*DireSTraits Sultans of Swing Jan 29, 1978 @RoundhouseUK Their earliest live recording. Opening for *TalkingHeads *SeymourStein hosted after party @InstituteofContemporaryArts *MickRonson *BobGeldof *MickJones *IanDury *LeighBlake *YannWeymouth there

*TalkingHeads Nov 5, 1977 Eisner and Lubin Auditorium @LoebCenter @NYU Next show not til Nov 10. Laundry days. *LeighBlake *TinaWeymouth sister Laura came. Visited @CBGB to visit *HillyKristal and friends. *JonathanRichman Oct 29, show before.

Jul 1977 *DavidByrne moved *LeighBlake into @401FortyFourthDr with *TinaWeymouth and *ChrisFrantz She helped with *TalkingHeads publicity unofficially. She came from England.

@WinterGardensPenzance (closed 1979) saw *TalkingHeads *TheRamones Jun 2, 1977. *LeighBlake interviewed TH for *Ritz magazine. She followed them to NYC and moved in with them.