I was reading the thread on Type O Negative, and some of the comments got me thinking about the times I have met famous musicians. Sometimes it has been cool, sometimes it has been totally awesome, dissapointing, or just weird (watching Phil Anselmo barter w/ some guy about getting his girlfriend, Jess, to sleep w/ Phil- "I promise, I will not disrespect you, brother.."). I digress...I'd like to read some stories about you guys meeting famous musicians and your reactions. Granted, it's impossible to get a true picture of what someone is really like in the often short period you get to meet them. You never know if the person is running on two hours of sleep, etc. Anyway, here are a few of the folks I've met and what I thought. Every one of them has a unique story, and If you'd like I can post about the individual experiences, but for the sake of brevity, a few notable highlights:
Soundgarden-Really cool guys, took me backstage at Starlake (past the door where the manager had a line of groupies engaged in a "who will do the most depraved act to get in here" contest). Chris Cornell tore a page out of a Playboy mag. and the band made an impromptu Happy Birthday card for a friend of mine who was a total Soundgarden fanatic
Glenn Danzig-was totally cool until I mentioned Samhain & the Misfits, then he got all pissed off. Later on, during the show, he held the mic down to the audience for one of those "audience participation chorus" deals and spit in my mouth when I tried to sing. Nice trick.
Paul Rogers-Totally cool, no hint of giant "rock star ego" at all.
Blue Oyster Cult-Totally weird individuals, like hanging around a bunch of Alien implant victims, they did let me drink their beer though.
Uli Jon Roth-hands down the most accomidating musical personality I have personally met. He let us hang out backstage during soundcheck, he let me check out the (extremely expensive) Sky Guitar, he talked on a personal level w/ us forever, he even called my buddy's girlfriend back here in Altoona and talked to her (in mock German accent)..."Hello Stephanie, ziss is Uli"...totally cool.
Metallica-back in the Cliff days, pretty nice guys, but you could tell they were beat-or wasted-or both.
Warren Haynes-super straight up guy, he'll talk Gibson w/ you forever.
Bobby Watters-psychotic lunatic, hide your daughters
Meeting Famous Musicians
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I met all of Type O Negative! even Peter Steele. i got a pic to prove it, haha. I LOVE TON.
I was backstage at Ozzfest 2001, so i met a shitload of people there and got autographs on my program.
Usually every show i go to, i try to meet the band. What got me hooked on that was a club in DC called the 9:30 Club. There were no gates or anything around back, so you could just stand there and wait for someone to come out. I got used to meeting bands! haha.
A list of them would be long haha.
I was backstage at Ozzfest 2001, so i met a shitload of people there and got autographs on my program.
Usually every show i go to, i try to meet the band. What got me hooked on that was a club in DC called the 9:30 Club. There were no gates or anything around back, so you could just stand there and wait for someone to come out. I got used to meeting bands! haha.
A list of them would be long haha.
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I have 2 stories, neither of which involved me directly....
-As many of you know I am a Bob Dylan FREAK so was overjoyed to see him perform upclose (so close the guy reeks of cigarettes but ,well, he's Bob) in my own hometown (ballpark)....anyway, my 16 year old daughter (whom I do hide from Bobby Watters gallowglass) and several of her 17-18 year old girlfriends (all beautiful girls) are standing in the front row right in front of him. One girls unclasps the other girls strapless bra, swings it offa her, whips it onstage where it lands partly onto Bobs keyboard and then falls off. Bob looks at the girls over his sunglasses and winks at them. Good to see the old man still has it goin on. Was funny to see the really cute guitar player he had playing with him look at Bob like WTF, this guy is 63 and here I am on the side of the stage with nuthin.
-My ex has a second cousin who is married to Gerry (I forget last name), the lead singer from America. He had a big box of clothes he didn't want anymore, so somehow my brother-in-law inherited the clothes. He's a real funny guy anyway, and had fun wearing these clothes in public so he could say..."I feel like a rock star".
-As many of you know I am a Bob Dylan FREAK so was overjoyed to see him perform upclose (so close the guy reeks of cigarettes but ,well, he's Bob) in my own hometown (ballpark)....anyway, my 16 year old daughter (whom I do hide from Bobby Watters gallowglass) and several of her 17-18 year old girlfriends (all beautiful girls) are standing in the front row right in front of him. One girls unclasps the other girls strapless bra, swings it offa her, whips it onstage where it lands partly onto Bobs keyboard and then falls off. Bob looks at the girls over his sunglasses and winks at them. Good to see the old man still has it goin on. Was funny to see the really cute guitar player he had playing with him look at Bob like WTF, this guy is 63 and here I am on the side of the stage with nuthin.
-My ex has a second cousin who is married to Gerry (I forget last name), the lead singer from America. He had a big box of clothes he didn't want anymore, so somehow my brother-in-law inherited the clothes. He's a real funny guy anyway, and had fun wearing these clothes in public so he could say..."I feel like a rock star".
If music be the food of love, then play on...
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Jerry Harrison of The Talking heads was kinda 'Why are you talking to me" but in the most polite diplomatic way.
B.B. King was great, very kind very generous with his time. Took pictures, signed things, The very definition of a Gentleman.
Bo Diddley was bo, cool and bad.
Robin Trower seemed nice enough but I got the impression he was stoned. His manager was a dick.
Butch Trucks was what you'd expect from a good ol southern boy. Great guy.
B.B. King was great, very kind very generous with his time. Took pictures, signed things, The very definition of a Gentleman.
Bo Diddley was bo, cool and bad.
Robin Trower seemed nice enough but I got the impression he was stoned. His manager was a dick.
Butch Trucks was what you'd expect from a good ol southern boy. Great guy.
Blooz to Youz
Several I have met over the years include:
Donnie Iris - Very genuine nice guy. We spoke to him by himself outside the venue before a show at Bobby Dale's in Greensburg. Appreciated that we came to see him and thanked us. We talked for quite awhile. He was cool.
Dan Hill - Very brief conversation after a show in Toronto. He seemed nice. I told him how much we enjoyed the show and he thanked us for coming.
Robby Steinhardt from Kansas. We met him before a show in Jerome, PA. We got his autograph on our ticket stubs. He did not speak much and did not seem to like that a crowd gathered right after we started talking to him.
Jason Ringenberg from Jason & The Scorchers - I met him last year at the The Johnstown Folkfest. Really nice, fun guy. When I told him that I used to play 4 of their songs in a band I was in, he was very gracious and appreciative that we covered his songs. He could not get over that we thought enough of his songs to play them. I saw his show the next day and he invited me up on stage to sing "White Lies" with him at The Folkfest. Now, that was cool.
Donnie Iris - Very genuine nice guy. We spoke to him by himself outside the venue before a show at Bobby Dale's in Greensburg. Appreciated that we came to see him and thanked us. We talked for quite awhile. He was cool.
Dan Hill - Very brief conversation after a show in Toronto. He seemed nice. I told him how much we enjoyed the show and he thanked us for coming.
Robby Steinhardt from Kansas. We met him before a show in Jerome, PA. We got his autograph on our ticket stubs. He did not speak much and did not seem to like that a crowd gathered right after we started talking to him.
Jason Ringenberg from Jason & The Scorchers - I met him last year at the The Johnstown Folkfest. Really nice, fun guy. When I told him that I used to play 4 of their songs in a band I was in, he was very gracious and appreciative that we covered his songs. He could not get over that we thought enough of his songs to play them. I saw his show the next day and he invited me up on stage to sing "White Lies" with him at The Folkfest. Now, that was cool.
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Vin,
I met the Allmans (Shades of Two World's era-~ '90-91) and while nothing too exciting happened, I concur-most of the guys seemed like a bunch of "good ole boys", havin' fun. I missed Butch when he was here in Altoona a few years ago. I wish I could have made it to see him.
That's funny about Jerry Harrison-it's exactly what you'd expect.
I met the Allmans (Shades of Two World's era-~ '90-91) and while nothing too exciting happened, I concur-most of the guys seemed like a bunch of "good ole boys", havin' fun. I missed Butch when he was here in Altoona a few years ago. I wish I could have made it to see him.
That's funny about Jerry Harrison-it's exactly what you'd expect.
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Gene Simmons — One scary-looking mo-fo. He was real cool, but I remained intimidated the whole time.
Sabastian Bach — Just like he seems on TV. A little crazy, high strung, but cool and down to Earth.
Alice Cooper — Very smart dude. Knew a lot about the city of Milwaukee (Wait, that wasn't me, that was Wayne and Garth).
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Sabastian Bach — Just like he seems on TV. A little crazy, high strung, but cool and down to Earth.
Alice Cooper — Very smart dude. Knew a lot about the city of Milwaukee (Wait, that wasn't me, that was Wayne and Garth).
r:>)
That's what she said.
Mine are eclectic, because I used to work for a sound company.
Vince Gill was probably the most down-to-earth star I ever met with the exception of maybe Jim & Jesse McReynolds (bluegrass superstars). We had dinner at the same picnic table, I was really surprised he ate with the crew, nobody does that. He hooked me up with a crew shirt and his set list, and during soundcheck, asked ME what I thought of the mix! (I was just load-in/out crew for that show)
Ted Nugent is ALWAYS exactly like you see on TV. It's not an act. I headed security for him, and hung out w/ him all day. Ted does NOT need security. He probably wears a gun in the shower.
Conway Twitty sat with me for half an hour or so, and although he was cocky and kinda pissy, he was one of a very few willing to talk about the mechanics and art of singing (he was a VERY good singer, whether you like country or not). He told me to always maintain my high notes, and to practice them frequently, because as you age, they weaken and go away.
Wolfman Jack was super cool, with the mouth of a sailor. He had war stories to end all war stories, having known pretty much every rocker from 1957 to 1985. We sat at a card table backstage and ate Easter candy, the were told we weren't supposed to eat the candy. It was fun seeing a legend scramble to make candy wrappers look like they're full.
Ronnie McDowell is a partier with the best overall group of musicians I ever worked with... they soundchecked with Metallica, reggae, then did 20 minutes of Santana, spot on. Tom Wopat had a band stacked full of studio cats, also very good.
Sam Kinison was just obliterated when I worked with him... it was before he cleaned up. In the green room, there was a 4' round coffee table COVERED with all sorts of drugs, and plenty of them (and that wasn't the bar). You couldn't see across the room because of the smoke... I literally had to duck down to see. His road manager offered me a monitor job with Anita Baker because I could handle the pressure.
Nuclear Assault was nuts. That's not an expression... they were completely whacked. But also a LOT of fun. I crawled home from the old Fountain Hotel that night. The singer cut his head crushing a beer can, and stitched it up himself with a hotel sewing kit.
John "Bowser" Bowman from Sha Na Na was possibly the smartest star I ever met. I think he was an Ivy League grad, I'm thinking Harvard. He was very thoughtful and quiet, and actually helped us load out at the Jaffa, which is very hard work.
Foghat was awe-inspiring, the epitome of a hot blues-rock band, and made my band feel very flattered.
Kix was a nonstop party, and always had time for me. Same with Wrathchild/Wrathchild America/ Souls At Zero... they were homeboys, the singer grew up 30 miles away from me, and fronted the first metal band I ever saw live. Dirty Looks were assholes, and I still owe Jack Pyers a kick in the throat. (See Phil Anselmo story above)
I cowrote a song with Tanya Tucker, and two other writers. She was drunk, in a bar, with her young kids, and gave us the hook and premise, then told us she'd cut it if we used her ideas. We proceeded to write a great song, and not just because I helped write it, it was a great song... she never called back. We should have put her home phone # on the internet. We DID get to meet many of Nashville's elite producers, artists, and studio execs through her, though. That was cool.
I've worked with lots of others, and met a lot of others at shows as a fan, I can't possibly remember them all... I lead a blessed life that way. Can't wait to read everybody else's Brush With Greatness.----->JMS
Vince Gill was probably the most down-to-earth star I ever met with the exception of maybe Jim & Jesse McReynolds (bluegrass superstars). We had dinner at the same picnic table, I was really surprised he ate with the crew, nobody does that. He hooked me up with a crew shirt and his set list, and during soundcheck, asked ME what I thought of the mix! (I was just load-in/out crew for that show)
Ted Nugent is ALWAYS exactly like you see on TV. It's not an act. I headed security for him, and hung out w/ him all day. Ted does NOT need security. He probably wears a gun in the shower.
Conway Twitty sat with me for half an hour or so, and although he was cocky and kinda pissy, he was one of a very few willing to talk about the mechanics and art of singing (he was a VERY good singer, whether you like country or not). He told me to always maintain my high notes, and to practice them frequently, because as you age, they weaken and go away.
Wolfman Jack was super cool, with the mouth of a sailor. He had war stories to end all war stories, having known pretty much every rocker from 1957 to 1985. We sat at a card table backstage and ate Easter candy, the were told we weren't supposed to eat the candy. It was fun seeing a legend scramble to make candy wrappers look like they're full.
Ronnie McDowell is a partier with the best overall group of musicians I ever worked with... they soundchecked with Metallica, reggae, then did 20 minutes of Santana, spot on. Tom Wopat had a band stacked full of studio cats, also very good.
Sam Kinison was just obliterated when I worked with him... it was before he cleaned up. In the green room, there was a 4' round coffee table COVERED with all sorts of drugs, and plenty of them (and that wasn't the bar). You couldn't see across the room because of the smoke... I literally had to duck down to see. His road manager offered me a monitor job with Anita Baker because I could handle the pressure.
Nuclear Assault was nuts. That's not an expression... they were completely whacked. But also a LOT of fun. I crawled home from the old Fountain Hotel that night. The singer cut his head crushing a beer can, and stitched it up himself with a hotel sewing kit.
John "Bowser" Bowman from Sha Na Na was possibly the smartest star I ever met. I think he was an Ivy League grad, I'm thinking Harvard. He was very thoughtful and quiet, and actually helped us load out at the Jaffa, which is very hard work.
Foghat was awe-inspiring, the epitome of a hot blues-rock band, and made my band feel very flattered.
Kix was a nonstop party, and always had time for me. Same with Wrathchild/Wrathchild America/ Souls At Zero... they were homeboys, the singer grew up 30 miles away from me, and fronted the first metal band I ever saw live. Dirty Looks were assholes, and I still owe Jack Pyers a kick in the throat. (See Phil Anselmo story above)
I cowrote a song with Tanya Tucker, and two other writers. She was drunk, in a bar, with her young kids, and gave us the hook and premise, then told us she'd cut it if we used her ideas. We proceeded to write a great song, and not just because I helped write it, it was a great song... she never called back. We should have put her home phone # on the internet. We DID get to meet many of Nashville's elite producers, artists, and studio execs through her, though. That was cool.
I've worked with lots of others, and met a lot of others at shows as a fan, I can't possibly remember them all... I lead a blessed life that way. Can't wait to read everybody else's Brush With Greatness.----->JMS
Because of the business I'm in I've been fortunate to meet and spend time with quite a few.
From Jazz to Country to Rock.
My favorite story ! Jazz pianist great Chick Corea.
I spent about 45 minutes between sets with Chick and his band . My son Shawn, who was 12 years old at the time, was with me. Shawn tells Chick that he and I both play drums. We talk about drummers for a while. Chick asks if we saw him playing drums during sound check. (He's also a drummer). Peter Erskine was playing drums for Chick that night, among the best jazz drummers alive today.
So Chick asks Shawn "What do you think of my drummer ?" Shawn says "He's OK." Chick asks Shawn "Who is your favorite drummer ?"
Without hesitation Shawn's answer was "MY DAD" !
A moment etched in a father's memory forever !
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Johnny Cash was among the nicest. I was back stage and he came over to me , and we talked while his wife June Carter was on stage. Then his wife did the same thing when he went on . Nice people !
From Jazz to Country to Rock.
My favorite story ! Jazz pianist great Chick Corea.
I spent about 45 minutes between sets with Chick and his band . My son Shawn, who was 12 years old at the time, was with me. Shawn tells Chick that he and I both play drums. We talk about drummers for a while. Chick asks if we saw him playing drums during sound check. (He's also a drummer). Peter Erskine was playing drums for Chick that night, among the best jazz drummers alive today.
So Chick asks Shawn "What do you think of my drummer ?" Shawn says "He's OK." Chick asks Shawn "Who is your favorite drummer ?"
Without hesitation Shawn's answer was "MY DAD" !
A moment etched in a father's memory forever !
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Johnny Cash was among the nicest. I was back stage and he came over to me , and we talked while his wife June Carter was on stage. Then his wife did the same thing when he went on . Nice people !
I've met a few over the years. The most memorable for me:
Queensryche. I've met the 'Ryche 4 or 5 times (if you're a member of their fan club, you often get to attend the backstage "meet and greet" when you purchase a ticket). All nice guys, easy to talk to. Singer Geoff Tate is the most conversational.
Foghat. Circa 1987, when there was a split and two different Foghats were running around. I got to hang out with the Roger Earl edition after they played Cisco's. They were cool, they invited a few of us into the tour bus to drink some Heinekens.
Rick Derringer. Last year at Q94's Spring Megafest at the Jaffa. I brought along my copy of Rick's All American Boy album, and took it along backstage when we were invited to come meet the musicians. Rick, almost instantly upon seeing the album, walked right over to me, grabbed and autographed it. Then Spencer Davis and Joey Molland (Badfinger) razzed Rick because he almost looked like a girl on the album cover, lol!
Southern Culture On The Skids. I've met this group a few times, when they played at Crowbar, Johnstown Folkfest and in North Carolina. They're always friendly and pleasant to talk to.
Butch Trucks. Butch stopped off at Q94 a few years ago to do an on-air interview to promote his Flying Frog record label and his band collaboration with son Derek, Frogwings. He was friendly and Southern (as described above), but got a little testy when I asked him about how the Allman Brothers came to part ways with Dickey Betts. Hey, I gotta ask those journalistic tough questions!
I could go on, there have been a few I've met over the years, most of them cool, a few a little more standoff-ish.
Queensryche. I've met the 'Ryche 4 or 5 times (if you're a member of their fan club, you often get to attend the backstage "meet and greet" when you purchase a ticket). All nice guys, easy to talk to. Singer Geoff Tate is the most conversational.
Foghat. Circa 1987, when there was a split and two different Foghats were running around. I got to hang out with the Roger Earl edition after they played Cisco's. They were cool, they invited a few of us into the tour bus to drink some Heinekens.
Rick Derringer. Last year at Q94's Spring Megafest at the Jaffa. I brought along my copy of Rick's All American Boy album, and took it along backstage when we were invited to come meet the musicians. Rick, almost instantly upon seeing the album, walked right over to me, grabbed and autographed it. Then Spencer Davis and Joey Molland (Badfinger) razzed Rick because he almost looked like a girl on the album cover, lol!
Southern Culture On The Skids. I've met this group a few times, when they played at Crowbar, Johnstown Folkfest and in North Carolina. They're always friendly and pleasant to talk to.
Butch Trucks. Butch stopped off at Q94 a few years ago to do an on-air interview to promote his Flying Frog record label and his band collaboration with son Derek, Frogwings. He was friendly and Southern (as described above), but got a little testy when I asked him about how the Allman Brothers came to part ways with Dickey Betts. Hey, I gotta ask those journalistic tough questions!
I could go on, there have been a few I've met over the years, most of them cool, a few a little more standoff-ish.
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I initially thought about not writing this, because not many people know who this cat is, but now that the Jazz thing came up (Hawk's post), I should write about the time a bunch of us went to see Pharoah Sanders in New York. Pharoah was a big part of the avant-garde jazz scene in the mid-late 60's. He played in John Coltrane's band up unti 'Trane passed away.
He was playing at a club called the Iridium in Manhattan. This was about '94-'95. A bunch of us (living in State College at the time) including Matt Burns and Scott Botteicher went. When we got there, the first problem we encountered was that there was a dress code and we were dressed like a bunch of crackers from central Pennsylvania. They refused to let us in. Having driven 5 hours to see one of our heroes, we decided "screw them", and snuck in when the doorman was preoccupied elsewhere. Immediately upon entering the room, we were told there was some ungodly drink minimum that we were expected to pay and a dinner fee. I tried to be as inconspicuous (sp?) as possible and snuck over to the end of the bar. There was an older black gentleman sitting there drinking an Anchorsteam and I struck up a conversation w/ him about the merits of the beverage. While the band was setting up we proceeded to talk about jazz, great musicians, etc. until all of a sudden the guy downs his beer, says "excuse me", runs up on stage, grabs the upright bass sitting there, and launches into the first number. They were fantastic.
Between sets, the gentleman I had befriended (his name was Steve Neil) came over to us and asked if we wanted to go backstage and meet everyone. It was really awesome. We met John Coltrane's son, who was sitting in for the evening, and Cindy Blackman, who was playing drums that night. You might remember Cindy Blackman as the drummer for Lenny Kravitz during the "Are You Gonna Go my Way" days (huge wig in the video). Apparently she is a huge jazz head, and said she played w/ Lenny to "pay the bills". Steve invited us all to go jam with the band after the show, but unfortunately our ride had to go back home in time for work the next morning (what a lost opportunity-I thought getting fired would have been well worth it).
Not long after that, the management caught up w/ us and ejected us. We never got to see the rest of the show. I still wanted to hang out until after the show and go jam, but the driver wouldn't go for it. We left, a little dissapointed, but completely stoked at having had such a cool experience (there were some other cool events that night, but I'm uncomfortable airing them on a public forum). I had given Steve my phone number, and we kept in touch until I moved back home from State College.
The experience really shaped and inspired me.
He was playing at a club called the Iridium in Manhattan. This was about '94-'95. A bunch of us (living in State College at the time) including Matt Burns and Scott Botteicher went. When we got there, the first problem we encountered was that there was a dress code and we were dressed like a bunch of crackers from central Pennsylvania. They refused to let us in. Having driven 5 hours to see one of our heroes, we decided "screw them", and snuck in when the doorman was preoccupied elsewhere. Immediately upon entering the room, we were told there was some ungodly drink minimum that we were expected to pay and a dinner fee. I tried to be as inconspicuous (sp?) as possible and snuck over to the end of the bar. There was an older black gentleman sitting there drinking an Anchorsteam and I struck up a conversation w/ him about the merits of the beverage. While the band was setting up we proceeded to talk about jazz, great musicians, etc. until all of a sudden the guy downs his beer, says "excuse me", runs up on stage, grabs the upright bass sitting there, and launches into the first number. They were fantastic.
Between sets, the gentleman I had befriended (his name was Steve Neil) came over to us and asked if we wanted to go backstage and meet everyone. It was really awesome. We met John Coltrane's son, who was sitting in for the evening, and Cindy Blackman, who was playing drums that night. You might remember Cindy Blackman as the drummer for Lenny Kravitz during the "Are You Gonna Go my Way" days (huge wig in the video). Apparently she is a huge jazz head, and said she played w/ Lenny to "pay the bills". Steve invited us all to go jam with the band after the show, but unfortunately our ride had to go back home in time for work the next morning (what a lost opportunity-I thought getting fired would have been well worth it).
Not long after that, the management caught up w/ us and ejected us. We never got to see the rest of the show. I still wanted to hang out until after the show and go jam, but the driver wouldn't go for it. We left, a little dissapointed, but completely stoked at having had such a cool experience (there were some other cool events that night, but I'm uncomfortable airing them on a public forum). I had given Steve my phone number, and we kept in touch until I moved back home from State College.
The experience really shaped and inspired me.
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lets get this straight jason! I like little boys! 
Hmm lets see..
Dave Weckl
Dicky Betts and Dan Tolar, DBGS
Shannon Larkin- Godsmack, when we opened for Wrathchild
Dave Holland- Judas Priest
Little river band
Jimmy Degrasso, when we opened for Talas
Paul Rogers and Howard Leese from Heart
Blue Oyster cult, Your right Jason, they were aliens.
Bobby Rondinelli - with BOC the night we opened. He must of been having a bad day because he was a complets ass.
Frankie Banali- Quiet Riot, rented my drums when they played city limits.
Overkill, partied on the bus with them.
Probably more but i cant remember for some intoxicated reason
Hmm lets see..
Dave Weckl
Dicky Betts and Dan Tolar, DBGS
Shannon Larkin- Godsmack, when we opened for Wrathchild
Dave Holland- Judas Priest
Little river band
Jimmy Degrasso, when we opened for Talas
Paul Rogers and Howard Leese from Heart
Blue Oyster cult, Your right Jason, they were aliens.
Bobby Rondinelli - with BOC the night we opened. He must of been having a bad day because he was a complets ass.
Frankie Banali- Quiet Riot, rented my drums when they played city limits.
Overkill, partied on the bus with them.
Probably more but i cant remember for some intoxicated reason
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Bobby,
Jeff Kathan was cool. That monitor is a sure cure for constipation.
Dickey Betts and Dan Toler (and the rest of Great Southern) are really nice guys. The time I joined you guys and we opened for them is among the highlights of my musical experiences. Did you ever get that video or audio worked out? I'd love to see/hear it.
Do you remember Wallick shouting "Rogaine, Rogaine" at a surprisingly not bald Kevin DuBrow at the Quiet Riot show?
Jeff Kathan was cool. That monitor is a sure cure for constipation.
Dickey Betts and Dan Toler (and the rest of Great Southern) are really nice guys. The time I joined you guys and we opened for them is among the highlights of my musical experiences. Did you ever get that video or audio worked out? I'd love to see/hear it.
Do you remember Wallick shouting "Rogaine, Rogaine" at a surprisingly not bald Kevin DuBrow at the Quiet Riot show?
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About 6 years ago LA Guns were at a bar / club (Crowbar-ish, maybe a tad smaller) in Cincinnati, with Bar 7 opening (Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch' band before reuniting with Tesla). I got pics with Jeff, Tommy, and Traci Guns and Phil Lewis. Jeff and Tommy were utterly wasted, Traci was cool, but Phil was the coolest. I talked with him after the show out back by the tour bus for at least 20-30 minutes.
The coolest part was that it was not long after VH1's "Where Are They Now? The Hairbands" episode aired, and in that episode Phil was talking about how LA Guns were lucky to get as big as they did, blah blah blah, and he was pretty negative about everything. I asked him about that, and he told me he was working in TV audio at the time of that interview, was completely out of the music biz, and was really down on the whole thing. He didn't think he'd ever play again, and then about 3 weeks later he got a call about reuniting the Guns... I got the "story behind the story", so to speak, and thought that was really cool. He was totally honest about stuff and just hung out, talked, drank a beer or two - amazing guy.
The coolest part was that it was not long after VH1's "Where Are They Now? The Hairbands" episode aired, and in that episode Phil was talking about how LA Guns were lucky to get as big as they did, blah blah blah, and he was pretty negative about everything. I asked him about that, and he told me he was working in TV audio at the time of that interview, was completely out of the music biz, and was really down on the whole thing. He didn't think he'd ever play again, and then about 3 weeks later he got a call about reuniting the Guns... I got the "story behind the story", so to speak, and thought that was really cool. He was totally honest about stuff and just hung out, talked, drank a beer or two - amazing guy.
You better call me a doctor - feelin' no pain!
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It was at the skating rink in Penn Hills late 80's. Sheehan wasnt there, he just signed with David Lee roth that month. Dont remember too many details about the show though. Jimmy went on to play with Lita Ford and Suicidal Tendancies and some others. I think he was from Williamsport.Sapo wrote:How was the gig with Talas?
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Jason, that was a great gig, you are an honerary cane but you knew that. Ill check on the vid, i know its somewhere.Gallowglass wrote:Bobby,
Jeff Kathan was cool. That monitor is a sure cure for constipation.
Dickey Betts and Dan Toler (and the rest of Great Southern) are really nice guys. The time I joined you guys and we opened for them is among the highlights of my musical experiences. Did you ever get that video or audio worked out? I'd love to see/hear it.
Do you remember Wallick shouting "Rogaine, Rogaine" at a surprisingly not bald Kevin DuBrow at the Quiet Riot show?
After i set my drums up for Quiet riot i had to split to play somewhere myself so i missed that about Jeff, ROFL!! Wish i been there
I've met a few semi-famous people, most have been very nice folks. A few were on their way down, or were already down, when I met them, yet they were the ones that were dipshits.
I met a couple of the guys from Dream Theater, James LaBrie was one of them. We talked hockey for a while. They were great guys.
I met Fish from Marillion, if anybody remembers who that is. Mitch Malloy was a guy who had a couple of hits on the early 90's. In fact, he was offered the lead vocal slot in Van Halen after Sammy left/was kicked out, whichever version you subscribe to. Malloy turned it down. He was a nice guy as well.
Linda Davis is a country singer, I met her in the early 90's as well. Major hottie in person and really nice.
Jack Wagner - total fucking asshole.
David Cassidy - a little strange, and really, really small.
I talked to Paul McCartney once, for about ten minutes. At one point he called me "mate", which was pretty cool.
I met a couple of the guys from Dream Theater, James LaBrie was one of them. We talked hockey for a while. They were great guys.
I met Fish from Marillion, if anybody remembers who that is. Mitch Malloy was a guy who had a couple of hits on the early 90's. In fact, he was offered the lead vocal slot in Van Halen after Sammy left/was kicked out, whichever version you subscribe to. Malloy turned it down. He was a nice guy as well.
Linda Davis is a country singer, I met her in the early 90's as well. Major hottie in person and really nice.
Jack Wagner - total fucking asshole.
David Cassidy - a little strange, and really, really small.
I talked to Paul McCartney once, for about ten minutes. At one point he called me "mate", which was pretty cool.
I also met and jammed with David "Frankie" Toler (Allman Brother, Greg Allman Band, Great Southern, Bad Company) when he lived in Johnstown a few years ago. He was a very nice guy and we talked about a lot of music. We jammed together at Ohio Street Lounge a few times. He is a super great drummer.
I met John Schlitt from Petra & Head East & Bob Hartman from Petra. Both are nice guys.
I met John Schlitt from Petra & Head East & Bob Hartman from Petra. Both are nice guys.