Missing You

Three years ago I joined MetClub because my friend Christine, a MetClub member since the beginning, said I'd enjoy the ticket pre-sales and contests. When I paid my $55 membership fee, I had no idea just what was in store for me.

You see, about a month after I joined, I started posting on PPM (MetClub's message board, for those who don't know) because I wanted to find a little bit more about a contest for the Bowery Ballroom show.

(I'll use PPM names here): Instantly I became friends with Jimmyd95. I then met and totally loved Laura112 and NYTallicaChick at the Bowery. Then the friendships snowballed, and before I knew it, I had this whole other family.

We aren't just "online friends." We have spent so much time together at Metallica shows, or at ballgames, other concerts, each other's Birthdays, Weddings, housewarmings, etc. I even hired a friend I met through MetClub when he needed a job the most. I've spent hours on the phone with my "MetClub friends", crying or letting them cry to me, and more importantly, laughing. Together.

Life happens and naturally some of us have lost touch or simply don't talk as much as we used to. Yet there are others I have gotten even closer with. Lately we all have been getting back in touch steadily, and fuck it feels good. Tracy and I have been texting and calling regularly again. Yesterday I called Teresa, and her boyfriend (and my friend) Jameson answered, and we talked for a few.

I think I need to get back on the ball with keeping in touch steadily. Although I always think of everyone and have always missed everyone I have not seen, or haven't seen in maybe a few months, I almost forgot just how much!

I've said it once and I will always say it: I have met the best group of people, even when we bicker, through my love for Metallica.

xoxo