Memories,Meetings,Memorabilia and the story and pictures behind them.

lastexitlondon said:

Any glen hansard fans  here? Had some cool moments at his gig s.

Great stories you got to live out. I would expect great things out of any Glen story and would live to hear them.

Chicago of 2011, girlfriend of 2 years waited outside after solo Ed show. Waited...and waited...finally came out but wasn't talking or signing anything. Just went along the barricade smiling and shaking hands. Looked right at me as he was shaking a hand...but it wasn't my hand. Lol

Same venue but to see Glen around 2015...girlfriend and I parked in a garage and started walking when she pokes my side smiling a big smile saying "It's Glen!" It was quite frigid out but he was kind enough to stop and pose for a picture. Brief, but kind.

Dumb fun anyway!! At least I got to hold it!! Wow 21 years ago.
I have another embarrassing story told before but I'm BORED. So FYE (and my shame) really I don't think I'm a jerk, maybe I am!!
Big fan of primus and stuff les does. He was playing 10 minutes from my house. Whales and Woe tour with that dude who played sax with mad season. Shriek? Amazing show!

So I went solo (because I'm a jerk) called an old friend before the show to talk outside the club. Pre-show chat. He got me into primus.. 
So he goes off on how some old friends overdosed and died. Got me bummed, but whatever. I'll go see a great show and maybe blow off some steam. 
Les is different than primus...no pit...but I may have bumped into a few chill fans aggressively. Once I realized I won't get a pit going. I met the chill vibe.
Still dancing around like all the rest of the crowd, feeling the urge to give the world the finger. So I was sticking up my middle fingers. It's not church right? 
Mr Claypool in pigface...stops the sold out show and has a conversation...with me...
Les..'so why would you go to a show pay money to come give us the finger?'...silence spotlight on me...
Les...'to me it means you want to have s.x with me or your a di.k.'.
Crowd in unison..."HE'S A DI.K!!!"...more silence
Me..."it means I want to go fishing with you"
Les.."why would I want to go fishing with an a..hole"

I love that story...I just wish I wasn't the main character!!!
Someone stop me and tell your own stories. Can't be worse than mine.
PS. I don't stick my finger up at shows anymore. Maybe PJ, but only during Save You!

lastexitlondon said:

Ok i have  some more. My profile pic on here is at London  last tour.  Long story. Long night sleeping outside the 02. Great night  with all my dear friends old and new. And The rob . Pj radio. 
I have chronic health anxiety  and as the years have gone on gigs have become unbearable but such is my love for the love i feel for the togetherness it kept me going. Leeds was so hard but  london was a new level of terror. Anyhow. I spent all day before at the 02 with close friends i had made  all through  Europe  then night came. Felt alone  so got drunk. Next day met a new friend  Richard.  Queued  all.day . As it got near afternoon we all got moved into the venue. I could  not  cope at all. I wanted to go home. Im an honest guy.  I was a mess in tears. A guy  who was dying of blood cancer  offered me a valium i declined and thought 
 Come on rob sort your shit out you prick.
Anyhow my dear friends ewa elder and keith her husband  cradled me. We got in. And ed said "good evening " i said to myself if i die now  . Its where i want to be......
It all took me over.... i cried and cried (oh i forgot to say i was at this  time rail in front of ED.)
When porch played  ed came to the crowd  and stood on the barricade  in front  of us 
 It was so out  of this world. I have been rail a few times but this time  ed came right up to me and held my hand . I had been crying.  It was whilst he sang the words... i just  wanna live.i knew that  i would never  touch you . Hold you .Feel you in my arms again . We had a moment that was 30 seconds. That felt like he knew i was in pain. I cant describe it.  

Wow, what an emotional story, it's beautiful! Thanks for sharing it.

This part in particular, just... heavy and beautiful:
"I was a mess in tears. A guy  who was dying of blood cancer  offered me a valium i declined and thought 
 Come on rob sort your shit out you prick.
Anyhow my dear friends ewa elder and keith her husband  cradled me. We got in. And ed said "good evening " i said to myself if i die now  . Its where i want to be......"

Glad you lived to tell it all! And I hope the guy with blood cancer is still with us?

Loujoe said:

Dumb fun anyway!! At least I got to hold it!! Wow 21 years ago.
I have another embarrassing story told before but I'm BORED. So FYE (and my shame) really I don't think I'm a jerk, maybe I am!!
Big fan of primus and stuff les does. He was playing 10 minutes from my house. Whales and Woe tour with that dude who played sax with mad season. Shriek? Amazing show!

So I went solo (because I'm a jerk) called an old friend before the show to talk outside the club. Pre-show chat. He got me into primus.. 
So he goes off on how some old friends overdosed and died. Got me bummed, but whatever. I'll go see a great show and maybe blow off some steam. 
Les is different than primus...no pit...but I may have bumped into a few chill fans aggressively. Once I realized I won't get a pit going. I met the chill vibe.
Still dancing around like all the rest of the crowd, feeling the urge to give the world the finger. So I was sticking up my middle fingers. It's not church right? 
Mr Claypool in pigface...stops the sold out show and has a conversation...with me...
Les..'so why would you go to a show pay money to come give us the finger?'...silence spotlight on me...
Les...'to me it means you want to have s.x with me or your a di.k.'.
Crowd in unison..."HE'S A DI.K!!!"...more silence
Me..."it means I want to go fishing with you"
Les.."why would I want to go fishing with an a..hole"

I love that story...I just wish I wasn't the main character!!!
Someone stop me and tell your own stories. Can't be worse than mine.
PS. I don't stick my finger up at shows anymore. Maybe PJ, but only during Save You!

The only one that could top this is maybe the gal who made all the ruckus at that LA show a few years back?  Vedder stopped the show because of it.
or maybe the guy that was pointing in that gal's face that got bounced from that show a few years back?  Vedder stopped the show for that one too.  Was that you?

I kid, but we do have room on the Asshole list.  I currently hold the #1 spot right @dankind?

You must have other redeeming stories?  If not please keep putting the bigger anvil on your chest because these are gold!

I've been to many shows without incident. Other than pushing someone over for a setlist...getting picked up by my face at a skinny puppy show...waking up on the floor of cbgbs after passing out (no drugs or drinking) just pushing the limits as a kid...locking eyes with RJ Dio and sharing devil horns while on the shoulders of a good friend...knocking over Al Jorgensen's bottle of booze before a stagedive.(sure I told this one before too).had em all lined up on the edge of the stage, revolting cocks... steer beers and queers...me ride the crowd into the bouncer pit...no bouncers...climb on stage...knock over bottle...high 5 AJ..he was shocked to see me...and launch into the crowd...lived to tell.. I love my life...

Love hearing all these stories, thanks for sharing all.

Cool sign and nice your friend gave it to you. Sorry that happened to you. Hope they grew out of that stage and are better people now.

I have zero PJ meetings, cool things given to me.  Other bands I do though.

These are great.

@Loujoe that Jorgenen story is awesome!