I spent the last 14 hours at the Oakland Coliseum, & just got home from an amazing Raider Victory. Great game, "The Crushing Of The Titans". And now on to The "Pirate Bowl", for a storybook ending.
As an added treat for loyal NFL Raider fans, that actually went to today's game. Metallica played a secret unannounced(almost)
live appearance, right in the North Parking lot, on a medium sized stage. I'm not to much of a Metallica fan anymore(pre-Black Album, yes), but I will say this: they rocked, just like the old days.
They played with an intensity that I have not seen in years, no lie!
Here's the set list:
01. Fuel
02. Master Of Puppets
03. Sad But True
04. For Whom The Bell Tolls
05. Seek & Destroy
06. Battery
James wore a # 40(Ritchie) jersey, Kirk a # 80(Rice) jersey(I remember him being a 49er fan though), and Bob Rock(playing the Bass), a #81(Brown) jersey, and Lars of course was bare chested. James told the crowd that he's always been a Raider fan even tough he grew up in LA, & that he wanted to make this happen, with little notice(1 week). While they were playing, it was like a time warp, transporting me back to a time when Metallica was the best band in the world, & I was definetly feeling
like I was once again in my (early)twenties. I even worked my way up to the front past the pit that was rolling, & was treated to a very special show on a very special day. And only for The Bay Area, you would'nt catch this show in Philly, or anywhere else but right here. Everyone that was there, raved about how great it was, & how good they sounded. It was "Old School", straight from the Teachers who created it. Metallica was supposed to only play 20 minutes, but played about almost twice that. It was weird, after seeing them perform, & then going to the Raiders game, but everyone took it as an good omen(at least the fellow Rockers did), and I knew we were going to win. How many people can say they saw Metallica totally kick ass, & then see the Raiders destroy the Tenn. Titans, & win the AFC championship, to go to the Superbowl, on the same day, same location. That's why I live in the Bay area, it could only happen here..............
NFL/Metal
As an added treat for loyal NFL Raider fans, that actually went to today's game. Metallica played a secret unannounced(almost)
live appearance, right in the North Parking lot, on a medium sized stage. I'm not to much of a Metallica fan anymore(pre-Black Album, yes), but I will say this: they rocked, just like the old days.
They played with an intensity that I have not seen in years, no lie!
Here's the set list:
01. Fuel
02. Master Of Puppets
03. Sad But True
04. For Whom The Bell Tolls
05. Seek & Destroy
06. Battery
James wore a # 40(Ritchie) jersey, Kirk a # 80(Rice) jersey(I remember him being a 49er fan though), and Bob Rock(playing the Bass), a #81(Brown) jersey, and Lars of course was bare chested. James told the crowd that he's always been a Raider fan even tough he grew up in LA, & that he wanted to make this happen, with little notice(1 week). While they were playing, it was like a time warp, transporting me back to a time when Metallica was the best band in the world, & I was definetly feeling
like I was once again in my (early)twenties. I even worked my way up to the front past the pit that was rolling, & was treated to a very special show on a very special day. And only for The Bay Area, you would'nt catch this show in Philly, or anywhere else but right here. Everyone that was there, raved about how great it was, & how good they sounded. It was "Old School", straight from the Teachers who created it. Metallica was supposed to only play 20 minutes, but played about almost twice that. It was weird, after seeing them perform, & then going to the Raiders game, but everyone took it as an good omen(at least the fellow Rockers did), and I knew we were going to win. How many people can say they saw Metallica totally kick ass, & then see the Raiders destroy the Tenn. Titans, & win the AFC championship, to go to the Superbowl, on the same day, same location. That's why I live in the Bay area, it could only happen here..............
NFL/Metal
