b"Don's gotthe ticketSouvenirs help to retain and recalltohaveolderbrothersandsistersAs his collection suggests, Dons memoriesofpleasantexperiences.whod take me. musical interest isnt limited to Mick, Coffee mugs, t-shirts, and programsThe event made a significant im- Keith, and the guys.But they rate as lead the list of memory-makers. pact on the young man. his favourite.HemayindeedownsomeofThe tickets were general admis- Ive seen The Stones 14 times, those more common keepsakes, butsion!I remember everyone runninghe laughs.I came to like them be-DonMacLeodsconcertsouvenirs,intothestadiumforthebestseatscause that was the music my siblings though perhaps less obvious, are justoncetheyopenedthegates.Theplayed.AndIveneverseenthem as evocative. show was great, and it was quite agive a bad concert.Ivekeptmyticketstubsfromday, so that ticket was precious to meThe most memorable one was in every concert Ive ever gone to, heand I saved it. 2005. They were rehearsing for an up-says.More than 150.Eventually, ITheideaofcollectingstubscoming world tour and played a one-had them framed so they can be dis- didntoccurtohimuntilafterhisnight,small-audienceshowatThe played on a wall. second concert: a couple years later,Phoenix, a bar in downtown Toronto. Dons passion for concerts beganagain with The Stones the headlinersI went there along with a buddy, no at a young age. in Buffalo. tickets, hoping wed get in.In the last I was 12, he recalls.I saved $12I wanted something to keep as ahalf-hour of the night, security let in from my paper route to buy a ticket tosouvenir.So I decided then to saveanother 50 people and that included the Rolling Stones 1975 show at Richthem all, going forward.And everyPlease turn to page 39Stadium in Buffalo.I was fortunatetime I look at any of them, I can re-member the concert and the person I was with.Off the wall, the bathroom wall to be exact. Don holding on to one of four frames, filled with many memories of concerts gone by!FOCUS - DECEMBER 202037"