A little bit of darkness....in the sense of Marilyn Manson

I went back to my teenage years last night and went to the Marilyn Manson/Smashing Pumpkins concert.  I been a fan of Manson since I was 13.  The music and band has always intrigued me; the lyrics, the energy of the music, the names of each member, the influences that you can hear, stage antics, inside of the album covers,the art, how the band started....all of it!  There's a long history there and its so interesting you can write a book about the creative processes and just really how unique the original individuals really were.  The only two original band members last night were Twiggy Ramirez and Manson.  Great show! Really glad I went, I knew every song and was back where I was so many years ago carrying my metal lunchbox. :)  The guy is a genius no joke.  I spent most of the day being hungover and doing a lot of reading on the band since Im not really familiar with the last two albums and the losing of members and such.

I wore the first Manson shirt my dad bought me when I was 13 and some ripped up jeans with Docs.  You don't wear nice things to concerts like this.  I've been to a hundred concerts and I promise I have learned the hard way.  Last Manson/Slayer concert I caught a punch not meant for me from a 250 pound man and had a black eye for weeks.  I have two broken teeth in the back of my mouth from catching a hard elbow at AFI.  A deep cigarette burn on my left arm from the final Pantera "Reinventing The Steel" tour.  Then totally got my ass kicked to catch one of the five picks Dimebag threw out, I have it in a frame.(RIP). There's a nice scar on my forehead from a burning bible that Manson threw at me during the "Antichrist Superstar" Tour.  Rule of thumb: no earrings, no important jewelry, no purses, NO SEPTUM RINGS.  It gets "a little" crazy ha.  

I was a little disappointed with the set list yet surprised, because he did a few I'd never heard him play.  I was really hoping to hear more from "Portrait of an American Family"(which came out 21 years ago TODAY) and "Mechanical Animals", but I also noticed the audience was of mixed ages so he catered to all of us.  I guess I fall in the "Old" category ha.  Lots of energy last night though!  He did "Sweet Dreams" in these bad ass stilts, pulled out the podium and lit some bibles on fire for "Antichrist Superstar", and glammed it up for "The Dope Show."  Lots of smoke, pyrotechnics, crosses, crazy lighting, and several set/stage changes!  

Either way, get out to check out the show if they're coming to your town.  I didn't stick around for Pumpkins cause I didn't want to fall asleep ha. Never been a fan. Zzzz

*Tried to get the best photos I could for you guys but I was rocking out ha*

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