OFF: Re: Dio, Maiden, etc.

[mike coleman]

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>>> Assuming we are discussing Maiden Dave Murray would definitely have been
>>> there, having been in Maiden since 1976 or so.  Adrian Smith, too, as he
>>> rejoined with Dickinson in 1999 and remains there now.  You may be thinking
>>> of Janick Gers, who joined as a replacement for Smith when Smith left in
>>> 1990 (Gers first play on Dickinson's Tattooed Millionaire album, then joined
>>> Maiden and remained after Dickinson then left) and has stayed as a third
>>> guitarist since Smith's return.  However, though conceivably a blonde
>>> toothpick, Gers is not _that_ young -- early 50s I think!  Though perhaps
>>> that's still young as the history of rock goes. :)
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>>> (In the 90s, while both were out of Maiden, Smith teamed up with
>>> Dickinson for Dickinson's AOB and TCW albums, and associated tours.)
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> Carl I was hoping you would do that, if I sounded like I had an 'attitude',
> I did, but not _at all_ on maiden, only in that I want my motohead shows
> like I would want my LSD if I ever did it again. PURE. HEADLINING>
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maiden was a band that when introduced to me in whatever the year of the
80's it was, was like "where the hell have you been"
I like Dianno stuff best myself, but that is a theme for me and many bands,
Hawkwind aside
I seemed to discover Hawkwind, Metallica, and Motorhead all on the same day,
and I did my first and only backflip at the 1985 "ride the lightning"
show...I am very proud of that backflip, not to mention the clever lie to
the police who pulled me over speeding away from the show......
I used to have people falling down the stairs beerbottles in tow, to the
tune of "kill 'em all", going 24-7, every day of the week, security 3 times
a night until the police finale, boy was I nice guy to live in apartments
with
they called me insane for liking this unknown metaliica.......