I was 15 when I saw Queen on the Crazy tour in 79. Went to both shows at the Liverpool Empire. Waited backstage for autographs after the first one but was told the band had already left. The 2nd night didn't bother trying and left the show straight away, my Auntie Jean gave me a ride home and as we drove past the theatre we saw John deacon in the back of a Merc and she (always a little crazy) decided to follow. We chased them 2 blocks before we got stopped at a red light they just beat. Not sure where he was going, I'm pretty sure they stayed at the Adelphi which is close to the theatre.
Strange thing is, it turns out that after one of the shows, not sure which, Brian, Roger and Freddie had gone to a club in town after the show for a meal and drinks. The club was owned by a family friend and they comped them the food once they found out who they were. The band signed a menu for them but they weren't really fans and didn't think much about it. I found out about this a couple of weeks later and was told I could have the menu. But they couldn't find it. Despite this setback I have somehow remained a fan for the subsequent 40 years.
I do suggest not meeting your heroes if you don't want to look silly. I had a curry with Fish once (long story of how is irrelevant), I was in awe of the man, there were about twelve of us and I sat basically mute throughout the whole meal. I managed to get the courage to ask him for a photo when he left and he was gracious enough to allow it. I departed shortly afterwards, left money on the table for my meal and found out a few days later that Fish had paid everyone's bill without telling anyone when he left. Top Guy, but I have always felt embarrassed about that night. I'm usually very articulate and regularly give presentations without any worries but I was just completely tongue tied. Must have been 2001 or 2002 cause he was touring the Fellini Days album.
matt z · Member since
^interesting. Derrick William Dick. ....fish.
Never heard of em. Now I've got some tunes to listen to thanks.
Fandom Hell pt2 i probably mention this one too much, but I was playing a gig at a local bar & grill. Arrived 2 hours earlier to get parking, practice, get a little buzz on.
Turned out Ronnie James Dio was near the door watching this folk band onstage (*woman playing guitar lute etc) with a "fixed face" (surgery) turned out to be his wife.
Anyways, when Ronnie stepped outside I went to go thank him and hopefully have a chat. Instead his nephew comes by. (They played afterward)..cuts in...i was a bit stumped and said something like "but that's him! "
To which Ronnie said smart assedly "no, I am not HE"
So i respected his space...and didn't bug him. Although he WAS watching me as i tuned up outside. Ronnie was walking on top of the flower bed enclosing. ...it was weird. I had things to say and would've loved an autograph but HEAVEN AND HELL had just cancelled their tour on grounds of RJDS diagnosis of stomach cancer. I let the guy be.
Sill bothered me a bit. I knew damn well who he was but was very concerned and hesitated with my words leading me to apparently sound like a fool to him. Argh
Oscar J · Member since
Personally, I am not as much a fan of the actual Queen members as I am of their music. Freddie would certainly have been interesting to meet though.
Pim Derks · Member since
Waited for the band in Paris 2005. Met Paul and decided to leave at (I think) around 12:30 am or something. Only to find out a day later that literally 5 minutes later Brian showed up and spend a lot of time with the remaining couple of fans who were there.
Golden Salmon · Member since
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[b]Pim Derks wrote: [/b] Waited for the band in Paris 2005. Met Paul and decided to leave at (I think) around 12:30 am or something. Only to find out a day later that literally 5 minutes later Brian showed up and spend a lot of time with the remaining couple of fans who were there.[/QUOTE]
Hey, at least you got to hang out with Queen's singer! Just don't say his name when asked :-P
That reminds me that when I missed Roger, I actually missed him three times that day: I had left one hour earlier the same bar he showed up to, then I left the street where he was 30 minutes earlier, and then I left the venue about 10 minutes before he went out. Not that I would have gotten closer, but I would have loved seeing him out in the wild.
Kuijpy · Member since
Met Brian in Vlissingen in 2011.. Great Guy !
*goodco* · Member since
Had the good fortune with my wife to talk and have pix with Brian and Roger after the Walk of Fame ceremony on day one of our honeymoon fifteen years ago (pix on Brian's website).
Disappointment: winning a drawing through the fan club as a group of 25 to meet Brian and Roger the afternoon before the WWRY premiere in Las Vegas. We knew a handful from Queen message groups such as this.
We're gathered, and then Jackie announces that neither Brian or Roger could make it because they were feeling 'under the weather' and that 'schedules had changed'. Rather than at least popping in for five minutes instead of the scheduled 30-60 minutes, they simply cancelled. No other meeting time was arranged.
We were going to attend the premiere regardless, though it meant a plane trip from Maryland. Others travelled long distances as well. One couple we knew spent the money to fly all the way from Pennsylvania (and had hotel expenses of course).....ONLY because of winning the chance to finally get to meet these two men. They were not 'poor', but they weren't 'rolling in the dough' either.
We'll always have that glow of Hollywood, but the memory was dimmed because of the Vegas experience. My wife and I shrugged it off somewhat, as for some reason Kevin Dubrow spent hours with us on three different occasions during our stay, signing autographs and chatting with many flirty well-wishers that he would turn his back on after a minute or two and continue his conversation with us.
But we'll never forget the disappointment of so many, and the hurt on the Pennsylvania couple's faces that day.
philip storey · Member since
I met Freddie and Roger whilst i worked in a Hotel in the Peterborough area, they were filming Breakthru at the Nene Valley Railway.Had a nice chat with Roger about The new album and Fun In Space.Just said hello to Freddie and asked him if he was enjoying his stay and if the video was going well.Great day indeed.
andres_clip · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
A few close calls, but never met any of them either. I've met some people who claimed to have been their temporary drivers, roadies, bodyguards, teaboys, balance engineers, etc., but who knows if they're telling the truth...[/QUOTE]
Balance engineers wtf is that hahaha
scollins · Member since
met them at the 10th anniversary of freddies death at the ocean club in hackney london where they did a gig with different singers eg bruce dickinson paul young fabba girls spike jamie moses etc etc etc and after the song no one bud you i jumped onto the stage and hugged brian and roger and they said thanks for coming then me and my girlfriend and our friend monty ended up blagging into the vip lounge then i managed to get us into the executive area where everyone from the band to jackie from the fanclub and her sister were there and we had a great time drinking and smoking some stuff lol till about 430am in the morning :) it was fuckin awesome and i managed to get a double cd of the show about 10 days after it from one of the guys who are well know for stuff like that :) so all in all the was feckin awesome.
matt z · Member since
^ never heard of it. Proof? Or bull?
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]andres_clip wrote:[/b]
Balance engineers wtf is that hahaha [/QUOTE]
It's just an old-fashioned way to refer to sound engineers who worked the faders. In Queen terms, those would be the likes of Mike Stone, etc.
matt z · Member since
^^ ah durr...it's the SAS BAND gig you were referring to. My mistake.
Though I'm not sure how that's in keeping with the original post.
Funny. I found an outdated SHARE of it from 2016
andres_clip · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]andres_clip wrote:[/b]
Balance engineers wtf is that hahaha [/QUOTE]
It's just an old-fashioned way to refer to sound engineers who worked the faders. In Queen terms, those would be the likes of Mike Stone, etc.[/QUOTE]
OH I see thought it was some term Freddie invented for something. But teaboys was surely something Freddie hired alot.
bucsateflon · Member since
I hate stalker fans, fuck'em!... and the pictures they have taken with celebrities.
