Stockton Civic Auditorium

I met up w/ Bob, Kathy and their daughter Sammy (very cute). Then Marla
showed up and we all hung out together waiting in our meeting spot. Then
Suzanne arrived. It was sooo cool to meet everyone! We were all VERY
excited about the MNG!!! My husband didn’t want to go w/ me so I brought
his best friend w/ me.

The moment finally arrived for all of us to gather
into the meeting room. I was on a natural high by this time….just getting
more and more excited. The moment arrived and in walked Sammy!!! It
was sooo cool because when he walked in I don’t know why but he looked
right at me and pointed at me. I almost peeeed my pants. My friend Walt
was like “What’s up w/ that”??? It was pretty quiet as he walked around
to each group and chatted w/ everyone. It was very organized, not at
all out of control. He finally got to my friend and I and I immediately
hugged him and showed him my pic’s from Cabo. He asked me when I was
there and I told him just this past Oct. I told him we bought a timeshare
at the Finistera and now I get to go see him every year…..he said “That’s
cool”. I asked him to sign my program but he said he couldn’t. I was
bummed about that but at least I got about 3 or 4 pic’s. Then he was
on to the next group. All of us SHML’s stood together during the MNG.

Then Dave and Victor were roaming the room. Got to talk to them and
get autographs and pic’s. It was just soooo totally AWESOME meeting Sammy,
Victor & Dave. I am still higher than a kite!!!! They were all so down
to earth and just normal people.

Well, after we met them all we were
ushered out of the room. I was standing there and realized “Oh Shit….I
left my Cabo pic’s in there”. The staff bouncer just let me back in the
room and I found my picture just sitting there right next to Victor.
He signed my program and my picture. We chatted and I asked him if they
were all tired yet. He said “No way…….”. I told him they were so
great in Cabo and I just couldn’t wait to see them again. Well, then
this guy came from out of no where and he said to me “Didn’t you want Sammy to sign that”?
(meaning my program) and I said “YES”, so he took it with him as I yelled….”My
name is Jammie w/ 2 M’s……2 M’s……” but he brought back Sammy’s
autograph w/ only 1 M…..but I won’t complain. At least I got it!!!!
I was in 7th heaven!!!!

After all that excitement and just kind of hanging out back there I left
the room to go find my spot on the floor….it was general admission.
I kept getting closer and closer to the front of the stage but got a
little scared when some of the people were starting to push and shove.
I backed up a little….but just a little. The band was EXCELLENT!!!!!!!
I was so close to the speakers that my ears are still ringing…..they
really hurt!!

Sammy was happenin’……the band was having a good ol’
time. You could really tell they were enjoying themselves!!! Sammy was
in high gear singing “3 Lock Box”……..the whole time he was smiling
and dancing and I was getting pushed around on the floor…….almost
smashed. It was starting to look like a mosh pit. I grabbed on to some
guy and asked him to take care of me cuz’ I wanted to get closer to get
a Waborita……so I held on but finally just backed up. I couldn’t handle
getting smashed around like that. So, needless to say…….I didn’t
get a Waborita…..but I sure got close!!!

Thanks to Jammie Rodruguez for this review.

ADDITIONAL REVIEW

This was our second time seeing Sammy on the Marching To Mars tour, but
it was a first for my 6 year old daughter Samantha, and was she ever
excited! We drove all the way from San Diego up to Stockton to see him
this time! We arrived around 5:30pm, and got in line and waited until
the MnG passes came. They came around 6:30pm and we were instructed to
wait off to the side until someone came to get us and take us inside.
Around 7:15pm someone came to get us, we had to wait inside the Civic
Auditorium for another 10 minutes, then we were led into a side door
where the road crew was eating. We were told to stay with our “groups”
get everything ready and the Sammy wouldn’t have alot of time (there
were about 25-30 people there for this MnG), no autographs, only
pictures. So we netheads stood together (Jammie, Marla, my husband
Robert, Samantha & I) and awaited Sammy’s arrival!

Sammy and the band
members (except for Mona) came in and started making the rounds. David
came by us first and talked with us for a few minutes. Samantha was so
shy at first (but she got better by the time Sammy came to us). Then
Sammy was in front of us! Robert (who’s in the Navy) told him about how
much VOA meant to him while he was in the Persian Gulf in 1987 and
Sammy seemed really touched by that! Then I got a big hug from Sammy,
and introduced our daughter Samantha to him, and told him that we named
her after him.

Samantha then handed Sammy the charm we got for Kama’s
charm bracelet. He told her that she didn’t have to do that, that she
was so spoiled, and now he wouldn’t have to buy her any Christmas
presents, he would just give her that! Then he gave Samantha a big hug
and we all stood together for a picture (Sammy told him to take two!),
then he was being rushed away to the next people in line.

We then
talked with Victor and got his autograph while Sammy left to get ready
for the concert. We had brought our picture from a prior MnG with us in
hopes that we could get Sammy to autograph it. Well, Chris told us no,
but someone came up to us as we were getting ready to leave, asked us if
we wanted Sammy to sign it. So he took it, and it came back, “To Sammy,
from Sammy Hagar”! That was so awesome!

We then left and tried to find
seats for the show. We were right up front by the stage, but we sensed
the crowd was going to get a little too rowdy for our Samantha, so she &
I headed to the balcony & Robert stayed down below in hopes of throwing
up our nethead-signed shirt for Sammy to wear (he never did get close
enough).

The show started around 8:20pm to the thumping of Marching To Mars & the
band’s shadows behind the backdrop of the Cabo Wabo. Up went the
curtain and the crowd roared! Sammy was wearing blue crushed velvet
pants, red tank top & a multi-colored shirt. He looked awesome!!

The band played 22 songs in all, the highlights for us being: the
acoustical version of “Both Sides Now” (which we thought sounded even
better than when they played it in San Diego!) Sammy also did *long*
versions of “Bad Motor Scooter” & “Rock Candy” both of which really
wailed! He also did an awesome rendition of “Leaving The Warmth Of The
Womb” which Sammy said was mostly unrehearsed.

During the encore of
Marching To Mars, a man in a wheelchair was lifted up in the crowd &
“crowd surfed” to the front of the stage. Sammy told the security to
bring him on the stage and he rocked out as everyone marched & sang!
That was so cool to see! Sammy is such a great person, it shows in
everything he does!

The best part for me was watching Samantha rock out & enjoying her first
Sammy Hagar concert (not to mention meeting her namesake!!). I think we
will have to take her with us from now on, she’s hooked!!

Thanks to Kathy Owens for this review.

Thanks to Carla McClure, Bill Binch and Kathy Owens for the set list.