I saw the Velvet Underground at the great Grande Ballroom in Detroit in early 1969 as a college freshman. Nico sang a few songs, although some people thought it was actually a man in drag 'as Nico'. Who knows? The thing that I remember most is how bad the girl playing drums was. The most monotonous drumming I've heard - before or since. I do like most of Lou and John Cale's music though. Lou was certainly one of a kind.