Steve_nottm Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Took my 15 year old daughter to a gig at rock city Nottingham last weekend. She suffers from Cystic Fibrosis so as a treat id arranges with their manager for her to go to soundcheck and meet the band. they were great. Friendly and chatty with her. She’s made each of them a bracelet and they wore them for the actual gig. Then after they were meeting fans, signing stuff, and recognised and said hi to my daughter. I find it rare that bands are that accessible to fans. It really made her day. 29 Quote
Lozz196 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 I think that’s great, it might not seem like much to the bands but things like this have a real impact on fans, well done to them (and all bands who do similar). 4 Quote
Bluewine Posted May 31 Posted May 31 I made myself accessible but nobody wanted to talk to me. 😮💨 Daryl 1 5 1 Quote
mikebass456 Posted Saturday at 05:26 Posted Saturday at 05:26 4 hours ago, Bluewine said: I made myself accessible but nobody wanted to talk to me. 😮💨 Daryl That's the life of the bass player! I'm invisible when I take mine off 😕 1 1 Quote
martthebass Posted Saturday at 07:12 Posted Saturday at 07:12 I remember them as a nice bunch of lads. They used to frequent a local jamnight I went to years back every Friday when they were learning their trade. 2 Quote
joeystrange Posted Saturday at 09:41 Posted Saturday at 09:41 Depends what kind of music you’re into. This has always been a thing in the punk scene. It’s very common to be able to meet and hang out with bands at merch, by the van, or just in the venue. Even bigger bands (although maybe not the arena or stadium bands) will still tend to do this. 3 Quote
Burns-bass Posted Sunday at 17:24 Posted Sunday at 17:24 Yeah this is fantastic. I’ve just come back from Disneyland and the effort they go to there to make the attraction accessible and inclusive is brilliant. My daughter has a disability and they couldn’t have done any more for her. Appreciate Disneyland is not everyone’s cup of tea (mine included) but have to shout out to them. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted Sunday at 18:55 Posted Sunday at 18:55 I've always found bands to be friendly towards fans and more than happy to have a chat if they have time. I was at a gig last year to see Mondo Generator, a band fronted by ex Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri and he was really cool, just hanging out chatting to fans right from when the doors opened until he went on stage. While the local support act were on, he was stood next to me head banging away. That's how it should be done. Craig Charles does things a different way. Grumpy b'stard. I was only trying to tell him he'd dropped his wallet. 2 Quote
Len_derby Posted Sunday at 21:19 Posted Sunday at 21:19 2 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Craig Charles does things a different way. Grumpy b'stard. I was only trying to tell him he'd dropped his wallet. Surely the impact would have set off car alarms. 😝 Quote
SteveXFR Posted Sunday at 21:31 Posted Sunday at 21:31 11 minutes ago, Len_derby said: Surely the impact would have set off car alarms. 😝 It broke floor tiles. I nicked the keys for Starbug 1 Quote
tauzero Posted Monday at 13:21 Posted Monday at 13:21 18 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Craig Charles does things a different way. Grumpy b'stard. I was only trying to tell him he'd dropped his wallet When I did Robot Wars I wasn't sure whether to approach him or not - being as I'm rather shy and he was sat in a corner reading the paper, I decided against it. Philippa Forrester was much more approachable in Techno Games. 1 Quote
mikebass456 Posted Monday at 14:03 Posted Monday at 14:03 41 minutes ago, tauzero said: When I did Robot Wars I wasn't sure whether to approach him or not - being as I'm rather shy and he was sat in a corner reading the paper, I decided against it. Philippa Forrester was much more approachable in Techno Games. And somewhat easier on the eye... Quote
SteveXFR Posted Monday at 14:18 Posted Monday at 14:18 14 minutes ago, mikebass456 said: And somewhat easier on the eye... Agreed. She is definitely prettier than a middle aged bloke. 1 Quote
Burns-bass Posted Monday at 15:32 Posted Monday at 15:32 2 hours ago, tauzero said: When I did Robot Wars I wasn't sure whether to approach him or not - being as I'm rather shy and he was sat in a corner reading the paper, I decided against it. Philippa Forrester was much more approachable in Techno Games. I met him in Manchester and he was taciturn and rude. Turns out it was the night before he was going to be outed by the press for smoking crack so he had a reason! Quote
fretmeister Posted Monday at 15:54 Posted Monday at 15:54 They seem like a great band, and nicely done to them for that. I must admit I'm not a fan of meet and greet for anything - music / film etc, but I can see the appeal particularly for younger fans. For me, I like the mystery of not knowing anything about them. I find it easier to just watch the performance then. Knowing the real person for me somehow diminishes the stage persona / role. 1 Quote
miles'tone Posted Tuesday at 06:21 Posted Tuesday at 06:21 14 hours ago, Burns-bass said: I met him in Manchester and he was taciturn and rude. Turns out it was the night before he was going to be outed by the press for smoking crack so he had a reason! Thankfully he was saved by the funk. "Free Your Mind And Your A$$ Will Follow..." ✊️ Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted Tuesday at 08:10 Posted Tuesday at 08:10 On 01/06/2025 at 19:55, SteveXFR said: Queens Of The Stone Age I was buying lunch in the BBC canteen a number of years ago when a big bloke came and tapped me on the shoulder and said "I see you're into Guzzis!" (the t shirt and belt buckle gave it away). Turned out it was Josh Homme and we ended up having lunch together and talking Mandello Stuff! Another time (beeb canteen again) I bumped into a guy who was in the Weeds with me back in the early days - Chris Haskett. He said "Come and sit with us"... So I did - "us" turned out to be Henry Rollins and Melvin Gibbs. We discussed Sonny Sharrock and Defunkt. None of 'em were at all grumpy, though I was a bit in awe of Melvin! 2 Quote
SteveXFR Posted Tuesday at 08:18 Posted Tuesday at 08:18 3 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: I was buying lunch in the BBC canteen a number of years ago when a big bloke came and tapped me on the shoulder and said "I see you're into Guzzis!" (the t shirt and belt buckle gave it away). Turned out it was Josh Homme and we ended up having lunch together and talking Mandello Stuff! Another time (beeb canteen again) I bumped into a guy who was in the Weeds with me back in the early days - Chris Haskett. He said "Come and sit with us"... So I did - "us" turned out to be Henry Rollins and Melvin Gibbs. We discussed Sonny Sharrock and Defunkt. None of 'em were at all grumpy, though I was a bit in awe of Melvin! I'm a huge QOTSA fan and never knew Josh was in to bikes. That's another hero point then! I've always wanted a Guzzi as well. Not had one yet but a V100 Mandello could be next. Josh named my youngest daughter, we saw QOTSA in 2011 while my wife was heavily pregnant (we had seats) and the first song they played was Go With The Flow so she's called Flo. The second song was Regular John so we had an option if it had been a boy. 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted Tuesday at 17:34 Posted Tuesday at 17:34 On 02/06/2025 at 10:54, fretmeister said: They seem like a great band, and nicely done to them for that. I must admit I'm not a fan of meet and greet for anything - music / film etc, but I can see the appeal particularly for younger fans. For me, I like the mystery of not knowing anything about them. I find it easier to just watch the performance then. Knowing the real person for me somehow diminishes the stage persona / role. Agreed. If I just happened to run into a celebrity on the street that would be ok. The guys that are doing meet and greets after the show, they consider that work and probably just want to get our of there. Daryl Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted Wednesday at 07:55 Posted Wednesday at 07:55 23 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I've always wanted a Guzzi as well Wanna buy a 1974 Raceco tuned 850T, now 1000cc? 😁 Quote
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