Now this concert was one to be remembered not necessarily for the performances, but because I had a BACKSTAGE PASS, BITCHES! I got to meet the guys from Staind, get autographs on the stub, and hang out with them after the show. Staind was touring following the release of their Chapter V album with opening bands P.O.D., Taproot, and Flyleaf. The story behind me getting backstage access is somewhat odd in nature… It came about because of Aaron Lewis‘ love of golf. As I would find out, Aaron Lewis – lead singer of Staind – was an avid golfer. I happened to work at Golf Channel at the time and one of the guys who worked in PR was high school friends with Aaron and convinced him to do a guest spot on a show. He agreed and the rest is history. I met him at the shoot, he gave us several backstage passes and then was gracious enough to hang out with us after the show for an hour or so in the talent room backstage at the House of Blues. Very cool!
I spent the concert in the pit, though – don’t get it twisted!
