Beautiful Creatures
The Rave ~ Milwaukee WI
October 5, 2001


I couldn't wait for this show! I was ready to be rocked again by BC! We got there late, met up with Charlene, and found the floor to be really crowded. I walked to the side, all the way up to the front on DJ's side and lucked out with a spot on the side, 2nd row. It was a little farther to the side of the stage than I had liked but hey, can't win 'em all.

We didn't have to wait that long before the show started. A band called Transmatic opened. They were tolerable BUT…the drummer was hysterical. I have never seen a drummer with so much character!! He kept making all these crazy faces, etc. He was a riot! They only got to play for 20 mins and BC went on around 7:45.

Of course they came out kicking ass and taking names!! They RIPPED THE ROOF OFF THE FREAKIN' VENUE!!! MY GOD! Of course they were good Wednesday night but DAMN they KILLED tonight!!! The crowd was totally into them too.

Now, I don't know this for sure, because Charlene was standing to my left and just a little in front of me and DJ might have been looking at her, but I'm almost positive he was looking at me when he did this. Wednesday night DJ would point to people in the crowd and then hit his chest with his fist over his heart as if saying "thanks" or whatever. Well, I was singing along to a song and he pointed towards me and did that. :)

They played the same songs as Wednesday night, but in a different order. Afterwards, DJ dove into the crowd!! It seemed like Joe was throwing water a lot more too. Luckily we were far enough to the right that we didn't get any on us! Kenny came to our side once, maybe twice. He reminds me SO MUCH of Sixx!!! Anthony didn't come to our side at all.

After the show, DJ was throwing picks out but of course, not really near us and Glen threw some sticks, but towards the middle of the crowd. They left the stage and we left our area. I went to look for my Aunt and cousin. I found Rebecca and she said, "OMG they kicked ass!" I said, "I TOLD YOU!!!" I had brought my and Charlene's pics with the guys from the other night so I showed her. I guess while I was standing there showing her friend the pics, one of the guys from Oleander walked by and my cousin shook his hand (she loves them). My Aunt came back from the bathroom and practically attacked me with a kiss on the cheek. We talked for a little bit and she commented that they wern't going to stay for Tantric. I told her that I thought the singer looked/sounded/acted like Scott Stapp so she said she would probably check 'em out. I headed to the back to wait for BC to come out.

While we were waiting, Flynn said to me, "There's the lead singer from Tantric." Well, I just had to go meet him. I told him I saw them Wednesday night and they were really good and he said "thanks" and that he appreciated me for coming. I walked away and then thought, "Im going to have him sign my ticket" so I walked back over to him and he did!


We were still standing there when this guy walked past and I thought "man he looks familiar". Then Charlene said, "Isn't that the guy from Oleander?" I told her I thought so but didn't know for sure. Well, after we saw Oleander on stage our question had been answered! IT WAS HIM!

After Oleander started, one by one the guys in BC came out. I cannot for the life of me remember who came out first though. Charlene and I were also on a mission: to get a picture with Joe because we had missed taking one with him at the show at the House of Blues. And guess what? We did! He was wearing this stocking cap and later on in the night I said to Charlene, "You ever watch Ed, Edd and Eddy?" She looked at Joe and cracked up! THEN SHE TOLD HIM!! I wanted to kill her!! Luckily he had never seen the cartoon and didn't know what we were talking about!

Oleander's set was 10 times better than the night before. We watched their set back by the merch booth. BC was out the whole time and we kept talking to all the guys off and on. We'd talk to one, then they would go mingle, we'd watch the show, then talk to another, etc. After Tantric's set (Tantric sounded the same as Wednesday night's show but they didn't stage dive) BC was STILL hanging out with the fans. They were a lot of fun to talk with.

Glen, Kenny and Anthony remembered me from Wednesday night. They even thanked me for coming to see them again. Really, it wasn't a problem! I got a hug from Glen and Kenny too. They were all soooo nice!

After the other guys were out, we had them sign the backs of our pictures. I hadn't planned this, I just brought them with to show Charlene and to see if she wanted to retake any of them. I believe Anthony offered to sign one and we just kept on asking. The guys were really looking them over too. Probably checking themselves out. haha jk When Kenny looked at mine he said something like, "Awww, look at us..." and he had the picture in both hands and he made it dance and he said, "We're all happy looking." :)

When I got the chance, I asked Glen, Joe and Kenny if they had any of the 8x10 band photos. They all thought there might be some on the bus, but to ask them when they were leaving for the night.

Charlene asked Kenny for a pick and he had one. I asked, "Did you bring enough for the whole class?" He laughed, said no and told me to ask Jason (his tech). He didn't have any either. While talking with Kenny, and I don't know how it came up, he said he was the only one who dove off the stage and we were like, "No you wern't, DJ did too". He said, "No he didn't." We said, "Yes he did." Another girl overheard us and confirmed that DJ did too. I guess Kenny never even knew DJ did and we couldn't see Kenny do it because we were so far to the right!

At one point during the night, I saw DJ again and asked if he had any picks on him…no. In talking with him I asked if he wore contacts and he said that was the most asked question. No, he didn't. Later on I asked him what nationality he was. He said he was still trying to find out, but he knew of Cherokee, Swedish and German.

I kept seeing this "bald-headed" guy so I asked him if he was their road manager (he wasn't) then I asked him about band photos and he thought there might be some on the bus, he would check later. He reached into his pocket and gave me a pick I hadn't seen before. I showed Charlene and she was like, "Hey, I need one of those too!" hahaha Luckily, he had another. They were DJ's picks cause he was DJ's tech.

While I was watching Tantric I felt what I thought was water. I guess DJ and his tech were spitting beer at each other!! It got so bad that DJ ended up changing into one of their merch shirts.

Sneak Peek Info: Joe told Charlene that "Ride" was going to be in some movie, but he wouldn't tell her which one.

At some point in the night, Charlene and I were talking to Kenny again. She told him he was her fave bass player and I said, "Im telling Nikki." Kenny kind of backed off (jokingly) like "Oh, I see…" haha She tried to cover it up. Then he said, "Nikki is a great person/bass player". I asked Kenny who his fave bass player was. He said he couldn't pick one. My question was the same as asking him to pick a fave song. But he said the person who had the biggest influence was….ready for this…Duff McKagen!!! I said, "REALLY!?" He then mentioned Geezer Butler, Gene Simmons and Robert DeLeo, (bass player from STP) in that order. (On a different night, I was telling someone what he had said about Duff and then it hit me…the way he stands when he plays is A LOT like Duff does!! But he still has Nikki hair. haha)

After the show was over, there was a girl who wanted a group photo with the band. Well, I wanted just a band photo so Charlene got them all back together and I took one. It was kind of dark but it turned out GREAT!

Because the guys had to go downstairs to get their stuff before the place closed up, I said goodbye to them. Almost all of them said, "Are you leaving?" Surprised at the question, I answered no and then commented that I didn't know if I would see them since they had to go get their stuff. I told them all good luck with the rest of the tour and that I hoped they came back soon. I had started to shake Glen, Kenny, Anthony and DJ's hands and they all hugged me.

They all came back up and then we were being kicked out by the venue. We walked out with Glen to the bus. Once we were there I said, "Can you look for the band photo?" He said, "What band photo?" hahaha I wanted to kill him! I said, "The one I was asking you about." He came out with 2!! YEAH!!! I thanked him and we had him sign it and he went back onto the bus. (Oh btw - it was fucking freezing out and we didn't have coats on!!!!) Charlene made the comment that we probably wouldn't be able to get all their sigs but one by one we did!!! WooHoo!

At one time or another, they all stood outside for a little bit and talked with the fans. I received some more hugs goodbye from Glen, Anthony and Kenny. They sure were generous. ;)

What an AWESOME NIGHT!!! I can't wait for them to come back!!



Ticket stub signed by Hugo from Tantric



Me and Joe















DJ, Joe, Glen, Kenny, Anthony






DJ's pick

 





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