I'll always hold it against you that you took a selfie of you and me.
And [mention]TVVOODOO[/mention] named me Gandalf!
I'll always hold it against you that you took a selfie of you and me.
Well that sucks. I hate when you find out that a famous person you like ends up being a douche. I had heard that there was something(s) he had said about Ronnie but I think I purposefully ignored it.slowhand84 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:18 pmFirstly, experience...the contrast between meeting him and meeting Dio was unfortunately night and day. Meeting Ronnie was amazing, he was such a warm and friendly person and really treated every fan with respect.RiverDog wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:00 pmWhy do you say that?slowhand84 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:08 pm
I love Vivian's playing so much, it's just too bad he's such a colossal A-hole
Re: meeting VC...my friend was kinda just starting out as a guitarist at that time and really idolized him, at a meet and greet he got an autograph and asked him a question about the gear he was using at the time. He not only gave my buddy this really nasty sarcastic answer but actually made fun of him out loud in front of the whole line of people as he walked away. It's been literally years and my friend still gets upset when he tells this story, because someone he revered was so nasty to him for no reason whatsoever.
And then of course there's the amount of trash talk he's lobbed Dio's way over the years, despite Dio essentially being responsible for jump starting his entire career.
Long story short, great guitar player...not a great person.
Yeah apparently he called Ronnie "the most despicable person that ever lived"...pretty harsh words toward someone who literally put him on the map. Very likely that no one would ever have known who VC was if it weren't for RJD. The only other negative experience that I had meeting someone was Dave Mustaine, but I expected thatRiverDog wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:59 pmWell that sucks. I hate when you find out that a famous person you like ends up being a douche. I had heard that there was something(s) he had said about Ronnie but I think I purposefully ignored it.slowhand84 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:18 pmFirstly, experience...the contrast between meeting him and meeting Dio was unfortunately night and day. Meeting Ronnie was amazing, he was such a warm and friendly person and really treated every fan with respect.
Re: meeting VC...my friend was kinda just starting out as a guitarist at that time and really idolized him, at a meet and greet he got an autograph and asked him a question about the gear he was using at the time. He not only gave my buddy this really nasty sarcastic answer but actually made fun of him out loud in front of the whole line of people as he walked away. It's been literally years and my friend still gets upset when he tells this story, because someone he revered was so nasty to him for no reason whatsoever.
And then of course there's the amount of trash talk he's lobbed Dio's way over the years, despite Dio essentially being responsible for jump starting his entire career.
Long story short, great guitar player...not a great person.
And therefore the reason for the old saying, “you never want to meet your heroes.” That experience of your friend is sad.RiverDog wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:59 pmWell that sucks. I hate when you find out that a famous person you like ends up being a douche. I had heard that there was something(s) he had said about Ronnie but I think I purposefully ignored it.slowhand84 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:18 pmFirstly, experience...the contrast between meeting him and meeting Dio was unfortunately night and day. Meeting Ronnie was amazing, he was such a warm and friendly person and really treated every fan with respect.
Re: meeting VC...my friend was kinda just starting out as a guitarist at that time and really idolized him, at a meet and greet he got an autograph and asked him a question about the gear he was using at the time. He not only gave my buddy this really nasty sarcastic answer but actually made fun of him out loud in front of the whole line of people as he walked away. It's been literally years and my friend still gets upset when he tells this story, because someone he revered was so nasty to him for no reason whatsoever.
And then of course there's the amount of trash talk he's lobbed Dio's way over the years, despite Dio essentially being responsible for jump starting his entire career.
Long story short, great guitar player...not a great person.
About Hendrix, I had NO IDEA! And you must have either play accordion yourself or just like confusing people, because: Lawrence Welk?