Ozzfest 2005 may be over, but definitely won't be forgotten for a long, long time.. the day started very early (we left the house at 7am to meet our friends at 8am for breakfast).. the first band started at 9am, and we were entering the gate just as their 20 minute performance was winding down.. we headed over to the 2nd stage where we stayed until about 4pm, only taking short breaks to get water or food or to check out the several vendor booths for t-shirts, jewelry, hats, etc..
the heat was crazy hot.. fortunately, the security guys were spraying everyone close to the stage with water hoses.. and even though sometimes that water was hot, at least it was wet, and gave some relief.. we spent most of the time near the front of the crowd, and fortunately got sprayed til we were soaked for about 5-6 hours..
there were several bands we hadn't heard before (The Haunted, Bury Your Dead, Gizmachi - f0r example), and some we might not wanna hear again (especially Jada Pinkett Smith's Wicked Wisdom -- PUH-LEEEEEEEEEEEZ go back to hollywood).. but there were many bands we definitely got into including plano's own A Dozen Furies (and with a little under-the-breath head's up from my man, i saw just how popular Battle for Ozzfest's Mark probably is with the ladies!! nice package, dude!), As I Lay Dying, and Killswitch Engage.. hot, hot, hot bands!!
the closer for the 2nd stage was Rob Zombie.. by the time he took stage, Secrit, Danny, Doug, and i had made our way to almost the front of the hoards of sweaty, stinky masses and just stage right of center.. but the heat got to me suddenly, and Doug and i left our awesome vantage point and took shelter in a shady little plot of ground.. we still heard him, thankfully.. he played a lot of tunes we knew well..
after Rob finished, we headed over to the main stage where we parked ourselves on the lawn.. in the sun.. again.. but this time, there were no security guards with water hoses.. so we were out there fending for ourselves.. we drank tons of water, and an occasional coke.. we decided not to drink alcohol since it was so freakin hot..
the main stage started with In Flames, which we totally missed.. the 2nd band was Dallas' own Drowning Pool (version 3.0).. you might remember that DP had lost their lead singer in 2002 while on the Ozzfest tour.. after Dave Williams died from natural causes (heart disease), they had Jason "Gong" Jones for a while, and now that after DP and Gong parted ways, the bad had just announced they have a new singer in Ryan McCombs.. yesterday was the band's debut with their new singer, and um.. maybe they should have waited a bit because they just weren't ready.. the singer botched up many of the lyrics, and he just wasn't in synch with the band.. hopefully this was just 1st-performance jitters, because i love DP (in more ways than one, don't i honey? .. LMAO), and perhaps next time we see them, they will kick ass like they always have before..
another notable band on the 1st stage was Mudvayne.. really liked them.. and then Velvet Revolver brought down the house.. they rocked and kicked much ASS!!!! loved hearing their music, as well as some STP and GnR.. then finally, Black Sabbath and Ozzy himself took the stage, and sounded great.. Ozzy was a little weak-voiced because of illness, but hey, props to him for still kicking it, and looking great doing it!
Doug and i left before their set was over, because A), we wanted to beat the traffic (the wuss excuse), and B)we wanted to fuck (the metal excuse).. woo hooooooooooo...
ok, ok, ok.. by the time we got home, after 13 hours in the sun, and after 13 hours of ear-piercing metal and hardcore, we passed out both before and after our showers..
so we fucked this morning instead.. ain't rock and roll sweet?
can't wait for next year's Ozzfest... ROCK AND ROLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
