Last weekend I was able to attend the final Bane show. The first time I had ever heard Bane was on a Hellfest VHS copy that I bought from a local record store. After watching them play the two songs on that VHS recording I went back to the record store that same day and picked up the only album they had at the time which was “Give Blood”. From the very first song, Speechless, I knew this was something completely different then anything I had ever listened to because the song was pretty much one big thank you letter to any kid who had ever came to a show, bought a record, etc. It blew my mind that a band in the day and age of Limp Bizkit, boy bands, Mtv, and huge major record label corporations would set aside an entire song AND have it be the first track on the record. From that moment on I was hooked. What made this past weekend even more special is getting to see friends, that because of getting older, I don’t get to see as much and one of my best friends do something that he loves and has been so dedicated to over the last years. These are just a couple of frames from the show and hanging around Boston.

Give More, Give Everything, Give Blood…