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| What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91329] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 18:11  |
Paul Braun
Messages: 391
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Last Sunday, I attended the melodicrock.com 10th anniversary concert
in South Bend, Indiana.
Artists performing included Kevin Chalfant, Jeff Scott Soto, and Scrap
Metal, an all-star band composed of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly
Keagy from Night Ranger, Eric Martin from Mr. Big, and Mark Slaughter
from Slaughter.
Special guests during the Scrap Metal gig included Jim Peterik and
Jimi Jamison, Jack Blades, and Joe Lynn Turner.
Now, keep in mind that back in the 80's and early '90's, these guys
were the bands I was listening to. I would have given anything to
just shake their hands. If you had told me that now I'd be hanging
around with them, or if any of them would have given me their home
phone numbers.... I'd have said you were effin' nuts.
I actually went with Peterik, so, as his personal roadie I got to say,
"I'm with him" and actually mean it.... ;-P
Plus, I got to hang backstage and in the dressing room.
I got to listen to those guys working out the harmonies on songs that
I listened to all the time - in fact, still do. Gave me chills to
hear Turner working out the harmonies to Rainbow songs....
And this was really the first time, aside from a World Stage show in
Belgium, that Peterik and Jamison have performed on stage together
since Jim left Survivor in 1990. The crowd went insane.
I also shot roughly 542 photos between the dressing/rehearsal room and
during the show.
After I offloaded my camera and browsed through all of the images, I
suddenly realized something. There are zero photos of me with the
stars.
I guess my relationship with Jim has conditioned me to the point where
I'm still fan enough to ask for autographs (you should see the walls
of my hallway - LP frames from Michael's are my friend -- but
apparently now asking to pose for photos with them is something I feel
uncomfortable doing. I guess I want to be accepted as a normal guy --
I definitely don't want to abuse my friendship with Jim and risk being
embarassing. I kinda enjoy having the chance to just stand around and
talk to these guys like real people, and I like to think they
appreciate that as well.
So, if any of you ask for proof that I was actually there, and not
just making this up, you'll just have to take my word for it.
pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91330 is a reply to message #91329] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 19:52  |
Rod Lincoln
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Sounds like fun. Tell Jim I said Hi when you see him again.
Rod
Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>Last Sunday, I attended the melodicrock.com 10th anniversary concert
>in South Bend, Indiana.
>
>Artists performing included Kevin Chalfant, Jeff Scott Soto, and Scrap
>Metal, an all-star band composed of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly
>Keagy from Night Ranger, Eric Martin from Mr. Big, and Mark Slaughter
>from Slaughter.
>
>Special guests during the Scrap Metal gig included Jim Peterik and
>Jimi Jamison, Jack Blades, and Joe Lynn Turner.
>
>Now, keep in mind that back in the 80's and early '90's, these guys
>were the bands I was listening to. I would have given anything to
>just shake their hands. If you had told me that now I'd be hanging
>around with them, or if any of them would have given me their home
>phone numbers.... I'd have said you were effin' nuts.
>
>I actually went with Peterik, so, as his personal roadie I got to say,
>"I'm with him" and actually mean it.... ;-P
>
>Plus, I got to hang backstage and in the dressing room.
>
>I got to listen to those guys working out the harmonies on songs that
>I listened to all the time - in fact, still do. Gave me chills to
>hear Turner working out the harmonies to Rainbow songs....
>
>And this was really the first time, aside from a World Stage show in
>Belgium, that Peterik and Jamison have performed on stage together
>since Jim left Survivor in 1990. The crowd went insane.
>
>I also shot roughly 542 photos between the dressing/rehearsal room and
>during the show.
>
>After I offloaded my camera and browsed through all of the images, I
>suddenly realized something. There are zero photos of me with the
>stars.
>
>I guess my relationship with Jim has conditioned me to the point where
>I'm still fan enough to ask for autographs (you should see the walls
>of my hallway - LP frames from Michael's are my friend -- but
>apparently now asking to pose for photos with them is something I feel
>uncomfortable doing. I guess I want to be accepted as a normal guy --
>I definitely don't want to abuse my friendship with Jim and risk being
>embarassing. I kinda enjoy having the chance to just stand around and
>talk to these guys like real people, and I like to think they
>appreciate that as well.
>
>So, if any of you ask for proof that I was actually there, and not
>just making this up, you'll just have to take my word for it.
>
>pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91331 is a reply to message #91329] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 20:07 |
Neil
Messages: 1645
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If you're jaded, I must be way beyond that... I've never
asked anyone for an autograph, or a picture, anything like that.
Neil
Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>Last Sunday, I attended the melodicrock.com 10th anniversary concert
>in South Bend, Indiana.
>
>Artists performing included Kevin Chalfant, Jeff Scott Soto, and Scrap
>Metal, an all-star band composed of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly
>Keagy from Night Ranger, Eric Martin from Mr. Big, and Mark Slaughter
>from Slaughter.
>
>Special guests during the Scrap Metal gig included Jim Peterik and
>Jimi Jamison, Jack Blades, and Joe Lynn Turner.
>
>Now, keep in mind that back in the 80's and early '90's, these guys
>were the bands I was listening to. I would have given anything to
>just shake their hands. If you had told me that now I'd be hanging
>around with them, or if any of them would have given me their home
>phone numbers.... I'd have said you were effin' nuts.
>
>I actually went with Peterik, so, as his personal roadie I got to say,
>"I'm with him" and actually mean it.... ;-P
>
>Plus, I got to hang backstage and in the dressing room.
>
>I got to listen to those guys working out the harmonies on songs that
>I listened to all the time - in fact, still do. Gave me chills to
>hear Turner working out the harmonies to Rainbow songs....
>
>And this was really the first time, aside from a World Stage show in
>Belgium, that Peterik and Jamison have performed on stage together
>since Jim left Survivor in 1990. The crowd went insane.
>
>I also shot roughly 542 photos between the dressing/rehearsal room and
>during the show.
>
>After I offloaded my camera and browsed through all of the images, I
>suddenly realized something. There are zero photos of me with the
>stars.
>
>I guess my relationship with Jim has conditioned me to the point where
>I'm still fan enough to ask for autographs (you should see the walls
>of my hallway - LP frames from Michael's are my friend -- but
>apparently now asking to pose for photos with them is something I feel
>uncomfortable doing. I guess I want to be accepted as a normal guy --
>I definitely don't want to abuse my friendship with Jim and risk being
>embarassing. I kinda enjoy having the chance to just stand around and
>talk to these guys like real people, and I like to think they
>appreciate that as well.
>
>So, if any of you ask for proof that I was actually there, and not
>just making this up, you'll just have to take my word for it.
>
>pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91332 is a reply to message #91330] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 22:43 |
Paul Braun
Messages: 391
Registered: September 2005
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On 12 Oct 2007 12:52:12 +1000, "Rod Lincoln"
<rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote:
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>Sounds like fun. Tell Jim I said Hi when you see him again.
>Rod
Will do.
And BTW - I had a talk with Kevin - apparently the SS gig turned into
a one-off for the album sessions, and then he was let go....
Sadly, not all the musicians I like seem to be decent guys in real
life.
But then, you already know that...
:-(
And I've decided I hate Eric Martin. Little fucker looks like a
20-year old kid. Still sings as well as he ever did. In fact, when I
first saw him in the dressing room, and he said, "Hi, I'm Eric", I
thought, "Eric who? He can't be old enough to be Eric Martin..."
Looked him up. He was born in 1960. Bastard is two years older than
me.
I'd really hate him if he hadn't been such a nice guy to me.
;-P
pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91333 is a reply to message #91331] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 22:47 |
Paul Braun
Messages: 391
Registered: September 2005
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On 12 Oct 2007 13:07:28 +1000, "Neil" <IOUIU@OIU.com> wrote:
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>If you're jaded, I must be way beyond that... I've never
>asked anyone for an autograph, or a picture, anything like that.
>
>Neil
>
I like the autographs (mostly on album covers) because somehow I think
it's cool. I've got a copy of "News of the World" signed by Brian
May. I've got an album signed by Harry Chapin. And my "Bat Out of
Hell" picture disc is signed by Meat, Kasim Sulton, Rundgren, and
Steinman. I just get pleasure out of looking at the walls in the
"Rock Hall" in our house. And aside from the Chapin and the copy of
"The Who By Numbers" signed by all 4 original guys, they're all
signatures I've gotten in person from guys I've met and talked to. I
allow myself some slack on the Chapin, since my wife saw him a bunch
of times and has a book of his poetry that he signed to her.
I guess I figured I was lucky to be there - I was just going to take
photos that Andrew (promoter) could use later on his website, and I
really had no place in them.
pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91336 is a reply to message #91329] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 01:14 |
rick
Messages: 1976
Registered: February 2006
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photoshop will put you where you should have been.
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:11:06 -0500, Paul Braun
<cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>Last Sunday, I attended the melodicrock.com 10th anniversary concert
>in South Bend, Indiana.
>
>Artists performing included Kevin Chalfant, Jeff Scott Soto, and Scrap
>Metal, an all-star band composed of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly
>Keagy from Night Ranger, Eric Martin from Mr. Big, and Mark Slaughter
>from Slaughter.
>
>Special guests during the Scrap Metal gig included Jim Peterik and
>Jimi Jamison, Jack Blades, and Joe Lynn Turner.
>
>Now, keep in mind that back in the 80's and early '90's, these guys
>were the bands I was listening to. I would have given anything to
>just shake their hands. If you had told me that now I'd be hanging
>around with them, or if any of them would have given me their home
>phone numbers.... I'd have said you were effin' nuts.
>
>I actually went with Peterik, so, as his personal roadie I got to say,
>"I'm with him" and actually mean it.... ;-P
>
>Plus, I got to hang backstage and in the dressing room.
>
>I got to listen to those guys working out the harmonies on songs that
>I listened to all the time - in fact, still do. Gave me chills to
>hear Turner working out the harmonies to Rainbow songs....
>
>And this was really the first time, aside from a World Stage show in
>Belgium, that Peterik and Jamison have performed on stage together
>since Jim left Survivor in 1990. The crowd went insane.
>
>I also shot roughly 542 photos between the dressing/rehearsal room and
>during the show.
>
>After I offloaded my camera and browsed through all of the images, I
>suddenly realized something. There are zero photos of me with the
>stars.
>
>I guess my relationship with Jim has conditioned me to the point where
>I'm still fan enough to ask for autographs (you should see the walls
>of my hallway - LP frames from Michael's are my friend -- but
>apparently now asking to pose for photos with them is something I feel
>uncomfortable doing. I guess I want to be accepted as a normal guy --
>I definitely don't want to abuse my friendship with Jim and risk being
>embarassing. I kinda enjoy having the chance to just stand around and
>talk to these guys like real people, and I like to think they
>appreciate that as well.
>
>So, if any of you ask for proof that I was actually there, and not
>just making this up, you'll just have to take my word for it.
>
>pab
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| Re: What a surreal evening, or, Am I starting to get jaded? [message #91343 is a reply to message #91332] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 08:03 |
Rod Lincoln
Messages: 883
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Yeah, I heard about the Kevin C. thing. I could have bet money on that not
working out. He's too much of a real singer with a good head on his shoulders
for that to work out. At least he got paid for doing the record. I would
have liked to work with him, maybe someday.
Rod
Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>On 12 Oct 2007 12:52:12 +1000, "Rod Lincoln"
><rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote:
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>>
>>Sounds like fun. Tell Jim I said Hi when you see him again.
>>Rod
>
>Will do.
>
>And BTW - I had a talk with Kevin - apparently the SS gig turned into
>a one-off for the album sessions, and then he was let go....
>
>Sadly, not all the musicians I like seem to be decent guys in real
>life.
>
>But then, you already know that...
>
>:-(
>
>And I've decided I hate Eric Martin. Little fucker looks like a
>20-year old kid. Still sings as well as he ever did. In fact, when I
>first saw him in the dressing room, and he said, "Hi, I'm Eric", I
>thought, "Eric who? He can't be old enough to be Eric Martin..."
>
>Looked him up. He was born in 1960. Bastard is two years older than
>me.
>
>I'd really hate him if he hadn't been such a nice guy to me.
>
>;-P
>
>pab
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