when i was 20 my nickname was 'tool man mike' - all i listened to was undertow and opiate. at any party i would head straight to the cd player of whoevers house it was - remove whatever was playing and roll with the first bong rip in intolerance
back when aol was the only thing i knew existed, there was a tool chat board - i used to heckle the shit out of some dude claiming to be maynard. i told him he was probably some 14 year old kid and full of shit.
then at a show - the roadies recounted word for word my conversations on the chat board. i had been calling maynard a lying sack of shit for a few months.
anyhow - ended up meeting him, the band, got some free tix, backstage passes - only really met MJK and Danny Carey. Only really talked to MJK. Got an autograph from Danny for a drummer friend of mine. Great fucking guys, and goes without saying one of the best bands ever