how it started:

i'm collecting guitar picks since more than 20 years. during my first attendances at rock shows as a kid in the 80's (bon jovi, kiss van halen and many more) i was lucky enough to grab a pick each time. quickly a small collection accrued which became bigger with hundreds of rock and metal gigs over the years.
it wasn't my aim to obtain every pick on planet earth. for me a pick means something like a souvenir from a good show. that's why i saw every band appearing in my collection at least once live on stage. so my hobby always stays in reference to music. i'm also trading picks with other collectors, but there's no band part of my pick collection which i never saw live on stage.

tintin.ch top 10 best rock shows of all times:

#01 ac/dc + metallica + motley crue + queensryche + the black crowes (01/25/91 basel, st.jakob stadion)
#02 motley crue + skid row (10/19/89 zurich, hallenstadion)
#03 iron maiden + kiss + anthrax + david lee roth + testament + great white (08/27/88 schweinfurt, mainwiesen)
#04 iron maiden + black sabbath + slayer + helloween + w.a.s.p. + testament + the almighty (08/15/92 mannheim)
#05 slayer + megadeth + testament + suicidal tendencies (09/23/90 bern, festhalle)
#06 helloween + overkill (09/15/88 winterthur, eulachhalle)
#07 whitesnake + aerosmith + dio + poison + vixen + the front + cold sweat (09/01/90 mannheim, maimarktgelande)
#08 slipknot + machine head + children of bodom (11/17/08 winterthur, eishalle deutweg)
#09 scorpions + cinderella + britny fox (12/17/88 zurich, hallenstadion)
#10 slayer + overkill (01/24/89 zurich, volkshaus)