Just joined today and thought I'd say a quick hi to you all. Been a Saxon fan since the mid 80s and have seen them 3 times (twice at Glasgow Apollo and last October saw them again at King Tut's - and believe me they brought the roof down at Tut's - they were mindblowing). My fav band of all time is Rush, with AC/DC, Floyd, Zep and Sabbath not too far behind. I'm still heavily into NWOBHM and totally worship Saxon, Girlschool, Angel Witch, Diamond Head etc. Over the past few months I've been lucky enough to catch a great load of gigs starting with the Rush 30th Anniversary Tour in September, then 2 weeks later Saxon, Budgie (anyone into them at all, they were AWESOME at the Renfrew Ferry), Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions & Judas Priest - also a few trib bands, Whole Lotta Led, Australian Pink Floyd and MacFloyd. Seeing a band called Open Hand in 2 weeks, then at the Renfrew Ferry in the summer The Sabbath, Hells Bells and BLACKFOOT. Also seeing Magnum in September, Saxon in October in Edinburgh following by Motorhead & Girlschool in November (YEEEHAAAAAA). Might also be heading to London 4th November to catch DIAMOND HEAD/PRAYING MANTIS/WITCHFYNDE/JAGUAR/BRONZ at The Astoria - that'll be a sensational concert. So as you can see, I do like my rock!!!!
, WOW WEEEEE) about 6 months before the concert and thought about it every single day, so by the time the 15th September came I was totally whipped up into a frenzy. That was my third time seeing the mighty Rush and that morning my stomach was churning just with sheer excitement. By lunchtime I actually thought I was going to throw up, again just with nerves, don't understand it cos I wasn't like that at the previous two concerts. By 3 O'clock, I was starting to shake uncontrollably and I thought, no hang on I need to get a grip here. Then I remembered that I had a bottle of champagne in the kitchen, so before I knew it I'd drank the whole bottle, then headed to the Solid Rock Cafe in Glasgow where I had about another 4 drinks. Onto the SECC where I had another few before going into the hall. When I walked in and realised how close I was to the stage, it's a wonder you didn't hear me scream cos I was only about 6 feet from the stage. AWESOME. Rush were simply mindblowing. I was always into the more early Rush stuff and The Trees, Red Barchetta, 2112, Working Man, Tom Sawyer, Xanadu etc were absolutely brilliant but see when they played Animate and Dreamline honestly I was nearly in tears, they were that good.. Without word of a lie, I lost my voice for 3 days after that concert with all the singing and my hands were red raw with too much clapping, feet in agony with standing for 3 and a half hours, but still I doubt if I'll ever be at a better concert as the Rush 30th Anniversary Tour. 
