Here are several of the more obvious/usual/stupid (delete as appropriate) questions
that get asked about this list, I will attempt to answer
them with my Patented Ozone friendly "Hector's Metallifaq`s List";
Who Are You?
I am Hector
How long have you been collecting?
I`ve been a fan since late `87/early `88 and collecting seriously since `93
How did you get all this stuff?
It wasn`t easy!!!, it was helped by working in a heavy metal shop that dealt in second hand records for ten years (i got first chance to buy collectable stuff at half the normal price)
Where can i get some stuff like this?
Second hand record stores, record fairs, online record stores, online auction houses (WWW.EBAY.COM is the biggest) or fellow traders like me
How many times have you seen metallica?
thirty three times;
23/05/90; WEMBLY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
25/05/90; N.E.C., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
24/10/92; WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
25/10/92; WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND, my birthday!!!
04/11/92; N.E.C., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
05/06/93; THE BOWL, MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND
23/08/95; ASTORIA II, LONDON, ENGLAND, club gig
26/08/95; DONINGTON PARK, DONINGTON, ENGLAND
12/12/96; EARLS COURT, LONDON, ENGLAND
24/08/97; READING FESTIVAL, READING, ENGLAND
13/11/97; MINISTRY OF SOUND, LONDON, ENGLAND, club gig
12/06/99; APOLLO STADIUM, ATHENS, GREECE
10/07/99; THE BOWL, MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND
16/07/99; ESTADIO NACIONAL, LISBON, PORTUGAL
15/06/03; GOFFERTPARK FIELDS, NIJMEGEN, HOLLAND
20/08/03; RDS, DUBLIN, IRELAND
22/08/03; LEEDS FESTIVAL, ENGLAND
24/08/03; READING FESTIVAL, ENGLAND
09/12/03; PALAIS OMNISPORTS, PARIS, FRANCE
19/12/03; EARLS COURT, LONDON, ENGLAND
20/12/03; EARLS COURT, LONDON, ENGLAND
02/06/04; DOWNLOAD, GLASGOW GREEN, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
06/06/04; DOWNLOAD, DONINGTON PARK, DONINGTON, ENGLAND
21/06/04; HOLLAND, AMSTERDAM
23/06/04; PARC DES PRINCES, PARIS, FRANCE
25/06/04; RDS ARENA, DUBLIN, IRELAND
10/06/06; DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, DONINGTON PARK, ENGLAND
03/07/07; TERRA VIBE, ATHENS, GREECE
08/07/07; WEMBLY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
07/08/08; ROCK AM RING, NURBURGRING, GERMANY
24/08/08; READING FESTIVAL, READING, ENGLAND
14/09/08; BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE, LONDON, ENGLAND. RADIO SHOW.
15/09/08; 02 ARENA, GREENWICH, LONDON, ENGLAND.
What are the rarest/most expensive metallica items?
generally the following are pretty well regarded as the top 5 "holy grail" items in metallica collecting; (no particular order)
1, ride the lightning - vertigo europe `89 with RED logo
2, jump in the fire - 12" uncut picture disc, 1st pressing w/ out barcode
3, creeping death - white vinyl 12" from France
4, kill `em all - roadrunner germany cd, either version
5, kill `em all - nexus japan white label promo
if you have more than 2 of these then you are doing well, i have only one!
Have you ever met the guys?
yep, got a backstage pass through the club for the 20/08/03 show in dublin, see the gallery page for pictures :)
Are you a member of the club?
Yep, i joined back in august `95 mainly to get the metallican
Why don`t you collect tapes?
I stopped buying tapes in `94/`95 when i got a cd player, tapes wear out too easily & i have to draw the line somewhere, my current tape collection comprises of four tapes; puppets us advance, metallipromo, black uk advance &, metallistore
Why don`t you collect live video`s / dvd`s?
To be honest they bore the pants off me, i don`t think i have even watched all three live tapes from the live shit box
I got an email from the webmaster Jeff who was after scans of tickets, flyers, posters etc. for use on the timeline, he asked if he could use my stuff and i of course said yes :) as a bonus he (through the club) paid for my 2003/4 metclub subscription, ace!!
Are you connected with the band at all?
Don`t be silly
Do you collect other bands?
Hell yeah, i collect Corrosion Of Conformity, Kyuss, Tool, White Zombie, Monster Magnet, Misfits, Samhain & Danzig. i am pretty much only intersted in getting more Kyuss or C.O.C. stuff, i have a `non metallica wanted` page (see link on the main page) which lists a ton of bands i`m after more stuff from.