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bfdarren
16th of February 2006 (Thu), 00:33
Another shot from Monsters of Rock in Nuremberg Germany. This is one of the first concerts that Def Leppard played after Rick Allen lost his arm.
Jasonzns
16th of February 2006 (Thu), 23:22
Back in the good ole days when rock n roll was everything. I miss it..
christopherpm
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:28
I saw Def Leppard in Bournemouth (UK) 2 years or so ago - they still rock!
cfcRebel
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 17:30
I really like Def Leppard. What was the story behind Rick's arm?
philpereira
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 20:26
believe it or not, his seatbelt cut his arm off when he got into a crash (he was driving fast in his lamborghini). they actually tried to reattach it, but it got too infected and he almost died.
cfcRebel
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 21:01
Wow, he must be driving really really fast. Luckily the seatbelt didn't cut his neck because the belt is like a double edge sword. So it's either the arm or the neck.
JaertX
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 21:07
Back in the good ole days when rock n roll was everything. I miss it..

hmm...looks like rock n roll used to be pastel yellow and bright red patent leather pants...
Duder
17th of February 2006 (Fri), 21:23
believe it or not, his seatbelt cut his arm off when he got into a crash (he was driving fast in his lamborghini). they actually tried to reattach it, but it got too infected and he almost died.

I used to be a fan back in the late eighties. I was only a kid then.

anyway, Rick was driving a left hand drive Corvette on the country roads just outside Sheffield, and apparently some guy started overtaking and brake testing him. Because he was on the right (right) side of the road he was blindsided when he tried to overtake on a bend and swerved off hitting a wall sending the car into a field. he was thrown out of the car through the sunroof but unfortunately his arm stayed in the car. The microsurgery to sew it back on was initially successful, but infection meant it had to removed again.
bfdarren
18th of February 2006 (Sat), 21:07
This was actually the second time that I saw them in concert. The first time was in '83 when Rick had both arms. He was an great drummer than, and still is today.
Nidz
22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 09:30
Classic photo there.. Awesome band.. Hysteria.. My favourite album of the 80's I must say.