10/25/03
By Lori Silberman
So.. RoseMary and I decided to go to this drum convention at the HOB (my most favorite place
ever!) We got there late because Roar (RoseMary) took forever. So we finally got there only
about three hours late and we walked in to find them giving out raffles and stuff. It was really
boring and I really didn’t know why we came in the first place because John Dolmayan from
SOAD wasn’t even there…very annoying…so we had to wait like an hour for the stupid raffling
thing to be over. Then FINALLY there was a performance by Giant Robot: Buckethead (G&R),
Mother Goose (G&R), and Brain. Buckethead is an amazing guitarist. He was so good his
hands were moving so fast and looked like they were having a ceasure. So after the
performance everyone went outside for a signing. They gave away free drum heads…they look
like frisbees…to have the “famous” people that were sitting at the table sign (Andy Granelli
from Distillers, Charlie Quintana from Social D, D.H. Peligro from Dead Kennedy's, and
more). RoseMary and I had no idea who the people were that were signing our frisbees, and
we decided we would figure it out later. So then when we got all of their signitures we went back
down and talked to the people on the stage asking if they had any pics or drum sticks or
anything. They said they didn’t…LIERS…and RoseMary is like, “Oh, that’s okay. We’ll see you
again in a second. We’re gonna sneak backstage right now.” They were like Whaaa? And sure
enough…we went outside and calmly went through our normal route backstage without any
problems. I got a drumstick that Brain had broken and RoseMary and I sat in the dressing
room for awhile just resting and taking their drinks. We thought Buckethead would be there,
but we didn’t see him. We went on scavenger-mode and took papers and stuff from backstage.
RoseMary even took a smelly gross germ-infested towel from the laundry basket. Eww. We
asked the stagehands if they knew where Buckethead was, but they rudely ignored us. So we
decided to go back to the signing and see if anyone new was there. The guy from Dead
Kennedys was there and RoseMary just had to suck up to Mr. DuVall (her history teacher) and
have the guy sign a frisbee for him. When RoseMary was telling him who to make it out to he
was like okay..DuVall..and RoseMary is like nono Mr. And he gave a really weird look. It was so
embarrassing. But with my super sonic evesdropping capabilities I was able to overhear this
guy going to get the freesbee signed by Buckethead. Now that’s the only person I wanted to see
the whole time so I asked to have mine signed to and Roar asked if we could go with him and
he said sure. Hell yeah! So we went and before we entered the guy we were with was like…it is
okay to come in? Does he have his mask on? Is everything okay? We were like..whoa whats
wrong with this guy. And then we went in. He wasn’t dressed like he had been onstage which
was a bummer but we still got a picture with him. His costume was on the couch and roar asked
if she could have some of his clothes. The security guy was like…what would you want his hair?
Roar was like..sure. So Buckethead put one hand in his hair, one hand on his mask and pulled
out a huge chunk of HIS OWN HAIR and handed it to Roar. I was laughing so hard but wanted
to barf. It was so weird. This guy is so strange. He won’t talk or let anyone see his real face. I
think it’s a chick under the mask, wouldn’t that be awesome? But nooo Rosemary keeps saying
it can't be true. So ugh Rosemary has Bucketheads hair. Ultimate gross.
Buckethead and his battle axe while performing with Giant Robot
Mother Goose and Brain from Giant Robot
RoseMary and Lori mingling in the dressing room
Yay! Lori, Buckethead, and RoseMary in a secret dressing room!
Lori, D.H. Peligro from the Dead Kennedy's and RoseMary
right outside the House of Blues
Yep, its Bucketheads hair! How COOL
This is the drumhead they gave out (or to Lori a frisbee) for everyone to sign
