When I was about 8yrs of age my very adventurous uncle invited me to join him on his Hobie Cat for a sail around June Lake (which is a lake formed from volcanic and glacier activity) and the sky was crystal blue when we started out. About 30minutes in clouds began to appear and the wind picked up quite a bit so we started tacking to head back in and were caught in numerous single pontoon situations with me having to do back bends to avoid being capsized. Then the lightening started, watched a cloud to ground bolt strike a large pine as we were sitting ducks with a metal mast between us. Have never gotten on a catamaran since.
"Did you walk away from the science fair with the lesson learned never to try so hard again?"
No. I never found out what happened until decades later, as an adult. The only thing my partner and I knew was that we never made it past County level.
Five years later another partner and I took first place at State.
Uh, there was only one album before Ride The Lightning. That said, I've found three songs thereon worth paying to have in my playlist. Only one song from the previous album. So I guess the answer to your question is "no."
As far as playing with static electricity goes, a friend and I did a science project in third grade on electricity (which included both kinds, static and dynamic). The grownups who judged the competition at our school wanted to invalidate our entry because it was so well done that they couldn't believe that we'd done it ourselves.
Our teacher was present at the judging and said, "Just ask the boys yourselves." So they pulled us out of class and questioned us. We answered every question. Yes, we HAD done the entire project ourselves.
The science project advanced to the next level (county). Those judges also didn't believe that we'd done the project ourselves, and with no one there to advocate for us, it died right there and never advanced to State.
'Twas a very bitter disappointment. We worked HARD on that project.
Oh goodness! Did you walk away from the science fair with the lesson learned never to try so hard again? I think I might have concluded that.
You're definitely right about there being only one Metallica album before Ride the Lightning. The original title was "Metal Up Your Ass", but for probably obvious reasons, the label insisted that they change it to something more.... tame? so, Kill 'Em All was born.
I hope I didn't imply that there were more albums before Kill 'em All.
I might have thrown a curve with this line:
"Do you like one of Metallica’s first few albums better than this one?"
I mainly asked that to imply that only their first few albums are worth listening to, and I still feel that way... but there's also a component of nostalgia there.
OH! Now I get it. By “first few,” you didn’t necessarily mean “before.”
Maybe it’s ‘coz I’m an old guy, but I don’t like anything they’ve done since Reload. I really don’t like the banging-on-the-snare-drum-in-an-elevator sound of St. Anger, and Death Magnetic only had one song that turned me on.
I haven’t listened to anything they’ve done after that. I switched to Accept, who has their old sound.
Fascinating read. Makes me want to include more weather in my stories! I’m not much of a Metallica fan, but my husband is, so I listen to it as a passive by-stander. Although ‘Enter the Sandman’ has made it onto my workout playlist for my fitness classes. Even have some Clutch and Billy Squier mixed in…
One of the first ever natural "magic tricks" I've witnessed as a kid was the "rub a balloon on your hair and stick it to the wall" shtick. Blew my mind. Static electricity be crazy.
The fact that he was called "Mr. Wizard" definitely draws that explicit connection between the science "magic trick" idea. It really is magical to watch.
When I was about 8yrs of age my very adventurous uncle invited me to join him on his Hobie Cat for a sail around June Lake (which is a lake formed from volcanic and glacier activity) and the sky was crystal blue when we started out. About 30minutes in clouds began to appear and the wind picked up quite a bit so we started tacking to head back in and were caught in numerous single pontoon situations with me having to do back bends to avoid being capsized. Then the lightening started, watched a cloud to ground bolt strike a large pine as we were sitting ducks with a metal mast between us. Have never gotten on a catamaran since.
Wow, that's an awesome story! Must have been something to see and live through.
"Did you walk away from the science fair with the lesson learned never to try so hard again?"
No. I never found out what happened until decades later, as an adult. The only thing my partner and I knew was that we never made it past County level.
Five years later another partner and I took first place at State.
Uh, there was only one album before Ride The Lightning. That said, I've found three songs thereon worth paying to have in my playlist. Only one song from the previous album. So I guess the answer to your question is "no."
As far as playing with static electricity goes, a friend and I did a science project in third grade on electricity (which included both kinds, static and dynamic). The grownups who judged the competition at our school wanted to invalidate our entry because it was so well done that they couldn't believe that we'd done it ourselves.
Our teacher was present at the judging and said, "Just ask the boys yourselves." So they pulled us out of class and questioned us. We answered every question. Yes, we HAD done the entire project ourselves.
The science project advanced to the next level (county). Those judges also didn't believe that we'd done the project ourselves, and with no one there to advocate for us, it died right there and never advanced to State.
'Twas a very bitter disappointment. We worked HARD on that project.
Oh goodness! Did you walk away from the science fair with the lesson learned never to try so hard again? I think I might have concluded that.
You're definitely right about there being only one Metallica album before Ride the Lightning. The original title was "Metal Up Your Ass", but for probably obvious reasons, the label insisted that they change it to something more.... tame? so, Kill 'Em All was born.
I hope I didn't imply that there were more albums before Kill 'em All.
I might have thrown a curve with this line:
"Do you like one of Metallica’s first few albums better than this one?"
I mainly asked that to imply that only their first few albums are worth listening to, and I still feel that way... but there's also a component of nostalgia there.
OH! Now I get it. By “first few,” you didn’t necessarily mean “before.”
Maybe it’s ‘coz I’m an old guy, but I don’t like anything they’ve done since Reload. I really don’t like the banging-on-the-snare-drum-in-an-elevator sound of St. Anger, and Death Magnetic only had one song that turned me on.
I haven’t listened to anything they’ve done after that. I switched to Accept, who has their old sound.
I only really like their first four albums.
Fascinating read. Makes me want to include more weather in my stories! I’m not much of a Metallica fan, but my husband is, so I listen to it as a passive by-stander. Although ‘Enter the Sandman’ has made it onto my workout playlist for my fitness classes. Even have some Clutch and Billy Squier mixed in…
Weather is an incredible literary tool! It brings us back to something primal and elemental within us. We've been in awe of the weather forever.
One of the first ever natural "magic tricks" I've witnessed as a kid was the "rub a balloon on your hair and stick it to the wall" shtick. Blew my mind. Static electricity be crazy.
I loved stuff like Mr. Wizard (proto Bill Nye) just as much as I loved actual magicians.
First time I hear of Mr. Wizard. (There were no wizards in Soviet Ukraine.) But sounds like my kind of guy!
The fact that he was called "Mr. Wizard" definitely draws that explicit connection between the science "magic trick" idea. It really is magical to watch.