Your Favorite Live Memory or Moment, Let's get some positive vibes in here! Options

[Kymra]

Go!

Mine is being pulled up on stage at the HOB show in August '05

[brett]

okay there are a lot of Live moments for me.

#1 moment would have to be the time I met the band at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. A friend of mine works security for a company in Chicago. But they are always moving him to different venues on different nights so I didn't even think to ask him if he'd be working that night at the Riv.
Well I bumped into him after the show, luckily inside, and asked him what a bunch of people were doing lined up against a wall and he said they were there for the meet and greet. I was like oh boy could you get me a couple of passes? He said he'd go check and be back. He came back and slipped the passes into my hand like a guy slipping the mater dei money for the best table in the restaurant.
Apparently they can get into trouble for doing stuff like that.
There were quite a few people waiting to meet the band at the back of the theatre so they divided us into three groups. Me and my friend were group three. So the band comes out and finally they let us into the area to meet the guys and who is missing?! Ed! We are asking Pat, Chad and Matt where Ed is and they said he went out to the bus because it gets too much for him with everyone clamouring for his attention.
We had our Live t-shirts signed by the guys and what moments before was complete hysteria was now disappointment because we weren't gonna meet Ed.
Granted we were happy to meet the other three but it's like getting to meet the Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger isn't there.
Well we walked outside and who is standing outside the bus having a cigarette?! Ed! And his bodyguard and another guy. We screamed like little girls and ran over to him and told him about being inside and him not being there. So he signed our shirts with a sharpie he had and we shook his hand and off we went to our car happy as pigs in mud.

the other moments would randomly be:

Throwing Copper being the first cd I bought. I'm a product of the 80's so not buying cassettes anymore was for whatever reason a struggle for me.

my mom was born and raised in York, Pa. so I've been going there since I was born. But going back since becoming a Live fan has taken on a different meaning and feeling. seeing them at the York Fair was pretty awesome since it's just blocks from my my mothers old house.

catching two drum sticks at two different shows.

going to a free show at the House of Blues in Chicago where Ed performed solo and I got to not only meet him and have him sign some stuff for me but get a picture taken with him that turned out excellent. I got it blown up and Ed signed it after the York Fair show.

going to the the House of Blues in Chicago for another free show this time being the entire band.

free show at Hammond, IN. months ago. even with all the drama of Ed and his voice troubles.
sorry but free shows will always be the best. not in quality but because they're free. duh. ; )

I thinks that's it for now.