don't have Greatest Fits. anything on there that's not on the studio releases?
i saw Ministry in 96 at a place in Philly called the Electric Factory. the floor is an open pit, there is a balcony section with a bar, and at the time i wasn't 21, so i couldnt' of gotten up there if i wanted to, but no action up tehre anyway.
me and my buddy worked our way up through the crowd before Ministry came on. me being kinda small, i let him lead the way. when the show started, we were about 15 feet from the speakers. within 2 minutes of the show, i had been hit in one ear, causing a cuff ring to pop out, and some chick that was about 4'10" with 4 foot long hair got her hair caught in 3 of the ear rings in my other ear. that was interesting to pull that out with her still flailing around.
the show was pretty brutal. i was never really into "moshing" because of my size. seriously, there wasn't much i could do in the pit. i'm 5'6" and at the time i wasn't even 150lbs (and i still feel small now that i'm between 165-170). plus with me being as short as i am, it's always a strain to see the stage. so any time i've been in the pit, i've always just tried to work my way up as close as i can to the stage.
Ministry left the stage, then came back a few minutes later for a 3 song encore. then they left the stage again. couple minutes later, the house lights came on. the doors opened, and people started leaving. i had just started looking for my friend, when i thought something wasn't right. i started heading towards the barricade. when i was about 5 feet away, Al Jourgeson comes back out. i forced myself onto the row of people that were still there and at least got to hang off of them for the last song.
i know, SUCH an accomplishment

but i'm proud
