I became the person with the highest score in Scramble among my friends who play it on facebook. I attained a score of 215 today.
Tony picked me up. Tony is the guy I used to work with at Radio Shack. When we were working together I asked him if he wanted to see Motorhead. http://www.imotorhead.com/ He said yes. Tonight was the night of the show.
When Tony picked me up we went to Delmart. Chad was working. I cashed my paycheck there and paid off my tab. After I did that Tony took me to Walmart. I deposited most of my paycheck in my bank and got a box of syringes and 2 bottles of NPH insulin. Tony took me back to my house and we headed off to The Rave in Milwaukee. http://www.therave.com/ I gave him $10.00 for running me around before we went to Milwaukee.
He drove pretty quickly up there. We arrived way early. We parked on the street about 2 blocks away. We walked to the McDonald's next to The Rave and ate. I had the chipolte bacon angus burger meal and a cheeseburger. Tony had a chicken sandwich meal. We ate it there. On the walk to The Rave I noticed a building that had "Sheridan" engraved on it. That's no big deal but it was kinda cool, I guess.
We went inside The Rave and bought our tickets. They were $28.00 total. We waited inside the bar because the doors weren't opened yet. Some band was playing on the bar stage. Neither Tony or I drank at the bar. Tony didn't drink because he's medically forbidden to do so and I didn't drink because tappers there were $7.00. That was the cheapest drink. I asked. Before the doors opened to the main area, Tony and I walked up 3 flights of stairs to the smoking bar. That's the only area inside The Rave that allows smoking now. We smoked our cigarettes and headed back down. Tony and I got in line for t-shirts. I chose not to buy a t-shirt there because the prices were outrageous. Tony paid $40.00 for a t-shirt and $30.00 for a beanie. That's just crazy. We waited around for the opening band but we didn't have to wait long.
Valient Thorr was the opening band. http://www.valientthorr.com/ They were hilarious. I thought Spinal Tap was playing. Every song sounded like "Stonhenge" and I was waiting for midgets to come out dancing and an undersized model of Stonehenge to drop. At one point the lead singer cleared the center of the audience and sat in the middle of the floor and did rowing. People joined in and there was this line of people rowing. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen at a concert in my life. The sad thing is I don't think it was intended to be funny. Other than the comical set they put on I thought they were pretty good.
Clutch was the next band to play. http://www.pro-rock.com/ They didn't impress me at all. They were sedate and acidy, kinda like Black Sabbath on Valium, Ecstacy, and Amphetamines all at the same time. Apparently they're popular since I saw a few ppl wearing Clutch t-shirts. Tonight was the first time I ever heard of them. I had head of Valient Thorr before. In between Valient Thorr's set and Clutch's set Tony and I walked back up to the smoking bar and had another cigarette.
After we came back down we just walked around. We were going to talk to Valient Thorr at their t-shirt room but we didn't. I'm not into autographs anymore and meeting bands just isn't as cool as it used to be. Don't get me wrong, if Lemmy was there I would have stood in line to talk to him. lol
I worked my way to the center of the crowd before Motorhead started. The room was already quite packed. When Motorhead started the place went nuts. I was pushed into the pit on the first song and fell down. Someone helped me up. When I was in the pit later I fell down again. Someone else helped me up then. Some dude lost his glasses in the pit. The area was cleared by other audience members and someone found the guy's glasses and returned them to him. It was nonstop chaos. It was a good show. Motorhead says they're the loudest band in the world and I believe it. I don't think I've been to a louder show. My ears are still ringing and probably will be for the next couple of days. This show is in my top 20 of all the shows I've been to and I've been to over 200. It was a fun night. I was in the pit or on the rim of it for most of the night. Motorhead didn't play a lot of songs I wanted them to. They didn't play "Born To Raise Hell","Smiling Like A Killer","God Save The Queen", or even "Rock and Roll". I guess with all their releases some songs have to be cut. They still put on an amazing show. Lemmy sure doesn't look like a 65 yr old. When they played "Ace Of Spades" the whole floor became a pit. It was crazy. It was awesome. They returned for an encore.
After the encore Tony and I left. He was in the same spot where I had left him just before Motorhead started. The main doors weren't opened to exit so everyone left through the side door, just as all had entered. We walked to the car and left. Tony drove about 85 m.p.h. on the way home too. He was doing about that on the way there. He dropped me off at home and continued on his way back to Illinois. When I got in I ordered a Motorhead t-shirt online. It's the same exact one Tony got, same size and everything. I paid $26.98, including shipping.
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