oh noes : i do like their sorry - DID like their music (i'm talking 2000 when we "met")
if if if i would have had the money, they would have been the band to play on my wedding. instead it was a creepy, very very drunk & childish dj :-))) p/b
I liked them too, in fact I went to see them in 1994 (for £6.75 might I add). Squeezed my way up to the front and spat on one of them...Well I was going through my punk phase.
Peter, hope you have a video of the wedding DJ to laugh about it.
:-)) no, i'm still married, 'll have to do with that... :-D
(and the first 2 times i saw 'em, 't was for free for me, 1 was tix sort of present -concert was sold out, friend who works for conc organis could not sell me anymore, so gave me 2 "guests"tix- , 2nd was working & where i met & spoke with 'em)
last time saw 'em was last year, month before they split up - was working again, did not speak to 'em, but looked them both in the eys - oooooh....
(oh, and i saw the magical Joe Jackson spit in & at his audience, but what dark ages that where...)
well.... coldplay still talk about "me" in some interviews. beginning of their "being famous"-ness, they once did a signing session which completely went wrong - almost no one showed up & the few thought they were with Henry Rollins (who was signing later on in the afternoon)
i was the stupid guy ruining it for 'em :-)))
(though : each time Chris Martin sees me, he always asks the same thing : "we've met before, haven't we") hahaha
i'm indeed the guy responsible for the sign sess and meet & greets on festivals in belgium, but hey : someone has got to do the dirty work, of course
on the other hand : not so fantastic job at all - ok, you get to meet "everyone", but hey : what does one say to them ???? i've learned to "shut" it though, a nice handshake from Bowie or Neil Young, a kind "hello" from m Stipe or robbie, Brian Molko or mat Bellamy - you get to see & meet 'em all, but head rule remains : leave these people alone, as much as possible - you're not the first that who'd "oooo, i love you so much, i'm yer best fan ever blablabla"
good friend = Seasick Steve - still got his mobile ph number
but still : it's a job, and you only keep it if you're correct - done it for 14 years now
(ow yes : Talvin Singh : ever so nice to meet or have met)
& oasis : was a meet & gr, and they were very nice before, not that well during, but that's the image too
(too many stories after all those years) (biggest drunks ? Therapy !) (or the dandy warhols - wow... bottles of JD.... f*****ck !)
don't ever be afraid of 'em : they're normal people like you & me (well, .... i'm not completely normal - up to certain standards)
only "check" if you're not "interupting" anything, but you'll meet the most ever so nice people. every single one of 'em
people always ask me the same questions : "what are they, or is such or such like ????????" : answer : as normal as you and me, except they are "gifted" with a talent - my standard answer is always "i like talking to you as much as to any star"
(patrick watson is one of the finest persons i ever met, nice, sweet, intelligent, interesting AND interested)
:-D there are other things, in that case... / story way too long, but way in the beginning i had Live (the band) signing each time, & i got to know their tour manager, a certain Joel - couple of years ago he returned, but as t.m. with Tori Amos. she never does anything like signings or m&g's, but as i knew Joel, when they left in the evening i said goodbye to him & as she was right behind him, said literaly to her : "goodbye, my georgeous one" got a very sweet kiss. should never ever have washed that cheek again.
What a moody Manc Twat !
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ReplyDeletestill : met him once (just once) and he was a nice bloke. period.
ReplyDeletep/b
Oh, well at least Peter liked him...:-)
ReplyDeleteoh noes : i do like their
ReplyDeletesorry - DID like their music (i'm talking 2000 when we "met")
if if if i would have had the money, they would have been the band to play on my wedding. instead it was a creepy, very very drunk & childish dj
:-)))
p/b
I liked them too, in fact I went to see them in 1994 (for £6.75 might I add). Squeezed my way up to the front and spat on one of them...Well I was going through my punk phase.
ReplyDeletePeter, hope you have a video of the wedding DJ to laugh about it.
:-))
ReplyDeleteno, i'm still married, 'll have to do with that...
:-D
(and the first 2 times i saw 'em, 't was for free for me, 1 was tix sort of present -concert was sold out, friend who works for conc organis could not sell me anymore, so gave me 2 "guests"tix- , 2nd was working & where i met & spoke with 'em)
last time saw 'em was last year, month before they split up - was working again, did not speak to 'em, but looked them both in the eys - oooooh....
(oh, and i saw the magical Joe Jackson spit in & at his audience, but what dark ages that where...)
p/b
I didn't mean have a laugh at the wedding Peter, just the DJ :-D
ReplyDeleteNow that would be a perfect job, getting to meet stars and that.
Joe Jackson, nice one!
well.... coldplay still talk about "me" in some interviews. beginning of their "being famous"-ness, they once did a signing session which completely went wrong - almost no one showed up & the few thought they were with Henry Rollins (who was signing later on in the afternoon)
ReplyDeletei was the stupid guy ruining it for 'em
:-)))
(though : each time Chris Martin sees me, he always asks the same thing : "we've met before, haven't we")
hahaha
i'm indeed the guy responsible for the sign sess and meet & greets on festivals in belgium, but hey : someone has got to do the dirty work, of course
:-))
Peter, What a great job, rubbing shoulders with the stars. Hope you told Chris Martin to cheer up ;-)
ReplyDeleteon the other hand : not so fantastic job at all - ok, you get to meet "everyone", but hey : what does one say to them ???? i've learned to "shut" it
ReplyDeletethough, a nice handshake from Bowie or Neil Young, a kind "hello" from m Stipe or robbie, Brian Molko or mat Bellamy - you get to see & meet 'em all, but head rule remains : leave these people alone, as much as possible - you're not the first that who'd "oooo, i love you so much, i'm yer best fan ever blablabla"
good friend = Seasick Steve - still got his mobile ph number
but still : it's a job, and you only keep it if you're correct - done it for 14 years now
(ow yes : Talvin Singh : ever so nice to meet or have met)
& oasis : was a meet & gr, and they were very nice before, not that well during, but that's the image too
(too many stories after all those years)
(biggest drunks ? Therapy !) (or the dandy warhols - wow... bottles of JD.... f*****ck !)
Seasick Steve, what a character!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I hear David Bowie's name I think of this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE
Therapy? come from my part of the world, of course they're drunk :-D
ps. I once was standing near Wattie Buchanan from The Exploited but I was scared of him, haha! *cry cry*
ReplyDeletedon't ever be afraid of 'em : they're normal people like you & me (well, .... i'm not completely normal - up to certain standards)
ReplyDeleteonly "check" if you're not "interupting" anything, but you'll meet the most ever so nice people. every single one of 'em
people always ask me the same questions : "what are they, or is such or such like ????????" : answer : as normal as you and me, except they are "gifted" with a talent - my standard answer is always "i like talking to you as much as to any star"
(patrick watson is one of the finest persons i ever met, nice, sweet, intelligent, interesting AND interested)
:-)
of course the warm handshake & very nice "good evening, young man" by david bowie : goosebumps, still after all those years
ReplyDeletep/b
Bet you don't wash your hands ever again!
ReplyDelete:-D
ReplyDeletethere are other things, in that case... / story way too long, but way in the beginning i had Live (the band) signing each time, & i got to know their tour manager, a certain Joel - couple of years ago he returned, but as t.m. with Tori Amos.
she never does anything like signings or m&g's, but as i knew Joel, when they left in the evening i said goodbye to him & as she was right behind him, said literaly to her : "goodbye, my georgeous one"
got a very sweet kiss.
should never ever have washed that cheek again.
:-)
Tori Amos is cool as!
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