I just got out of the AC/DC concert in Chicago at Allstate Arena. It was amazing! A completely sold-out show, about 19,000 fans there. I got a great seat through the fan club, on the floor, 21 rows back from the stage, next to the catwalk. Angus came down the catwalk! I could have touched him! Except for the 300 pound security guard who threw ( Read more... )

So I was on the phone with ridesandruns, telling her sadly how I was not going to be able to see AC/DC in concert. They are not coming anywhere near my town; the closest (and I use that word loosely) venue is Chicago, on Thurs. Oct. 30. I'd have to take a couple of days off work just to get there and back, and anyway they sold out Chicago about an ( Read more... )

I can't believe it. Yea, verily, I have lived long enough to SEE AC/DC GO BACK ON TOUR!!Did the faithful ever think this day would come? Not I. I am ashamed to say I gave up ( Read more... )

The Blue Oyster Cult concert was a lot of fun. I was in the second row center. I regret that I didn't buy tickets to both shows (as most other people had).

The nicest part was being around other people who were unapologetic, unembarrassed fans. There were 6 men in particular who were such fanboys, enjoying themselves so much, it was great to ( Read more... )

Midwestern fanboy gets invited to join a world-famous rock band. Sounds like the premise for a Larry Stu on fanfiction.net. But it really happened for a young bassist named Jason Newsted who was hired by Metallica after the band's original bassist died.

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I had to go into the office very early today, five in the morning, and to keep myself awake I started playing Metallica on my work computer. Loudly. We're talking ear bleeds. Because what the hell, no one else is around, and it's Metallica. And just as James Hetfield is belting out Some Kind Of Monster, the stunned face of my boss pops up over the ( Read more... )