Against his will, but no doubt due to events that loom in the near future, Umlaut has been drifting back and forth with nostalgia about *that* band recently... back to times when cassette tapes were high fidelity and Napster was something out of Science Fiction.
The following outtake from a Master Of Puppets photo session was recently posted on photographer Ross Halfin's site: *That* band on the couch at the infamous Metallica Mansion.. The Metallica Mansion (despite what Joel Selvin says) was located at 3132 Carlson Blvd. in El Cerrito, East Bay, California..
(Pic by Ross Halfin)
Besides Umlaut, I know there are at least 10 people reading this who also sat on that couch. It was in that living room that Umlaut and a few others witnessed the band's first rehearsal with The Bassist. I wonder if the people who sit in that living room now have any comprehension of what went on in there...
Umlaut, Hetfield, Skitchy, and Gerald being METAL - 1983
Unfortunately the garage behind the house, aka THE GARAGE where most of Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets was written and jammed on, was torn down and replaced with some apartment units years ago.
The Metallica Mansion today..
(Courtesy of Google Maps)
It's kind of trippy that the bushes in front of the house are still alive today.. If only those bushes could talk.. what stories of METAL they could tell! I wonder if the people who eat in that kitchen now have any comprehension of what went on in there...
From Metallica's 1st Kerrang! interview - 1984
(Pic by Ross Halfin)
Besides Umlaut, I know there are at least 10 people reading this who also _______________ (fill in the blank) in that kitchen..... Also, and most importantly, the Metallica Mansion was the home of Clive The Wonder Dog. R.I.P. Clive..
"Lamb's blood painted door, I shall pass..."
TO BE CONTINUED.
