True story: In February, 2003 - As I Lay Dying stayed the night at my very first apartment less than a week after I moved in - They played at a park pavilion about less than a mile from my place, and they gave me a few shirts, hoodie, 2 cds and a bunch of stickers for hosting them in my tiny efficiency apt in the middle of winter. They said they would've gotten a motel room for $50+ but wouldn't have much money to eat since they would need it for gas to get to their next gig about 9 hours away.
3 years later they were on tour with Slipknot and came to my city - I got the full on VIP treatment plus met almost all the guys in Slipknot except for Craig (5) & Mick (7). Paul (2) was really nice & down to earth. (RIP) Corey and I bonded over Spider-Man comics & Sid played some killer drum n bass for me in his & Chris' dressing room - Chris was a bit of a dick, but apparently it was because he had an ulcer.
That's actually really cool.
I'm getting into "old metalhead" territory these days, but feel fortunate to have seen As I Lay Dying on their first "main stage" run in December of 2005 when they released Shadows are Security. Clint Norris was still on bass at that time.
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