Famous Encounters

Anyone from a band you've met somewhere.

I myself have met all the current members of Judas Priest twice. On their 2008 Australian tour I managed to hang around at two of the airports (I went to three shows) and get photos and signatures from all five.

Sadly there were only about 20 people doing the same thing at each airport.

Several... Glenn Danzig, Angela Gossow, Frank Bello, Martin Ain, Jack Owen, Lita Ford, Chuck Billy, Trey Azagthoth, Nikki Sixx, Juliette Lewis, ... tons more.

great people.

I've met quite a few band members at signing sessions and festivals (primarily Bloodstock) such as Arch Enemy, Nevermore, Helloween (minus Andi, unfortunately), Blaze Bailey, Sabbat (I seem to run in to Martin Walkyier at every Bloodstock fest I've been too - hopefully it'll be the same this year), Iced Earth, Korpiklaani, Dragonforce, Overkill and a few others who have escaped my memory.

Yep - there are multiple threads about this

I too have the feeling that we've done this before, but what the hell, I'll play.
Musicians I've met:

Bobby Gustafson and "Blitz" Ellsworth (Overkill)
John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher and Joe Hasselvander of Raven
Joey, Johnny, C-Jay, and Marky Ramone
Steven Adler (ex- GNR drummer)
Igor and Max Cavalera (Sepultura)
Midnight (Crimson Glory)
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Bruce Kulick, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Vinnie Vincent of KISS (obviously not all at the same time - haha)
Gary Cherone and Pat Badger of Extreme
Chris Caffery of Savatage
Richie Scarlet and John Regan of Frehley's Comet
Jerry Only and Doyle Von Frankenstein of the Misfits

Non-musicians:
Adam "Batman" West
Richard "Captain Apollo" Hatch of "Battlestar Galactica"
Bill Aucoin (KISS' manager in the '70s)
Mike Reiss (head writer for "The Simpsons")
George Gately (cartoonist who drew the "Heathcliff" comic strip)
Keith Giffen (comic book artist)
Dave Cockrum (comic book artist)
Darryl Strawberry (he sat in front of me at a NJ Nets game when I was about 12 years old -- MAN, was I geeked!)

...and probably a few others that I'm forgetting...

I was on a tram at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport and this long-haired "older" guy with a hot babe on each arm walks into the tram at one of the stops. I look closer and it's David Coverdale!! I didn't bother him, it was just cool enough to be standing right next to him.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

I was on a tram at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport and this long-haired "older" guy with a hot babe on each arm walks into the tram at one of the stops. I look closer and it's David Coverdale!! I didn't bother him, it was just cool enough to be standing right next to him.

Awesome! How did he smell?

It is with deep regret that I did not deeply inhale his phermones.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

It is with deep regret that I did not deeply inhale his phermones.

When you're 60 years old and have only one regret in life it will be that.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Darryl Strawberry (he sat in front of me at a NJ Nets game when I was about 12 years old -- MAN, was I geeked!)

Out of curiosity, were you a Metropolitans or Yankees fan?

xyz wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Darryl Strawberry (he sat in front of me at a NJ Nets game when I was about 12 years old -- MAN, was I geeked!)

Out of curiosity, were you a Metropolitans or Yankees fan?

Haha, I'm pretty sure I was a Yankees fan at that time (still am), but that was my first sighting of a so-called "famous person" close up so it was pretty freakin' cool no matter what team he was on!!

The Straw man! That's cool. Was he high?


(Sorry, that was in poor taste)

scottmitchell74 wrote:

The Straw man! That's cool. Was he high?


(Sorry, that was in poor taste)

He probably just finished his latest dose of 'roids!

Haha, we're talking early to mid-80s here when he was playing for the Mets, so I don't know if Darryl was on the Drug Train yet. He seemed nice, (and very TALL at that time, of course, I was just a kid then). I didn't bother him, but when he first came in and was sitting down in front of me I did say "Hey Darryl," and he said "what's up man?" Other than that I left him alone because my Dad leaned over and whispered in my ear "Don't bug the guy, OK? He's having a night out. Give him a break." Haha.

I met Ted Nugent in a K-Mart looking at birthday cards for his wife. That's the only "real world" encounter. I've met lots and lots of people backstage or at shows.



Arttie

I met Wilfred Brimley at a buffet restaurant in Salt Lake City, Tommy La Sorda at a buffet restaurant in ABQ, Rob, Robert and Scott from Ultimatum (many times), Annie Lennox in Salt Lake City, The guys in Disciple, Seventh Day Slumber, Pillar, LA Symphony & the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in '96 & '97. A few more I can't think of right now.

Glenn Danzig, Maynard James Keenan, Sammy Hagar, Jonathan Edwards (You know, that folk-dude from the 70's), and the current line-up of Motorhead.

(Testament)
Chuck Billy
Eric Peterson
Alex Skolnick
Steve Digiorgio
James Murphy
Steve Smyth

(Dark Angel)
Jim Durkin
Ron Rinehart
Eric Meyer
Gene Hoglan

(Slayer)
Kerry King

(Tourniquet)
Ted Kirkpatrick
Gary Lenaire
Aaron Guerra

(The Crucified)
Mark Salomon

(Flotsam and Jetsam)
Eric AK
Ed Carlson
Craig Nielsen
Jason Ward
Mark Simpson

(Warrant)
Jani Lane

(Dokken)
Don Dokken
Mick Brown
Jeff Pilson

(Malevolent Creation)
Brett Hoffman
Gordon Simms
Phil Fasciana
Dave Culross

(Pro-Pain)
Gary Meskil

(Morbid Angel)
Steve Tucker
Trey A

Michael Fishman (roseanne)
Tom Cruise
Dustin Hoffman


that's all i can think of right now.

arttieTHE1manparty wrote:

I met Ted Nugent in a K-Mart looking at birthday cards for his wife. That's the only "real world" encounter. I've met lots and lots of people backstage or at shows.

K-Mart must be a hot shopping spot for rockers... cuz now that I think about it, I met Ted Poley from Danger Danger in a K-Mart one day.

I've met Oscar Soutu of Anonymus and Joey Belladonna (former Anthrax frontman).

Outside of music, I've met Don Cherry and several hockey players.

Well, this is funny, my brother works at a TV network and everytime he visits me we find a "so called celebrity" somewhere, but I have to tell you: I do not know who those people are and I couldn't care less... I do not like soap operas!!

Altough, my brother -who btw has a POOR music taste- has a pic with Janik and Dave Murray!!! (honestly, I have been hating my brother in secret since there LOL)

My favorite was at Jezebel's in Santa Anna, Calif.

The show was King's X on the "Gretchen" tour

Eric Carr was sitting with Marc Ferrari of the band of Spec's shirt.
I went up to say hello to Eric (major fanboy that I am) and Marc remembered me from a previous encounter (non-musical) a few months earlier. Eric was very gracious.

Went back and enjoyed the show with my friends David raymond Reeves, Roger Dale Martin, and Dave Enos.

Fat Freddy wrote:

arttieTHE1manparty wrote:

I met Ted Nugent in a K-Mart looking at birthday cards for his wife. That's the only "real world" encounter. I've met lots and lots of people backstage or at shows.

K-Mart must be a hot shopping spot for rockers... cuz now that I think about it, I met Ted Poley from Danger Danger in a K-Mart one day.

I am infinitely jealous. Ted Poley is, for some reason, one of my favourite singers.

Smindas wrote:

I am infinitely jealous. Ted Poley is, for some reason, one of my favourite singers.

He seemed like a very nice guy. I didn't have the heart to tell him I was never much of a fan.

I can't remember all of them. But here are sone:

Various members of Savatage

Dee Snider from Twisted Sister

Oscar & Joacim from Hammerfall

Various members of In Flames

All the members from Artch and Witchhammer

Eric Singer & Bruce Kulick

Various members of Iron Maiden

Jeff Waters - Annihilator

Jon Schaeffer - Iced Earth