Just another nutty metalhead!

[CreepingDeath81]

Well, hello, my name is Ian, been a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE Metallica fan since I first saw them in concert in Denver at Invesco Field for none other than Summer Sanitarium 2003. If I remember correctly, when I bought the tickets, I was something of an avid Metallica listener (my first album was "Ride The Lightning", and it was on cassette, does anyone even remember those fucking things?) since around early to mid 90's. But then someone who at the time was just my dad's girlfriend (she's his gold digging wife now) bought me both Loads, and at this time, I was using The Memory Remains as a song to smoke weed to. She got it for my 17th birthday, my being a fan was up a few more notches, but here's the real fun part of the story.

It was September 2002, I had been living with my dad's sister and her husband for a year by this time. I started to have some repetitive energy loss, felt like my heart was about to give up because it was beating so hard. About a week after that, I came down with what I had figured to be nothing but your basic flu. But things got worse as the weeks progressed, I started getting sicker and sicker, could not sleep even in the least bit, because I was having breathing problems, I couldn't breathe. Well after dealing with that for too long, I had Bill (my dad's brother-in-law) call for an ambulance. Well the ambulance arrives and everyone is gathering around me by the couch I was laying on, and they all decided it would be best for me if I went to the ER. So I'm sitting in the ER for a few hours, and this team of two older doctors and one guy that I think just finished his schooling, comes to talk to me. They ask me if there are any known cases of heart ailments, or heart problems. I told them that I don't believe there are any heart issues on either sides of my dad's family and my mom's family. They said I have congestive heart failure.

I move to Colorado, which is where I still am living, and on March 7th, 2003, I received a heart transplant.

I'll spare you the rest of the story. Needless to say, Metallica was a godsend for me, in many ways, they've saved my life. After that Summer Sanitarium concert, that was it, I was HOOKED! Joined the club a few weeks later, and here I am. Banned from PPM and the chat, don't ask, it's another long story that I don't want to explain.

So, if any of you are still reading this part of the post (you are brave and strong, and NEED A FUCKING LIFE! lol j/k), don't worry, there will not be very many posts like this, if any after this. Now I need to get to taking my meds, watching some World Magnetic Mexico City concertage, and then going to sleep at a decent time for once in a long time. I look forward to conversing about Metallica and whatever else with you all.

METALLICA 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[no leaf clover]

Welcome!

[Alexander2010]

Welcome !!!

[Pete-Rock]

Nice introduction Ian, thank you! Welcome to Metpage, I hope you enjoy yourself here

[Alvarito]

Welcome dude!!!

[Kirk Hamster]

my first album was "Ride The Lightning", and it was on cassette, does anyone even remember those fucking things?

If i do! My first was the black album on cassette. I asked some friends "dude have you heard about this band Metallica!?!" and they were like "dude its their 5th album" and i was like "huuuhhuh?!?!" and so i got the rest of the cassettes. bought them all again on CD when that became popular! unfortunately, my entire collection was stolen (all metallica cd's and tapes including fan cans, boxed sets etc) so after that i have stopped buying shit, i download everything. i deserve that. the police asked me "well do you know who stole it?" and i said "well no thats kind of your job. i just lost a $3000 music collection". and lars go fuck yourself if you have a problem with it , lol!

but anyways Welcome, we are just as crazy as you.

[M4ST3R M1K3]

Welcome

[shownomarcy]

Welcome! Heavy story!
Its important to find people who like the same thing/music/hobby as you (even if they're not gals ) thats why this forum is cool!