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Post by Nonfatman on Nov 18, 2009 11:30:26 GMT -5
Have you ever met Ian, only to have him be a little put off, maybe even a little sarcastic or mean?
It only happened to me once, after the 25th Anniversary show I saw in Sheffield (or possibly Newcastle, don't recall which.) During the introduction to Bouree he joked that he had been performing that song for the past 25 years, and that he undoubtedly will still be doing it for another 25 years.
So after the show, I and other members of our group had the opportunity to meet him, one by one for autographs, etc., and when it was my turn I said something trite, like, "Ian, great to hear you'll be doing this for another 25 years" or something gushy like that.
Ian's response, delivered curtly: "Don't count on it."
Jeff
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Post by bobo the monkey on Nov 18, 2009 13:01:22 GMT -5
There is a long circulated story, maybe true, maybe urban myth, probably a bit of both, of a tour manager in the early days who was known for carrying a hammer and gleefully smashing hands/fingers that gripped the front of the stage at the kind of venues with a high stage and unruly crowds.
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Post by Mothfairy on Nov 18, 2009 20:23:40 GMT -5
Jeff that cracks me up...sounds like him...Well, there's my story but everyone's pretty much heard it...It was only a couple minutes, but he did warm up to me, because well, let's face it, everyone does. ha...And I did almost pass out. And at least you were able to get out your gushy phrase...I was like, "Shnlop klundoo flerm..."
He was really nice in the two emails that I sent and he wrote back, he was nice when he was on stage and I was in audience, if that makes any sense...
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Post by Nonfatman on Nov 19, 2009 16:25:55 GMT -5
Jeff that cracks me up...sounds like him...Well, there's my story but everyone's pretty much heard it...It was only a couple minutes, but he did warm up to me, because well, let's face it, everyone does. ha...And I did almost pass out. And at least you were able to get out your gushy phrase...I was like, "Shnlop klundoo flerm..." Holly, that's hilarious! "H-h-h-i-i-i, I-I-Iannn, hummina, hummina, hummina, shnlop, klundoo, flerm...." I know just what you mean. A couple of times I was nervous and tongue-tied too. Jeff |
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Post by Mothfairy on Nov 19, 2009 17:04:06 GMT -5
haa, love it..Yeah I'm not soo good in high pressure situations and it was sort of a high pressure situation for me, not just fun...At first he said hi and I said hi and walked by and didn't even look at him because it was all justtoomuch!! ha. So that could've implanted the seed in his mind that I'm not really a fan, maybe it all wasn't just my general age, as in I could've come across as rude too, until I asked for the autograph and said hi again and although I was probably a little starstruck too. ha...as for meeting Martin, oh my, he's an absolute sweetheart.
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Post by TM on Nov 19, 2009 20:47:45 GMT -5
haa, love it..Yeah I'm not soo good in high pressure situations and it was sort of a high pressure situation for me, not just fun...At first he said hi and I said hi and walked by and didn't even look at him because it was all justtoomuch!! ha. So that could've implanted the seed in his mind that I'm not really a fan, maybe it all wasn't just my general age, as in I could've come across as rude too, until I asked for the autograph and said hi again and although I was probably a little starstruck too. ha...as for meeting Martin, oh my, he's an absolute sweetheart. That's very funny. I don't remember you talking about being nervous meeting him. The only time I met him I wouldn't say I was nervous. I just told him how much I enjoyed the recent concerts I had seen (with you) and he basically just said to me "yeah?" As if he really seemed if I meant it or something.... Funny though, times that I've met pro-athletes, I haven't felt nervous either but I have said some things I regret. |
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Post by Mothfairy on Nov 19, 2009 22:30:24 GMT -5
haa, love it..Yeah I'm not soo good in high pressure situations and it was sort of a high pressure situation for me, not just fun...At first he said hi and I said hi and walked by and didn't even look at him because it was all justtoomuch!! ha. So that could've implanted the seed in his mind that I'm not really a fan, maybe it all wasn't just my general age, as in I could've come across as rude too, until I asked for the autograph and said hi again and although I was probably a little starstruck too. ha...as for meeting Martin, oh my, he's an absolute sweetheart. That's very funny. I don't remember you talking about being nervous meeting him. The only time I met him I wouldn't say I was nervous. I just told him how much I enjoyed the recent concerts I had seen (with you) and he basically just said to me "yeah?" As if he really seemed if I meant it or something.... Funny though, times that I've met pro-athletes, I haven't felt nervous either but I have said some things I regret. Yeah, he kind of had that same reaction! He asked if I lived in the area and I said no, I had traveled about 3 hours and he was like, "To see US?!?" kind of like, are you sure about that? and then a dumb thing I said was, "yes, I've been waiting for this for a long time" or something to that effect, I don't know, it came out dumb...but yeah, remember I went back downstairs and I told you guys I almost passed out...and Andy was kind of like, "Yeah, whatever" about that, because you could tell he didn't want to share the spotlight with Ian... ;D Could be why we weren't able to get backstage on night #2 Oh wellsy.... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2009 17:49:26 GMT -5
There is a long circulated story, maybe true, maybe urban myth, probably a bit of both, of a tour manager in the early days who was known for carrying a hammer and gleefully smashing hands/fingers that gripped the front of the stage at the kind of venues with a high stage and unruly crowds. That's a wild story! Sort of horrifying! I don't think I've ever heard of a tour manager hanging out at the foot of the stage. |
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Post by JinxCat on Dec 11, 2009 18:40:47 GMT -5
There is a long circulated story, maybe true, maybe urban myth, probably a bit of both, of a tour manager in the early days who was known for carrying a hammer and gleefully smashing hands/fingers that gripped the front of the stage at the kind of venues with a high stage and unruly crowds. That's a wild story! Sort of horrifying! I don't think I've ever heard of a tour manager hanging out at the foot of the stage. And it's true, at least one time! (Is there any proof out there of other hammer incidents?) From "We Imitate What We're Supposed To Be", Audience, May/June 1972 (Interview Oct 16-18 1971) (Tullpress rocks!) It was a good set, but toward the end a few people started to rush the stage. One boy grabbed hold of a speaker pedestal, hauled himself up, and crawled onto the stage, right next to John Evan. Two roadies pushed him back off. They started to come faster. Now it seemed as if the whole Garden was running toward the band. Kids gave each other boosts, and managed to reach their hands over the front of the stage and pull themselves up.
Come on, dammit, quick!
Terry Ellis yelled to the roadies and stagehands.
Keep them off!
Anderson was inviting it, motioning to the audience to come to him. And at the same time, Terry Ellis and five or six others were pushing the young ones back down, into the pile of humanity that had lifted them up.
It was getting unpleasant. This wasn't the kind of crowd that used to rush to the stars to get closer. This was the new rock-and-roll crowd. They didn't want the performers, they wanted the stage, they wanted to be a part of this thing. Before long it was out of control. A Garden security official in a coat and tie ran forward to help.
No, no no!
Terry Ellis yelled. He grabbed the man by the arm and flung him toward the rear of the stage.
You'll only make things worse! (Ellis yelled). Let us handle it!
All the while, Jethro Tull was playing its last number, loud and hard, and the frenzy kept building. It wasn't a friendly thing. Ellis ran to the back of the stage, reached behind a box, and came up with something. At first it was hard to believe it. He had a hammer.
Ellis returned to the front of the stage, now covered with arms and hands. He held the hammer in the air, and many of the young people saw him and dropped away. But some kept coming. Terry Ellis moved along the front of the stage, in front of Anderson. As each set of fingers grasped the stage, he brought the hammer down. The people began dropping off like ticks touched by matches. There was no apparent anger in Ellis; he looked for a pair of hands, aimed his hammer, and that was it. He only had to do it a few times, and then the others got the message.
I used to hate New York (Ian Anderson shouted to the 23,000), but I don't no more!
The Jethro Tull band ran for the dressing room, Terry Ellis put his hammer down, and it was over. However, (from the same article) I find the better story to be from the night before in Charlotte... One hour after the show ended — one hour after one of the grittiest, rawest, sexiest rock-and-roll shows in the world had left the little girls of Charlotte open-mouthed and wanting and older than they had ever felt before — one hour after that, there was a strange scene in the sixth-floor hallway.
Ian Anderson was hiding in a doorway. In his hand he held one of the dart guns.
Martin Barre, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond and Barrie Barlow were flattened against the other doors. In their hands, more toy guns.
Anderson broke first. He ran down the hall, spotted Barre. He took aim and fired the rubber-tipped dart into Barre's belly. Barre let out a squeal and skittered away.
Hammond-Hammond saw Anderson, ran up behind him, and fired a dart at Anderson's back. Anderson giggled and tiptoed off in pursuit of Hammond-Hammond. Barrie Barlow charged between them, and they broke up in laughter as they all tried to reload their guns. Barre was kneeling at the far end of the hall.
Oh no! (he cried). Me gun's broke! The spring in me gun's broke!
The others descended on him and soon they were all rolling about, the darts skittering across the carpet.
OH! To have been a witness to that! But someone seems to be missing. Did he already go to sleep? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2009 20:47:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the stories  That sounds amazing. |
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Post by Stjerky on Dec 15, 2009 7:13:57 GMT -5
I've never really talked to any big names, though I have seen many concerts. Some people always get to meet the stars, like my wife's friend talked to Alice Cooper last weekend. |
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Post by Nonfatman on Dec 15, 2009 10:25:43 GMT -5
I've never really talked to any big names, though I have seen many concerts. Some people always get to meet the stars, like my wife's friend talked to Alice Cooper last weekend. It's all a question of patience, and a little persistence as well, but not too much. Very possible at most shows to meet Ian for a brief few words and autograph, just by hanging out at the back of the venue until he comes out. But that could be an hour or two after the show. Getting backstage and actually talking to Ian at length is a bit trickier, though! Jeff P.S. How's things? Band going well? |
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Post by Stjerky on Dec 16, 2009 2:14:46 GMT -5
P.S. How's things? Band going well? Christmas hurries mostly, thank you for asking. Has been a bit silent on music front lately. The dark and cold causes some depression here near the polar circle. We've been writing some music though and hopefully something will come out of that during next spring when we get to play together more often. |
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Post by Nonfatman on Dec 16, 2009 10:07:36 GMT -5
P.S. How's things? Band going well? Christmas hurries mostly, thank you for asking. Has been a bit silent on music front lately. The dark and cold causes some depression here near the polar circle. We've been writing some music though and hopefully something will come out of that during next spring when we get to play together more often. You must be way up north in Finland, I guess. Got to be cold as hell up there. I have always found that listening to copious amounts of Tull is the perfect remedy for depression! BTW, I am still very intrigued by Fat Bad Man. Great name for a song, even though I know you said it wasn't exactly Tull-ish in sound. Jeff P.S. Maybe I should change my name here to Fatbadman. I kind of like the sound of that. It's like some bad-ass superhero or something! |
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Post by Stjerky on Dec 17, 2009 4:39:47 GMT -5
This morning it was -27 celsius (about -16 Fahrenheit, if I understand correctly). My car didn't start. Had to cycle to work.
Superhero Fatbadman LOL.
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Post by TM on Dec 17, 2009 13:23:48 GMT -5
That's very funny. I don't remember you talking about being nervous meeting him. The only time I met him I wouldn't say I was nervous. I just told him how much I enjoyed the recent concerts I had seen (with you) and he basically just said to me "yeah?" As if he really seemed if I meant it or something.... Funny though, times that I've met pro-athletes, I haven't felt nervous either but I have said some things I regret. Yeah, he kind of had that same reaction! He asked if I lived in the area and I said no, I had traveled about 3 hours and he was like, "To see US?!?" kind of like, are you sure about that? and then a dumb thing I said was, "yes, I've been waiting for this for a long time" or something to that effect, I don't know, it came out dumb...but yeah, remember I went back downstairs and I told you guys I almost passed out...and Andy was kind of like, "Yeah, whatever" about that, because you could tell he didn't want to share the spotlight with Ian... ;D Could be why we weren't able to get backstage on night #2 Oh wellsy.... That son of a bitch!  |
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Post by Nonfatman on Dec 17, 2009 15:44:37 GMT -5
This morning it was -27 celsius (about -16 Fahrenheit, if I understand correctly). My car didn't start. Had to cycle to work. Superhero Fatbadman LOL. You mean you have not yet been globally warmed? Jeff |
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Post by Stjerky on Dec 18, 2009 2:18:28 GMT -5
You mean you have not yet been globally warmed? Yes we have. Summer was very warm and dry. The autumn has been very warm and we got the snow almost a month later than it used to be (so it has also been very dark too). This kind of cold weathers (and even colder) were very common at this timeof year when I was a kid, but now it is an exception. We've had many warm winters in a row and the heating bills are a lot cheaper than say 5 years ago, although the energy prices have gone up. Also all kinds of storms have became more and more frequent. |
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Post by TM on Dec 18, 2009 9:22:10 GMT -5
This morning it was -27 celsius (about -16 Fahrenheit, if I understand correctly). My car didn't start. Had to cycle to work. Superhero Fatbadman LOL. -16 and riding your bike to work!  You must be self-employed, or you are one extremely valuable employee!  |
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Post by Tullite on Dec 19, 2009 15:02:24 GMT -5
hi stjerky, just wondering if you get to see the " northern lights " ? aurora borialis i think its called ? ive seen it on tv but bet its magical in reality . cheers.
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That sounds amazing.
