Hello Metallifuks!
I had been wanting to post this for some time but for whatever reason I have been sidetracked by one thing or another. I originally wanted to post this as a tribute to Paul (aka "Motorcity Sanitarium") since I thought that the short essay he wrote was about "Nothing Else Matters" but was actually about "Fade To Black" and after reading about how Paul almost died 12 years earlier I came to the conclusion that with the exception of his mom Cheryl and his friends the only other thing that mattered to him was a band he devoted his life to..... Metallica!
So it is fitting that I should release what is believed to be the first public performance of "Nothing Eles Matters" that waas featured in the documentary "A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica" video since Metallica meant so much to Paul in his very short time he shared with us lucky enough to know him. Below is the story (in his own words) that won him a trip to San Francisco to see Metallica in the studio during the recording of "Load" and hanging out with the band at Lars's house. So that is why I'm posting it under Paul's account..... I made him an analog copy (along with a few other people of our little "entourage") who has honored my requests to not make copies when I was at a point where I didn't want to share because of a few people who did take advantage of my trusting nature. And this was one of Paul's favorite bootlegs as it is also a killer setlist! His birthday is coming up in Janurary so please keep his mom Cheryl in your thoughts and prayers as it a very hard day for her on the 23rd.

Fade To Black....... By Paul Manzo

Around last Halloween, almost a year ago, the last thing I remember was driving home from work. I was on 12 hours, 7 days a week. We were really busy at work. I guess lack of sleep and plain being worn out took it's toll. A Dodge Ram '95, I only had it about a month or so. Driving on the expressway, approximately traveling around 90 miles an hour. I have no clue of exactly what occurred, just the story or statement of a lady, who was behind me, who called a hospital nearby. No one was involved but me. she was far enough away, but saw what I did. The roads are pretty scarce at that time of night. It's hard to explain the feeling of waking up with tubes, bandages, and so forth all on you, having no fucking idea what had happened or what's going on.
Needless to say, I had fallen to sleep or passed out from working so much, whatever. One had crossed my mind for a split second, until I could see myself or look over to make sure my body was all still there, after being told what had happened to me. I smashed the Ram beyond being fixable. But, with some working out and therapy, I am fine now. My shoulder was pretty fucked up. I had internal bleeding, that luckily healed on it's own and a few broken ribs, ect. from flying through the truck.
I am writing this because I know one or all of you will read this if I just wrote it. I wasn't sure if you guys get all of your mail all the time. The contest. to go to the studio is really fuckin' cool, but it's really not the point of me writing this. It's to let you guys know I have been a fan for a long fuckin' time and I have so much Metallishit. I don't even know where to keep it all. The summer before this accident, through the club I finally got to meet you guys after wanting to for so long. You guys talked to me and hung out with everybody for awhile, not just signing something and saying, "next" like so many other bands do. You treated me like a human being, not a dollar sign that buys your records and shit. To me that is what makes me proud to be a Metallifuck. I just wanted to take this time to thank you guys for the music and live performances I've seen and for you guys in general for being yourself. All this shit is what makes up Metallica and that's why I'm a fan for so long. Even in a way for helping me through on my recovery. Listening to your music, watching your videos, reading SO WHAT!, shit like that. I guess it wasn't my time yet to leave. So I can stick around and spread the disease of Metallica some more, to people I run across.
The day I got out of the hospital, my mom was happy, but still crying inside. Her son's accident, entering the hospital all broken up and now leaving in okay shape. I did not know until later, you can tell when something bothers somebody that's close to you. She finally told me that when I arrived, I was not expected to make it through the night due to injuries and my heartbeat was skipping and fading or slow. So I can truly say on that night I almost "Faded To Black."

Once again I want to thank the whole staff @ The Trader's Den for bringing a lot of pleasure to Paul in his final days on this planet...... he really enjoyed learning how to create & posting his own shows and was looking forward to putting them all out himself but now that honor fall in my lap.... which I am happy to accept as this will not be a chore because I was the person who encouraged him to start taping his own shows and he looked to me for advice on how to get a better recording.
Over the years we (Gov,Dave,Paul along with Heather & Debbie) would cross the country to see Metallica through the years from 1991 up to now....and we were brought together by the constant touring. We made many friends on the road both with the band and crew along with the fans we would meet along the way.

Anybody who has ever met Paul was touched by how gentle he was in spite of his menacing appearance. He is a very brave man who fought a very tough battle to the very end.

Paul is still is "Toughest S.O.B." that both of us have ever met...... and his mom Cheryl is a pretty "tough" cookie too!

In loving memory of Paul K Manzo II 1/23/1971 - 7/23/2007 R.I.P.
http://www.myspace.com/motorcity_sanitarium

Dave_Jr &
Jerry B. aka "the Govner


Enjoy!

Metallica 1992-03-02 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OH USA
Sony D-3 DATman > Realistic 33-1065 Stereo Electret Microphone >
Sony DT-120 > Sony PCM-R300 > Sony STR-DE945 > Pioneer PDR-555RW > CDR > EAC > Flac


Taped by Jerry B aka "The Govner"


DO NOT CONVERT TO LOSSY FORMAT!!!!!!

Disc 1 63:21
Track00 Radio Ad
Track01 Backstage Comments From The Band
Track02 Ecstasy Of Gold
Track03 Enter Sandman
Track04 Creeping Death
Track05 Harvester Of Sorrow
Track06 Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Track07 Sad But True
Track08 Wherever I May Roam
Track09 Jason Newsted Bass Solo
Track10 Through The Never

Disc 2 63:28
Track01 The Unforgiven
Track02 And Justice For All Collage
Track03 Lars Ulrich Drum Solo
Track04 Kirk Hammet Guitar Solo
Track05 Nothing Else Matters
Track06 For Whom The Bell Tolls
Track07 Fade To Black
Track08 Whiplash

Disc 3 54:57
Track01 Audience
Track02 La Grange
Track03 Master Of Puppets
Track04 Seek And Destroy
Track05 Audience
Track06 One
Track07 Last Caress
Track08 Am I Evil
Track09 Battery
Track10 Audience
Track11 Stone Cold Crazy
Track12 Closing Comments From Kirk & Lars

Total Time 181:47