Snowman999
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I've been to well over a thousand concerts (bands with major contracts). I have a lot of stories.
Post your favorites.
Here's one that I always enjoy telling.
I HATE RUSH. I saw them quite a few times. But, never purposely.
The first time I saw them they opened for Blue Oyster Cult at Nassau Coliseum. The guitarist's cable wasn't long enough for him to reach a mic, or the front of the stage. That was funny. He kept trying and never made it. The cable kept pulling him back.
One night I was headed to Penn Station and people were leaving the back stage with their passes. I asked if I could have one. Someone gave me their pass. It was for Rush, so I didn't bother using it.
The following night they were playing Nassau Coliseum and me and a friend went down. I told him to hang out, and I'd go backstage and see if I could get a pass for him. I go through security, walk into the crowd pass the front of the stage (I didn't have a ticket, only the pass) while the band is playing, and into the back stage area. I walk behind a curtain and I'm met by a lighting guy. He grabs me and asks what I'm doing. I show him the pass, and he has me thrown out.
Do I just leave? NO. Because I am a tenacious asshole. I go to security, and explain "I have this pass, I went backstage and was thrown out for nothing (which is true. Unless I was at a spot where passes weren't valid. But, the guy didn't say that.) The security guard says "Ok. Go down these stairs and they'll lead you to the back stage area". So I did. WHO is at the bottom of the stairs? Yep, the same lighting guy. The look in his eyes made me FLY up those stairs. I'm small. But, I was making it 3 - 4 steps per foot. The guy is yelling "Stop that mother fucker". Security did. I was expecting to have the shit beat out of me. Instead he comes up, looks at the pass, tears it off and screams "this isn't even for tonight". He rips it to shreds and has me thrown out.
The guard (the same one who let me in in the first place) escorts me to the door and says "If you want to see the show just go in". Since my friend was waiting and I hate Rush, I thanked him but left.
I still hate Rush. ELP was my favorite prog rock band. Brain Salad Surgery is one of my favorite albums. I saw them in 77 on the Works tour. But, Rush doesn't have a song I'd get a minute into. I can't stand the singer/bassist voice. The drummer's great, though not Carl Palmer great.
Post your favorites.
Here's one that I always enjoy telling.
I HATE RUSH. I saw them quite a few times. But, never purposely.
The first time I saw them they opened for Blue Oyster Cult at Nassau Coliseum. The guitarist's cable wasn't long enough for him to reach a mic, or the front of the stage. That was funny. He kept trying and never made it. The cable kept pulling him back.
One night I was headed to Penn Station and people were leaving the back stage with their passes. I asked if I could have one. Someone gave me their pass. It was for Rush, so I didn't bother using it.
The following night they were playing Nassau Coliseum and me and a friend went down. I told him to hang out, and I'd go backstage and see if I could get a pass for him. I go through security, walk into the crowd pass the front of the stage (I didn't have a ticket, only the pass) while the band is playing, and into the back stage area. I walk behind a curtain and I'm met by a lighting guy. He grabs me and asks what I'm doing. I show him the pass, and he has me thrown out.
Do I just leave? NO. Because I am a tenacious asshole. I go to security, and explain "I have this pass, I went backstage and was thrown out for nothing (which is true. Unless I was at a spot where passes weren't valid. But, the guy didn't say that.) The security guard says "Ok. Go down these stairs and they'll lead you to the back stage area". So I did. WHO is at the bottom of the stairs? Yep, the same lighting guy. The look in his eyes made me FLY up those stairs. I'm small. But, I was making it 3 - 4 steps per foot. The guy is yelling "Stop that mother fucker". Security did. I was expecting to have the shit beat out of me. Instead he comes up, looks at the pass, tears it off and screams "this isn't even for tonight". He rips it to shreds and has me thrown out.
The guard (the same one who let me in in the first place) escorts me to the door and says "If you want to see the show just go in". Since my friend was waiting and I hate Rush, I thanked him but left.
I still hate Rush. ELP was my favorite prog rock band. Brain Salad Surgery is one of my favorite albums. I saw them in 77 on the Works tour. But, Rush doesn't have a song I'd get a minute into. I can't stand the singer/bassist voice. The drummer's great, though not Carl Palmer great.