Bedridden Iron Maiden Fan Makes a Plea
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 @ 2:57 PM
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Chris Webb sent us this letter describing his situation and his #1 metal wish to meet Iron Maiden. A link to his petition is at the bottom of the page.
Here's his letter:
Hello,
My name is Chris Webb and I have been a patient at the New England Sinai Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton Massachusetts since August 14th, 1990. I rely on a ventilator to breathe due to having been born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which is a muscle wasting disease. It is not by choice that I live here, but it is necessary because of the state that Medicaid is in as far as providing appropriate home based care goes. Despite the fact that I live in a hospital, I do manage to get out every now and then to catch a metal show.
I have been a HUGE fan of Iron Maiden since 1983 and have faithfully listened to them for the past 22 years. I had the fortune of seeing them in concert twice, once on the Seventh Son tour and again on the Brave New World tour. Both shows were completely amazing and ever since the first show I went to in '88, I have wanted to meet them, but never had the opportunity to.
I started a thread on the Iron Maiden Bulletin Board on their official webpage about my dream to have the band visit me in the hospital at some point. The response and support from fellow Maiden fans has been unbelievable.
I do not know if it has caught the attention of anybody in the Iron Maiden camp yet, but I keep my fingers crossed hoping it eventually will. To increase the chances that my dream will become reality, I have decided to get the word out to the metal community in general. I need your help to accomplish my goal of having Iron Maiden visit me in the hospital. My inspiration to start this petition came from reading about Todd Arnold who had the dream to meet Motley Crue, which came true. Please show your support to help my dream come to pass.
Saqib09 - 11/2/2005 7:33:40 AM Chris mate, I'm sure if they learn about you they'll go to meet you. Who knows one day you might wake up to see Bruce, Nicko, Adrian, Dave, Janick and Steve all of them standing beside your bed. Only I'd savagely envy you the rest of my life if they do. But good luck for now.
_XXXXXXXXXX_ - 10/28/2005 6:51:48 AM Gaddam uptight Limeys.
prowler_rocks - 10/27/2005 6:43:31 PM i hope your wish comes true!i also hope you can overcome that diseise.i lost my mom from m.s in 85 and im also from boston mass but living in california. i used to visit a realy cool junk yard in stoughton mass filled with old rusted cars from the 30s and dream of making a hot rod out of one. visit my band website and drop me a line.yours truly pete lead vocalist prowler http://prowlerrocks.com
BostonGimp - 10/27/2005 10:33:22 AM scrapmetal, if you see this message, e-mail me through my petition. Peace, -Chris
eoin - 10/27/2005 12:01:25 AM It's a date.
_XXXXXXXXXX_ - 10/26/2005 8:19:42 AM And eoin...........relax. I'll let you kick my ass next time I'm in England. Promise.
_XXXXXXXXXX_ - 10/26/2005 8:18:25 AM Who stated that I did not sign my name? I signed, and commenced to opine my distain for Bruce. Not Iron Maiden...just Bruce.
eoin - 10/26/2005 12:09:46 AM hey xxxxxxxx or whatever, have the courage to sign your fcuking name, ya little poxbottle.
To people like 7thRingofhell. Either sign the fucking pettion or fuck off you sick fool. Your a big man on a blog site to a lad who it sounds like is quite un-well. If you live in the UK lets meet up and we will see how mean you really are or are you the pussy you sound like??? Chris mate, I hope you get what you want but more than that I hope you get well. All the best.
_XXXXXXXXXX_ - 10/25/2005 3:11:21 PM Yeah, maybe Bruce will go to the hospital, call him a filthy materialistic pig and wish him luck.
frown - 10/24/2005 7:33:27 PM If he catches shows, then he should be able to meet them with permission from the Maiden camp and scuh...be able to hang backstage during the show, meet before the show, hand after the show, etc. I am not sure why he wants them to see him in the hospitol. IF he can only do it while on the respirator, then Maiden should go see him, without skipping a heartbeat. I say it this way because I know it would be hard for me, if I were a popular musician, to see someone in a situation like that. Journey met one of their fans in the hospital and it tore them to peices and still affects them today. Buddy, I signed the list. I hope it happens for you.
Leather_Lung - 10/24/2005 8:43:24 AM Murray & Harris = Maiden's sound... The band changed singers and that didn't stop them from making great music because the magic exists in Murray and Harris...
Leather_Lung - 10/24/2005 8:41:34 AM i think Steve Harris would show up and apologize for Bruce's absence or something to that effect. Steve has always been the group's leader anyways. I'd rather just meet Dave Murray and Steve Harris (and secretly invite Paul to be there and get a bootleg taped of the three of them doing Wrathchild!)
blackleather - 10/24/2005 7:59:31 AM fuckall dick-in-mouth
The_Space_Lord - 10/23/2005 1:31:18 PM I signed it too but I'll pass on the offer that cellphone company was advertising on the same website.
Laen - 10/22/2005 6:06:15 PM Funny how some people here start giving suggestions who he should meet or saying how stupid Maiden are. If you don't get the idea of the post, why bother leaving your opion? Geez...
Anyways. Signed the petition. Best of luck, Chris.
