So I got to talking with a friend about experiences we've had with meeting celebrities and I thought I'd pose the question here. Most I've met were pretty down to earth and didn't play the "Do you know who I am?" card.
Anyone met any celebrities and what was your experience with them?
Brian Fair (Shadows Fall) - Probably one of the coolest people I've ever met. I met him at a Shadows Fall concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus (the place where Dimebag was murdered). It was an all day event and when he wasn't helping the opening bands set up for their sets, he was down mingling with the crowd. Not at all what I expected. He was very appreciative of his fans and guys he shared the stage with. For every drink that was bought for him, he bought two for whoever he was hanging with at the time.
Paul Romanko (Shadows Fall) - Jerk. I bought my wife an autographed drum stick from him at their merch booth and he just threw it on the table and demanded money.
Ted Nugent - Seriously nice guy, if you understand how to speak Nuge.
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) - Complete asshat and very rude to everyone! I lost a lot of respect for him last time we saw him.
Martin Mendez (Opeth) - Completely strung out and a dick to his fans.
Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) - Nice guy, bit a bunch of guitar picks and give them to us just to be nice.
Tiny Tim - Anyone remember him? We sat next to him at Ringling Brothers Circus when we were kids. He bought a bunch of candy and popcorn and shared it with us. I didn't know who he was at the time, but I remember he was very nice to us.
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) - We exchanged a few rather harsh words during a concert when he picked a fight with a member of the crowd during the first song before storming off stage for 20 minutes. No wonder Metallica kicked him out.
Ian Patrella - I guess he didn't really do a whole lot besides play Randy is A Christmas Story. He was the tour guide at A Christmas Story House in Cleveland. Very polite and patient with my sister (The biggest and most annoying A Christmas Story fanatic).
Ron Jeremy - Ah yes, the infamous Hedgehog. I've met him twice, actually. First time was at a promotion deal for a movie called Pirates at an adult noveltry store in Fairbanks. I was good friends with one of the workers so I got to hang out with most of the adult starts that were there. Ron treated all the stars and celebrities, especially the women, like trash. He obviously hadn't bathed in a week or more, either. Then a day or so later we left on a flight to Las Vegas from Fairbanks and we sat next to him on the plane. Again, still hadn't bathed and was very rude to the poor flight crew. One thing that stuck out for me was the fact that his "luggage" was nothing more than black trash bags with duct tape around them. If I can afford a suitcase, I'm sure he could have too. Pretty cheap. I never understood the appeal of him, anyways. He isn't THAT gifted, at least not enough to make up for how disgusting he is.
So my little heatseekers, any of yall got any stories of meeting celebrities worth mentioning, be it good or bad or funny or whatever?
Anyone met any celebrities and what was your experience with them?
Brian Fair (Shadows Fall) - Probably one of the coolest people I've ever met. I met him at a Shadows Fall concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus (the place where Dimebag was murdered). It was an all day event and when he wasn't helping the opening bands set up for their sets, he was down mingling with the crowd. Not at all what I expected. He was very appreciative of his fans and guys he shared the stage with. For every drink that was bought for him, he bought two for whoever he was hanging with at the time.
Paul Romanko (Shadows Fall) - Jerk. I bought my wife an autographed drum stick from him at their merch booth and he just threw it on the table and demanded money.
Ted Nugent - Seriously nice guy, if you understand how to speak Nuge.
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) - Complete asshat and very rude to everyone! I lost a lot of respect for him last time we saw him.
Martin Mendez (Opeth) - Completely strung out and a dick to his fans.
Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) - Nice guy, bit a bunch of guitar picks and give them to us just to be nice.
Tiny Tim - Anyone remember him? We sat next to him at Ringling Brothers Circus when we were kids. He bought a bunch of candy and popcorn and shared it with us. I didn't know who he was at the time, but I remember he was very nice to us.
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) - We exchanged a few rather harsh words during a concert when he picked a fight with a member of the crowd during the first song before storming off stage for 20 minutes. No wonder Metallica kicked him out.
Ian Patrella - I guess he didn't really do a whole lot besides play Randy is A Christmas Story. He was the tour guide at A Christmas Story House in Cleveland. Very polite and patient with my sister (The biggest and most annoying A Christmas Story fanatic).
Ron Jeremy - Ah yes, the infamous Hedgehog. I've met him twice, actually. First time was at a promotion deal for a movie called Pirates at an adult noveltry store in Fairbanks. I was good friends with one of the workers so I got to hang out with most of the adult starts that were there. Ron treated all the stars and celebrities, especially the women, like trash. He obviously hadn't bathed in a week or more, either. Then a day or so later we left on a flight to Las Vegas from Fairbanks and we sat next to him on the plane. Again, still hadn't bathed and was very rude to the poor flight crew. One thing that stuck out for me was the fact that his "luggage" was nothing more than black trash bags with duct tape around them. If I can afford a suitcase, I'm sure he could have too. Pretty cheap. I never understood the appeal of him, anyways. He isn't THAT gifted, at least not enough to make up for how disgusting he is.
So my little heatseekers, any of yall got any stories of meeting celebrities worth mentioning, be it good or bad or funny or whatever?
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