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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
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Meet and greets are kinda new. Back then they had a room full of junk to eat and drink and everyone kinda milled around like a big party and gabbed. I didn't impose on any of them for very long, (Most were talking to people they obviously knew and I was a nobody afterall). I hated interrupting them when they were talking to people, so I would grab a chance to get an autograph and maybe a small question or two and then kinda move on and try to take it all in. Plus, what do you say to them? Either it sounds stupied "Oh I have all your albumns.....blah blah blah" or you ask a question and they stare at you cause it is kinda creepy when people know more about your career then you do. I have spoken to each a few times - some longer than others - and the only "real" conversation I had was with Stevie. (Yes, the dreaded lamp thread - cringe). But that was a FLUKE. Right time - right place.
Case in point. After unsuccessfully seeing anyone of the band, I was thrown out of one venue by the gestapo and was shown out through the loading dock. Lucky for me Lindsey and a few others were sitting on the cases cooling off after the show, so I got to gab with him a little bit. But I had no idea what to say. I don't play guitar, don't know his solo stuff real well, didn't want to bug him with a Stevie question, so ... I just chit chatted alittle , got his autograph, and got the impression that it was time for me to disappear.....so I did. He was nice, but you kinda know when you are intruding. Luckily, Asante the percussionist (Mask tour) was kind enough to go back and get a few more sigs for me from the rest of the band he could find. (Also brought me one of the set lists from the stage, that guy was soo cool).