Post a random story about meeting a famous musician

I interrupted Jim James’ phone call with his girlfriend stating I disagreed with Ken Wilber. He hung up on her and we talked for the next 20 minutes about whether absolute truth exists.

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I interrupted Jim James’ phone call with his girlfriend stating I disagreed with Ken Wilber. He hung up on her and we talked for the next 20 minutes about whether absolute truth exists

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HA!

I met Jim James at Robert’s in 2008 and was excited to tell him I loved him in the song he played for Dylan’s biopic in I’m Not There. Except I couldn’t remember the song. And he had to remind me of the name of it. I was drunk. Nice dude, though.

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In the 1990s Thomas Dolby had started a multimedia company and was presenting his new application

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CAD - to piggyback off your story, here is some musical related cell phone technology history.

I recently listened to an interview Richard Blade (Sirius - 1st Wave) had with Thomas Dolby. During the 80's "new wave" of electronic music, Dolby was on top of the world with hits including Hyperactive and She Blinded me with Science. Within 10 years, Metal and Grunge had taken over the music scene and Dolby was struggling to book concerts and sell music.

Dolby developed a software company Beatnik, so he could produce and record music for others in the industry. Around 1992, Dolbly was playing a small venue in Oslo, Norway and by coincidence, a Nokia music engineer was in attendance. Impressed with what he had heard, a meeting was arranged between Dolby and Nokia executives. The rest is history as Dolby made millions with his multi-year contract to develop ring tones and provide Nokia with the software that was installed in all their cell phones. NOKIA cell phone rings circa. 2000

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When I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, I was at Disney's Beach Club Resort and sitting in the lobby in a chair waiting for everyone to come down. This huge dude sits right next to me with long black hair. He just says "How is it going?" I say "I'm good". He says "nice accent where are you from?" I say "New Orleans" he says "I love that place" and that's that, he's just sitting next to me.

My cousin comes down into the lobby, walks up to us and all of a sudden asks "Are you Gene Simmons?". He says " Yes I am". He then took pics with our whole family

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I worked on Eddie Vedder's house, too, but that would be a small novel to write. Let's just say it was one of the funnest jobs of all time.

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bring it on.

I’ve met Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) in 1993. He was standing right next to me watching the opener of his own show.

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I worked on Eddie Vedder's house, too, but that would be a small novel to write. Let's just say it was one of the funnest jobs of all time.


bring it on.

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I'll give you one. Eddie likes to do monkey man shite like climb around on stuff. He installed a bat pole in the house, and when it was time to have the party for all the dudes who worked on the joint he got some kegs and BBQ and put them in the basement. What could possibly go wrong with a bunch of drunken hammerhead construction dudes, a rock star, pulled pork, ribs and a bat pole? Thankfully, no bones were broken.

Being a GI in Europe, got to meet a bunch of bands.

Partied with Pantera in Nuremberg on the vulgar tour. Parked behind the club they were playing at and the bus pulled in. Had a half a gallon of jack sitting on a Texas flag on the hood of the car. Instant friends and backstage after the show. Killed it till well after midnight.

Next night was Alice in Chains in the same club. They allowed us to stay after the show but wouldn't let us backstage. All they wanted to know was where they could find drugs. Grilled by half a dozen stage hands. Like a competition to be the first to find drugs. Lol. Still, got Layne Stanleys autograph...

Met WASP playing a club in Frankfurt after the show. Blackie Lawless is like, 6 ft 5 or something. Fkn rock star of a tall dude

Met the Chili Peppers in Frankfurt on the blood sugar tour. We had no tickets yet, so we were looking for a place to piss all the beer. Found an open gate by a building and followed it to what turned out to be where all the buses were parked. Walked through the back and right then the Rollins band were doing sound check. Peppers did sound check after. We sat on the edge of the stage while they sound checked. Hung out with John after as he was curious why we wanted his autograph. He hated the attention. Played nurf football with Chad and Anthony after on the stadium floor. 7 on 7. I got picked by Anthony, lol. Was a blast. Saw the show for free. Spent ticket money on hookers...

Guns and Roses were playing an air defense sattelite field we worked at just up the hill from my apartment in Wursburg. Went up there every day while they set up during the week. Ended up getting credentials for the show cause we were Army and shite. Hung out on stage and huddled by all the beer coolers. Stayed for soundchecks for Nine Inch Nails (their first tour) Faith No More and GNR. Slammed beers with Slash.

Met Robert Trujillo who was with Suicidal Tendencies opening for Metallica in Nuremberg. He caught that we were GI's and surfed the same break as my buddy from California. Got to watch the show side stage. Got hit by a bunch of trash when The Cult were playing. Germans wanted nothing to do with The Cult sandwiched between ST and Metallica, so it was a sea of trash being thrown on stage. Was kind of embarrassing, actually, but it was Lars who scheduled the bill.

Met the Beastie Boys in Cologne for a minute. Got high 5's and where you from talk, but that was it

Good times

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Degas

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you lived the life i wish i had lived in the 80s