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The “mayor” gets wild.
Silvester (NYE in Germany)
January 17, 2026
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Sidekick Gets a Sidekick
January 17, 2026
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Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden)
Every good metal band needs a fiddle to keep it real. Right?
One of the most fun things this Christmas was sitting in with Sidekick. Tuned down 1/2 step?! Whatever, man. We’ll begin with coverage of the three violin songs which were, in actuality, widely dispersed in the sets.
First there’s Ozzy’s Crazy Train…
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Then there is Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. 8th grade rides again!
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But honestly, the coup de grace was Nothing Else Matters by Metallica.
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I mean, damn that was fun.
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Lets get chronological.
Romey throws the horns.
Sidekick takes the stage
Oh hell yeah!
Higher by Creed
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Breaking the Law
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A little AC/DC perhaps?
You Shook me All Night Long
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Paradise City by Guns N Roses.
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One of my personal faves, Killing in the Name Of by Rage
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In the End by Linkin Park
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Some ceiling work…
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The opener featured some 16 year olds kicking it.
Nirvana
One hell of a great time.
Heidelberg at Sunset
January 17, 2026
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Who knew that the Christmas market was still going. After Christmas even!
The gang’s all here.
And the sun sank.
And the lights glowed.
27 Guitars and One Fiddle
January 16, 2026
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An ideal room for some practice. Metal fiddle!
Crazy Train
Don’t Stop Believing
Nothing Else Matters
Four flowers
January 16, 2026
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Walking around in Lorsch
January 16, 2026
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Meat in Germany
January 16, 2026
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It may have started in a pretend ski lift when they sprayed some soap bubbles in the air.
Or maybe it was this brown fried thing.
But whatever it was, caused massive piles of meat.
We had to cook it low and slow.
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And boy was it worth the effort.
Pastrami is a kind of meat.
Porterhouse is a kind of meat.
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Ribeye is a kind of meat.
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Waygu is a kind of meat
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We did not want to leave anyone of any creature out. So here is a chicken.
Which required some minor surgery after a butter incident.
Actual real snow!
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You yell at beef, but you sing to chicken.
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Happy new year to all.
Metallica in Germany
June 25, 2022
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What do you do when you land in Germany? The answer involves a Camaro and the Autobahn and Metallica.
Markus’s airport car service
After a quick shower to wash off the metal tube, it’s time for the first Radler. A slippery slope to lots of beer. It is, after all, Germany.
The download festival. Here we come.
The duck is your co-pilot
Cider for the win
In the van things are serious
The weather GOOD
The weather BAD
duckface
After a bunch of beers (who is counting?), we wound our way over a 5km spiral into the venue. Germans are a very orderly bunch. Bt who thought up this entrance and exit plan?
MOO.
Sabaton from Sweden
Rock and roll
What?!
My crowd. What an unruly, fantastic bunch.
There was beer
Did I mention the part about the beer?
We pushed off the rain through sheer psychic magic, but it was only delayed.
Nap time for the American
Five Finger Death Punch
You may start with five fingers, but you will end up with four.
Finally, Metallica
Are you feeling good? Yes, we are.
Some guitar for you.
Rocker
Nothing else matters in this crowd of strangers. Metalheads are a welcoming bunch.
I am not alone.
My first metal show was the best one ever.
