First, let me present for your perusal the following:
This isn't the first time Paul has had to quell a heavily-accented heckler (though, to be fair, I can excuse this BROOSE DIEK-IN-SON guy--communicating in English isn't his strong point, and Di'Anno just acts dramatically antagonistic).
Interrupting stage banter at a Di'Anno gig by chiming in with "excuse me, I don't like Iron Maiden"
in a dumb accent? A comedy goldmine, but also utterly moronic--I'm not sure if this bitch fancies herself a metal fan or not, but her comment reeks of attention seeking and self-absorbedness (the typical hallmark of the female masquerading as a metalhead). Di'Anno isn't in his prime in terms of athletic competition (or tax evasion...HURHUR) and is hardly worth defending, but this cunt's comment is inexcusable from any point of view:
Maybe it's not a heavy metal gig.
This Motala show was a Katana/Di'Anno bill. Yes, yes, I know--I'll save slandering Katana's choice of bassist for another time. This wasn't a fest or a gig with some rock bands. Any non-metal fan is there for social reasons or profit.
Not liking Iron Maiden is valid, right?
No.
C'mon.
I've become quite biased against Iron Maiden, particularly with Bruce--I feel they get a lot of the accolades deserved by a certain Birmingham band anyone into heavy metal is forever indebted to, I largely prefer the material of their Soviet doppelgänger to actual Dickinson-era material, I wouldn't mind at all if Bruce was involved in some sort of fiery jetliner accident, I find it annoying that a large portion of their fanbase consists of folks who listen to them as a token heavy band among hair bands and normal hard rock (aka the optimal VH1 Classic target demographic), and nowadays I generally see them as a mediocre band who coasts by on promoting fan unity and a strong back catalog. MANOWAR, YOU'RE ALSO GUILTY. Even if it's not across the board, I would never dismiss the importance or greatness of a lot of their material. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN GENERALIZE ACCURATELY ABOUT, LIKE SAY, FEMALES PRETENDING TO LIKE METAL.
Maybe she only likes his solo/non-Maiden material?
Some of that stuff is okay, but seriously, who would care about any of it if Paul wasn't in Maiden? Has anyone ever lamented the fact Battlezone didn't release enough albums? How many people were excited to find the second Killers album in their Metal Blade grab bag?
Metal is all about challenging the status quo. \m/ She's got guts for giving her opinion to his face in public. You go, girl!
The problem here is that the same dullards who want to abandon the etiquette of letting a guy pay tribute to a deceased former bandmate are precisely the same ones who want to keep the etiquette of not raping a mouthy cunt for verbal transgressions. I was a bit disheartened that the crowd only cheered in regards to threats of violence, but no one seemed to act on it. Hopefully that bitch was sexually assaulted (or, if she was fat, summarily executed) after the gig.
Even if you don't like Di'Anno's Maiden covers, notice she spoke up after Clive was mentioned.
Rather tactless to interrupt a tribute to a guy who played on Maiden's prime material but didn't stick around for their descent.
Maybe she's a prostitute.
Then what's with the talking? Get to work, bitch! To paraphrase Mr. Barbarud Hrom, your mouth is for other things!
Oh, and sorry, Paul. AIDS is often quite funny.*
*Unless you are hastily removing homophobic comments from represses of Terrible Certainty to avoid a PR debacle. Then, maybe not so much.
