Fornits
Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => Straight, Inc. and Derivatives => Topic started by: 85 Day Jerk on June 12, 2004, 07:35:00 PM
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Wow, this is gonna be a long post. Led Zeppelin were the quintescential GODS of rock and roll in the Tampa Bay area during most of the seventies. They had played Tampa Stadium only once before, in 1973, and set the Guiness World Record for highest attendance. Seventy One Thousand and another 6 thousand "gate crashers." To get up the money to buy a ticket, I had 2 of my lawn mowing accounts pay me in dime bags, then I cut the pot with Jasmine Tea and rolled bomber joints which I sold at school for a dollar each. I got my ticket from Budget Tapes and Records for 10 dollars plus a $2.50 service charge which was astronomical in those pre ticketmaster days.
On the day of the concert, my stepbrother joined me and my dad took us to Tampa Stadium, and my mom would pick us up after the concert. I may have just finished my high school freshman year, but I was no fool. I hid a dime bag of some good weed between my Levi's and an Aluminum timing chain which also served as a belt/formidable weapon in case any shit went down. I purposely oiled the shit out of it in case the cops wanted to pat me down or some shit. My step brother was scarred shitless when we first went up to the gate and saw all the shit they were confisating from the kids. He had a half pint of rum on him and was afraid to get in line. I bent down and picked up a Frisbee and showed him how to hold the bottle inside the Frisbee with his thumb and fingers. He fuckin held it out to his side as they patted him down and they never knew it was there!!
Once we were inside, the excitement soon wore off as we realized we were in for a long ass wait. We got there around 4pm and they had opened the gates around 10 that morning to allow for smooth crowd control. The Outlaw Motorcyle Club had commandeered the front near the stage and I saw no reason to get my head smashed in, so we hung back. The air was electric, and every time they played a cool song over the p a speakers the crowd would cheer. My stepbrother pointed out a tall black man dressed as a pimp, with a trench coat that contained thousands of bags of every drug known to man fastened to the insides of it. He had on a large purple hat with a huge purple Ostrich feather sticking out. Naturally I was dared to knock the hat off his head with a cup of ice, and naturally I gave it a shot. We spent the next 2 hours ducking a very pissed off Negro.
Finally Led Zeppelin took to the stage. There had been large thunderclouds gathering all afternoon, and halfway through the second song, the sky opened up like a goddamn Charleton Heston biblical movie. Within minutes about 77 thousand freaks were completely soaked to the skin. It was the biggest Wet T-shirt contest I have ever seen, but we all just stood there like idiots waiting for the band to continue. John Bonham the drummer was scared to death of lightning and refused to go back onstage. Jimmy Page managed to get up a few licks once the rain stopped, but was stopped short by a steady drizzle of rain. They packed it in and secretly left the stadium. After about another 30 minutes, the bikers started raising hell and then this promoter faggotty looking bitch wearing the widest pair of bell bottoms I ever saw in my life comes out and announces that the concert has been cancelled due to the weather and to get this......HOLD ON TO YOUR TICKET STUBS!!!! This is where it all started kids. They were supposed to return Sunday afternoon for a special show and then on to Miami that night. I was'nt buying it, and neither were the Outlaws. Soaked fans were scrambling through the mud snapping up the previously "useless" ticket stubs and some were even fighting over them. The Kansas City Faggot was frantically lisping into the microphone for people to remain calm and I just stood there stoned and drunk watching the riot unfold. Presently people began throwing things and even began to storm the stage and trash the drum set. That is when Tampa's Finest decided to do a re-enactment of Birmingham Alabama with a Tampa Twist. These fuckin brutes simply threw up the leashes and let loose about 19 police dogs into the crowd. The place went apeshit almost instantaniously. After seeing bikers turned into ALPO most folks decided it was a good time to take up jogging. Only thing was, they all were jogging towards me in a human tidal wave of panic. I turned around and hauled my 14 year old ass towards the gate I came in at, only now I was on the field, and the gate was up in the stands. I was so fucking scared, I was running over anything in my way, including other people. Finally, I got near my gate and saw that I would have to grab a rail and pull myself up. The jump was gonna be about 7 1/2 feet. I caught the bar on the damn way DOWN folks!!!! I shot down the dark hallway and into the setting sunlight and slid to a stop by this old Stadium Janitor with a handclicker. He boomed out "forty one!" "Forty One what man?" I said gasping for breath. "You the foity fust Zeppelin Dickweed to run through this here gate." I thanked him and went off in search of my stepbrother. It was another 3 hours before order was restored.
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Dude, I was there. I drove up with two of my buddies from Ft Lauderdale. Saw all my old seedling buddies there along with my friends from High School. Got fucking DUMPEd on.
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I remember so much water running down tampa stadium and collecting in the bottom it was like a lake. Then the storm trooper cops in riot gear all running around wacking everyone with billy clubs.
They actually did give refunds if you sent your ticket in (I think it was 10 bucks, no?) but I kept mine. In fact, I think I still got it.
What a concert, and boy was I fucked up that day. People were litterally OD'd all around the stadium.
Only in the 70s, only in the 70s.....
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:eek:
Best post ever
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This is the best thing written over here. I'm actually listening to Zepplin and stumbled on this post. The people on Don's site are getting old and are in bed so I came over here to see what the others are talking about.
Christine
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I have some good stories but Im too lazy to type right now maybe tomorrow..Getting low on pot and it makes me wanna not do shit..
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Jerk you are from Largo? Largo Md where the Capitol center was ? from Heavy metal parking lot ? were you at that concert?
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Good attitude of yours. I'll check back here tommrrow. I usually post on Don's site. I've been reading here and there on this board. I like your posts along with a few others.
Christine
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:exclaim: I thought that WKRL FM April Fool joke was the greatest.That band is just a good Yardbird Joke to me. I liked the Who in 1976 in Jacksonville better. Had a great seat too. Right up front. Can Led Zeppelin Fly? :smokin:
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Hey Jerk, didn't they open with "nobodys fault but mine"
I remember three songs and they were just fucking nailing it before the sky opened and took a major dump on us.
Also I remember once Zepplin started the coulds seemd to converge right over the stadium, dark as fucking night and then a major lightning bolt followed by the Biblical deluge of water.
It could have been the drugs, but do you remember this as well.[ This Message was edited by: GregFL on 2004-06-13 06:42 ]
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On 2004-06-12 23:48:00, krystene wrote:
"Good attitude of yours. I'll check back here tommrrow. I usually post on Don's site. I've been reading here and there on this board. I like your posts along with a few others.
Christine"
Me? I just adopted this name...AKA Opiod Morphina, Therion, and Bob Barker depending on my mood..
Thanks , if you are referring to me as I usually field complaints.
But Im a great guy until ya get to know me :wave:
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What a great post.
When I went into Straight, I was obsessed with Led Zeppelin. I was 17, had just recently discovered joys of sex, the magic of pot, and the miracle of good music and good friends. Life was good. I was confronted endlessly in Straight for holding on to druggie friends and druggie music. Ironically, when I came home, my mother said to me "You know the 2 things we have missed the most? We miss your friends and we miss your music" Well, so did I. I discovered Led Zeppelin in about '86, much to late to have seen them.
~John
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All exciting personalities.
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But you know, I really wanted to like Robert Plant as a solo artist, but truth be told he sucks big time.
He only worked as a skinny drugged out hippy with Page's guitar wailing behind him. As a solo artist he truly was a non event.
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Great Post,
I was there for Zeppelin, it was an event! The rain from hell and the scramble to escape.
vsp
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I seen Robert Plant. He played mostly Zeppelin stuff which was nice. I was never too impressed with his solo stuff.
Christine
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On 2004-06-14 09:36:00, GregFL wrote:
"But you know, I really wanted to like Robert Plant as a solo artist, but truth be told he sucks big time.
He only worked as a skinny drugged out hippy with Page's guitar wailing behind him. As a solo artist he truly was a non event.
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Must disagree, Droogie--I saw him solo in 88 in Oakland and he was Mr. Fucking Charismatic Stage Presence. Also, "Pictures At Eleven" was a very fine record. In all fairness to you, though, he is The Most Embarrassing Man In The World. With his goldilocks, bad sweating problem, girlie 'come hither' demeanor, combined with his habit of thrusting his abdomen at the audience, he looked like someone had rubbed that special gel on him and he was waiting for the ultrasound. That and the screeching bird noises he liked to make,.... yeah you're right, he sucks.
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Rob Halford > Robert Plant :wink:
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:smokin:
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I didnt like Rob Halfords solo shit either but hes back with Judas Preist now...go see them live ...thres no way you can say they suck after seeing them live in a huge arena with walls of amps...
http://www.judaspriest.com/news/default.asp (http://www.judaspriest.com/news/default.asp)
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:smokin: I've seen them on video live from Texas. When
"the ripper" took over with Judas Priest he didn't write any lyrics and it was ok I thought. But Halford just wants "a touch of evil". Something there tooo dark to explain if you don't already know. :smokin:
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Deadly as the viper
Peering from its coil
The poison there is coming to the boil
Ticking like a time bomb
The fuse is running short
On the verge of snapping if it's caught
Crouching in the corner
Wound up as a spring
Piercing eyes that flash are shimmering
Muscles all contorted
Claws dug in the dirt
Every ounce of fibre on alert
And all the pressure that's been building up
For all the years it bore the load
The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort
Ready to explode
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On an unrelated note you should check his band out
http://www.the-haunted.com/ (http://www.the-haunted.com/)
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I put it in my folder. I'll check it out. :smokin: