Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea for the Devil sends the beast with wrath because he knows the time is short Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number its number is six hundred and sixty six.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Is it metal?

I knew I was at a metal show because of all the guys who looked like they just crawled out of their basements for the first time in 30 years. Matted hair, longer than their mothers', and faded, torn metal band t-shirts worn well enough you could tell they weren't from any vintage shop. The b.o. from never having to clean up for a girlfriend was foul and everywhere. It was easily made up for by the lack of pretentiousness - no guys with designer hair, manicures or emo fashion sense. The few girls who were there clung to the walls avoiding the mosh pit to come, or on rare occasions looked like they had just come from a biker bar and would break a bottle over your head just to see what you'd look like in red. And the bartender looked happy enough to give it to her just to instigate some fun and violence, and hopefully kill his boredom.

1 comment:

Randal Graves said...

I dig the who-gives-a-fuck atmosphere at a metal show, but dammit, I don't wanna smell armpit. Fellow headbangers, it's okay to slap some Right Guard on. Who knows, that beer-chugging hottie might saunter on over and tell you that jamming to Show No Mercy gets her all hot and bothered.