Ever meet your hero?

[Akaymay]

Well, pretty much any cool celebrity. I had the ultimate awesomeness of meeting my idol Angus Young at an IHOP after a show in 2001. It was the Stiff Upper Lip tour. I got there, and saw him and nearly pissed myself! It was him and Malcolm Young. After I finally got the courage to talk, we chatted for about a half hour (It was mainly me talking about how much I worship him and his guitar playing). But after a while, he grabbed two Gibson SG's out of his rent-a-car and I showed him how much I knew of their songs, which is a lot. And after a while (By now it was probably 2 AM) we finally left...reluctantly...but I had a ton of autographs!

I also had the...ahem...convenience of meeting Bam Margera. If you don't know him, he was in Jackass and was the star in the MTV show Viva La Bam. And me, being a big Jackass fan, went up to him and ask for an autograph, he basically just said "F*** off kid." Yeah, not my favorite moment in meeting-a-celebrity times. Eh, I thought it would have been cool. But I saw him once or twice more, didn't even bother trying to talk to him. I saw him at some skate parks back when I used to skateboard. He only lives about 10 minutes from my house.

I was close to meeting Slash at a Velvet Revolver concert. But he got swarmed by a crowd and ended up leaving. Eh, I was close. I probably would have pissed him off, mainly because I really know him from GnR, and barely any of his music from Velvet Revolver.

[DShizzle1029]

I met Orgy like 3 years ago. They played at House of Blues here in Orlando. I was so stoked. I got to meet them at the autography signing. I shook their hands and I have a photograph of them that they all signed.

Still have yet to meet Mr. Reznor himself...

[DIEGOROBOT26]

I saw Luke Wilson in a coffee shop once, he's wack though.

[lithiumkc]

I've never met anybody famous. However somebody I work with once got Tom Cruise calling in when his HP laptop bugged up... apparently he was a huge douchebag. Somehow I believe that.

[Akaymay]

I saw Luke Wilson in a coffee shop once, he's wack though.

Not to dis you or anything if you're a fan, but who's Luke Wilson?

[Rev0lver]

i have two heroes, i met one back in march.

hero #1- Lord Gold. the keyboardist of HORSE The Band. Why? because his name is lord gold. and he plays keyboards. and hes hxc. i got to briefly talk to him after a show.

hero #2- Derren Brown. what this guy does is just scary. if any real criminal knew what he did, we would all be ****ed. but that's why hes awesome.

[Raider87]

I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger in L.A. once... and I met Dolph Lundgren in a gun store when I was like 8, you remember him he was the guy who played Ivan Drago from Rocky... I was at the store with my dad I forgot why but I have a picture I'll try and find it

[Eman311]

Met SA Martinez, singer for 311.

needless to say i was completely in awe and just kinda stared at him.

One of the great memories of my lifetime. Such a random and awesome moment. Just saw him walking down the street before a show, not even trying to look for him. Shook his hand, chatted for a bit, it was great.

[IbanezBassist_v2]

I've met Mudvayne, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, and Vitor Belfort.

[Raider87]

Oh ya and as of yesterday I've met Lupe Fiasco and someone who looks like Billy Corgan

[senomar]

I've never met a cool celebrity. My grandmother lives in Nashville, and when I visit her in the Summer, I see countless country stars in coffee shops and such. But my dad has met so many of my idols.

[sanctified]

Mmm I got to chat with Mike Mangini for a little while. I was very embarassed though so I scribbled my face out. :P I've also had John Blackwell (drummer for PRINCE) ask me to come and drum on stage, to which I refused lol. :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/so_socksy/editmangini-1.jpg

Met all of I Killed The Prom Queen on numerous occasions... (they're from my town).

No-one else that famous really.

[Raider87]

Mmm I got to chat with Mike Mangini for a little while. I was very embarassed though so I scribbled my face out. :P I've also had John Blackwell (drummer for PRINCE) ask me to come and drum on stage, to which I refused lol. :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/so_socksy/editmangini-1.jpg

Met all of I Killed The Prom Queen on numerous occasions... (they're from my town).

No-one else that famous really.

Awww is someone a little shy :p

[Tendoza]

I met the cop in "Untouchables" who gets popped in the head in the elevator...

And I work with a guy who was in a Dentyne Fire commercial...

[DIEGOROBOT26]

Not to dis you or anything if you're a fan, but who's Luke Wilson?

He was in Old School, good movie. He was in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, terrible movie.

[fragpirate]

i met corey taylor once.
it was just last december, they were on tour with disturbed and they were at a concert held here in biloxi.
well after the concert, my buddy was drunk and got sick right afterward so we were in the bathroom for an hour and fifteen minutes (most of wich was just waiting for the puke to come, cuz we knew it was coming) after that we hadda go get some water and my friend just wasnt fit to move any where. the colliseum (the place where the concert was) was locking up so we hadda go outside. we were sitting over by the tour busses waiting for my buddy to clear up so we could leave with out him puking in my car.
well the bands roadies were hauling out the equipment, then low and behold corey taylor walks right outta the door right next to us.
he was carying a guitar case and went in put it in the stone sour trailor, then he turned back around and headed toward the doors he jsut walked outta.
as he walked by me and him caught eyes and i kinda nodded at him and he said "hey how yeh doing" as he walked by and i just kinda strugged and said "been better".
so then he stopped and said "oh yeah? whats up?" so i told him my buddy was sick and we were waitin for his head to clear up so we could get outta there.
he kinda laughed and said "yeah ive been there", then of course i seized the opurtunity and asked for an autograph, but neither of us had a pen so he just shook my hand and went back to where ever he was going.

[mrmooz]

Meet Rai Thistlethwayte the lead singer of thirsty merc. Got a photo and told him "love your songs, downloaded them all. Keep it up" Thats the only remotly famous person ive meet.

[BoWeevil]

:)
Johnny Cash and Roy Oberson went to the same dentist that I
did. I would find out when they were due to come in next
and set up my appointments so I'd be there at the same time. I'd
get a few minutes to chit chap with which ever one was there.

Played a short game of touch football with Elvis once,that was before
he went in the Army. My couisn was a pro boxer and a part of the so called
Memphis Mafia,Elvis liked tough guys,and I went out to his house with him.

Lastly at the San Antone airport Ray Charles was going out as I was comeing
in,I stopped and shook hand,told him how much I enjoyed his music over the
years and to keep it up. Ray said he would "just as long as I can" wasn't
too long after that he passed away.

Well that's it,I don't get out much any more.
...Bo...

[tharshmetalUK]

One of my heros is Bruce Lee so unless i get my hands on a time machine, im never gonna meet him :(

[ThePaska]

Not to dis you or anything if you're a fan, but who's Luke Wilson?

Luke Wilson (Left) and Owen Wilson (right), they both act, although I think Owen does more well known movies most of the time. I can't really think of good Luke Wilson movies off the top of my head.

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2006/gallery/whowouldyoudate/owen_wilson.jpg

[The_Lizard_King]

i wish I'd be able to meet any of my heroes but only time can tell

[Akaymay]

:)
Johnny Cash and Roy Oberson went to the same dentist that I
did. I would find out when they were due to come in next
and set up my appointments so I'd be there at the same time. I'd
get a few minutes to chit chap with which ever one was there.

Played a short game of touch football with Elvis once,that was before
he went in the Army. My couisn was a pro boxer and a part of the so called
Memphis Mafia,Elvis liked tough guys,and I went out to his house with him.

Lastly at the San Antone airport Ray Charles was going out as I was comeing
in,I stopped and shook hand,told him how much I enjoyed his music over the
years and to keep it up. Ray said he would "just as long as I can" wasn't
too long after that he passed away.

Well that's it,I don't get out much any more.
...Bo...

I'm sorry, but that just sounds too amazing to be true. That's way too crazy. How old are you that you met elvis before he went to the army?

[BoWeevil]

Akaymay,you ready for this?

I'll be 65 my next birthday.

...Bo...

[DaddyNutt]

I know it's not really "rock" but my family went to the fair about 2 weeks ago and I met Drake Bell after his concert there. Drake was pretty cool. I have also met the singer of Sevendust once after a concert. That was ****ing awesome.

[bounchfx]

a couple of them, actually. I wouldn't really call them.. "Hero"s, but people in places that I am aiming for. Cliff Blezinski and Nobuo Uematsu (first is designer of UT/Gears, second is musician.. did pretty much everything for Final Fantasy). pictures of both of those in my profile haha.(as well as Angela Aki) Considering I want to eventually be a game designer and a musician.. yeah. I also met some other people that I don't consider heroes, but I guess they are kind of famous.. like Robin Williams, Yasunori Mitsuda, Jason Hayes. bunch of other music people too, but I wouldn't consider them heroes. just bad asses. Once I actually get a job in the game industry I'm sure I'll be meeting many more awesome people too. Can't wait.

[TylerSalak]

ive never met any of my heroes but the two i wanna meet are angus young and joe perry my guitar idols but AC/DC aint on tour and Aerosmith isnt comin by where i live anytime soon so ill wait patiently.

[newwaytodie]

Well, pretty much any cool celebrity. I had the ultimate awesomeness of meeting my idol Angus Young at an IHOP after a show in 2001. It was the Stiff Upper Lip tour. I got there, and saw him and nearly pissed myself! It was him and Malcolm Young. After I finally got the courage to talk, we chatted for about a half hour (It was mainly me talking about how much I worship him and his guitar playing). But after a while, he grabbed two Gibson SG's out of his rent-a-car and I showed him how much I knew of their songs, which is a lot. And after a while (By now it was probably 2 AM) we finally left...reluctantly...but I had a ton of autographs!

This had to be the most amazing moment of your life. You must be destined for rock greatness or something. Epic.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

I've met Metallica (James, Kirk, Lars and Robert), Kirk was an *******.

met Bret Michaels, short little homosexual.

met Buck Darhma (from Blue Oyster Cult).

so no, not even close. Buck was totally cool and I respect BOC more than I'll ever respect 'Tallica or the ******ry of Poison.

[newwaytodie]

met Bret Michaels, short little homosexual.
................the ******ry of Poison.

This topic needs a complete thread devoted to it.

[jq71586]

I met Brooke And Hulk Hogan who were checking in to the W hotel at Union Square in Manhattan last summer when I took sort of a mini road trip down from Boston to see a Yankee/Sox game in the Bronx.

The hotel was far too high-class for me ( a college student) but I used to work for the company so it cost less than 80 dollars for the night.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

This topic needs a complete thread devoted to it.

ugh, no it doesnt. it was in my more wild days, back when blow was a good idea (which it never is, seriously) and me and my friend were looking for something to do, he was playing a show that night at a nightclub here in the city so we went and he devoted alot of his attention to me and only me, it was quite freaky, actually.

[lithiumkc]

ugh, no it doesnt. it was in my more wild days, back when blow was a good idea (which it never is, seriously) and me and my friend were looking for something to do, he was playing a show that night at a nightclub here in the city so we went and he devoted alot of his attention to me and only me, it was quite freaky, actually.

YEAH OKAY, so you explain the story and its clearly your uncomfortability with anothe guy checking you out or so you think, and that's not being a homophobe?

Pfffff

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

yeah, okay. thanks for that totally insightful comment. I'm not going to sleep tonight after that.

to be a homophobe that would require me to know for a fact, 100 percent that Bret Michaels is without a doubt ***. and yes, as a heterosexual male men who make passes at me without even asking if I'm *** or not isnt cool with me. its not like I pound their faces in and then force them to suck me cock to show that I am a superior person. as for as *** people go, I have absolutely no problem with them, some of my friends are homosexual. so **** off already, kay?

[lithiumkc]

yeah, okay. thanks for that totally insightful comment. I'm not going to sleep tonight after that.

to be a homophobe that would require me to know for a fact, 100 percent that Bret Michaels is without a doubt ***. and yes, as a heterosexual male men who make passes at me without even asking if I'm *** or not isnt cool with me. its not like I pound their faces in and then force them to suck me cock to show that I am a superior person. as for as *** people go, I have absolutely no problem with them, some of my friends are homosexual. so **** off already, kay?

Youre just another idiot libertarian who thinks that he should be able to say and do whatever he wants whatever he wants, and **** everyone else, they can just stay away if they don't like it. The world doesnt revolve around you dillweed, don't act like everybody else should have to adapt to your crap attitude.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

wow, you've defined me so well.

you dont even know me, *******. I think that the world is a big place and comments from a small fry like me shouldnt affect your well being at all. in fact, by your logic ignoring what I say would be an even bigger blow to my ego than commenting about them.

but in the end I dont care, so you know, just keep on doing that thing you do.

[lithiumkc]

wow, you've defined me so well.

Well, i'm taking your route and calling it how i see it regardless of my complete lack of knowledge.


you dont even know me, *******. I think that the world is a big place and comments from a small fry like me shouldnt affect your well being at all. in fact, by your logic ignoring what I say would be an even bigger blow to my ego than commenting about them.

How the hell does that make sense to you? I should just sit by and watch some guy beak off about whatever he wants whenever he wants, with no regard for anybody else, and when he's called out he just says '**** off it's my right to be a douchebag' more or less



but in the end I dont care, so you know, just keep on doing that thing you do.
And you keep being a careless apathetic reject. Thanks.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

so you'd prefer to be the internet police. free country, I can say whatever I want by your bill of rights. so stop acting like sergant internet, kay?

as for the lack of knowledge comment, what basis do you have to say that about me? absolutely none at all. you dont know me, you're judging me based soley on a handful of comments you read on a videogame forum. making yourself a hypocrite in the pocess.

[lithiumkc]

so you'd prefer to be the internet police. free country, I can say whatever I want by your bill of rights. so stop acting like sergant internet, kay?
By your logic, you shouldn't be making this statement. Fail.



as for the lack of knowledge comment, what basis do you have to say that about me? absolutely none at all. you dont know me, you're judging me based soley on a handful of comments you read on a videogame forum. making yourself a hypocrite in the pocess.
Im basing it on the several comments i read and your reaction to me calling you on being a homophobe. Thats valid enough for me. I've only responded to what you've said and not once made anything up. I'm basically paraphrasing you, so how can I be making it up?

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

fine, act like the internet police. go nuts, I very, very, very seriously dont care. at all.

I joined this site last night, man. you've probably read about 20 posts I've made, so by your logic you're the expert on all things Matthew, right?

no, I am not a homophobe. I come from Canada, a very tolerent country. besides, I am a very vocal person on the *** marriage subject, and thats vocal in the positive sense. let them get married, and so forth. so obviously you dont know a ****ing thing about me.

[lithiumkc]

fine, act like the internet police. go nuts, I very, very, very seriously dont care. at all.

I joined this site last night, man. you've probably read about 20 posts I've made, so by your logic you're the expert on all things Matthew, right?

no, I am not a homophobe. I come from Canada, a very tolerent country. besides, I am a very vocal person on the *** marriage subject, and thats vocal in the positive sense. let them get married, and so forth. so obviously you dont know a ****ing thing about me.

Yeah, I'm also from Canada, and I have yet to run into someone as ridiculously jaded as you when it comes to 'respect'. How can you possibly be 'respectful to everyone until they deserve none' if you literally have just told people to **** off and deal with what whatever it is youre saying? Or claiming everybody should just not be offended by anything because you arent? Or 'If you dont like what i say, don't read it'? I already went over the ridiculousness of that particular statement.

You contradict yourself with every second post and youre telling ME not to voice my opinion on YOU, when your mindset is that everybody should be allowed to say whatever they want whenever they want to say it.

Keep in mind I haven't made any assumptions on you [edit, i assumed you were ametalhead, OSORRY], I'm commenting on your behavior since we've been going back and forth and only that. The homophobia comment is because you clearly made it out to look like you were uncomfortable with him 'only checking you out' and then previously calling him a homosexual like it was an insult and then whatever you said about ******ry. What am i supposed to think, that youre a nice tolerant guy or something?

EPIC FAIL, GAWD DAMN.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

Yeah, I'm also from Canada, and I have yet to run into someone as ridiculously jaded as you when it comes to 'respect'. How can you possibly be 'respectful to everyone until they deserve none' if you literally have just told people to **** off and deal with what whatever it is youre saying? Or claiming everybody should just not be offended by anything because you arent? Or 'If you dont like what i say, don't read it'? I already went over the ridiculousness of that particular statement.

what the **** are you even trying to say? my respect will stick with people until they do something to ruin it. sorry, but I draw the line in the sand somewhere. I dont let people walk all over me, only because I'd never walk all over a friend. as for comments I make, they're comments, on the internet....lighten up, let it go, go drink a beer or something.


You contradict yourself with every second post and youre telling ME not to voice my opinion on YOU, when your mindset is that everybody should be allowed to say whatever they want whenever they want to say it.

no, not once did I say you werent allowed to voice your opinion, just the opposite. I keep telling you to voice your opinion, just that I dont care about it. so voice away, man.


Keep in mind I haven't made any assumptions on you, I'm commenting on your behavior since we've been going back and forth and only that. The homophobia comment is because you clearly made it out to look like you were uncomfortable with him 'only checking you out' and then previously calling him a homosexual like it was an insult and then whatever you said about ******ry. What am i supposed to think, that youre a nice tolerant guy or something?

its all tongue in cheek. the term "******ry" (which isnt even a real word, by the way) should have clued you in on that.


EPIC FAIL, GAWD DAMN.

huh? are you like, hoping to win this pointless internet arguement? because if so, way to do it in the lamest way possible. just be intelligent, dont end your arguement in some lame interspeak bull****.

[lithiumkc]

what the **** are you even trying to say? my respect will stick with people until they do something to ruin it. sorry, but I draw the line in the sand somewhere. I dont let people walk all over me, only because I'd never walk all over a friend. as for comments I make, they're comments, on the internet....lighten up, let it go, go drink a beer or something.
What you obviously don't comprehend is that I'M SAYING YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT RESPECT IS. What you're saying you believe [**** people who get offended by what I say, I don't get offended so why should they] and the act of respect for others are completely ****ing opposite. Jesus, english comprehension much?



no, not once did I say you werent allowed to voice you're opinion, just the opposite. I keep telling you to voice your opinion, just that I dont care about it. so voice away, man.

No, you told me to stop being the internet police, a direct contradiction of your 'People should be allowed to say whatever they want without opposition' statements.

Aaaaand, up next, here comes the excuse for that one




its all tongue in cheek. the term "******ry" (which isnt even a real word, by the way) should have clued you in on that.

Tongue in cheek or not, like I said, I used to say 'thats gai' and such all the time, and I sure didn't know how much it offended homosexuals to hear it until I lived with two of them and they explained it.

[DIEGOROBOT26]

O Crap!!! Fight Everybody!!!!

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

ugh, man. seriously, you have nothing to bring to the table as far as arguing goes, so just stop like I'm going to. if you want to continue challenge me a little.

[lithiumkc]

ugh, man. seriously, you have nothing to bring to the table as far as arguing goes, so just stop like I'm going to. if you want to continue challenge me a little.

Uhh.. You still have yet to explain how you're 'Completely respectful to everyone unless they deserve otherwise' when it's clear you value the opposite mindset, you've outright said you dont give a **** about what other people think of your outspoken opinions and thats a direct contradiction of being respectful. So please, you can start on that one.

Then move on to how you called me a hypocrite and said I should stop making assumptions with little to no knowledge, then proceeded to say I knew nothing about the world which is an assumption and at the same time renders you a hypocrite [also, the 'stop being the internet police' hypocrisy]

Not to mention you've said it's going to be world war 3 a few times, because countries have nukes. News flash, countries have had nukes since world war 2, have had political tensions as high or higher than today, and it hasn't happened yet. Why is it going to happen now? Please explain and I'll let you be.

Theres three you can respond to as a start. If i get bored I might go through the rest of your posts and pull out a few more contradictions and ridiculous statements.

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

dont care, dont care, dont care.

if you feel you "pwn3d" me then pet yourself on the back, but I have left the arguement because you are not worth the time or are even fun to argue with. so yeah, dont care. dont care to the point that I'm not even reading your rebuttles.

[lithiumkc]

dont care, dont care, dont care.

if you feel you "pwn3d" me then pet yourself on the back, but I have left the arguement because you are not worth the time or are even fun to argue with. so yeah, dont care. dont care to the point that I'm not even reading your rebuttles.

Nah it's not about pwning you. It's about making you realize that you are everything you say I am. It's your choice whether or not you want to put the time into understanding that.

Nighty night, copout.

[newwaytodie]

Ah, the torch has been passed....

[IhateShittyMetalcore]

on a whim I read the last comment, still dont care.

[lithiumkc]

Ah, the torch has been passed....
Well, I'm just as outspoken as you and he. Just with the opposite opinions :)

[Brad_Lee]

I met Michael Crichton in 1999... he signed my copy of Jurassic Park.

[battle_axe_of_doom]

well i met tony iommi in 2004

[jordanbeard]

I met Wayne Coyne (of the Flaming Lips) at South by Southwest this year and got his autograph, that was awesome. I met a lot of other musicians there too (no others really worth mentioning though)

ps I live in Indiana and skipped 2 weeks of school to go to SXSW.

[bounchfx]

there IS a private chat you ladies