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Metallica boost for festival May 24, 2003, 12:43:00 Heavy rockers Metallica have provided a last minute boost for a Bank Holiday music bash in the Black Country. The metal outfit has sent a sackload of signed souvenirs to support the Fill Your Head With Rock event, which kicks off in Willenhall tomorrow. The fourth annual festival features 18 live bands over two days at Gilbert's Club in Field Street, in aid of research into Parkinson's and related illnesses. Organiser Pete Boot from Willenhall is the former drummer with 70s rock band Budgie and was diagnosed as suffering from Parkinson's five years ago. He said: "Metallica say their biggest influence was Budgie, and they have covered a lot of material. They have shipped this lot out from California and it is absolutely outstanding." Metallica goodies include drum skins, drumsticks, a Metallica doll, T- shirts, baseball caps, programmes and a stencil of their forthcoming CD cover, all signed and dated by the band. The lots will be auctioned at 7pm, on Bank Holiday Monday, with all proceeds going to the charity. Admission to Fill Your Head With Rock is £5 and bands are on stage from midday SOURCE: Walsall News, UK http://www.expressandstar.com/artman/publish/article_32880.shtml * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn