my first exposure to ministry went something like this:
between bands at lollapalooza '92, my petite friend Jessica and I notice that there's lots of space up front. we weasel our way up there, and talk and daydream waiting for the next band to begin. we're too dumb to actually figure out who's playing next, we just stand there and don't pay attention to the stage setup that's happening right in front of us.
as the band comes on, jessica notes the presence of skeletons on stage. we look at each other worriedly. the rampage begins, and my cure t-shirt with robert's face on the front is nearly ruined as jessica clutches it for dear life, trying to avoid being picked up and passed by the male throng around us.
we barely made it out alive, and my t-shirt was never the same.
the end.
*curtsy*
Posted by irish-girl at March 11, 2003 06:24 PM
Wow.. I remeber that show so well too.. a little differently though, I knew who was up next.. I got myself into the throngs of people.. It was crazy.. then, after I was exhausted in my fight for survival, I then had to muster up the energy to party to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.. My other MInistry concert expierence is an even better one that I think speaks to the cult of Ministry..I went and saw them at Roy Wilkens.. this would be the Filth Pig tour.. when I walked in, I noticed that I knew some of the guys running video for the tour, so I stopped and talked.. after the show, they invited me up into the show booth, a make shift stage in the back of the room with the Sound board and light boards etc. Anyway.. standing up there talking as the crowd slowly left.. I realized as the crowd went by that every body that was passing were closer and closer to the stage.. pretty soon, I started seeing bruises..then one guy emerged head bloody, laughing.. big cash in his head, I think he was at the stage.. Thats Ministry...ok everybody.. growl..
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Posted by bill at March 11, 2003 10:38 PM