argh...sorry
my memory told me that Ive seen you posting this here somewhere...
I think Ive mentioned that here far too often
but I went to the gig in 2002 it was in the Podewil Museum in berlin, there was this exhibition called something like "musical sculptures" and part of it was this ToL gig in a 150 seat "room". I was going crazy bout that for 5 euros or something
after some people crowded short before the entry lee was walking by with the curator of the exhibition, and I was like a schoolboy, staring at him hahaha.
after I secured my seat on the left front row, I needed to have a pee, went out and there was lee sitting on a couch in the hallway smoking a cigarette, and chatting with 2 or 3 people.
I joined in, and started to talk to him bout music gear. I was totally into ring mods that time and asked him everything about them. It seems that he liked it, cause his response was pretty long
I smoked cig after cig, we talked bout a bunch of other stuff as well, but I tried NOT to talk bout the youth. at some point he told me that he have to hurry and that he hopes that I will enjoy the gig, i couldnt refuse and asked him if he could draw me small picture cause it ment a lot to me talking to him and blablabla. normally I am no fanboy like that, but I would have bite my ass off If I missed that chance.
the gig was mindblowing and I was the happiest person on earth for that day. I am protecting that piece of paper like a mother her
child
btw in the metal ToL box is a some minutes recording of that gig!