Episode 154 - Anniversary Party Recap (RIP Ray Burton)

The Metallica community was saddened to hear Sunday evening that Ray Burton has passed away. As many of you know, Ray was the father of the late, great Cliff Burton, one of the most beloved and influential musicians in recent history. Since Cliff's passing in 1986, Ray Burton has been a spiritual fixture in the Metallica family. Supportive through the transitions of the two successors of Cliff's position in Metallica, Ray was often seen at shows meeting fans and cheering the band on. For our 100th episode, Ray was kind enough to grant us an interview, sharing with us details about Cliff as a child, the ascension of Metallica, Cliff's death and preserving his legacy through the years. Ray's passing is a deeply felt loss for many of us. He brought light to anyone who knew him and he will be missed. We love you Ray! Thank you for everything! Rest in peace, friend!

On this episode we talk about James getting out of rehab and making his first public appearance at the Reclaimed Rust exhibit in Los Angeles later this month, the AWMH Foundation's generous contribution to the Australian wildfires, Kirk's collaboration at Abbey Road with Peter Green, and, of course, we recap all the fun shenanigans of our 3 year anniversary party which culminated with a beautifully put together montage video of listeners from all over the world and a few notable guests to commemorate us surpassing 1 million downloads. It was a fun, emotional night. If you couldn't be there, this episode is the next best thing.

Special thanks are in order to Chris Yerges, who went above and beyond (as usual) to make this party special for us and fellow MUYP family. To all of you who traveled (Eric, Dave, Alex, Nicole, Sacha, Blake, Sean, Blazeck, Lyons and others) long distances to attend, to the Cobra for hosting, to Lzzy and Joe from Halestorm for participating in the raffles, Alex and Chris for donating to the raffles, and to our beloved Paul Moak for hanging out and looking cool in a leather jacket.

We're proud of what we've accomplished with Metal Up Your Podcast and it simply could not have been done without the support of the above people and all of you who listen, leave reviews, engage on social media and support us on Patreon. We love you. Now let's kick 2020's ass!

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