Last night my buddy and I drove out to Cleveland to see 3 Inches of Blood. They're a new band, and I think they are an acquired taste, but once you give them a fair chance you really start to like them.
Anyway, here's the story. It's about a 2 hour 40 minute drive from Pittsburgh, and after missing our exit into the city, we finally find one that leads to the street we wanted. Unbeknownst to us of course, is that we had missed the right exit. So we pulled into a Sunoco to ask where the venue was, and my friend notices that there is a man inside the convenience store with a bandanna covering his face!
He starts yelling to me "Robbery! Robbery, Dan, drive away!" And I am about to pull off when we realize that this guy isn't holding up the store, he's just cold.
So we get directions, and of course it's 40 minutes down the road. 40 minutes and three Popeye's Chickens later, we reach the show. It seems dead though, and we pull into a gas station lot to park. As we are walking to the front of the venue, this black man stops us. He actually introduces himself by telling us that he just got out of the penitentiary.
So naturally I want to be in another place. But the guy asks if in the spirit of Christmas we can help him out by loaning him some cash to get a hot meal. Now I have no problem giving to those in need, but I would rather have physically taken this guy to the Burger King and bought him a sandwhich, so that I know he was taking me. But my friend, being the good soul that he is, offered to get him change at the gas station.
The guy at the station then gave us some really lousy news. The show is cancelled, and the headlining band was arrested last night in Toronto! Naturally I'm jacked, and after giving the man in need his cash, we left for home. But in our confusion as to how the hell you escape Cleveland, we notice that the venue is all lit up. Deciding to investigate, we find out that indeed the headlining band was arrested, but the supporting act, 3 Inches of Blood would be playing... and tickets were half price!
So we got in, and the show was great. There was hardly anyone there, but that was perfect. We got to stand in the front and rock with the band. That show was one of the most intense concerts I have seen. If anyone has a chance to check them out, I would highly suggest it. They're no Maiden, Panzer, or Priest, but they're a bunch of talented musicians who just like to have fun.
Anyway, here's the story. It's about a 2 hour 40 minute drive from Pittsburgh, and after missing our exit into the city, we finally find one that leads to the street we wanted. Unbeknownst to us of course, is that we had missed the right exit. So we pulled into a Sunoco to ask where the venue was, and my friend notices that there is a man inside the convenience store with a bandanna covering his face!
He starts yelling to me "Robbery! Robbery, Dan, drive away!" And I am about to pull off when we realize that this guy isn't holding up the store, he's just cold.
So we get directions, and of course it's 40 minutes down the road. 40 minutes and three Popeye's Chickens later, we reach the show. It seems dead though, and we pull into a gas station lot to park. As we are walking to the front of the venue, this black man stops us. He actually introduces himself by telling us that he just got out of the penitentiary.
So naturally I want to be in another place. But the guy asks if in the spirit of Christmas we can help him out by loaning him some cash to get a hot meal. Now I have no problem giving to those in need, but I would rather have physically taken this guy to the Burger King and bought him a sandwhich, so that I know he was taking me. But my friend, being the good soul that he is, offered to get him change at the gas station.
The guy at the station then gave us some really lousy news. The show is cancelled, and the headlining band was arrested last night in Toronto! Naturally I'm jacked, and after giving the man in need his cash, we left for home. But in our confusion as to how the hell you escape Cleveland, we notice that the venue is all lit up. Deciding to investigate, we find out that indeed the headlining band was arrested, but the supporting act, 3 Inches of Blood would be playing... and tickets were half price!
So we got in, and the show was great. There was hardly anyone there, but that was perfect. We got to stand in the front and rock with the band. That show was one of the most intense concerts I have seen. If anyone has a chance to check them out, I would highly suggest it. They're no Maiden, Panzer, or Priest, but they're a bunch of talented musicians who just like to have fun.
