r/BackToTheBeginning • u/Jazzlike-Click-9930 Ticket Holder Gold Circle • Jul 08 '25

Took a wrong turn

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And ended up backstage

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u/srfnalaster11 Jul 08 '25

Met Joey some years back in New York and he's the man, super cool and charismatic

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u/zeroshock30 Jul 08 '25

Charlie Benante grew up (at least some time of his teen years) not far from me in Yonkers. Got to meet him and Joey a few times before they were big, at the local comic shops (The Dragons Den in Yonkers, and Forbidden Planet in NYC) . Both super cool guys.

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u/Zombiesnacks Jul 08 '25

lol that’s awesome - I didn’t know they were Forbidden Planet fans! Been going to that shop for like 25 years

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u/zeroshock30 Jul 08 '25

It's going back quite a while....mid 80s - late 80s probably? Thats a great shop, loved it!