While on Facebook tonight, a friend of mine made a comment about "When Metallica didn't suck." Well, after much reflection, I have come to terms with the fact that METALLICA HAS NEVER SUCKED! My best friend, Matt Hails, and I have seen Metallica numerous times and are experts in their dominance of the rock and roll world. After much reflection, I decided to share my top five Metallica moments:
5. Seeing Metallica in Indianapolis and having Waylon Jennings come out as the surprise guest. Once he started singing the rioting began. It was all fun and games...dirt flying...coolers flying...chairs flying...until people started flying. Scary moment, but awesome nonetheless.
4. Metallica at Riverport and being involved in our first official moshpit. This too was very frightening but exhilarating. We decided to get out when Matt got knocked down and started to get stepped on. I pulled him out and he had muddy footprints on his back! I still have his shirt to this day with the prints!
3. Metallica at Riverport...our rumble. A boy kept bumping into our friend Opie. He asked us if we would back him up if he punched the guy when he bumped into him again. We said sure, not really thinking he would do it. Next thing I knew I was getting hit with fists, legs, feet, elbows, and other body parts. A huge shout out to Mark Trotter who saw the action and decided it was time to take a bathroom break. Way to support your brothers my man! He never went to a concert with us again.
2. Metallica at Carbondale...my first Metallica concert...my first concert period. We decided that day to go. Did not have tickets. Had no clue who Metallica really was. We showed up at the door and paid $15 and got front row seats. They played four hours! I could not hear for three days after that. It was incredible and a life changing event. That Christmas I asked for all of the Metallica CDs. It was a MetalliChristmas!
1. Metallica at Savvis Center...we got to meet the band backstage! Matt had been paralyzed in his car accident a few months before and refused to go to the concert. They sent us backstage passes as extra motivation for him to attend. They are truly great guys.
Metallica SUCK? Really now? You must not know the band that we do!
I'm thinking...
JM
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