Real Men Feel: Andy Grant's Metallica Journey

0:00 Holy fucking shit if there's something in your life that you love as much as I love Metalligan. I just walked out of the third show I've seen this week all free from the pit. I said there was be no real Men Field show this week by him. Oh my God, that's our ball. I thought. I thought it was all out of my emotion. Every time I think about recording this and trying to tell you how much this band, this music, his fans fucking mean to me, I got choked up and it's still happening. I got to meet Lars and Rob today. This. This tour for me started last Saturday in Syracuse, NY and I won Snake Pit Passes on the way to the show.

0:47 And for these two shows in Toronto that just ended, I had purchased Snake Pit Passes. Actually, I purchased the top of the line psychotic package that gets me autographed, set lists from each night, poster from each night. I had a tour of the stage on Thursday. I got to meet Lars and Rob today and Metallica has a new documentary coming out called Metallica Saved My Life. So in the Q and AI told Lars and Rob about real men feel and that it's focused on men's mental health and preventing suicide. And I say, with Metallica Saved My Life coming out, what would it take to get somewhere from the band to give me 20 minutes on the show? And Lars like, Oh, well, we don't know. We're doing day-to-day.

1:32 I said, I made a firm commitment now just will you help me make it happen? And he's like, yes, I we when we start doing the press for this movie, I'm sure that a member of Metallica can give you 20 minutes or more. And so if you say this important work that you're doing and we appreciate it and I will start balling fucking there. This this fucking week has been full of so many peak experiences. Each show had just gotten better. The people of Canada are freaking amazing. Thank you Canada for knowing that they just become American. Doesn't mean I am fucking love tariffs and hate immigrants and I'm not some fucking redheaded asshole. This city is so freaking welcoming. Toronto has been amazing.

2:12 I've come here often for the Modern Mystery School, but I've never had time to come and explore the city. I want to go on a food tour. This like every nation has like 5 restaurants here. It's amazing. It's so walkable and again, everybody's been so cool and open. I love just walking around the town for the last five days and just having people yell Metallica have me. I'm out of my fucking head.

2:55 I hope this show makes some sort of sense. And again why I'm sharing this, it's because I hope there's something in your life that means this fucking much to you. As I walk in the traffic and you get run over. It will be worth it. That's how amazing this week has been. All right, so beginning in Syracuse when snake could passes on the way up there, big surprise. The place was tiny and the pit was at moment a pit than in in most seats I've had.

3:46 And let's see, I got a pic there Thursday night show backstage tour. And I got to be on Metallica's stage before they started and I got a fist bump from Zack Wilde. Then Titillate got a high 5 from the lead singer of Ice 9 Kills. And I got a fist bump from the bassist for Limp Bizkit and Limp Bizkit. Surprisingly fun. I'd seen them back on Oz Fest in the mid 90s when they first came out and they got the crowd going. It was freaking sick. And then the meet and greet, usually it's been Robin Kirk's. That's what I was prepared for.

4:30 So Lars and Rob came through like, and because if you don't know, Laws likes to talk. So I knew we'd have a long time with him and we had like 40 minutes and he loved my metaphysical shirt and said his dad would have loved it. So I really thought if I saw him out in the show, that would get me a stick. But it didn't work for me. But it did work for my buddy Sipka, who's from Holland. I saw it from across the stage that Laws go. Holland points to him and hands him a drumstick. So the Q&A, the meet and greet did help some of us, but Kirk who I didn't meet, they're hearing the meet and greet last saw Sandman on stage. He stops in front of me staring at me. Then I realize he's reading my shirt and he goes great shirt. So let's that's even better than a pic. But then did get lots of pics.

5:19 I got a handful of pics because at the meet and greet I had been to the most shows with 46. Luckily Jessica, the woman I met yesterday who has been to 241 was not with me. I would have won nothing but what a good time. Loved hanging out with Sipka, with ROM, with Paul, with Mike, Michael and Mike. So many cool people. People from all over the freaking world. Metallica travel is the best travel.

6:40 All right, they'll be more later. Take care of yourselves. Be good. Bye. None.

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