The night everyone booed

I grew up in the Pasadena area. One of the local all-girls school hosted a dance and invited some of the local boys schools as was the usual deal.

The band was pretty good. Played a bunch of covers. Stairway To Heaven had come out recently and at some point in a lull we started yelling at the stage to play it. Eventually the guitarist picked up his 12 string. Oh yeah!

He played several bars perfectly. Then stopped. And said “Sorry. Don’t know it.” With a grin.

The entire room booed at Van Halen.