Hi All, new member, long time fan...
I first saw Skid Row on their very first date in the UK, supporting Bon Jovi at the Milton Keynes Bowl. Then from recollection it was the night after I saw them at the Marquee Club. Then I saw them again on their first headlining tour (with Vain supporting). I saw them at Wembley with Motley Crue, at Wembley Stadium with Guns N' Roses, Birmingham NEC & London Docklands on the No Fuckin' Frills Tour, Donington 92, The Astoria show on the Subhuman Race Live Listening Parties Tour and then at the Brixton Academy on the Subhuman Race Tour. Yeah, I was a big fan. To me (and my friends) Sebastian was the voice of our generation and stood for everything we believed in.
When Baz left Skid Row I lost interest in the band, but still followed his career as well as that of his former bandmates.
I moved out to Oz back in 2001 and last year got to see Sebastian Supporting Guns N' Roses on the second date at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. I was absolutely blown away by the fact he'd got better with age and his stage presence and energy had seemed to increase. As soon as he announced his Angel Down Under tour dates and I saw one on the Gold Coast, I was first in line for a ticket.
So I turned up at Seagulls what I thought was a bit too early, roughly 6.15pm. There were about 5 other people there who were all really cool. I was wearing my Subhuman Race Live Listening Parties t-shirt that has somehow survived all these years and after walking over to the other guys hanging out there, out of a white mini bus comes Sebastian, larger than life.
Sometimes, I've been told, meeting your idols can be a very disheartening experience, but this was not one of those occasions by a long, long way. Sebastian was just awesome. He said hello to everyone and spotted my t-shirt immediately and asking where I got it, so I told him it was at the Astoria show. "Right On bro," I believe was his reply. He happily chatted, posed for pictures, gave me an autograph and gave everybody what they wanted. One of the guys who was there (I won't name him in case he doesn't want his name banded around here) took a photo of me with Sebastian and has promised to send it on to me. This guy is a major fan and has been to every date on the tour so far and is only going to miss the Perth show. He was a really nice guy and as I've said to him, I cannot even begin to describe my appreciation for him taking the photo and sending it onto me when he gets a chance. It'll be going in a frame with my ticket stub and autograph. It'll also be sent to some very jealous mates of mine back in the UK!!
Anyway, so after meeting Sebastian, who is an idol of mine and has been since I was 16 years old, it was going to be difficult for the evening to get any better!
The show itself was very good. The venue itself though sucked balls in my opinion, the sound was not the best by any stretch of the imagination and the place was not what you could call packed either, which is a travesty in my opinion considering the calibre of the performer. But Sebastian and the guys still put on a good show and were evidently having a great deal of fun up there on the stage. They blasted through a few old Skid Row tunes which were obviously going to be very popular, but for me the highlights were songs from the Angel Down album. The album itself is excellent and live, wow, those songs sound even better. Man...that voice is still just absolutely incredible.
I wanted to go to tonights show in Brisbane, but with it being my daughters birthday and family being here, I did the right thing by my daughter and stayed at home...I don't think she'd of appreciated me disappearing to see Baz halfway through her party!!
Anyway, so there you go, that's my experience from last night, from a sad old (ish) bastard who not only saw a great show but finally saw my late teen/early twenties dream of meeting the man I considered the voice of my generation come true - and I'll have the picture to prove it!
Those of you I met last night who post on here, hope you had a good a time as me and those of you following the tour into Brisbane and beyond - I hope you have a blast.
Cheers
Neil (aka Maddsy)
I have to say I still havn't come back down to earth, but a big thanks to AussieGirl, aussiecozzie and ssnow for your killer posts and photos, I couldn't descride the weekend better, and the footage make me feel like I'm there again! Sorry about the arms in the vids, and for any elbows in the head, it makes me giggle, but I guess our manners do go out the window when Baz gets on stage. 
If anyone has any footage of when Baz got me on stage during "Big Guns"at Gold Coast please share. I would love to see that!! 
