I’m back with the first story update of the year! Chapter 79 of The World Will Be Waiting is up!
This was a fun chapter to write. It includes a cameo by Def Leppard, who have become one of my favorite bands within the last decade. I didn’t grow up listening to them, as my parents were more into ’70s rock, so for the longest time, I only knew a few of their songs. I started familiarizing myself with more of their music in 2018, when I got tickets to see them and Journey on one of their joint stadium tours. I walked into that show a bigger Journey fan and walked out a bigger Def Leppard fan. No offense to Journey, whom I also really enjoyed, but Def Leppard blew them out of the water. They were so much fun! After learning more about them, I can honestly say that, had I been born about fifteen years earlier, Def Leppard probably would have been my favorite band growing up. Like BSB, they have five members who have stuck together for many years, making catchy music with great harmonies that make up for their bad/nonsensical lyrics. If you’re interested in watching their 2013 Vegas residency show described in this chapter, you can watch the Hysteria half of the show here.
To add a bit more to this back story, I remember watching a rerun of Behind the Music about Def Leppard back in 2003 and learning about their drummer, Rick Allen, who lost his left arm in a car accident in 1984, at the height of Def Leppard’s fame. The story of how he relearned to drum with one arm really inspired me, as I was writing Broken at the time. I didn’t mention him or Def Leppard in that story, but, over two decades later, I found a way to include them in a different one. Kind of a cool, full circle moment for me. Anyway, whether you’re a Def Leppard fan or not, I hope you enjoy the chapter!
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