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I just thought of this topic when I was reading about the silly antics of a deranged Hollywood actor...

Which celebrities have you met, and how were they in real life?

Cheerio,

Damien

Ronnie James Dio, he was great. RIP.

Shurik wrote:Ronnie James Dio, he was great. RIP.

Wow, you've been in the presence of divinity! I would consider Ronnie James Dio the greatest Voice in Rock History, bar none...

A little tribute to Ronnie James:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz3nYch1cbo

Rest in peace, God of Rock.

Damien

I had a very nice chat with Glenn Hughes in Belgium,he's such a warm and loving person....

I have met myself once. I've been in all of the recent top grossing films of all time.

I have also met myself, and been in some of the biggest movies of all time

I have also met myself, and been in some of the biggest movies of all time

Really

Local ones, but nothing really important I guess. Do Strato guys count ?

Angelina Jolie some time in 2003. She was cool and had a very sexy accent plus she was going about with her girlfriend and no visible bodyguards or whatever. Also Kate Moss - don't really remember date - but she's boring as fuck. And not particularly attractive.

Keijo from Rotten Sound is a friendly dude, but hardly a celebrity.

Bathory Killcraft wrote:Angelina Jolie some time in 2003. She was cool and had a very sexy accent plus she was going about with her girlfriend and no visible bodyguards or whatever. Also Kate Moss - don't really remember date - but she's boring as fuck. And not particularly attractive.

Didn't know she was a lesbian !

Hmmm....

Pauly Shore (walking down sunset one day)
Jason Lee (at a beer festival off of Hollywood Blvd)
Norm Macdonald (at a 7 eleven near the trubador)
Ron Jeremy (at a metal skool concert)

Metal Celebs...

Micheal Romeo (after Symphony X concert at Gigantour)
All current Strato members and Tolkki once
Everybody in Children of Bodom numerous times on separate occasions
Dave Mustaine (twice)
Herman Li (guitar clinic and in the lobby of Heaven and Hell tour)
Sam Totman (in the crowd at HoB sunset watching Sonata Arctica)

I hope you kicked Pauly Shore in the nuts for making Biodome..

Years ago, Geoff Tate from Queensryche was practically my next door neighbor. I once saw him in a park but didn't realize it was him until weeks later.

I hear he used to judge the Battle of the Bands at the local high school....

Burning Reflection wrote: Metal Celebs...

Micheal Romeo (after Symphony X concert at Gigantour)
All current Strato members and Tolkki once
Everybody in Children of Bodom numerous times on separate occasions
Dave Mustaine (twice)
Herman Li (guitar clinic and in the lobby of Heaven and Hell tour)
Sam Totman (in the crowd at HoB sunset watching Sonata Arctica)

I'm afraid I'm gonna need some proves

I once met this Arthur Rubinstein folk. He is a really funny guy

He can't play shit though..

I met Dave Murray a couple of years ago. I met him at a Wal-Mart store.

Kosmo wrote:I hope you kicked Pauly Shore in the nuts for making Biodome..

I did say "aye pauli, quit hoggin the ju-uice"

@ggonza why would I lie about stuff like that?





At the Headcrusher video shoot


I got tickets signed by Sam Totman, and Michael Romeo and CoB Hatebreeder album signed by the whole band on different occasions; have all warmen albums signed by Janne, just don't wanna take a photo or upload them.

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Burning Reflection wrote:

Kosmo wrote:I hope you kicked Pauly Shore in the nuts for making Biodome..

I did say "aye pauli, quit hoggin the ju-uice"

@ggonza why would I lie about stuff like that?





At the Headcrusher video shoot


I got tickets signed by Sam Totman, and Michael Romeo and CoB Hatebreeder album signed by the whole band on different occasions; have all warmen albums signed by Janne, just don't wanna take a photo or upload them.

The most interesting in this photo with Strato is your gruesomly long forefinger that JJ helps to exhibit.

I met Billy Sheehan once, at a very cool bass clinic.



(... the one on the left...)

He was a very funny and accessible guy and showed us how to work miracles on the bass. This guy is fantastic, so I was going to test his confidence a bit...

I walked up to him after the clinic to get my Mr. Big CD's signed. So, I thought I'd be clever and said, "just remember to put an arrow over your head, so I know which one is you..." I thought he'd see I was kidding (because everybody knows Billy, right? He's the greatest rock bass player alive and is up there with guys like Pastorius), but he still seemed ever so slightly thrown by my smart-ass comment. He quickly recovered though and said he would sign an extra picture for my sister. Rock humour...



Check out this online clinic on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhAiZxYJDWk

Cheerio,

Damien

Burning Reflection wrote:

Kosmo wrote:I hope you kicked Pauly Shore in the nuts for making Biodome..

I did say "aye pauli, quit hoggin the ju-uice"

@ggonza why would I lie about stuff like that?





At the Headcrusher video shoot


I got tickets signed by Sam Totman, and Michael Romeo and CoB Hatebreeder album signed by the whole band on different occasions; have all warmen albums signed by Janne, just don't wanna take a photo or upload them.

Woah! I've never seen someone taking a joke SO seriously ! Still, great pics

ggonza43 wrote:

Bathory Killcraft wrote:Angelina Jolie some time in 2003. She was cool and had a very sexy accent plus she was going about with her girlfriend and no visible bodyguards or whatever. Also Kate Moss - don't really remember date - but she's boring as fuck. And not particularly attractive.

Didn't know she was a lesbian !

Haha, even though I'm pretty sure she's bi-curious at least I meant her female companion.

The guys from Sonata Arctica so far :spin2: and that's it!

Hopefully I'll meet more awesome people soon :music:

Bathory Killcraft wrote:Haha, even though I'm pretty sure she's bi-curious at least I meant her female companion.

And I was twisting your words...Couldn't you see that coming ?

ggonza43 wrote:And I was twisting your words...Couldn't you see that coming ?

Yeah, kind of but plenty of people still confuse the use of the world "girlfriend."

Bathory Killcraft wrote:

ggonza43 wrote:And I was twisting your words...Couldn't you see that coming ?

Yeah, kind of but plenty of people still confuse the use of the world "girlfriend."

I've learning British english for almost 15 years, and there a girlfriend is a girlfriend, not a girl-friend

ggonza43 wrote: Woah! I've never seen someone taking a joke SO seriously ! Still, great pics

Thanks, but a joke? I must have missed the punch line My friends don't really listen to metal and so thought I'd share with some people that might care Anyone else got pics of them with celebs?

Burning Reflection wrote:

ggonza43 wrote: Woah! I've never seen someone taking a joke SO seriously ! Still, great pics

Thanks, but a joke? I must have missed the punch line My friends don't really listen to metal and so thought I'd share with some people that might care Anyone else got pics of them with celebs?

I was talking about MY comment

stratowerner wrote:I had a very nice chat with Glenn Hughes in Belgium,he's such a warm and loving person....

Glenn Hughes is great. I just listened to that song "Why don't you stay" of his (which features half of Europe's band members), and it struck me how effortless his singing seems. He hits incredibly high notes without any strain and with amazing power... and of course he's a bass player too. On top of that, he started out in Deep Purple, a band without whom Rainbow, Malmsteen and - ultimately - Stratovarius wouldn't have existed in their current form. Respect!

Listen to that vocal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzITtgj4PVU

Cheers,

D.