Closest You Have Been To A Prog Great
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Topic: Closest You Have Been To A Prog Great
Posted By: Hemispheres
Subject: Closest You Have Been To A Prog Great
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:33
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I was 4 feet away from John Myung and at one point in the show everybody at the show was spousto clap but i didnt and Mike Portnoy saw me and pointed at me and looked at me in an angry stare
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Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:35
| One time I saw a picture of David Gilmour on the internet :P |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:38
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I live in the province of Québec and the guys of Harmonium live in the province of Québec too.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:38
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^ The closest: I have a photo with Michael Schenker (non-prog) I also have a photo with Anathema's singer Been face to face with Daniel Gildenlow, Ray Alder but i dont know how Prog Greats can these be considered |
Posted By: Radar Love
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:41
| Joe Ellliot use to drink in my local. Use to talk to him about his favourite bands as one does. He was really into Mott The Hoople. Not prog but just thought I'd share it! |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:47
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Being an avid autograph collector [yes, i was one of those sad people who use to hang around the stage door after the show] I have met many a prog giant! The most amenable and freindly were:
And the not so freindly ones
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:52
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------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:53
LOL |
Peter wrote:Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:55
Is it from Parc Safari??  -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:03
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:05
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I was around 20 meters away from Jean-Michel Jarre when he performed his concert in Gdansk last year. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: andYouandI45
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:06
| Ian Anderson, and Martin Barre. Just a couple of hundred of feet! |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:10
I've met the guy that founded the Official Harmonium site, and used to run it untill he resigned a few years ago. I sat close to very back of teh CNE Stadium, when Pink Floyd came to Toronto in 94. But I could barely see them, even with binoculars. ------------- 
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Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:20
| The guitar player in my band played in a band that opened for the Tony Levin Band. |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:21
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i had a wet dream about rick wakeman
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listen to Hella |
Posted By: Dirk
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:29
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Shook hands with Ray Weston of Echolyn after a great concert of them. Was on a photo with Vinnie Kavanaugh of Anathema because my girlfriend Antennas thinks they are the best band that ever were and she managed to get us together on this photo . |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:36
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Peter Noone ftw! A few feet away, getting an autograph...  ... Why did I just called Peter Noone a prog great?  *smacks head* |
Posted By: nobody
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:39
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met Banks (twice)-Rutherford-Collins & Gabriel from the G met Eno (in the World Trade Center) met Peter Hammill met Kate Bush met Laurie Anderson ------------- "Some of you are going to die... martyrs, of course, to the Freedom I will provide!" |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:42
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I have been, I dunno, 20 feet away from Robert Fripp during a 2003 King
Crimson concert at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. I thought it was a heavy contrast how Adrian Belew had about 50 lights on him and Robert had a little work light on him while he made guitar magic. All the more to suit his reclusive nature, I guess. That was a concert which I will not forget! 
No autographs, though....I wasn't able to meet them, either... 
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:16
Now that's just disturbing. |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:23
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Yeah, that is disturbing. Why would you have a wet dream about Rick
Wakeman? Dream about jamming on stage with him, sure, but a wet dream?
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:25
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I once hit the dude from Green Day- they're prog...right? ------------- |
Posted By: anael
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:20
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I´ve been met:
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:25
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------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Then there was the time I met that Camel clone band:
Llama outta here!Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:26
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Saw Rush in Milwaukee on the Vapor Trails tour. Had the best seats I've ever gotten for a major (arena-size) concert, second row right in front of Geddy.
That was cool enough, but during one of the solo sections, Alex wandered over to my side of the stage to jam with Geddy. He starts hamming it up a bit for the crowd, and looked right at me. In my best aging dork style, I pointed at him and mouthed the phrase "You the man!"; he dropped his hands to his sides very quickly and shrugged his shoulders with a "Who me? Aw shucks" kind of look on his face and went back to playing without missing a beat. Highlight of my sad sad life. Well...highlight of my musical life at least... 
I haven't met any major prog players, but I did shake hands and chat with the guys from King's X on a couple of occasions; semi-prog maybe. They play mainly clubs and bars these days and are quite sociable with the fans (well, sometimes Ty Tabor doesn't stick around for the meet & greets, I think he's shy). |
Posted By: Single Coil
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:35
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Adrian Belew was playing in a bar and I went there to see him. As I was walking up to the club, I noticed Adrian and another guy standing just outside the front door talking. I went to walk past them and said something like "Hi, duh, your Adrian Belew, you're so great, etc". He just smiled, held open the door for me, and said, "...and let me introduce you.... to the club !" It was like his super polite way of saying that I had to keep moving... I thought it was cool. He played about five songs. All on an acoustic guitar with no band. All were new, except the last one which was "Three of a Perfect Pair". It was the most complex thing I ever saw a guitar player sing and do at the same time. Later, he autographed my "Desire of the Rhino King" CD... which I still treasure to this day. He was really cool to me again when he signed it. He would have won me over as a fan if I wasn't already one ! ------------- If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud! |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:40
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or maybe even on a leaky waterbed!
------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Relax! He probably just fell asleep in the bath... 
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:42
Yeah I saw him play that too. It was pretty impressing  -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:56
I think King Of Loss stalks Daniel Gildenlow.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: sideways
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 00:20
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This close
------------- "Who would wish this on our people?..And proclaim that his will be done" Sacrificed Sons - Dream Theater |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 00:22
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 02:58
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I was quite close to the stage at the Flower Kings gig in 2003 and at Pain of Salvation's gig in 2005. I was late from a Dream Theater autograph session.
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Posted By: VanBuren
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 03:10
| i got my right shoe autographed by mike portnoy |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 03:27
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I have met Tony Levin and we spoke for quite a while. Also hung out with Ozric Tentacles once, Gong many times (and Daevid did artwork for my CD), Nik Turner while on tour with him, Harvey Bainbridge while on tour with him, met Annie Haslam and met Paul Whitehead. Also sat one table over from Roger Waters in NYC when his son was in Ozrics!!! I will be doing a gig with Tim Blake and Jean-Phillipe Rykiel in September. Cyndee ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: luc4fun
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 03:33
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My avatar is self explanatory (I am the one on the right ... ------------- Site Admin at www.progrockwall.com the first social network for Proggers! |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 03:36
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ONE TIME I SAW SPOCKS BEARD IN SANTA MONICA .I WAS SITTING AT THE EDGE OF THE STAGE THE WHOLE SHOW AND MR MORSE SAID''BOY, YOU GOT THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE''.AND ONE TIME I SAW PLANET X AND DRINK A BEER WITH THEM AFTER THE SHOW[BY THE WAY DEREK PLAYS] ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 04:31
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right here's my ultimate, highly embarassing and
personally not very benefitting fanboy-story: i've met quite a few prog greats, mostly just for a quick chat or an autograph, but meeting the boys from MARILLION on the "radiation" tour was very special. i am a die-hard fan of them and i have followed them through all their musical phases and experimentations and, yes, pun very much intended, progressed with them as a listener but also as a human being. "radiation" is still an iffy album for them and their fan base and the entire period was certainly not the happiest time in the life of the band MARILLION. the reasons are well documented elsewhere. anyway, they played their show in the club "docks" on the reeperbahn in hamburg – to a slightly reduced crowd than usual, i must add – but they delivered an exciting, fresh and very stubborn set that was all about reinvention and moving forward. a friend of mine who worked for the local office of their then record company was also at the concert and after the show, when i basically turned to collect my coat, she beckoned me over (knowing me and my appreciation of MARILLION), basically saying "you're not going anywhere". so, off we were into the hallowed halls of the grubby "docks" backstage area! well, you all know, what it is like to meet personal heroes and icons, whatever. you always come out afterwards, feeling a bit jilted or shortchanged, mostly on one's personal account by imagining not having asked the right questions or said the right words. it is also well known that all of MARILLION are really down-to-earth and friendly blokes, so this was going to be a real no-brainer. obviously it gets even better when the first thing that mark kelly does is to hand over a bottle of beer! i got to talk to every single band member and all of them were very accomodating and genuinely interested in my opinions on them (and i am always critical as well) and were eager to talk about all sorts of things and i am still grateful for this unique insight into the five men's personalitied that make up the best band on the planet. fanboy? so what! however – here's the catch. my left pocket was full of CD-booklets that i had originally intended to get signed by them. imagine how stupid i would have felt, after having exchanged so much more than just harmless chit-chat and the ususal fan-grovelling and feeling genuinely welcomed by them after a very tiring and demanding gig in this rather bleak period in the band's life, if i had pulled out these CD-booklets and asking for a meagre autograph? it would have been the ultimately disrepectful anti-climax for all involved and i would very possibly have hung myself afterwards – so – h, steve, mark, ian, pete – i (still) salute you!!! PS: another good experience on several occasions: geoffrey downes – always eager to meet up with fans and always in for a laugh or a beer! wonder how that ASIA reunion is going to affect that... ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: SeraphSage
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 05:36
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I'm 19 and I live in South Dakota, US. I saw Dream Theater in
Minneapolis during the Six Degrees tour and Rush in St. Louis on the
Vapor Trails tour, both with my dad. Neither time was really very
special, although both great shows. But Dream Theater was set to perform in Minneapolis on the Train of Thought tour with Yes, another band my dad and I love, but my family had been having financial problems. My dad had been in the hospital two weeks, I had been in the hospital a week, and money was running out. My 18th birthday and my dad's 40th were both coming up, and Dream Theater, eight hours away, was out of the question because gas prices were so high at the time. Between that and the ticket prices, it was too much. Little did my father and I know, my mom had emailed all the members of Dream Theater that she could get the addresses for, telling them how big of fans my dad and I were, explaining the financial problems and hospital visits, and asking if they could help us with tickets. And Jordan Rudess had replied. In fact, the email my mom got back was from Jordan himself, saying that he had gotten two tickets and two backstage passes secured for us, and all we had to do was make it up there. The email ended with Rudess simply saying, "I'll see the guys at the concert." My mom told my dad and I on my dad's birthday that not only were we going to see Dream Theater, we were going to meet them. So after Dream Theater got off the stage and Yes took the stage, my dad and I went back and did the Meet and Greet. We shook hands, got autographs and such, but my dad completely forgot to take pictures because he was so excited meeting the band, haha. So the best memory I have of the whole thing is my dad telling James Labrie that if James's voice ever goes out, my dad wants to be the first one called to take his spot. It was a pretty sweet time, let me tell you, and props to Jordan for rocking so hard on getting us tickets. Oh, yeah, Yes did okay too, I guess.  Peace, Seraph |
Posted By: rockandrail
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 06:19
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I had shake hand with van der Graaf Generator in 1975 at a signature event for the release of Godbluff, in Brussels. (Hammill, Evans, Banton, Jackson). As a souvenir, I have the original LP versions of H to He and Pawn Hearts signed by the four. I discussed a few moments with Tangerine Dream (early version) back in 1970, I discussed with Yes (Anderson, White, Howe and Squire) giving an unplugged short concert at the FNAC record shop in Paris, a couple of years ago (we were 30 to attend) I once found myself in the same hotel than Supertramp and Marillion. And I met several times various belgian "chamber prog" Not that bad, finally. ------------- Pierre R, the man who lost his signature |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:02
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My mother was pregnant of me when Focus played on my parents' wedding.
------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:09
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I touched James LaBrie during the Poznan gig... TWICE!(Hes got a cool Majesty Signet on his hand) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:17
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Do ye know what James Labrie sings to warm up his voice? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:48
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Yesterday I had a work meeting with Topi Lehtipuu, the opera singer who used to be the vocalist with Höyry-kone.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 13:09
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Had a beer with Dave Cousins (The Strawbs) on their recent acoustic tour. Had a two minute chat with Peter Gabriel during his first solo tour. The best was with Steve Hackett, I and a friend had made our own Steve Hackett T-shirts back in the early 90's using the (at that time) new Canon digital colour copier - my friend worked at a print shop. We copied the 'Time Lapse' cover onto our T-shirts along with the current tour info and went to see him play at a small club. During the set break this guy comes up to our table and goes on about our shirts and asks if we have any to sell. Answer is no, we only made the two - good thing because it turns out the fellow is the road manager for Hackett and he we would have probably been arrested and charged if we tried to sell a shirt. So after the show he comes back and introduces himself properly (at this point we still had no idea he worked for Steve) and asks if we would like to meet Steve Hackett - are you kidding! So we meet Steve, he looks at our shirts, signs them for us, answers a couple of questions and leaves. The road manager then tells us that if we are interested in selling shirts we would be allowed to make them and tour with Hackett, gives us his phone number and tells us to meet him in Michigan in two days. Never did go, ah well, it was a hell of an evening anyways. ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Posted By: Notch
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 13:43
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I saw Jethro Tull last Thursday I sat right in the back aisle in the middle.. I couldn't have been any further away from Ian Anderson since the theater had a bowed back wall! But it was close enough... |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 14:58
Ma-a-a-a-i-i-aaaa... Feel its something special? A dedication maybe? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:03
Ah and on ghost reveries Mikael Akersfeldt sings: Drown in the deep ma-a-a-i-i-aaaa...i should really sue them for using my name ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:39
Oi, so you have hard, military, german tendencies? Its not Maja (Maia?)? A hard, edgy Maier! btw... Maybe Akerfeld is singing Down deep in Maaaaaiiiiaaaa? ( ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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or Maybe Major?Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:42
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Well my name is written Maja but its pronounced Maia. Do you know what song i mean? i think its called baying of the hounds And yes i thought it sonded like Down in the deep maaaaaaaaaia at first too...whatever that means Listen to it! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:49
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The Song is Baying of The Hounds (Though we get a feeling of deja-vu when listening to Beneath The Mire Funny though... in the the Baying I always hear "Everything you believed is a lie, Everyone you loved is a dead burger..." ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:49
I've had some stimulating chats with Ed Wynne and John Egan of Ozric Tentacles. 
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Posted By: fastandbulbous
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 16:00
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I once met Tommy Shaw of Styx, although I really don't consider them to
be prog. Or great for that matter. Or even good.
------------- IMPEACH CHENEY FIRST!!!! |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 16:12
I never met Tommy Shaw in person, but several people he worked with in the studio have screamed at me over the phone before. |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 16:43
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Well, of all my "brush with prog greatness" moments, the best was when I met and shook hands with Bill Bruford, who was in the crowd at a Van der Graaf Generator concert in Holland last year. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 17:01
Jon Anderson gave my brother a cookie But I haven't met anyone
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 20:54
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The closest I ever came to prog greatness was in 1987 when I saw Marillion on the "Clutching At Straws" tour at a little dinner theater in San Clemente California called "The Coach House". My wife and I were early and were waiting in front of the club with about 15 other people when Fish, Steven, Peter, Mark and Ian walked right by us just inches from my wife and I to enter the club and do a soundcheck. It happened so fast I didn't realize it was happening until the band had entered the club. My wife and I were able to score killer seats right up in front near the stage since I slipped the doorman a $20. Mariilion blew us all away, Fish even stood on top of the table that my wife and I were sitting at and danced while singing just inches from us, Totally unreal. This was one of my all time greatest concert experiences that I will never forget. |
Posted By: angegabriel
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 21:12
| Fish also stood on my table during their 1st tour for the Script album in Montreal. However, I've got a much more memorable one. It was 1987 at the Montreal Forum. Me and a friend decided at the last minute to head down to the Peter Gabriel concert and pick up a couple of tickets from our favorite ticket scalper who used to work the street before big shows. We lucked out more than we could have imagined. 2nd row on the floor, dead centre !!! During the show, Peter performed "Lay Your Hands On Me" and allowed himself to fall into the audience. Me and my friend had him right in our grasp for what seemed like a good half-minute. There we were, holding Peter Gabriel above our heads. A very memorable moment indeed ...... |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 21:27
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That is a great story angegabriel. It was still a great show though. |
Also I had about 4 or 5 giant guys in front of me blocking my view of the show, they were only there to hear "sledgehammer".Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:39
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I talked to Jon Anderson sortof. He was in Israel a few months ago and after the concert he was surrounded by a few fans and he looked tired and annoyed but we told him "You were great!" and stuff like that and he just kept walking and didn't say a word...
He seemed very nice on the show though. But he wasn't as nice afterwards.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:54
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I stood next to Bill Bruford at the bar in a local arts centre where the Earthworks were playing. I didn't know what he looked like at the time, and didn't realise who he was until he sat behind the drums at the gig, 30 minutes later... I grunted a 'Hi' at Harvey Bainbridge of Hawkwind once at a HW gig. He grunted a vague greeting back at me. I shook Dumpys (Dumpys Rusty Nuts) hand at a festival. He was scary, and he smelt funny. I also met Andrew Eldritch of 'The Sisters of Mercy' he was an arsehole. ..oh and Wayne Hussey of 'The Mission' at a Cure concert back in the 80's. He was very pleasant. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Ridge
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:24
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Have talk to the following prog greats (at least in my book)
All during different BajaProg festivals, another reason why this festival is so great, the band members mingle with the crowd. Steve Rothery was in front of me watching Trettioariga Kriget! So if you want to meet some Prog greats,some not so greats and hopefully some soon to be greats come on down to this wonderful festival. Al tough you will have to wait until next year! ------------- Discipline is never an end in it self, only a means to an end. |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:56
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I was in the front row for a Devin Townsend Band/Opeth show. Devin was
a ton of fun to be at the front for, he interacted with us a lot. I was
kind of squished against the stage during Opeth, but at least I was
really close .
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Posted By: el_barnez
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:59
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I met John Petrucci last year and got my guitar (his Ernieball Musicman signature model) signed by him...he's a great guy. Not prog legends but i also met Jim Marshall and Michael Angelo Batio at a guitar fair the other year as well |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:24
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In 1980, I was living in the small college town of Arcata, California.
Captain Beefheart lived (I think still does) in Trinidad, a beautiful coastal town 12 miles north. His band played at a run-down bowling alley in Arcata that had been revamped into a run-down club called the Red Pepper. Before they came on, I was taking a piss in the public men's room, when I realized that the guy pissing next to me was none other than Don Van Vliet. We chatted & joked a bit during the blatter emptying, and shortly thereafter I enjoyed a whacked-out, electrifying show. Little did I realize at the time, the Captain would soon cease to perform music forever...he was such a totally normal guy (at least by Northern California standards of the time, which were pretty nuts), it didn't occur to me that I was speaking with a timeless legend. |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:26
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I spent a few minutes backstage after yesterday's SBB concert with Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos and Paul Vertico. I get autographs and took some photos with each band member. Great people. Great musicans. Great concert. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:52
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Talked to Dave Brock of Hawkwind once, before one of their concerts, when he walked out of the dressing room to have a look at the audience. Saw Holger Czukay of Can shopping several times, but never talked to him. Not prog: Wolfgang Niedecken, the singer of BAP, a band which is very popular in Germany, especially in Cologne, where they are from and where I live, was a frequent guest in a cafe I also was a guest of, and we talked several times. I even had the feeling he wanted to make a pass at me (I was not bald back then), but I made a remark about my sexual orientation which stopped him in his track. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Rayzl
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 20:06
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I was about 5 feet away from Alan Parson...
------------- Open your mind.... |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 21:19
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My mom used to be a groupi in England in the ´70, and she is not quite sure if I´m the son of either Robert Fripp or Roger Waters...either ways Im a big tool who doesn´t like people and remains in the shadows... hehehehe, nooooooooooooooooo...and Bob Fripp is no tool!!! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: darren
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 01:17
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Closest I got to a prog great? I corresponded with Tony Levin about using some of his music in a documentary. He was totally great to correspond with. The temptation to write a butt-kissing fan letter was hard to resist but I had to so that he'd take me seriously. Sorry, that's it. ------------- "they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world. the fools they locked up the wrong man." - Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: kenmeyerjr
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 01:27
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Well, I have met a bunch of my favorite musicians, but none of them are prog. I did, though, way back around '82 or so, write Kate Bush a letter. And, imagine how surprised I was when she wrote back! Wish I still had that letter, but I sold it when I really needed the money long ago (made a copy, but lost that). ------------- If you like art of musicians, check my site (the music section) and tell me what you think! http://www.kenmeyerjr.com |
Posted By: dojonane
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 01:46
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Sat and discussed biomorphic fantasy and art nouveau architecture, as well
as the plight of crack cocaine in underprivileged neighborhoods with Chester Thompson in his personal studio. Also, throughout my travels met: Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold, Anglagard, IQ, Paul Whitehead (original artist for classic Genesis album covers), Kenso, Echolyn....alot of my heroes really Damn, kindof makes my heart feather weight when I think of it all at once I praise thee, oh fates.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Mongo
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 02:50
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I have met and talked with and usually obtained autographs from.
non prog
and lots more than come to mind at the moment. ------------- "The options are ever fewer on the ground these days" Fish |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 03:21
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A photo with Steve Hackett Face to face with Nick Mason A handshaking with Andy Latimer A beer with Fish A smile to Kate Bush photo A candle for Peter Bardens
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Posted By: Antennas
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 19:48
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I've had a few very nice encounters with some Prog Greats, yeah... [confession]Some of the best: Jon Anderson gave me a nice hug backstage after his show in Rotterdam with Yes during the "90125"-tour; met the other guys as well, apart from Chris Squire who I happen to like the most, meh; Got meself an autograph of both Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson in Calgary, Canada, during their "Presto"-tour; Alex, especially, is a very nice and cheerful guy, and even addressed me in a few Dutch words; Bumped into Fish a few years ago in Utrecht - he made inquiries about where to buy pot; Spock's Beard, on several occasions - used to be a great fan of the band, so visited their concerts when nobody knew them, which made it very easy for me to shake hands with them; Got several nice hugs from Anathema's various Cavanagh-brothers. Great, funny guys, very friendly to their fans - I got the opportunity to chat for half an hour with Vinnie Cavanagh while Porcupine Tree was playing their set in Amsterdam, April 2005; and the next day, Danny Cavanagh invited me to visit a pub in Tilburg with him after their concert with Porcupine Tree and even bought me several drinks, the dear guy; The day before in Amsterdam, me and my friends entered a pub in Amsterdam after having enjoyed Anathema and Porcupine Tree - and Lo and Behold, who entered that same pub that same night? *ALL* both band's members, purely by accident, I ensure you... The complete line-up of Anekdoten, before and after their lovely concert in De Boerderij, Zoetermeer a few years ago; Arjen Anthony Lucassen, aka Ayreon - several occasions... great friendly guy, even a bit shy![/confession] Oops, I sound like a real groupie here! Don't worry, I'm to old for that!
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Posted By: stan the man
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 20:10
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My mom got an autograph from Rick Wakeman back in the day. ------------- true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants. 
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Posted By: arnold stirrup
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 17:48
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Chatted very briefly with Robert Fripp during one of his
"Frippertronics and Conversation" shows he did around 79-80. Asked him
who would be writing the lyrics for the Discipline album, a couple
other questions. He answered all my questions very politely. Concert stories: Back in the day when Peter Gabriel used to fall into the crowd and get passed around, he once got passed right to me, got down, and stood on my seat for a bit before moving on. Met and chatted with Ike Willis, Don Preston, and Napoleon Murphy Brock of FZ band fame. Slapped five with Frank Zappa while standing at the foot of the stage during the encore of one of his concerts. Saw Jethro Tull once where Ian Anderson came right up to where I was standing at the foot of the stage and sang a few lines of "Wind-Up" while pointing at me and staring directly into my eyes. Sat literally at the foot of the stage to see Bill Bruford's band (w/Dave Stewart, Jeff Berlin, John Clark). My beer rested on the stage. Also sat at the foot of the stage to see King Crimson on the Discipline tour and Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford on a tour they did. Had 1st row seats for Yes on the Tormato tour, 2nd row seats for Genesis on the Mama tour. That's all I can think of right now. ps- agree with whoever said about Steve Morse being the nicest guy ever. ------------- So much music. So little time. |
Posted By: Xanadu
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 19:22
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I second that. ------------- "Oh, yes, sitting-the great leveler. From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" |
Posted By: Zepology101
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 19:49
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I never been anywhere near a prog great. But if I did, that would be awesome!
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 02:17
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Hmm, I've not met that many prog greats! List: Richard Sinclair (Hatfield and The North). Had a chat with him and he signed my copy of Hatwise Choice, as well as my brother's copy. Very amicable guy. Also got my CD signed by Phil Miller, but didn't chat to him, I asked Richard to pass it to him, hehe. Non-prog: Warren Haynes, Matt Abts and Danny Louis (Gov't Mule). I've met Warren twice now, another friendly guy, infact, I've got one of his plectrum's (guitar pick), which he threw into the crowd and a couple of signed CDs by him and Matt. I also have a setlist, signed by the whole band (including Andy Hess, who doesn't seem to be very talkative, he hid in the tourbus and Danny Louis had to get him to sign it for me!). I also nearly had a drumstick of Matt Abts, but the people behind me got it instead! Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green's Spinter Group). My Dad got my CD signed for me, but I didn't actually get to meet him, I was reasonably close to him though. Otis Grand. I guess he's quite smallfry, but I've met him and he signed my CD for me, a very genial guy. I don't there is anymore... A friend of mine has the e-mail address for Martin whateverhisname is from Opeth, when she met the whole band in America. Oh yes, almost forgot! I went to school with the guitarist with Biomechanical and I went to his birthday party when I was about 10 years old. His older brother I've recorded with as well. Not a brush with fame... but I went to the same school that Justin Hayward went to and my former music teacher was a school friend of his. And one more: I was sat next to Jim Christopulos, co-author of the Van der Graaf Generator book, who is also a member of these forums and I once e-mailed Phil Smart (the other co-author of the VdGG book) as well. Not really brushes with musicians though in that case. I was sat miles away from Jethro Tull the other week... and was once sat in the front row at a Blues Band concert (Paul Jones, the harmonica player/singer has a BBC radio show over here and has also done some acting). -------------   
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 06:38
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Whether people call them prog or proggish, i saw Wishbone Ash last week & met Andy Powell & had my pic taken with him! Great bloke Other than that my wife works with a relative of Greg Lake!
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Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 07:50
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Certainly not prog - I was at a Spring Training Baseball game on 3 March & Peter Gammons of ESPN & a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, came & sat down 4 seats from me. He sat for about 30 minutes watching the game. Only myself & one other person recognized him. I said Hello & he waved. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 11:37
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Exactly 1 hundreed of millions of something to any "prog great" you know. I saw Focus, ¿does what's left of Thijs Van Leer count?... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 11:56
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Hugues Hopper passed at 30cm away in front of me and Alucard to enter the toilets. It was during the last SM concert. Too bad that we had no camera, we should have took a pic with him. (And it's not the first time i saw him close).
Some friends of mine have been to a Camel concert in Paris some years ago and they met the band at a café before the concert and drink some beers with them. |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 12:45
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I used to manage a record/CD store, and could get tickets, often with backstage passes to lots of shows. That way I met: Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Ian Anderson, Stanley Clarke. At a record release party, I spent quite a bit of time talking music with Trevor Rabin. After a debate on record labeling, I spoke just a bit with Frank Zappa. I also once worked for a jazz festival company, so the list of fusion players I've met is huge. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 13:04
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¿Why not? ¿Gay people is not allowed to dream now?... beware; remember Hitler... don't be like Adolph... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 13:29
| Met Rick Wakeman briefly at Wimbledon one year. No, I didn't have a wet dream about him..... |
Posted By: Zweck
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 14:00
f**k it, we all have wet dreams about Ricky, so this pseudo-musician sh*t is just superfluous. Give it up bitch!
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 14:19
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I really like BAP. Wolfgang Niedecken, "der Suedstadt-Dylan" always had interesting lyrics and I liked his singing. Interesting anecdote, by the way. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 14:29
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I didn't really talk to prog people. Me and my friends, we bumped into the guys from IQ in a shopping mall in Utrecht. We didn't feel the need to talk to them, to tell the truth. Visiting the concert that night was enough. Okay, I did talk to Mark Catley, who did make some prog. He made some albums with Geoff Mann as well. He was friendly and intelligent. |
Posted By: thefalafelking
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 14:38
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emailed and got replies from Brian May (Queen) and from Gayle Ellet (Djam Karet) once, before Porcupine Tree was my favourite band, I went with a friend to a heavy metal record store near the place where PT was playing that night, to buy him a ticket (I didn't know them back then). I was browsing around in the shop when suddenly a mysterious man came standing next to me. my friend poked me and said, that's him. I wasn't all that amazed that SWilson stood next to me, because I didn't know him at that time (around 2000). But now I can still vaguelly recall the image of him in the shop. If only I had known back then...anyway, strange but nice litle memory (saw them perform three times afterwards) cheers
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Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 15:12
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I was about 20 feet from the guys in Dream Theater last night... 5th row on the floor simply AMAZING!!! ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 02:53
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About a quarter of a mile from the Floyds in 94. And squinting distance of Jethro Tull. ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 11:20
I certainly don't have those wet dreams... Mr. Wakeman is a very skilled musician, but is also a man that plays the keyboards using on his pijama, with a carpet tied to his neck or something like that. His hands are much too big and I'M HETEROSEXUAL. Anyway, that doesnt mean that no one should have wet gay dreams. I mean, if you're gay, and you dream and you are wet and you like Wakeman's look, then you are all set. As for me, on my wet dreams, I hear the voice of my girlfriend, always complaining about something (the house not clean enough, the mess I call "my stuff"), so, the wet dream ends before the start... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 11:22
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but Rick Wakeman will never be in one of them... that's for sure. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 11:24
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Ok, nice tale here about non prog "music star" proximity: One of my brother's friends went to see Satriani (his ultimate guitar hero) on his birthday. Front row. Satriani spit on him... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |