My Chemical Romance Band • Page 257

Well here's an actually true story. One time before attending a show, I got a flat tire right outside the venue. I'm terrible with cars, was all alone and had no idea what to do. I was visibly upset and pacing around my car, cellphone had died of course so I was stuck. I was going to take a walk and find a payphone or something, and just as I was ready to go their tour manager popped his head out the door of the tour bus. He says "Car trouble? Do I have just the guy for you!". He slammed the door closed and locked it. I tried knocking a few times to see what the deal was but no answer. After about 15 minutes of me standing in front of the bus looking confused, Bert McCracken himself walks out of the tour bus wearing a mechanic uniform with a little name tag that says "Hi, my name is Rob". This was almost comical so I burst out laughing but Bert just stared at me with a deadly serious face and says "This is no laughing matter young man, let's change that tire of yours." All said and done it took him about an hour and a half to change my tire, he clearly had no idea what he was doing and had to watch a few YouTube tutorials to figure it out. I thanked him profusely and asked him if I could pay him for the spare tire he gave me. He looked at me again with that stone cold charming face of his and said "Don't worry, it's only a USED tire." He winks and walks back onto the tour bus. I'm driving on that tire to this day, don't think I'll ever have the heart to replace it.

 

wait not all these stories are based on true events?

 

Only mine is true.

 

Now I am questioning if the Used is actually a real band

 

True story: bert was super nice to me at warped 2003

 

I don't know why but I read the entire grocery store copypasta every single time I see it. I think I like imagining it with different celebrities lol

 

came here to sniff around for rumors about the roxy and ended up cracking tf up over these bert stories...worth it

 

Apparently people are starting to line up outside the Shrine already. I'm too old for that (also I'm not in LA yet but even when I get there in a few hours I'm still not getting in line til Friday). Good luck to those folks.

 

When I went to see them for the first time I stayed over in London and it was so fucking cold, then after the show I had to get a bus to Manchester and then immediately started lining up there, lol. I was so tired but got front row for both shows. There's no way I'll ever do that again so I'm glad I've done it once.

 

I had an entire long, drawn out Bert story typed out that I spent far too much time on and then said to myself 'what the fuck am I doing?' and deleted it before posting.

 

can i get a summary please

 

VERY long story short, it was about the time when Bert delivered our first-born son at a BP gas station outside of Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Do y'all remember that time Bert died and emerged from the tomb three days later

 

I would read this novel

 

This post is something special

 

honestly what is the point, someone who is sitting in line right now will NOT be getting a vastly better seat than someone showing up Friday when doors open

 

I do not understand getting in line more than 48 hours early, but also the Shrine has pretty ehhhh sightlines if you aren't up close so maybe...

 

Last time I went to the shrine I showed up 15 minutes before the headliner and had a great view

 

I've never been to The Shrine, but this is almost always the case for every show at any venue I've ever attended.

 

This.

 

Wow ya'll must be really lucky with getting spots at shows. Even as a tall person if I show up late it's a crapshoot getting a good view.

 

Sometimes you have to (very politely, of course) push your way up front.

 

Being able to see well at the majority of gigs that I go to is easily the best thing about being tall

 

I wish i was tall.