The Story of “Drunk Danny” at an Iron Maiden Concert

Years ago, I worked at a legendary rock station in Colorado Springs called KILO.  One of our most loyal listeners was a dude named Drunk Danny, who worked at the liquor store down the street from our studios.

When my brother Steve got kicked out an Aerosmith concert last week for smoking weed, I was reminded of a funny story involving Drunk Danny, Iron Maiden, public urination, a fistfight and the police.

Iron Maiden was Drunk Danny's all time favorite band.  When he found out they were coming to Colorado Springs in 2000, he saved up every penny he had and camped overnight before the tickets went on sale. He ended up scoring fourth row seats.  It was as happy as I've ever seen him.

On the night of the concert, Drunk Danny was partying hard.  About halfway through the show, he had to pee.  There was no way he was going to miss a second of his favorite band, so he whipped it out right there in the fourth row and attempted to discreetly urinate on the floor.  Unfortunately, Danny ended up splashing several people around him, including the wife of the gentlemen who was standing directly in front of him.

Luckily for Danny, the guy in front of him accused another guy of peeing on his wife.  They ended up exchanging words and eventually started throwing punches.  Before long, security arrived and both parties were escorted out of the arena and arrested.  Danny just stood there silently, watching two total strangers and their guests get hauled away because he decided to empty his bladder on the arena floor.  He claimed it was one of the greatest nights of his life.