The start of the holiday season began with another one of those “best shows ever,” with this performance of three classic punk rock bands that helped create the punk rock genre and set the stage for all others to follow. All three bands put on stellar performances that I will always remember. As usual, I was front and center all night so I could immerse myself in the experience as much as possible. I had never experienced The Avengers or The Zeros ‘77 live, and I was fortunate to have enjoyed the reemergence of East LA’s The Brat a week prior, having missed that band during its heyday back in the early 1980s. I felt kind of special when The Brat’s founding member and lead guitarist Rudy Medina remembered my name and said, “Hey Solomon!” when I first entered the second level performance are...