Last night I closed my eyes and went back to 1986. I found Glass Tiger. It was not the Glass Tiger that I listened to when I was a teenager. The guys were older. I was older. But if I closed my eyes just for a minute, I was back in my teenaged room belting out the lyrics to Someday and Don’t Forget Me.
I met Sona, Brent and Michelle at the line up outside the doors. We wanted floor seats. It was rush seating and I knew I could run my way to the front. I settled for securing four seats in the second row centre. Awesome view!
The band – all founding members save for the new hottie drummer – did not disappoint. Alan Frew sounded and looked great for a 56-year-old. I was on my feet cheering and singing for the whole show. Three adorable 13-year-old fans sat on my right. We felt so old! The girls weren’t even born when the band formed or was known as Tokyo.
As the set list attests, Glass Tiger played all the old favorites and songs I forgot about like Diamond Sun until Alan started singing. Funny how you haven’t heard a song in years but you can remember every single lyric. A cool moment when Alan grabbed a girl’s cellphone and recorded the guys on the stage and sang into phone. Lucky girl!
Glass Tiger was THE Canadian band in the late 1980s snagging five Junos. The Thin Red Line is simply wonderful. Who didn’t love Glass Tiger? Like typical 1980s groupies, we waited in line to meet the band. Sona got the guys to sign her cassette tape and I had them sign my media pass. I will also admit to jumping onto the table to pose with the drummer.
The whole experience was weird if not slightly awkward. Just when I thought I would not run into anyone I knew, Tracy from Ignite popped up with her family. She was also there scoring some photos and autographs. Whew!
We women in our late 30s and early 40s clearly have no shame! We didn’t see them in concert 25+ years ago when it would have been a big deal. Still we channelled our youth and imagined that it was indeed 1986.