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Quick concert security story ... You have to start somewhere :)

1978 I was called to work security at a bar for this up and coming rock and roller. The bar was the Stage One on transit road in Buffalo and was owned by Harvey Weinstein (now owner of Merrimac Productions - Hollywood movie producer).

Well we had 11 security guys and the bar could hold about 400 patrons. There was a door charge of something like 3 or 4 bucks to get in.   ONLY 7 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE SHOW!!

So we had 11 guys working security for 7 people in…

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Added by Tony Matteliano on August 8, 2013 at 1:24pm — 1 Comment

Short Intro ...

Hi Gang ... 

New member here. My name is Tony Matteliano and I am 56 years old. 

Mark Matteliano is a member here and is my baby brother :)   I used to work for a concert promotor back in the late 70's and early 80's named Harvey and Corky in the Buffalo NY area.

My job was to stand center stage at concerts, behind a protective barrier between he crowd and the band, I had to make sure that people did not try to get up on the stage. This gave me a…

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Added by Tony Matteliano on August 8, 2013 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments

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