Hessians Galore

I love people watching. People are weird and do the craziest shit when they aren't making a conscious [sp?] effort to pay attention to what's going on around them. Went to the Shadow's Fall show this past Friday and the hessians were out in FORCE! Concerts (particularly metal and punk) are interesting because there is a section of the population that you only see at shows. So I wound up taking in much heavy music, long hair, and more than a few mullets during the evening's festivities. Ran into a friend that I hadn't seen since he moved out of my buddy's house about a year ago. Hung out with Metal Steve and my old roommate Eric. I forgot what a good time I have hanging with those two and quickly realized that I don't do it nearly enough. It seems like the only times I see them are at shows that come through here and there a couple of times a year.
So the show....yeah. It rocked! I missed The Haunted so I was a bit pissed. It's my own damn fault for not leaving my house early enough. Damage Plan was pretty good. I never had a chance to see Pantera when they were together so seeing Vinne Paul and Dimebag was cool. Dime is a RIDICULOUS guitar player. SOOOO many good chops. I'm amazed that his liver has lasted as long as it has the way those guys party. I had never heard Shadow's Fall so seeing them for the first time was pretty damn cool. The singer has these unbelievably long dreads. Like, to his knees. Insane. If he whipped em' around any faster I swear that he would have taken off the stage and been able to float around the place. Amazing stage presence! Super technical metal riffs traded between the two guitarists. I was pretty impressed.
My one complaint was the audience. So damn lame. When the singer has to tell you to start a pit or has to ask you multiple times to move around, or even threatens to leave the stage, you know that audience is just super lame. Too many young kids that don't know what goes on at shows or how to show their love.
I heard a great show story from Eric about one of our old roommates. They went to see Madball back in the day and the dude ends up in the pit for a part of the show. Someone elbows him in the face and breaks his glasses into pieces. So for the rest of the show, he watches from the bar while using one lens as a monocle [sp?]. Turns out his funds were so low that he couldn't get his glasses fixed right away so he had to wait for two weeks til he could afford the repairs. Wound up using the monocle during classes and when he took notes. If you ever talk to Eric, have him tell you the story. Between him acting out the physical parts, and the way he gets into it, it's damn funny. I was laughing so hard that I was tearing at the bar.
Headed to my ladies' after the show and relaxed for a bit while watching the tube.
Woke up today and think that I bruised my heel while I was leaning on the bar from the show the previous night. Not sure how that happened. Picked up some water-proof socks for commuting and built up a bike for a customer @ work. Hopefully we'll start seeing some snow soon or it looks like the snowboard season might suck. Hope everyone's weekends are going well. Peace!