Current mood:	excited
Current music:	Death - Pull the Plug

Oh yeah, fuck yeah!
So this weekend was...Maiden!!! Un fuckin believable. Amazing from start to finish. I saw them both Friday and Saturday night and both nights were very different yet very incredible. I was supposed to get in for free both nights, but I only got in for free Saturday. Big deal. I have no problem paying the 80 bucks for Maiden. I look it at like I paid $40 each night.

So friday we went and were up in the mezzanine. I preferred this to floor only because I didnt get their early enough to get a good spot up front so it would have sucked. It was actually kinda cool being up top. Good view and I didnt have a bunch of dudes super close to me that desperately needed to get laid. Nuff said. Arch Enemy opened and were crushing. Typical set list. Ravenous and shit from Anthems. Maybe other stuff I dunno I've seen them like 6 times I didnt really care as I was eager to see the Iron ones.

They hit the stage and it was killer beyond belief. Seeing Bruce in his outfits was quite entertaining and very Metal. Not one song off my favorite album Powerslave but what can ya do? Aces High would have ruled. I was expecting 2 Minutes to Midnight again but i'm glad they didnt play it as ive heard it about 6 billion times from Vice City and its my least favorite off the album. The title track or Rime of the Ancient Mariner would have been sick. Nothin off Somewhere in Time either. Ok enough of the negative. The positive was that they played my 2 favorites off the new one; Paschendale and the title track, Dance of Death. A bit too much off the new one though. Can I Play with Madness was a pretty cool surprise. Dunno if its better than The Clairvoyant as a pick for a song off 7th Son, but i'm just glad it was different. I like new things. I know that i'm gonna hear The Trooper and Hallowed be Thy Name and Fear of the Dark because this is what makes the fans wet their pants. Personally, i'd rather hear different shit but thats just me. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing Maiden no matter what they play. But if I could pick their setlist, it would look like this. Here's a side by side comparison of the actual setlist and my setlist:

Actual set Wildest dreams Wrathchild Can I play with madness? The trooper Dance of death Rainmaker Brave new world Paschendale Lord of the flies ?!?! Journeyman The number of the beast No more lies Hallowed be thy name Fear of the dark Iron maiden Run to the hills

My Dream set Aces High The Prisoner Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Ghost of the Navigator To Tame a Land Powerslave Only the Good Die Young Paschendale Genghis Khan Charlotte the Harlot 22 Acacia Avenue Dance of Death Transylvania Alexander the Great Purgatory Rime of the Ancient Mariner Phantom of the Opera

Real Maiden fans will know why I had Charlotte the Harlot and then 22 Acacia Avenue right afterwards. Classic. In my set you got all the epics minus Hallowed be Thy Name cuz people suck its dick too much and I really think its one of the weaker epics when compared to Phantom, Rime, Tame a Land, etc. So on saturday, I didnt pay shit and got a backstage pass. This is what it looks like.

I put it up in my room on one of my Maiden posters:


And this is a pic of Nicko throwing his drumstick into the crowd.

I would have gotten some killer pictures had I brought my camera on Saturday, but unfortunately i'n retarded and only brought it on friday.

Today I had a great time with the one that I love and tomorrow is the first day of classes for the new semester. Ooooooohhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhh. Later droogies.