy Squier (1983)
- Petra (1982)
- Cheap Trick (1982)
- Peter Frampton (1981)
- America (1974)
- Muddy Waters (1973)
- Wishbone Ash (1973)

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/memoria...-63d26efb.html

https://www.setlist.fm/search?page=4...Louisiana+Tech.

I can't find info on 1977 & 1978 even though I was there. LOL!

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We gonna pitch a Wang Dang Doodle

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Originally Posted by FriscoDog

Joan Jett performed at the TAC in early 80's wore her legendary black leather jumpsuit.. sans bra..

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When did the TAC open? I remember the first game I attended there was after I had left and against USC. I think we won and Cheryl Miller fouled out. I don' think I ever attended a concert there as they were all in Mem Gym in my day. Memories are fuzzy

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Originally Posted by stodgdog

When did the TAC open? I remember the first game I attended there was after I had left and against USC. I think we won and Cheryl Miller fouled out. I don' think I ever attended a concert there as they were all in Mem Gym in my day. Memories are fuzzy

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1982. My Freshman fall. We actually referred to it as the "STAC" back then...Sam Thomas Assembly Center

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Originally Posted by ChuckK3

1982. My Freshman fall. We actually referred to it as the "STAC" back then...Sam Thomas Assembly Center

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First time I heard that, i.e. STAC, was when I was leaving a game and Bob Ramsey, during Dave's hiatus, made the reference. "You're listening to the radio. KLPI Ruston"

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Originally Posted by thewyldman

Get off the bridge guys. Yeah we lost, but we put up a valiant effort. We lost the 3 games we were supposed to lose and won the two games we were supposed to while looking great in our losses. Just wait till we start dominating our conference opponents. Y'all have been spoiled by the success this program has had in recent years.

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Bump to point out Guice’s earlier posts did not go as well as expected.

Still waiting for that domination to start. 😬

That aint gonna happen. He's too busy recycling Pepsi bottles for social justice.

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Originally Posted by Amos Moses

Going WAY back, we had Ray Charles, The Box Tops, Fifth Dimension, Brenda Lee, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Sam & Dave, Jay and the Americans, and many more......in the '60's.

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Wow. I assuming these shows were in Memorial Gym?

I don’t know who was running Union Board in the 80s but they were amazing. Seems I heard the UB President had some real connections.

Peter Frampton (my first concert and first time I smelled weed LOL), Hall and Oates in Memorial Gym. Then when TAC opened: Chicago, LeRoux (one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen), Gap Band with Midnight Star opening. Starship with The Outfield opening. I know I’m forgetting a lot, help me remember any of my 80s friends.

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Originally Posted by dawg80

Little River Band! one of my all-time favorite bands, and I was there for '79 gig. Dang! I missed the Steely Dan concert as 1973 was before my time at Tech. Saw Peter Frampton twice elsewhere. And Wishbone Ash is one of those very under-appreciated bands...awesome guitar work.

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Saw LRB at Cowboys in Bossier City and they had the lead vocalist (writer) of Baby Come Back from Player sitting in with them. Great band in concert.

Those of us that have been around a minimum of 30 years deserve a huge refund from these clowns that are so called leaders! Guice doesn’t have a passion to see Tech be great in athletics! He doesn’t understand the frustration from the longtime loyal fans that have been very loyal supporters that traveled to great distances to watch our football and basketball teams play! We have felt the last straw and the back is breaking! He better pull a rabbit out of his ass soon and correct this disastrous conference realignment! He needs to form some kind of committee that is ALWAYS looking for excellence for our future! We have been mediocre for wayyyyy too long! Its time to make some serious progress soon or find another job! We have lost confidence in his leadership along with Wood and Holtz! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by stodgdog

When did the TAC open? I remember the first game I attended there was after I had left and against USC. I think we won and Cheryl Miller fouled out. I don' think I ever attended a concert there as they were all in Mem Gym in my day. Memories are fuzzy

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It was my first game attended in the TAC as well!
The women lost that game. But the men followed up by beating a favored USL team. It was Karl Malone’s freshman year.

Styx...Survivor...Bryan Adams

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

It was my first game attended in the TAC as well!
The women lost that game. But the men followed up by beating a favored USL team. It was Karl Malone’s freshman year.

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Opening night in the TAC on December 4, 1982, was a doubleheader loss. Women to USC and men to USL. And that was after the I-AA semifinal loss to Delaware that started the day.

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Originally Posted by FriscoDawg

Opening night in the TAC on December 4, 1982, was a doubleheader loss. Women to USC and men to USL. And that was after the I-AA semifinal loss to Delaware that started the day.

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I was there for both games.