Cultpjfan
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My meeting with Lars.....
Hi everyone,good to see the site is up again.
As you know I won a ticket to go see Metallica record 7 songs for a forth coming tv show here in the UK.
Well,what a day saturday was.....
It started off ok...train was only 3 minutes late,not too bad....
I had plenty of leg room and I was all set for my journey........
2 stops down the line an announcement came over the speakers.....
We have to leave the train at Milton Keynes due to work on overhead cables and a coach service will take us to the next connection........bugger...ahh
well,still got plenty of time,no biggy.
I got to the next stop,we was told to get off here cos the train was going no further.....
I eventually made it to Milton Keynes....
I went outside.................
FUCK ME SIDEWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!
There must have been 600 people trying to get on to 1 coach....fuck this i thought loudly to myself.....
There was a taxi in front of me,I asked the guy how much to London.....
The reply was £80.............I hesitated and thought 'Fuck it,I ain't missing out on this after paying so much for train tickets'
I paid the £80.
I eventually met up with the other guys who won the tickets and all was good.
We saw Metallica very close,and by very close I mean I was 6 foot away from the stage,and I was on level with Lars,watching him play from side
on....fucking unbelievble.
They played....
Blackened
No Remorse
Sad But True
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Fuel
Frantic
St.Anger
Then they played Frantic and St.Anger again cos it they where being used for another show (CD.UK).
It was very cool to see them so close up and they really enjoyed it as much as the fans.
Later me and one of the other guys was just sat in the bar having a drink when the chance of gaining VIP passes arised...
A guy and his girlfriend where leaving but they said we could have the passes as long as we posted them back to them,cos Rob Trujillo had signed them
both.
I said no problem,he added if you met the band please get them to sign them,I said I would.
We entered the VIP area.....FREE BAR!!!!
Nuff said!!!!! :D:D:D
Later the doors leading outside opened and we was told we could go outside,so we did.....
Then I saw James....then Rob....they walked off in the opposite direction.....
Then out comes Kirk.....I said 'Hi Kirk'...he replied 'Hey!' and shook my hand.
Then many more minutes passed Lars walked out the dressing room with a mobile and just looked and walked off.....
Then he came out again,stared straight at me and walked directly towards me and shook my hand and we talked for a few minutes.....this time I didn't
say 'FUCK ME IT'S.....' as I did when I met Billy....
I was alittle more relaxed....maybe it was the beer.....:P
I know Lars has a reputation that many see him as a dick,myself included in that,until saturday night.
He was so down to earth it is hard to believe he was the same guy.
I complemented him on his drumming (not arse licking,he was really spot on) and he sort of looked embarressed and said,'thanks man!'
We got a couple of pics with him too which I am waiting to be sent from one of the other guys,I'll post it on the fan gallery when I get it.
So,after thinking I wasn't gonna get there,all that happened.
peace y'all,
Darren
Fuck it all and fucking no regrets I hit the lights on these dark sets.
MetallicA St.Anger
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cultprincess
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That's so cool. I'm glad Lars was down to earth.
Waiting for those pics
Some things are worth the wait and the money, i'm glad you had a good time :flip:
Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence
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RedVelvet
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very happy for you, Darren
I know you were really looking forward to this - glad it was a great time for you
WARNING: the crumsumpten of alcahol may Mack you tink you can tipe real gode.
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taokow
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That sucks you had to blow, what is that like $150 bucks on a cab ride! Plus train tickets! Good that you got the rare opprtunity, though. Sounds like
you had a good time! Cheers!
I said "Elemental" and just then, it started to rain.
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sexualpanther3
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damn dude!! had that been me i woulda pissed myself :o hehe - BEER GOOD!!  cant
wait to see the pics when u post em!
"...., so get on your knees and worship me, worship me." - Black Label Society
"If you really want to commit suicide and you feel that's the only way
out...Try to take someone you hate with you" - Peter Steele
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edcult
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F R E E B A R ! ! ! ! ! Darren+free bar = messy Metallica fan. Good for
you brother, i'm glad you had a great time. Clearly worth the cash you spent to get there (i was waiting to read a "I missed half the show" story).
woke up this morning, my head felt like a warzone cause I drank a river last nite on route #66 to Zap City..................
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JayRob
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Nice review Darren! From all the tales we hear from Lars, it's a good thing to learn he was down to earth with you. Important thing is you had a great
time and I'm happy for you !
JRoberto
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MadMadMike
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Lars Who?
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