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new curious poll, guitarists you have met?

My MIL is one of those matronly single cruise chics. Run, one of them might be her.
 
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Met Tosin, saw him shirtless.

bang/bang would 10
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I met Desiree Cousteau about 100 years ago. Shirtless, pantsless, pretty much naked as a jaybird if you don't count hair. Even got her to sit on my lap for a picture.

Bang/bang would have been 10. But, she was a girl, so it was ok. Threw away the pic on the way home, for fear somebody would see it and my wife would slit my throat. Did I mention she was a girl?

Still fun, in any event.
 
I've had the pleasure to meet and talk briefly with

Steve Vai,
Dave Kilminster,
Frank Zappa

Rick Wakeman, but he's a keyboard player.

 
    I haven't met any, unless you count Adrock from the Beastie Boys, after a 1992 show in Davenport, Iowa.  MCA was playing bass and gave me and my friend picks.  A friend of mine met Dimebag at a local guitar store while Pantera was in town.  My friend is a huge KISS fan and they bonded over that.  Dimebag and him even rode to a guitar store on the other side of the Mississippi and looked at more guitars together.
 
    I'll also add: my friend who hung out with Dimebag is one of those guys who has the ability to get along with everyone.  When Nirvana came to town in 1993 he struck up a conversation with Dave Grohl and gave the drummer a homemade shirt that Grohl ended up wearing on the MTV Live and Loud 93 Special.  While he was talking to Grohl, Kurt Kobain was in the dumpster throwing out trash to idol-worshiping fans who fought for the trash like it was gold.  To say Kurt Kobain couldn't handle fame would be a huge understatement, but I can't say I blame him when I saw those people fighting for his second-hand garbage.  It's still surreal to me that the biggest band in the world at that time came to a small venue in Davenport, Iowa.  I recall Nirvana said in a magazine that this show was the best they'd had on the In Utero tour to that point.  It was a great show (and Mudhoney opened)!
 
Old thread but I've got to mention I met Stevie Ray Vaughan after a gig at Manchester Apollo theatre in 1988. Sat on the tour bus and chatted with him and the band for a while, he took the time to sign autographs for everyone. SRV was a fantastic guy in person, absolutely down to earth and unaffected by stardom. And he had a handshake that nearly snapped my wrist.
 
Bump.

If you live in St. Louis meeting famous guitar players is easy, all you have to do is frequently hang out at Killer Vintage. All the players stop by when in town.

Chuck Berry of course is just a visit to Blueberry Hill Duck Room on the right Weds. Had a nice long chat with Berry and a few shorter ones. With him it is a matter of the mood you catch him in.

Billy Gibbons is a really nice guy. Got to talk to him about one of my other favorite Texas guitar players Bugs Henderson--god rest. Gibbons was very impressed that I knew of Bugs, what with me not being from Texas and all.

Not strictly a guitar player and not as famous but I got high with Todd Snider once.

Got a really good laugh out of Sammy Hagar. Ran into him at the airport and asked him, "Hey, aren't you that guy who was in Montrose?" When he got done laughing he said, "I'd rather be remembered for that than that other band."

 
I once met Yngwie and actually jammed with him for a few minutes. Me on guitar and him on drums! At a party a long time ago that I'm sure he's forgotten all about.  :icon_biggrin:
 
ChristopherG said:
Bump.

If you live in St. Louis meeting famous guitar players is easy, all you have to do is frequently hang out at Killer Vintage. All the players stop by when in town.

Chuck Berry of course is just a visit to Blueberry Hill Duck Room on the right Weds. Had a nice long chat with Berry and a few shorter ones. With him it is a matter of the mood you catch him in.

Billy Gibbons is a really nice guy. Got to talk to him about one of my other favorite Texas guitar players Bugs Henderson--god rest. Gibbons was very impressed that I knew of Bugs, what with me not being from Texas and all.

Not strictly a guitar player and not as famous but I got high with Todd Snider once.

Got a really good laugh out of Sammy Hagar. Ran into him at the airport and asked him, "Hey, aren't you that guy who was in Montrose?" When he got done laughing he said, "I'd rather be remembered for that than that other band."
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It's amazing that some big name stars still take commercial flights...
 
What people forget is that chartering a private jet isn't as easy as the movies makes it look. Flight plans have to be approved, new DHS paperwork, etc. Here in the Lou, if you are dead set on taking a private jet you are probably going to have to fly into Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. So now on top of your flight time you have to then hop in a car and add a 40 minute drive to your travel time just to get into the city where you are staying/playing.

People I have said hello to/met flying commercial. The Rev Billy G., Ice T--boy that guy is a midget, Bruce Willis, Hagar, whats-her-name the little pop-punk chick who was married to the lead singer of Nickeldouche, Sean Combs--who was a suprisingly nice guy not at all like his public persona, Don King, the list goes on. I used to fly a freakin lot.

For what it lacks in privacy, commercial makes up for in convenience and flexibility.
 
This doesn't really qualify, but my wife's sister is dating Taj Mahal's grandson, and it looks Pretty Serious.  So I may get to meet the great man his own self if there's a wedding.
 
Have never met my hero guitar players, but have met Ritchie Blackmore while checking out a Strat at Manny's in NYC on 48th Street, in 1986, when Manny's actually existed, and George Benson checking out a guitar at the local Guitar Center in Paramus, NJ.
 
Met Carlos Santana when I was working as an intern at NBC news, same building where SNL is filmed.  When I heard he would be there the next day I grabbed my abraxas album and asked him to sign it at a rehearsal.  I was able to get back stage.  Very nice gentlemen, but of course, I was telling him how great he was, and what an influence he was on my life, and he was probably thinking, who is this kid and how'd he get here.

Anyway, I put the record album at home, about two years later moved out of my parent's house, and left all my stereo equipment, including records behind.  My Mom brought them to a consignment store, and sold everything for about $300 bucks.  A year later I found out, and I just laughed.  I love my Mom.
 
Bootsy Collins In 1978 Winston – Salem NC He ran into me after leaving the stage and knocked me down. I had gotten backstage access from a radio station contest. He was very nice and signed the tee shirt I was wearing.
Gary Hoey In 97 or 98 at Reliable Music Store Charlotte NC
He seemed nice enough but didn’t stick around after doing a Fender Big Apple Strat demo.
I went to see The Legendary Blues Band play at the Double Door Inn (Charlotte NC) in June of 1982. This was a very small club (seated maybe 100) and Eric Clapton showed up unannounced to play with the band. He was cool with saying hello to the front row crowd.
 
I've met or worked with Andres Segovia, Carlos Santana, Dave Clark, Jimmie Stewart, Buck Owens, and Roy Clark. None of em famous.
 
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