Meeting The Band

bbiggs

Has anyone met Stone? Seems like a lot of Ed, Jeff and Mike but haven't heard anyone mention Stone.

GummiBeer

I met Uncle Neil back in 09 when he did a complete Canadian tour. I actually had Mirror Ball playing in my car, seen him and his tour manager walking up Queens road here in St. John's. Myself and my wife stopped the car to say hi, he stuck his head in and laughed and said good taste in music...hehe. He asked us to go for a walk with him, so had to take him up on the offer. Talked everything of the love of cars, to his Linconvolt, other artists, to the upcoming shows. He must have asked 5 times if we had tickets to the shows, with every response that we had GA's for both.
He is very chill but did get annoyed easy with the amount of attention he was getting from star gazers

JH6056

Cool story on meeting Neil. Kind of amazing he asked you guys to walk with him!

To person who asked about Stone, I've met him. Very very cool guy, but I've always felt like he was hardest to find, or he's the one who it seems the fewest people have stories of meeting. Cool though, very low key and also super funny.

bbiggs

^ I bet. Seems like a guy who would be a lot of fun to hang with over a few beers.

mcgruff10

I was chilling on a beach somewhere in southern cali near LA (my memory is shot...talking 1998) and there playing acoustic guitar is neil young! gave him his space, watched for a few minutes and let him walk away.

JH6056

All these Uncle Neil encounters are so cool!

buck502000

Mike and Jeff Central Park 2015 sound check Global Citizen. Extremely cool guys took pics with both.

crookedcross

buck502000 said:

Mike and Jeff Central Park 2015 sound check Global Citizen. Extremely cool guys took pics with both.

Was there a bald cop there getting photo bombed by Eddie? (at least that was the picture he sent me) My friend who's a cop said he heard "live-sounding" PJ from afar, walked through central park, flashed his badge a couple times and sure enough, there was PJ doing sound checks. Said he's proud to say that the one time he abused the use of his authority was to meet Eddie.

cp3iverson

Asked the 5 of them a question during a radio interview

One time Ed sat directly in front of me watching Mudhoney. I was the only person who knew who he was for a good fifteen minutes. Left him alone. He was sitting down enjoying it.

ehbacon

Met Ed after the Milwaukee show in 2014 (I was 14 at the time.) He came out to meet me and like 6 other people, ended up getting to talk with him for about 5 minutes. Talked to him about playing guitar, inspiration for writing music, and surfing. I remember the first thing he said as he walked over to me was "We have to get you out of this cold!" (It was like 2:30 in the morning.) I just laughed and said "worth it to meet my hero." Was the best night of my life.

fgalpern

I spotted a semi-icognito Ed at the NYC Tibetan Freedom Concert (think Yield-era black hair + a scruffy beard) and followed him to a booth. I said hi and "thanks for the music, it changed my life". He replied with a firm handshake, looked me directly in the eye and sternly said "No you did it, you changed your life." It was a short, awkward conversation and I felt bad about how awestruck and mumbly I was. So, risking being perceived as a total lunatic, I followed him some more, staying about 10 feet away so as not to freak him out too bad. He paused after a few minutes and gave me a sideways glance. I walked over and apologized for my awkwardness, he laughed and then we shared a wonderful 10 minute nerdy fan conversation about U2, who had just played. We talked about how their set didn't include certain songs we had both hoped to hear, he talked about how hard it is to choose just a few songs for festivals. Funny thing is, none of PJ was on the bill for the two day show, but Ed and Mike played a short set the next day and he never once mentioned the surprise. Totally humble, regular guy, no airs at all, despite me being somewhat stalker-ish for a few minutes. I was very pleased with myself until I met up with my wife a few minutes later and she rolled her eyes at my story. Lo these many years later, she's still rolling her eyes at my stories.

buck502000

crookedcross said:

buck502000 said:

Mike and Jeff Central Park 2015 sound check Global Citizen. Extremely cool guys took pics with both.

Was there a bald cop there getting photo bombed by Eddie? (at least that was the picture he sent me) My friend who's a cop said he heard "live-sounding" PJ from afar, walked through central park, flashed his badge a couple times and sure enough, there was PJ doing sound checks. Said he's proud to say that the one time he abused the use of his authority was to meet Eddie.

I think so, that weekend was a pretty special one. Got to go to Ed Sullivan Theatre for the Colbert show, a real nice sunny afternoon in Central Park sound checking with PJ (meeting Jeff and Mike) and finishing with the Global Citizen show.....awesome experience.

JH6056

fgalpern said:

I spotted a semi-icognito Ed at the NYC Tibetan Freedom Concert (think Yield-era black hair + a scruffy beard) and followed him to a booth. I said hi and "thanks for the music, it changed my life". He replied with a firm handshake, looked me directly in the eye and sternly said "No you did it, you changed your life." It was a short, awkward conversation and I felt bad about how awestruck and mumbly I was. So, risking being perceived as a total lunatic, I followed him some more, staying about 10 feet away so as not to freak him out too bad. He paused after a few minutes and gave me a sideways glance. I walked over and apologized for my awkwardness, he laughed and then we shared a wonderful 10 minute nerdy fan conversation about U2, who had just played. We talked about how their set didn't include certain songs we had both hoped to hear, he talked about how hard it is to choose just a few songs for festivals. Funny thing is, none of PJ was on the bill for the two day show, but Ed and Mike played a short set the next day and he never once mentioned the surprise. Totally humble, regular guy, no airs at all, despite me being somewhat stalker-ish for a few minutes. I was very pleased with myself until I met up with my wife a few minutes later and she rolled her eyes at my story. Lo these many years later, she's still rolling her eyes at my stories.

That's actually a really intense response re: you being the one who changed your life. I love that. Artists who write soul-shaking, life-changing music hear the testimony "Your music/This song changed my life" quite often, but I've never heard anyone answer that way. I love that. It's been awhile since I heard something new that once again upped my respect for Ed or this band, but that just bumped it way up once again.

Thanks for sharing!

fgalpern

That's actually a really intense response re: you being the one who changed your life. I love that. Artists who write soul-shaking, life-changing music hear the testimony "Your music/This song changed my life" quite often, but I've never heard anyone answer that way. I love that. It's been awhile since I heard something new that once again upped my respect for Ed or this band, but that just bumped it way up once again.
Thanks for sharing!

I'm glad this resonated with you! When he said those words, I was deeply touched and completely caught off guard. Some of Ed's childhood struggles mirror my own. Hearing those words from him was, in some way, permission to start working on my issues. Couldn't have come at a better time in my life.

cp3iverson

I read your tibet'97 account maybe a decade ago somewhere. I always remembered that one. Very cool

JH6056

fgalpern said:

That's actually a really intense response re: you being the one who changed your life. I love that. Artists who write soul-shaking, life-changing music hear the testimony "Your music/This song changed my life" quite often, but I've never heard anyone answer that way. I love that. It's been awhile since I heard something new that once again upped my respect for Ed or this band, but that just bumped it way up once again.
Thanks for sharing!

I'm glad this resonated with you! When he said those words, I was deeply touched and completely caught off guard. Some of Ed's childhood struggles mirror my own. Hearing those words from him was, in some way, permission to start working on my issues. Couldn't have come at a better time in my life.


That's fantastic, really, that is really cool. Like cp3iverson, I'll remember this for a long time.

Attaway77

Was in Seattle for work this past weekend and met the guitar legend himself Mr. Mike McCready while I was out and about... Absolutely awesome, just a cool and down to earth guy. PJ4LIFE......

mfc2006

Attaway77 said:

Was in Seattle for work this past weekend and met the guitar legend himself Mr. Mike McCready while I was out and about... Absolutely awesome, just a cool and down to earth guy. PJ4LIFE......

Nice, man!

donnaruhl

Never met any of them, But Eddie took a picture of me outside of his bus at Oracle Arena 2013 Lightning Bolt Tour. I was just looking at photos from that concert, And found one of him pointing into the crowd during his Tambourine giveaway, on Pinterest by photographer Thias Campos. I would really like to know how I can get this photo. He was actually pointing at me. And I would love nothing more than to get a copy of this photo. But don't know how to contact Thias Campos. If anyone has any info, I'd really appreciate it. See ya all at Dana Point.

HH140540

I had the privilege of meeting EV in Boston last year. It was a random occurrence so I just asked him if he had a second. I thanked him and told him that their work has had a profound impact on my life. We ended up having a conversation about families, wives, kids, and baseball. It was just him and I standing there talking like two normal dudes. He couldn't have be more humble, gracious, and down to earth. Definitely an experience I won't soon forget.