Danzig-Marilyn Manson-KoRn
April 23, 1995 in Akron, OH @ The J.A.R.[James A. Rhodes Arena] I got to the JAR around 5:00PM. I went with my former friend, Dave, and we would've gotten there earlier but we stopped at Bob Evan's and guess what i had???? Chicken Fingers!!!! Yes Spooks, it started way back then! Anyways, we got in line and were about 35-40 people back. It was chilly outside--well i was in my TV Face tee and tights, and there was NO sun. As we stood in line i frantically finished up my "I Luv U daddy" labels i was putting on the lipstick that i was going to throw onstage. (colombus much?) i was also grooming my Sharon Tate doll, nervously tugging at her hair as i was thinking about seeing Mr. Manson all hot and sweaty and wet and possibly naked [again].... well you get the point....besides don't you guys ever get this weird nervous feeling right before you go into a Manson show.... Then, as if just thinking about them wasn't bad enough, i see Twiggy emerge from The JAR and someone behind us in line calls him over. My jaw must've hit the floor because when Twiggy saw me, he dropped his jaw to the ground as if imitating me. He started talking with us and we formed a mini-circle around him :) there were only 7 of us altogether and then suddenly someone goes "Look"....so we all looked up, even Twiggy, and walking out of The JAR was The Reverend Manson looking as beautiful as ever in his kick-ass black leather/fur coat, Black PVC's, and his sunglasses[i'm convinced those would look terrible on anyone else].....we all were speechless....he looked at us and did this 1/2 smile, 1/2 smurk thing with his mouth and nodded his approval in our direction. Twiggy then announced that he had to go to the bus and before he left i asked if he could sign my shirt, "Sure" he said with a smile, and then before he left he put his hand on my forehead, much like a priest does while annointing someone, and walked away. I took this time to become acquainted with the people behind us in line, who were the kewlest. Mike:)he used to look like Manson when he HAD hair, Erin, Dani, some loser, & Jason[The Chicken Catcher]. Me and Erin and Dani discussed how we were going to kidnap Manson but i'd have to share....and we also discussed throwing me onstage as a 'Virgin Sacrifice' for the Reverend. Since we all had floor, we decided to stick together once we got inside and take over the upfront spots. Well, before we knew it, the whole gang, Minus Pogo and Sara Lee:)we were not yet aware he had been burned!, all emerged from the bus and started walking towards the building. i wanted to give Manson at least one of his lipsticks personally, so i made someone come with me to give it to him. Me and Jason started over to him but couldn't get through to him because he was surrounded by a few sluts, fellow band-members, roadies, and of course, Frankie! Twiggy came up to us wearing a geniune smile, and offered to give it to Manson. Thanx Twiggy! They all went inside and we talked about what songs we wanted to esp. hear etc....when a man wearing nasty orange pants walks out of the JAR to have a smoke. We thought it has to be Daisy...because A]he's smoking B]he has green hair C] no one else would wear those pants! We called him over and he came and signed some stuff and talked to us for a while. We told him about our plan to throw me onstage and he said "That would be fine". After about 15 or 20 minutes he went back inside. Then, moments later a guy in bright red pants with 1/2 blonde, 1/2 black hair came out and started to walk towards us but after someone, not naming anyone, ( right JASON?) yelled "Nice Pants!" and he shifted himself and headed for the bus instead. We would find out later that it was their new drummer Ginger and that Daisy had told him we wanted autographs and that he should come out and talk with us but he chickened out when he heard "Nice Pants!" Pretty soon we were let in and we frantically bought our shirts, and got our wristbands and got to the front! We had to wait about 45 minutes for KoRn so we took the time to warn security about the spit-showers, lyrics, flying water bottles, unknown substances and acts of nudity that they might see! One of them said "We need some more towels!" Then after scaring them, we told them about our plan to launch me onstage and they said, "OK, you'll get a personal escort to the door as well!" That idea was out. Then one of them asked to see my doll. It was actually my *Peaches & Cream* Barbie Doll heavily mutilated-covered in red nailpolish-wearing a shirt with a pic of Charles Manson that read "I Luv U Charlie" on it. "I'm glad you're not my daughter" one of them said. Then rodies started to set up the stage so we stood up. I was literally Front and Center. Soon, the lights went out and KoRn came out and played an exhiliarating set, complete with us singing along to Faget! After them i felt fine, just nervous with butterflies in my stomach that i'm getting even now as i write this! I instructed the other 6 people i was with to say "WE HATE LOVE. WE LOVE HATE." before Manson came out because he had made us sing it at their 2-05-95 show! We passed around one of my countless tubes of red lipstick til most of us looked just like The Rev. in the Lunchbox CD! The lights went out, we all started chanting and the band assembled w/o Mr.Manson. Twiggy in his red dress, Daisy in his orange pants and flame shirt, PoGo in red rubber and black rubber, and that guy with the red pants drumming! I bet at that moment we all thought...."Where's Sara??" Then daddy came out in his blue dress that resembles a hospital gown, black knee-highs, and boots. He looked great and he nodded at us as we continued our chanting. We shouted to Daisy who winked in our direction and to Twiggy as well who made the symbol for death:)his finger across his throat, with a smile! They blasted into Cake and Sodomy and played a powerful, energetic, hellraising set!!! Highlights were when daddy leaned over, right in front of me, with the mic outstertched as we chanted "WHL, WLH" again. Another was right before Lunchbox when he leaned over again and we shouted "Next Motherfucker Gonna Get My Metal" so loud, even mommy would be proud!!!<> Can't forget when daddy stripped, first just taking off his dress revealing his body strap thing, and a nice little rubber G. He then took off his body strap and revealed a scarred torso, which he made fresh cuts in during Sweet Dreams. But alas, he did not strip like he had in Feb. The reason was because, some local Akron Parentals almost got them taken off the bill, much like in Salt Lake City, for the same reasons and some writers kid calling MM Fans "Sick Freaks" and noting bands like "Hootie and STP" as great fun! He did show us his pubes though. Damn i didn't bring a camera!! Then during Misery Machine, when it goes "BEEP BEEP" he went crazy and threw water bottles at Daisy, knocked over the drums, and smashed his mic. on his cube! An appropriate ending to a great show if you ask me! I did manage to throw all my lipstick onstage, as well as Ms.Sharon Tate, and he did use some of it! We decided to NOT watch Danzig and we left for refreshments and to wait by the backstage area<> to see if we could converse with them.[Thanx to Jason for protecting me in the pit from nasty crowdsurfers and only letting me get kicked once!!!] Soon Daisy came out and we talked to him and then Munky from KoRn was floating around.<> Then Twiggy and Ginger came out to sign stuff and since i was the only one with a pen, i had to stay by him till he signed EVERYBODY'S stuff. He was so cute. He said "You know after a while it's just Twiggy Twggy Tggy Tgy Wggy Wigy" imitating his writing in the air. He gave some girl a hug and i must've had a look of "Lucky!" on my face and he gave me one too! Mine was longer!!! Not that it's important but i did notice while i was hugging him that he smells really good. Has anyone else noticed this? He smelled like....well like Twiggy i guess. I tried identifying smells to it and i didn't come up with a match till he hugged me again in October. I walked with him for a while and i said something like "I liked it on Donahue when you took of you're wig. It was cool." you know something corny like that and he grabbed me and hugged me and picked me up. He was squeezing the hell out of me actually but i didn't mind the lack of oxygen. "THANK YOU!!!" he said. "YOU REMEMBERED!" he said. I had no idea what got into him but i didn't mind. Soon, Jonathan[HIV] came out and signed stuff so i had to hang around him to. Ginger was still floating around, keeping to himself so i went over and we talked for a while. I said i liked his hair and he goes "Thanks!!! Manson did it himself!" It was like, it was the 1st nice thing someone said to him all day. But, it's gotta be weird to be the new guy. Soon Danzig was over, the lobby was flooded so we went outside to continue to wait for Manson. A long time passed and then Danzig's bus pulled around and everyone flooded over there. We all still waited for our preacher. Finally Frankie came up behind us trying to get in. we asked him if he could get Manson possibly. He said since there were only about 15 of us, maybe Manson would come out and sign stuff for us. He came back about 10 minutes later, with the whole Manson Family with him, and told us to go to the blue bus to get stuff signed. Twiggy smiled at us through the window with his blonde wig on! We ran over to the bus and i was second in line. Pogo came first, wearing an odd white ladies sun hat with the top cut off to allow his bald head to protrude out the opening. Then Manson and Twiggy and Frank. Frank gave me a Guest Pass and then instructed us to come up one at a time etc. Mike went first then me. I was soooo scared. this was what i had dreamed about and it was actually happening and i looked like a fool with the damn lipstick all over my face! i stepped up and he goes "Look at You." He put his hand on my face as he said this, then put his arms around me, hugged me, and then kissed my cheek. i about shit right there but i acted kewl and confident. i told him something about how their band was great....you know something lame, and i did manage to get out that i was the one who had thrown all the lipstick on stage and he goes "Thank You. I used some." I was fulfilled and as if this weren't enough Twiggy was right next to him and he goes "It's you again!" and proceeded to draw with red Sharpie all over my eyebrows. Soon Pogo emerged from behind the curtain and Twiggy noticed we had the same claw ring. He then proceeded to stab himself with it telling me i could really hurt someone with it if i wanted to. Well, after all my stuff was signed, i got off the bus and Manson promised me that they'd be back in Cleveland real soon. i'd have to say i was quite ecstatic for the next few weeks and my only regrets were not bringing a camera and not knowing what to say. The next time we met, i was better!!

a bit of insanity and kandy from chicken hell,
--The Chicken Killer