The Saints of Pain Blog

Halloween bash part II

Shame on me for getting there late…. Well, I didn’t get there late, I was actually very early. However I was outside talking to two other great SOP fans, and we didn’t realized that the band had already started playing.

When we went to the back of the club to listen to the band play, they were already on their 2nd song, and it seems that I had missed some of the greatness of the saints of pain. It seems when they started playing, the music was so hot and awesome, that the fire detector went off. Laz had to rip it off from the ceiling and threw it on the floor, but the dam thing was still going off. He ended up stomping on the detector to make it stop beeping. I was wondering why the fire detector was on the floor. LOL

I’m just glad that for some reason they decided to rearrange the order of the songs, because they saved “Therapy” towards the end. That made me very happy, but I also got hell for getting there late. Of course it was all in good fun.

Now when I say that the Saints of Pain have some hard-core fans, I mean really hardcore. For those of you that haven’t been yet to Otto’s, let me paint you a picture of the club. It is in an area that it’s mostly residential, so there are apartments above the club. When you enter Otto’s, the bar and is at the very front, then you walk all the way to the back of the club where the bands perform.

Well, it seems that the band was so raw and loud, as well as the fans, that the neighbor upstairs actually complained about the noise. He said that we were too loud!!!. I guess his bedroom must be right above where the bands play. Regardless, the band was raw, loud, fun and entertaining. That goes to show you that when the Saints of Pain take the battle field, there’s no soul left alive, and no mind left untouched.

When the set was done, we all yelled at the top of our lungs for the Saints to play one more song, and even louder than ever. We begged father Vince to let the band play one more really loud, to fuck with the neighbors upstairs. I have to tell you, father Vince is the greatest. You HAVE to stop by and say thanks to him, because he allowed the band to play one more song, as raunchy as they wanted, and as loud as they wanted.

The band broke out another of my favorite, newer songs:” She ain’t mine”. If you haven’t heard it, check it out when the CD comes out on DEC. 1st.

It was magical, during the chorus of the song, Lazarus and all the fans lifted up our hands in unison, and flipped off the ceiling while we jammed at the top of our lungs.

It was a night not to be forgotten; a concert not to be missed. Another winning notch in music history. One of the greatest moments for Lazarus was when he sat down after the set, and was bombarded by his fans. He was talking to all of us and felt very humble at our sight. He looked at all of us and noticed that the group of people standing next to him, ALL had a Saints of Pain tshirt. To him it was a very humble moment to be able to see his fans all around him, not because of his great voice and what he brings to the band, but as true fans of the band as a hole.

After the gig and all the fun, it was a fantastic honor to break bread with Syxx and his lovely lady. We had a blast, and talked about all the good places where we can go eat.

Stay tunned as I gather information on the latest gig at L'amours in Staten Island. Unfortunately, due to family circumstances, I was not able to go to that concert. However I see that there are already pics that I will post here for those of us that missed it.

SAINTS FOREVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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