Marilyn Manson incited a near-riot at the Lost Horizon
club in Syracuse on Friday (Jan. 11). Apparently the stage was improperly
grounded and about halfway though the band's set, Manson (Don't Call Me Marilyn
Unless You Mean It, and never, ever call me by real name of Brian Warner) began
receiving shocks from the microphone. Whenever Manson sang into the mike he was
shocked. The second time it happened, Manson was knocked to the ground, and a
bit dazed. He promptly picked himself up, and stalked off-stage, removing his
stage get up. Somehow the management of the club coaxed him back out, by
assuring him that the rubber mat that they put in front of the mic would
prevent more shocks. Manson was skeptical, but came out nonetheless in his
civilian clothes, t-shirt and jeans, and attempted another song. Again, untold
volts of electricity coursed through his body, and the singer was visibly
upset. The crowd in Syracuse, never known for their forbearance, were also
righteously pissed off, since Marilyn Manson had cut short the set by thirty
minutes. In retaliation they began trashing the club, ripping ceiling tiles
out, and pulling the lights out of their rigging. One source who was there told
us that Manson told the kids: "Let's fuck this place up." The club suffered
$1,500 in damages, and Manson left the place sporting a nasty cut on his head
from a flying ceiling tile. Now you can appreciate why Marilyn Manson was
nominated for Performance Magazine's Best Touring act for 1995. Never a
dull moment.