Saturday night I was acting (somewhat) as roadie for all three bands, but the big duty was put on me by Bill Warren of Creeping Death and our very own Bruce Chickinson: videotape the gig! After Creeping Death finished their set I stood up from my spot on the riser, two feet from the vocal's monitor. My ass was sore so I walked around and helped load and unload stuff. The Jen asked me to tape the show, especially Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Sure, no prob, so again I took my seat on the riser and began to tape the Maidens. Lemmy tell ya, the stage activity was uncanny! I had a hell of a time keeping Jen centered on the viewfinder and Steph Harris was not too far behind. Definitely not something to shoot up close, you gonna get a stiff neck and sore arms tryin to keep up with them! I was grateful for MiniMurray, Adrienne Smith, and Nicki McBurrain for being somewhat less mobile. They were easier to catch on video but they still did their share of jumping all over. At gig's end I had a new respect for McBurrain. The video is shaky because she pounds the living shit out of those poor drums! My whole lower back was s-o-r-e! If she was a pro kickboxer the championship title would be hers very quickly! She hits hella HARD! All the ladies did an awesome job, and hopefully my (cheesy?) camerawork captured the spirit of Maiden as only the Maidens can do it. Hats off to y'all!
