Old rockers draw thousands to Brockton stadium
Blanche McCarthy took advantage of the moment she had been waiting decades for when she saw Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen, leaning against the fence for a cigarette-break outside the VIP section at the Shaw's Center Wednesday night.
"When I realized it was him, I walked over and said, 'I've had a big crush on you since I was 16,'" the Brockton resident said.
Allen, McCarthy said, shook her hand and told her, "I can tell you're a diehard.
McCarthy was one of more than 7,000 fans who braved the rain and mist to see Def Leppard and singer Bryan Adams perform at the "Rock 'N Roll Double-Header" at Campanelli Stadium on Wednesday.