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To: WALLACE212
Funny story. My roommate and me in college were looking to start a Metallica cover band. Me on rhythm and him on lead. Needed a bass player and a drummer. Found em. We then proceeded to find open mics in town. Found a few, one right down the street from our home.

It was a blues/jazz bar! We decided we would go there for open mic, start blasting some Metallica and get kicked off stage before we finished the first song.

We got on stage and I pulled out my big black Gibson Explorer and people started looking at us funny. We were dressed like metal heads too. I go up to the mic and asked "what do you guys want to hear?" They yelled some stuff. I replied... "It don't matter. SO F**KING WHAT" and kicked into it!

They place went wild. I couldnt believe it. We didnt have a second song planned! So i turned to the guys and quietly said "four horsemen." Then went to the mic and yelled "Deal With The Four Horsemen!" After about 15 seconds into the song a guy comes running up in front of the stage and takes off his shirt! Turns around and points at his back. The guy had the four horsemen tattooed across his back from shoulder to shoulder!

After we finished Horse a hot chic comes up and asks to play with us! I asked what she wanted to play. She said she was just learning but wanted to play Roam. I wasnt gonna say no. She was pretty damn good. We then played Bellz and Seek & Destroy. After we finished Seek I threw in about 15 seconds of the beginning of Blackened and we quit.

After that we started playing there doing opening acts and full headline shows once a week. Mostly opening stuff for about an hour. Fun as hell. Especially since we went there with the intent to offend and get kicked out.

115 posted on 04/16/2002 1:26:30 PM PDT by Phantom Lord
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To: Phantom Lord
I teach Senior High Sunday school. My youth pastor gave me the evil eye one Sunday and splained me why. A week back, He had talked to the kids about the influence of music and asked them to seriously think about the music they enjoy. After the service, they were all standing in the parking lot when I came to pick up my kids. As he splained it "I had just talked to those kids and here comes their Sunday School teacher into the church parking lot blasting Metallica's 'Sandman'". I splained him that was all the Metallica I had and if he wants me to play more, he should pony up.
123 posted on 04/16/2002 1:33:39 PM PDT by AppyPappy
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