Well, thank you big Dave!
You know i write more on another FM-board now. But I met lindsey three times this week. Shortly, but intense.
I had the time of my life.
Just for you, I post my last tourstory here.
Ok my friends, I'm wrapping up the story here. The last show's over, it was beautiful again, and I'm packin'up (pun intended) to head home again. I totally fullfilled my main goals. this post comes from the ridgefield library and in six hours my plane will leave.
I am so glad that lindsey ended the show again with TPT. it's a tearjerker for sure. I was in front by then, he was witty about some girls who were a bit dissapointed about the gift of screws-meaning, and he said "I'm sorry I ruined it for you with the emily dickinson-meaning. But maybe it DOES have the crude meaning too. He was flirting with those girls and at one point a funny guy behind me yelled: "shall we leave?" . That was a witty remark.
I bought a VIP-ticket that costed a buck or fifty, with a possible meet and greet. To no success, though. We were held hostage in a small room before the show, had free drinks and some snacks, they collected our adresses for a possible signed poster, did not get to see the soundcheck. They know how to rip off, for sure. On the other hand, it was the first 47 dollar beer I ever had. I met some nice people though, lurkers on the ledge AND over here, and some of them had been reading this thread and they were so psyched for me to have this experience. Really cool. {lurkers: thanks for meeting and recognizing me, you made my lindsey-experience extra special}
After the show, at the back of the venue, it was clear the band was taking a flight to philly or so, they were in a hurry. Security was incredibly rude, well they always are in the filthy rich area's aren't they? The band car was ready to leave and the guys came out and immediately jumped in. About 12-15 fans were waiting, lindsey was going in the frontright seat, but leaned over the door to sign some stuff and one picture for some hysteric obnoxious girl. I stepped forward after she was satisfied, he saw me and I said " I just want to say goodbye, Lindsey!"
He gave me a firm hand and he didn't let loose untill our short conversation ended. " Are you leaving?" I said:"yes, I want to thank you for an amazing experience, shows were great and it was just fabulous to meet you."
Then he said "Well, Gerald, I just want you to know that I really appreciated that you came a long way for this. That's very special to me" I said, " All mutual, Lindsey, I just hope that you would come over to Europe once, there are some great fans waiting for you. And please, if you do, do it with the solo-tour. He said: Well, I want to, but it is so expensive, though I know people want to see me over there.
I think it's a ridiculous reason, but hey, I wasn't there to get in a quarrel about money. So I said: "I am aware now how expensive it is." And we litterally BURSTED out laughing, looking in eachothers eyes. " well, it'll cost a lot more ofcourse". All this time we were still shaking hands. The man REALLY made contact, and that felt really special. Then he said " Have a safe trip back home, and thank you again".
At that point, the 3 guys in the back took their window down and yelled out my name, and all three put a hand outside leaning over eachother: " Gerald! Have a safe trip and goodbye!" I highfived them all and yelled, " thanks guys it was great!" And then they left.
And now I'm going to leave. This trip just had everything I could have dreamed off. What really feels special, is that they REALLY REALLY noticed me. I'll treasure that.
gerald.
BTW: this is a realistic description of a wonderful minute. I was very grounded , maybe because he constantly held my hand at had eyecontact all the way through, and I wrote this down twenty minutes after it happened. Some words were different ofcourse, but this is basicly exactly how it went.
The high came somewhat later... 
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