*MIK*) NEW TONIGHT.. 80'S
METAL BAND IRON MAIDEN IS IN
TOWN AND THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR....A SOCCER GAME.
*PHI*) NEWS 8'S TRAVIS
ROBINSON JOINS US LIVE FROM
GRAND PARK WHERE THE BAND'S
SOCCER TEAM TOOK ON
REPRESENTATIVES FOR INDY
ELEVEN. TRAVIS?
*TRAVI*) APPARENTLY, WHEN
THEY'RE NOT SINGING ABOUT
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION,
BANDMATES REALLY LIKE TO HAVE
A NICE DAY OFF TO ENJOY A DAY
ON THE SOCCER FIELD.
*TRAVIS ROBINSON REPORTIN*)
IRON MAIDEN BASSIST STEVE
HARRIS HAS BEEN PLAYING SOCCER
SINCE HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD AND
FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT,
SO AS THE BAND TOURED THE
GLOBE, HE STARTED TESTING HIS
SOCCER SKILLS AGAINST THE
LOCALS. "YEAH, WE TRY AND PLAY
A GAME EVERY 6-7 DAYS. WE'VE
LOST A FEW. WE WON LAST WEEK,
BUT WE'VE LOST A FEW SO FAR.
WE'VE BEEN PLAYING SOME REALLY
GOOD SIDES." THE ENTIRE BAND
DOESN'T GET IN ON THE FUN,
IT'S HARRIS AND MANY CREW
MEMBERS AND MANAGERS JUST
TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING
DIFFERENT FROM THE
PYROTECHNICS AND RAGING FANS.
"NOT A LOT REALLY, I DON'T
REALLY TUNE UP, I DON'T REALLY
TRAIN TO. I'VE GOT A BIT OF AN
INJURY AT THE MOMENT SO I
DON'T WANT TO TRAIN TOO MUCH
BEFORE. NO IT'S NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT. YOU JUST DON'T
PSYCHE YOURSELF UP INTO A
FRENZY IF THAT'S WHAT YOU
MEAN." HARRIS SAYS HE DOESN'T
NORMALLY SEE FANS ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE FIELD, BUT INDY
ELEVEN'S HONORARY COACH IS A
MEGAFAN WHO HAS SEEN IRON
MAIDEN IN CONCERT MANY TIMES.
"NO, THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN
AND IT'S HAPPENING AND I JUST
HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW WHO YOU'RE
INTERVIEWING. STEVE HARRIS IS
ONE OF THE BEST BASS PLAYERS IN
THE WORLD! ULTIMATE." HARRIS
SAYS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THE
IRON MAIDEN SOCCER TEAM IS
PRRETTY COMPETENT AND HAS
BEATEN A LOT OF TEAMS THEY
FACE, BUT THE SUPERFAN
COACHING THE OTHER TEAM, IS A
LITTLE HESITANT ABOUT GOING
ALL OUT. "YOU DON'T WANT TO
HURT HIM. YOU DON'T WANT TO
HURT HIM, BUT YOU DO WANT TO
WIN!" BUT VICTORY ISN'T THE
ONLY THING ON HARRIS'S MIND.
HE SAYS THIS ISJUST A WAY HE
CAN UNWIND WITH HIS FRIENDS
AND FAMILY AND ENJOY A NICE
DAY OFF. "WE LIKE TO WIN. WE
DON'T LIKE TO LOSE. NO ONE
LIKES OT LOSE, BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT HAVING
FUN AND COMING OUT HERE AND
ENJOYING A DAY OUT. IT'S JUST
NICE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
OF A DAY OFF"."
*TRAVI*) YOU CAN CHECK OUT
IRON MAIDEN OFF THE SOCCER
FIELD TOMORROW IN NOBLESVILLE
AND INDY ELEVEN ON SUNDAY. I'M
TRAVIS ROBINSON, WISH TV NEWS
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