How I talked to Jonny Santos and got Ill Niño's sweat on me (edited)

I went to a metal show featuring bands Silent Civilian, God Forbid, and Ill Niño in May of 2006.

I wasn't even planning on it. Josh (my boyfriend at that time) called me two hours before the show and told me his brother's friend flaked and they have an extra ticket. So, I drove all the way to Ogden by myself (it was raining, too) in a hurry, trying to make it to the show on time.

When I got my butt there, Silent Civilian was already on stage. The funny thing is the lead singer of Silent Civilian is Jonny Santos, former frontman of Spineshank , the band I absolutely love! We got all the way to the front, and there's no space between the stage and the audience, so not only did I see the band close, I felt its members' sweat all over me as well. EWWW!

At the end of the set, Santos threw the only guitar pick he had in his hands into the crowd, and someone caught it. Then, they were taking their instruments away, and I asked Jonny, "Hey, you got another guitar pick?" He bent over and picked one up for me and gave it to me!

Josh's brother Wade asked him why he left Spineshank and he said, "I don't play with thieves!" Whatever that means...

God Forbid played next. Their drummer, Corey Pierce, was amazing! He was one of the best drummers I've ever seen, and I've been to lots of shows. They played just eight songs, and he went through three (!) sets of drum sticks. His high energy was just transmitting to everyone in the audience! Someone close to me caught one drum stick after the set, and I was like "Damn!" Turned out it was Josh who caught it, so he gave it to me! It was split in half, and the other half was still on stage. We asked one of the guys in the crew to give it to us, and he did. So, I have two pieces of the same drum stick from God Forbid.

Ill Niño was last and it kicked so much ass! It was amazing, but sweaty, too. It was hot and the band members gave water to the audience. The bassist, Laz Pina, came up to me and poured some in my mouth...and then up my nose!

After the show, my whole body was so wet, it was crazy. Not only was it my sweat, but I got some from all the bands' members and people next to me. So gross! But it was cool at the same time, because no other venue has a stage so close to the audience. It was at the club "Boom" by the way.