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Avalanche Concert: Bucket List Updated

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If you're into concerts the way I am you understand the rush that you feel when one of your favorite bands/singers come onto stage. Imagine how much bigger that rush is when you are given the opportunity to be within a foot of your favorite band/singer with a camera strapped around your neck. That's exactly what I got to experience a few weeks ago when I got to shoot the Avalanche Tour concert at  McElroy Auditorium  in Waterloo, IA.   McElroy (©http://www.pickmcelroy.com/images/mcelroy_ext.jpg) The show featured a stellar line up of bands--some that I had seen before ( Stone Sour, Halestorm , Skillet  and Theory of a Deadman) along with a band that I hadn't seen before ( Art of Dying ). As a fan of hard music I'd be lying if I didn't admit how excited I was to get to shoot this concert, especially getting to shoot Stone Sour, one of my all-time favorite bands(I'll refer to them as S.S. the remainder of the post). I had seen them twice before but had n