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by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:33 am

Rollins (can confirm, he's awesome!)
Andrew Weiss (from Rollins band, now with Ween, maybe?)
Mike Watt (now this guy is way beyond cool)
The Legendary Pink Dots
Mark Spybey (Dead Voices On Air and others)
My Chemical Romance

People I'd most like

by **edisonoside** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:42 am

I met and bought a drink for Dale Bozio (Missing persons).
Ric Ocasek was standing in front of me in line at store 24 once.
I slammed danced with members of the Beastie boys upstairs at club DV8. I met Marilyn Manson last friday @ Manray. I knew G.G All

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:53 am

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<br> I knew G.G Allin personally.
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by **edisonoside** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:35 am

Outside of the stage and with no camaras around? yes he was.
I actually felt pity for him when he was on stage, I watched him bang himself up pretty bad.

by **Ollie Stench** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:31 am

I hung out with GG when he was in Minneapolis in 1987. He was really cool, and, ummmm, not *smart*, but not the blithering idiot alot of people believed him to be. Once he found out i was a real fan, and not just some guy looking for a freak show he dro

by **WoodlandParkPunk** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:24 am

Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee way back in 1986. Don't remember much though.

by **dead_irony@yahoo.com** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:15 pm

Billy Bragg. Sigh. I love him.[:I]

by **Major Tom** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:07 am

Does Jonathan Richman count?

by **bruiser** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:31 am

robert smith.

i was 17, and the cure were touring for "standing on a beach." i lived 4 hours away and begged my mom to let me take a road trip. to my utter shock she said yes. i packed up the buick regal (yep) and off i went to austin. i ran into a fri

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:23 am

Great story Bruiser! Besides meeting John Doe and kissing Excene, I had posted this meeting with a Holly and the Italians member. Nothing as cool as your encounter.

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1063

by **Ollie Stench** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:19 am

At one time or another I've met all but 3 former members of The Damned. On my list to meet before they die: Brian James, Algy Ward, Paul Grey.

I saw the Mekons about 8 years ago. There was an old guy in the band playing a balilika (sp? like a Russian

by **newwavepopman** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:05 pm

Seeing how I used to work at a Peaches Record store back in 1982-83 we used to get a ton of New Wave bands and artists that would come in to do an in store meet and greet,to push their album at the time and because they were in town for a local concert at

by **newwavepopman** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:16 pm

Oops I didn't read your first post sorry.I thought that you meant anywhere.Oh well.But I did get to talk with them when they came to Peaches.I also met all of the members of A Flock Of Seagulls not only at Peaches,but the very same night they played here,

by **newwavepopman** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:38 pm

I forgot two others I met.I spoke with Doug Fieger from The Knack when they did a live outdoor show here a couple of years back,and at the end of their show,they came out and signed some autographs.I also unexpectedly got to meet and talk with the late gr

by **Ollie Stench** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:30 am

Mike Peters was doing a radio interview before the Alarm's show at First Avenue on the "Raw" tour. Since both my girlfriend and I were within 3 blocks of the radio station we decided to go meet Mr. Peters and tell him how much we both really enjoyed The

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