Doin' Stuff - Because I Haven't in a While

Sometimes, it really is ass that I am anal (har har) about my Itunes. I spend hours just organizing the stupid thing and since my computer went kaput, I have had to start plugging in all of our concerts set lists again into their individual playlists.

It's tedious but I must do it!

In other concert news, H1 and I experienced mini-concerts these past few weeks, all as we were near or walked by NBC and they have all been lame.

Bleck #1: On 7/31/2009, the day of All Points West, the concert day started awful because I had to hear Kings of Leon.

Bleck #2: The week before last it was Jason Mraz. While I don't mind his personality, I may mind his somewhat hippiness. I may mind it plenty.

Bleck #3: Whatever shart was on last week. I don't even want to know.

The following is just due to the fact that I never really wrote about my first true concert (sadly only in 2005 - I may have been a little bit deprived but I was happy, so no worries) -

I went to Ozzfest 2005.

That's pretty hardcore for a first right? I was asked by someone to go and though I knew just about no one on the bill for the most part, other than Rob Zombie who was freakin' hilarious, it was a decent thing I did and proud to say I was a part of.

Some Lowlamps that I recall:

1. It was in NJ. Why, oh why?!

2. It was in NJ, already Hell, the hottest day of the year.

3. Everyone from Mastadon were pretty cool except that asshole guitarist. He was such an idiot.

4. My seats. They were the greatest seats in the house and due to having those, I am forever spoilt and demand great seats to every show and can throw a real hissy if I get crap ones.

5. My poor luck getting anything from a gig. Ever since Maiden decided to give their drumsticks to the two blonde, really old, hideous whores in front (show some cleavage, get a drumstick), I have been cursed with not getting anything from any band. Everytime a band throws a drumstick, I never get it. Everytime they toss a set list to the crowd, I lose out... and what's worse, that Iron Maiden drumstick should have been mine because I was front and center and those two bitches should not have been bum rushing the stage to where I stood. Get your asses back there, stupids! You didn't pay for my seat! I did! Ugh, I'll never forget that shart.

The Highlights that I recall:

1. Fiji water saved my life and I attribute it this day to the arsenic. That water is the most awesome tasting thing. It may have cost me $10.00 for a bottle but I have no regrets!

2. Rob Zombie. Again, I never knew he was so damned funny before.

3. I got one of the hardcore guys from The Haunted to give me a thumbs up because I gave it to him after he signed my poster. I meant to give him the Victory sign but it came out thumbs up instead which was really lame on my part but really hysterical because his reflex was to do it back. And when he realised what he had done, he was all "WTF" in the face. Ahaha. A metalhead giving a thumbs up. That was one of my more classic moments to date.

4. Perhaps a bit embarrassing to admit but Mudvayne put on a really good show that day and I began a brief obsession with them. Hey, don't judge me.

I'm sure that kid who sat down during their set would judge me. He hated Mudvayne but the nice guys of that band thought he was dehydrated and gave him a water. He looked at it, shrugged his shoulders and tossed it away. It was pretty sad. Stupid ass kid.

5. Ozzy O. was ill. I've never seen Black Sabbath or Ozzy, so while it's not great that he was sick what was great was that Iron Maiden got to play their set AND Ozzy's!!!!!! All that Iron Maiden, all wasted on me.

I will admit that I was never a huge Maiden fan nor am I now but I respect them a whole lot. The HOchieS went through Iron Maiden days complete with patches and pins back in the 80's, true but never full-fledge, I can sing any Maiden song there is to sing.

I felt sad that someone more deserving (like Beetchie) of my front row and center ticket (literally, Bruce Dickinson was sweating on me, that's how damned close I was)could not be there but they were amazing.

6. Eddie on stage. Comical and Awesome at the same time. Gotta love Eddie.

7. Bruce Dickinson's story of how he was determined to be the lead singer of "That" band one day while seeing Iron Maiden perform "Phantom of the Opera" at a bar.

A Source of Light I'm not quite sure how to classify:

1. Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society threw beer on me. On the one hand, it's a highlight. Somewhere someone's wishing Zakk Wylde would throw beer on them! I mean, it's Zakk Wylde! (they're probably saying) and on the other hand, what a lowlamp. Beer. Nasty, germ filled Black Label Society Zakk Wylde spitty beer was thrown on me.

I'm cool depending on who listens to that story.

Well, here it is because I cannot re-create any other set list of any band that played of that all day event mostly due to the fact that I probably would have no luck finding it but I can at least lay down...

The Iron Maiden "Early Days" 7/26/2005 Set List @ PNC Bank Art Center:

Wrathchild
The Trooper
Revelations
Phantom Of The Opera
Run to the Hills
The Number of the Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden
Running Free
Sanctuary

Currently listening to: MSI, as I shuffle through their 163 songs in my library to find what I need. Tedious, I tell you.