Freedom Hall.... we hardly knew ya

Seeing as how the Cardinal birds only have one game remaining in historic Freedom Hall, I thought it appropriate to share some memories of the old place. In no particular order, here are the 10 strongest memories I have of time I spent in Freedom Hall (please add your own):

2003-ish Being escorted out of a Kid Rock concert for defending the honor of a lady.
2005 Worked concession stand with wife to be to raise money for her trip to Belize.
2004 Sat 4th row for Metallica concert
2004 Helped James Streble to his feet 10 times during said Metallica concert. Most memorable was the time he fell under a row of urinals that were in use.
1987-2009 Remarking, “It smells like shit in here.” upon entering the building during the state fair.
2005-ish After eating a superb meal, bore witness to Stephen King and Donavan melting faces from a thousand paces. Some dude named Mellancamp was there as well.
2005 Discovered firsthand just how lame Monster Truck rallies really are.
1992-1993 Had my picture taken with Clifford Rozier while serving as ball boy for UofL’s men’s team.
1994 Sat with Barry Northern when he walked behind the Louisville bench, tapped Beau Zach Smith on the shoulder and said, “You’re in.” Beau Zach ran to the scorers table before getting chewed out by a confused Denny Crum.
1993 Watched Horace Grant lead the Chicago Bulls to victory over the Washington Bullets in an NBA exhibition game. Jordan was playing baseball, Pippen was injured, and I was pissed.