The real Judas Priest, with K.K. Downing and Glen Tipton hammering out massive guitar licks while playing Steeler off the British Steel album.

Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in August of 2009.

This Is The Way.

The last half of this is why they are called Metal Gods and there will never be anything like it again.

It broke my heart to see the only original member of the band, Ian Hill had to retire after 57 years of playing the Bass after he snapped a tendon in his shoulder recently during an encore.. Advanced arthritis finished him off.

The most amazing statistic tabout him that completely blew my mind was, out of those 57 years, the man only ever missed one concert.

Unbelievable.

It was only useful when you were parked though…

David Richards, who owns The Old Steam Powered Machine Shop has suffered some health setbacks and is not only closing shop, he is selling everything off.

I have literally watched dozens of his Youtube videos and personally corresponded with him.

He has recorded EIGHTY NINE YouTube videos if you would care to go watch any of them.

He is a walking encyclopedia of not only antique steam engines but engine machining and building plus running a steam powered machine shop that he designed, built and ran by himself for many years.

It’s a fully functional machine shop run off a steam engine with a boiler lit up all in one building, set up just like you stepped back into the 1920’s.

It is heartbreaking but time marches on.

He is hoping some foundation or museum with deep pockets buys the entire collection and moves it somewhere.

I wish him the best of luck.