February 2012
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I reviewed Todd Rundgren's source code.
He came to a conference I’d helped organize. He showed me a proto-video-editing suite he was coding from scratch.
by Better Yeti
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I made tea for Afrika Bambaataa
On other occasions I also made tea for Tim Westwood and Leeroy from The Prodigy.
They all seemed to enjoy their tea.
Which is nice.
by Mike
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Noel Gallagher passed me the half and half
I was interning at SiriusXM in New York and I went to the break room for a coffee.
There was a man looking in the fridge and I asked him to pass me the half and half.
He did. It was Noel Gallagher.
by nickpost
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I subconsciously kicked one of the Strokes
I was at an Office Depot in Manhattan, looking for printer ink or something, and there was a puffy-haired guy standing vaguely in my way. I was going to walk around him, but then at the last second I noticed he was one of the Strokes. So I lightly kicked his shoe as I walked past him, just because he was in the Strokes, I guess. I think both of us said, “Excuse me.”
by Ben Phelan
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I thought Jack White was a Jack White...
I got on a plane and saw a bloke who had totally ripped off Jack White’s appearance. I looked at him like he was a sad idiot. He looked back at me like he wanted to fight.
I then realised it was Jack White.
by G-Man
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I had a wee in William Reid's house.
In 1996, I went to London to interview Mazzy Star for a cover story that would appear in Alternative Press magazine. After a fraught Q&A session with Hope Sandoval and David Roback, we went to the home of Hope’s boyfriend at the time, William Reid, guitarist/vocalist of the Jesus And Mary Chain. He lived in a nice flat in Muswell Hill. I said hello to the man who wrote some of my favourite...
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I saw Ricky Wilson jump over a puddle of wee.
The Duchess toilets were always flooding and I couldn’t help but think he’d just made the situation worse. As did I.
by lj0hnstone
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My mate slapped Graham Coxon's back a little too...
My mate was so excited to meet Graham Coxon that he went up to him and slapped him on his back a little too hard, subsequently spilling his beer all over him. Graham was not impressed.
by Duncan Sangster
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Paul Weller was in my local
I was in the pub and it was virtually empty apart from a man with a funny haircut that was a bit ‘young’ for him. When he walked past us to take a piss, I saw it was Paul Weller.
I followed him outside and said, “Are you Paul Weller and if so what are you doing in my local here in Amsterdam?” He said “Yes I am. A bit of business, a bit of pleasure.” I took a...
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I bullshitted Rick from Shed Seven I was in a band
This was at the Sheffield Leadmill in the ’90s, in the days when there were far less security staff. The door to backstage wasn’t locked so we went and joined in the backstage party. I was a bit drunk, obviously, Rick gave me the eye so I started talking, and it just came out, I think I said we were called Hangar 18, or something.
I’ve no idea if he believed me
by Donna
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I helped Richard Hawley to the toilet
I was at an music awards ceremony in central London. He came swaggering toward me, obviously a bit worse for wear, and said ‘where’s the bogs mate?’ I replied ‘Just round the corner mate!’ and walked him round to make sure he got there safely.
by Ross Murdoch
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I saw Guy Garvey at Piccadilly station on the day...
I was going to work, and there he was at Upper Crust, buying a sandwich of some sort just before he went down to London for the Mercury Awards.
I knew the awards were that night, and I was going to wish him good luck, but I didn’t bother him in the end.
by Haggis
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I gatecrashed Hard-Fi's party
A friend & I bunked into Hard-Fi’s album launch party. The lead singer approached us at the bar and asked us what link we had to the band. I told him I worked in a bank and was there to get free Coronas. He gave me a blank look and walked off, zero response.
by @fromdesktildawn
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I nodded at John Squire in a pub in Hanley
I’m from Newcastle-under-Lyme originally and when I was about 18 I went to see The Seahorses at The Sugar Mill in Hanley. I went to The Dew Drop Inn pub over the road and John Squire was sat having a pint in there. I nodded at him out of a mix of recognition and admiration. He nodded back. It was nice.
by renivonskwid
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I met Elton John in the mens room at a theatre
I was going out as he came in, and I said “Sorry”.
He didn’t add “…seems to be the hardest word”.
by David Papp
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Jarvis Cocker gave me a V for Victory salute
He gave me a ‘Winston Churchill’ just outside Goodge Street tube station for shouting his name. It was lunchtime.
by Maria Del Medico
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Neil Tennant gripped my thigh
As a Pet Shop Boys fan, I was elated when I was chosen to be Neil Tennant’s typist for an online chat.
And then at some point, as I sat next to him tapping in his words of wisdom, he gripped my thigh after making a joke.
by almostwitty-uk
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I was in a lift with Bob Geldof
I briefly worked at Universal Music which Bob Geldof was probably connected with. I got in the lift and he was in there with his daughter. I’m not sure which one but she was younger than Peaches. We went down 4 floors. I didn’t say anything. We got out of the lift and they left. I never saw him again. The same thing happened the next week with someone who was in the 1970s band called ‘Smokie’....
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I witnessed Pete Doherty order cheese on toast.
I was at a ‘cheese on toast’ food stand at Glastonbury in 2007, when Pete Doherty & Kate Moss walked up and ordered some ‘cheese on’ for Pete. When his dish was ready, the vendor asked if he would like it cut in half. Apparently Pete does not field this type of question, as his minder leaned forward between Pete and myself and declared “No. Pete doesn’t have his toast cut in half”
by...
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Nick Beggs from Iona failed to fix my car
I once picked up Nick Beggs and Dave Fitzgerald from the station and was driving them to an Iona gig on a really hot day when the car overheated and steam started pouring out from under the bonnet. So I popped the lid and they both got out and had a look. But there wasn’t much they could do so we waited until the car cooled down then we set off again.
by Jan
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I walked in on Robb Flynn from Machine Head taking...
I walked in on Robb Flynn from Machine Head pooping with the door open, pants round his ankles. I started laughing, he shut the door.
by Anon
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Take That leant on my dad's car chatting up girls
I was in the audience for the second series of Channel 4 video game-themed teatime TV show Gamesmaster, and a (then) little known pop band called Take That were taking part in one the the challenges.
After the slot had been filmed, I went outside to my dad’s car to get something and saw Robbie and the boys leaning against my dad’s car, chatting up girls. I said ‘excuse me’, and they moved.
by...
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I spoke to Meatloaf on the phone.
He called my office and asked to speak to my boss. I passed the phone to my boss.
by CuntyChopalops
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Feargal Sharkey sat on my coat
Feargal Sharkey sat next to me in a club. I avoided speaking to him all night, but when I was leaving I discovered he was sitting on my coat so I had to ask him to stand up so I could get it.
by Susie
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Merl Bryck from The Northern Pikes bought some...
From 1996-2001 I worked at a new’n’used music shop in Saskatoon, Canada. It was called The Vinyl Exchange.
One day, Merl Bryck from The Northern Pikes came in. I recognized him immediately, not only because the Pikes were a Saskatoon band, but also because they were one of the few Canadian bands at the time who had heavy video rotation on MuchMusic (our MTV) in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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I played guitar with Bernie Marsden, one-time...
I was about 20 and helping out a mate who managed the local Rumbellows store to do a demo of guitars and instruments from the shop at a youth club.
Bernie was the special guest and he invited me to play a twelve bar blues sequence in ‘A’ with him.
When it was over, I was convinced I now had a real ‘in’ and had made an influential contact in the music biz. But as I never saw him again after...
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Stephin Merritt and I watched a man bump into a...
I was invited to 6 Music by a friend, to watch Stephin Merritt sing a song about a sad gargoyle. 6 Music had recently had a refit of its studios.
While waiting for the broadcast to start, we were both put in the same green room, which had a big plate glass window and an open door.
Stephin Merritt said to me: “They better watch out with that window. I bet somebody misses the door and walks...
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I failed to provide Feeder dummer Jon Lee with a...
This was at a Feeder in-store in Leicester.
As he signed my copy of Yesterday Went Too Soon, Jon Lee asked if I had a fag.
I didn’t.
by nickmoreton
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I met Timmy Mallet
Yes, he’s a pop star. He had a song out and everything.
I met him in the Firkin in St Albans a few years ago. He was playing Buttons at the Alban Arena. I was dressed as a girl and he didn’t bat an eyelid. He even did the Waca Wave for me.
by Chris
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I asked Gruff Rhys to turn the air conditioning...
I met Gruff at a Super Furry Animals after show party. It was very cold in the venue and so I asked if he could turn the air conditioning off. He did.
by Simon
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I almost collided with Thom Yorke near some...
I was shopping for groceries in Marks and Spencers in Oxford and I was shocked to find myself centimetres from Thom Yorke, near the vegetables. I was staggered but knowing he probably didn’t want to be pestered I left him alone. The only downside was when I started to text a friend of mine, explaining the encounter, and he looked warily at me like I might try and take his photo. I immediately...
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I didn't recognise someone from that band Travis
In the early 2000s I served him, whoever he was, in a pub. It didn’t bother me because they were rubbish. I think he had some chips.
I don’t recall whether or not it was raining outside, but the man, whoever he was, wasn’t being rained on at the time, because we were inside.
I had several other tedious brushes with musicians so I think its obvious why I would like to remain anonymous.
...
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my Dallas friend saw Jane Wiedlin in a mall
He asked her, “Are you Jane Wiedlin?” and she said, “Yes.”
Later that same year he saw Sting out somewhere in Dallas. He asked him, “Are you Sting?” and Sting answered, “Yes.”
by Sheila Ryan
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I walked past Ani Difranco
When I was walking around on Pine in Seattle and thought I saw Ani Difranco walk past me? I wasn’t sure. But then later on the internet I saw that she had a show here the same day.
by Clarissa
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Ian Brown was probably looking for shoes.
I saw Ian Brown from the Stone Roses in a branch of Clarks recently. I can only assume he was looking for a pair of shoes.
by Brian Stevens
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I saw Tom Clarke from The Enemy in a pub in York
I once saw Tom Clarke from The Enemy standing at the bar in a pub in York. I said, “Hey, you’re that guy from The Enemy”. He said “Yes, I am.”
I didn’t know what else to say because I didn’t know any of his songs and am not really a fan so I said, “Ok, see ya later” and went back to my table.
by Rob
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I fell off Dom from Muse's skateboard
One 1990s summer evening in our cul-de-sac in Teignmouth, I got off my Raleigh Grifter and had a go on Dom’s skateboard.
15 seconds later I was on my arse nursing a grazed elbow, my skateboarding career in tatters.
After that we went and played on my Amiga until he had to go home.
by @crouchingbadger
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I drove behind Ke$ha.
On my way to her concert with some of my friends I unwittingly was driving behind her limo. I then saw her in concert.
The end. by CMYKO
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George Thorogood winked at me
He opened for the Stones at the LA Coliseum in 1981. The crowd was massive. I saw an open space near the stage where no one was standing, so I pushed through to catch my breath.
At that moment, George came down that part of the stage, doing his little leg hop, and winked at me, mid-song.
by Fran Metz
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I stood behind John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls...
I flew out to LA for the KROQ Inland Invasion show of 2004, and when I was at the airport to go home, I realized that John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls was standing in front of me as we stood in line to get cleared through security.
He was not flagged for any further searches and went on through.
by zomgeleventy
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I bought Tofu Pups for Metallica
I was working at the Bonnaroo Festival and was told to get two packs of Tofu Pups for Metallica. I had to drive all over Nashville looking for them.
by Marg
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I bought Tofu Pups for Metallica
I was working at the Bonnaroo Festival and was told to get two packs of Tofu Pups for Metallica. I had to drive all over Nashville looking for them.
by Marg
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Eros Ramazzotti bought me dinner
He was really offering to by my mate dinner because he obviously fancied her. So we shared a tomato salad so we didn’t feel too guilty about it and left before he spoke to us
by ourfavouriteshop
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Craig Nicholls didn't help me put the door back on...
We were driving back to the airport after a music festival, and when we pulled up the door of our hired van fell off.
I looked around and saw Craig Nicholls from The Vines watching us. I asked him to help me put the door back on.
He didn’t.
by Kellie
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I took a walk with David Byrne
It was in downtown Omaha in 2008 after his gig. My sister and I were among the gaggle of fans who waited outside for him afterwards.
This one chick wanted him to see a mural she helped paint so he got a beer from the tourbus and walked under the highway overpass with all of us.
When we got to the mural, he took a swig of his beer and said, “That’s a shitload of paint.”
by...
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Patti Smith sat next to me in the chip shop
I was sitting at the counter of Tea & Sympathy, an English style fish & chip shop in New York City, when Patti Smith walked in and sat next to me.
She had a soda and a pineapple fritter.
by Anthony Devers
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I saw Bobby Gillespie moping around Brighton.
I lived in Brighton in the early 1990s, when Primal Scream did too. Two or three times, in the Preston Circus area, I saw Bobby Gillespie trailing around after his girlfriend, and each time he was grizzling like a toddler.
by Joe Muggs
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Eugene Chadbourne cursed at me in Spanish
I went to see Eugene Chadbourne play in the first days of The Tonic in the then-still-dangerous Lower East Side (1995?).
After the show I met him and he figured out I spoke spanish, so he signed in my CD “por dos pesos chinga tu madre en la catedral”, which he claimed was all the spanish he knew.
by sergio
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I could have had a fling with Kirk Pengilly from...
It was early eighties and I was at a Triple Z Joint Effort at Queensland University with some friends to see INXS. They had just released their first single “Just Keep Walking”. Kirk came up to me and tried to chat me up, but I couldn’t have been less interested. What an idiot!
by Sue Brennan
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Ike Turner gate-crashed a house party
Back in the 80’s, Ike Turner would frequently turn up at local San Diego house parties. I don’t know what his motives were, but he would ALWAYS have a stack of 8x10 glossy head shots with him.
by Joe