Famous Encounters

Fat Freddy wrote:

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.

Danger Danger fans are a rare breed

Met Ray Alder from Fates Warning at the Abyss in Houston.
Met the Galactic Cowboys at the Urban Art Bar in Houston.
Met Tourniquet at the Back Stage club in Houston.
Met King's X at a club in Beaumont, TX.
Met Trouble at the Outlaw Drinkin' Club in Beaumont, TX.
Met Exodus at the Scout Bar in Beaumont, TX a few months ago.
Met the members of Petra several times in Houston and Beaumont, TX.
Met REZ Band and Sacred Warrior in Beaumont, TX at the same show.
Met Kingdom of Sorrow and Soilent Green in Beaumont, TX last summer.

Smindas wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

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.

Danger Danger fans are a rare breed

Haha, I recognized him because at the time (early 90s) he was fronting his post-D.D. band called "Bone Machine" and I'd just seen them a month or two earlier opening for a KISS tribute band (Sad, huh? Haha.) I was working at the K-Mart at the time, and being the non conformist rocker guy I was, I used to wear a big Gene Simmons pin (the shot from his KISS solo album cover) on my regulation red K-Mart vest. He walked by and said "Hey, nice KISS pin," and I sez "Thanks, hey, you're Ted right?" He lit up like "YEAH! How you doin' man?" shook my hand, we chit chatted for a minute or two and he went on his way. As I said, nice guy, I didn't have the heart to say I wasn't really a fan. He seemed so happy that someone recognized him, I didn't want to ruin his day.