Sep 30, 2005 00:26
I just got back from the mutha fukkin Alter Bridge Charity Concert at The Swamp. DAMN. Best show I ever went to in my entire life. I was RIGHT there in front of Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennady. These guys kicked ass live. Myles' voice is awesome and of course Mark's a fuckin guitar shredder. Not to mention Scott Phillips, the drummer, is great. Anyway, so many cool things happend so let me start from the beggining. First, Mark Tremonti was right there in front of me. Im talking I could feel his sweat hit me(gross i know, i wasnt enjoying it or anything lol). So im fuckin right there air guitaring and being insane. Well, after a few songs they asked the crowd what song they wanted the band to cover, cause supposally Miles knows the lyrics to just about every song ever made. Well I start screaming CRAZY TRAIN CRAZY TRAIN CRAZY TRAIN by Ozzy, so fukkin Mark looks at me and goes, "Crazy Train it is!", well he started playing it, but Myles was off timing, so they asked for another song that he knew better. Anyway he ended up doing Rock and Roll by Led Zep, which was fine with me and let me tell you they made an already awesome song sound even better.. Ok, so the show is kick ass and Tremonti does a wonderful guitar solo and whatnot and im having the time of my life. Well, they play their last song and then they start to throw guitar picks, drum sticks, etc, like most bands do when they are done. So im screaming my ass off and I get a hand shake and a guitar pick from Mark Tremonti, kick ass! So you think that was all? No way! I saw my old boss Heath there and he was with some friends who webmaster Alter Bridges website, so we got to go in the back and chill with the band(and a lot of other people). Well, Mark is walking down the ramp and the Boardwalk and was talking to people. Well he finally came over to where Heath and I were and fuckin we started chit chatting about guitar players and shit! We were talking about Zakk Wylde, Michael Angelo Batio, etc. It fucking ruled! The guy is very nice! I didnt have anything for him to autograph, so I gave him a doller bill to sign LOL.. Fuck, I got a signed doller bill and a guitar pick from one of my favorate guitar players. How awesome is that for some like m who is so easy to please. ima take pics of my shit soon lol
Anyway, that was a great experiance. The opening band Socialburn was alright. I have heard a few of there songs on the radio, but they are a pretty boring band IMO. No guitar solos and whatnot. They were cool though.. Well, that was my night. It kicked ass and all I had was 2 beers! \m/