I'm a Green Day fan. I have been since high school. The album Dookie is what really hooked me and from there it was over. They've made some amazing music. When American Idiot was released, I feel "in love" all over again. It was a strong album. To me, everything about that album was the heart of rock.

Not long ago, I stumbled upon an old video that someone had captured of Green Day performing one of their first gigs. In their high school quad. Damn. It's pretty darn cool. I've always thought the band was really tight. Loud and rowdy, but always very tight. When you watch the video, you can hear it's wasn't that far off then. I thought it was interesting to see school kids walking by in the background not really paying any attention. Who knew these guys would go on to be Grammy winners.

For your viewing pleasure I've included the full concert video.