Rock and Roll StoriesMy personal Spinal Tap moment came when we got locked into the Festival Hall in London by accident. We ended up wandering the maze of backstage corridors carrying a three foot high piece of cheese looking for the one door that would lead us to salvation.
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chthonic, Thu 29 Jun 2006, 13:47)
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A surreal momentFranz Ferdinand/Death Cab, feat. The Cribs Concert, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver.
They have just finished a massive drum-off with all the bands, closing the show. They do the traditional thing and toss their picks, drumsticks, shirts, teeth, etc into the audience to be sold on eBay or treasured forever. Alex Capralis tosses his pick in the vicinity of my brother, but as luck would have it another guy grabs it.
My brother plays some guitar, and is interested to see what sort of pick Alex uses. He yells over the applause: "Hey, could I see that??!" The guy thinks about it for a sec, clearly unwilling to give up his prize for even a sec, but thinking my brother might just be curious. Then he decides upon something that makes sense to him.
He reaches out with the pick and rubs it on my brother's face, from his forehead to the tip of his nose. "There!" he announces, smiles at his generosity and disappears into the crowd.
What rock-and-roll does to people.
(, Sat 1 Jul 2006, 6:01, Reply)
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