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Although most of these were more like brief introductions, here are a few artists I've met:

Ivan & Stephen Doroschuk - Men Without Hats - Met during (!!) soundcheck at Malibu club LI gig-- I was an audience of 1 while the brothers (without rest of band) tuned-up.

Les Pattinson - Echo & the Bunnymen - I shot a hoops with him backstage before a soundcheck at Jones Beach Theatre, NY, eponomous album tour (not a great concert though).

Peter Hook - New Order - Met him briefly backstage before soundcheck at Jones Beach. He wasn't in a mood to mingle with teenage fans, though.

Saul Davies & Jim Glennie - James - Ok, maybe not new wave. I met them after a gig in NYC (supporting the "Seven" album, phenomenal concert btw).

Glenn Tilbrook - Squeeze - Met recently after a club gig in NYC.

That's all I can think of. Maybe some of you have some stories.

we (apart from the crowd) toured/opening act for....
frankie goes to hollywood
daf
propaganda
vitamin z
tears for fears
moti special
robert goerl
go west
abc
fehlfarben
hubert kah
rheingold
a flock of seagulls
hipsway
oxo
sandra
and some other artists/bands in germany/europe & the states between 1981 thru 1988
and some others after 1988 thru to 1996
we also had some of the following artists guest on our records...
robert goerl (from daf)
michael mertens (from propaganda)
bodo staiger (from rheingold)
wolfgang juenger (from nina hagen)
ish ledesma (foxy/oxo)
rory pastorius (brother of jaco pastorius)
and some others too numerous to mention....


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Hey now; that's pretty wild. You were actually part of the "talent" then. Can't get more inside than that. Any experiences/memories stick-out from those days?

I recall that I also met some of the supporting musicians (horn players) for Wang Chung before a Jones Beach concert-- that probably doesn't count though... [:D]

eating broetchen,,drinking coffee,,listening to some of their song(s) ideas etc..before they were release etc...
just sharing ideas & expieriences etc....

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[quote][i]Originally posted by georgie rockwood[/i]


we also had some of the following artists guest on our records...

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Really? There is more AFTC goodness to be had out there? Be still my heart.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by georgie rockwood[/i]
<br>eating broetchen,,drinking coffee,,listening to some of their song(s) ideas etc..before they were release etc...
just sharing ideas & expieriences etc....

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Are you for real? LMFAO!! [:D][:D]

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[quote][i]Originally posted by georgie rockwood[/i]
<br>eating broetchen,,drinking coffee,,listening to some of their song(s) ideas etc..before they were release etc...
just sharing ideas & expieriences etc....

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Sweet!

I definitely hear georgie's influence in late period AFOS.

Bands I've met and interviewed for The Union Daily/Weekly at CSULB:

ABC
Balncmange
DEV-o (only Mark M. and Gerald)
The Eurythmics
OMD
Simple Minds
Ultravox
Falco
Heaven 17
The Nails
David Byrne of Talking Heads
Spandau Ballet
The The (Matt Johnson)
Bill Nelson
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bad Manners
The Clash
The Ramones
The Selecter
Wang Chung
Sparks
The Bangles
R.E.M.
The English Beat
Madness
Depeche Mode
The Cure
The Fixx
A Flock Of Seagulls
The Payola$
The Toasters
Bim Skala Bim

[i](more I've forgotten)[/i]


[b]Local Bands:[/b]
The Minutemen
fIREHOSE
Black Flag
Burning Sensations
X
The Blasters
Stray Cats
The Plimsouls
Lost Pilots
Felony
The Go-Go's
Dramarama
The Lawns (former Suburban Lawn members)
The Rave-Ups
Jump With Joey

[i](many more I've forgotten!)[/i]

Some of these were not one-on-one, as large press junkets: The Clash The Cure, and The Bangles.



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Wow glokstadt, that's fantastic!
Many of those bands I've never even seen live-- I wish I'd gotten the opportunity.

I didn't enter high-school until 1983, so I was kinda too young at the time to see many of these bands at the nightclubs.

I have met

Mike Score of AFOS ... nice guy, we talked for a few, got a picture with him as well. He was also telling me about some future releases and merchandises due later out this year.

Martin Fry of ABC ... very brief, but he did sign my LP so all is good!

Keren and Sara of Bananarama ... nice meet with the gals, of course I told them what my favorite song was, "Tell Tale Signs" they replied with ... "oh that reggae song we did" ... I thought it was cool, also got a picture with them

Annabella Lwin and Leigh Gorman of Bow Wow Wow ... Annabella is such a doll, she loved me! I talked about Adam with Gorman for a few as well.

Peter Byrne of Naked Eyes ... one awesome dude! I was very happy to get the chance to talk with him and get a picture with him as well.

Lene Lovich ... that's my gal! and what a rare treat

and most recently, Graham Parker ... he was a really nice guy, I also got a picture him him, we talked about Rachel Sweet ... he has no idea what she is up to, does anyone really know?

Cy Curnin - The Fixx

I sent an e-mail to Robin Scott (M) a few years ago and he sent me back a kind response.

Devomaniac--
Another great set of artists! Many of whom are still touring, so it's possible to pay tribute!

It's funny-- the new wave artists that are now touring seem to be at a point in their careers where they're genuinely grateful for the loyalty of fans. I recently saw the documentary about the band Beulah, called "A Good Band is Easy to Kill." Buelah's case definitely showed how difficult it is to keep fan-base delighted when you've been touring for 200 days straight, sleeping in vans/tour buses, etc.

I definitely hope to catch ABC on tour this year, and I'd jump at the chance to see Lene Lovich-- I have such deep respect for her musicianship.

When I was about 12, the Thompson Twins (my favourite band back then (I even got the ponytail) opened a record store (HMV)in my home city Edinburgh.

I remember thinking I was going to be disappointed because they wouldn't have time to say anything other than sign the cassette and send you on your way.

I was right about the time limitations, but Tom (you could only meet one of them because the place was heaving with fans) was very nice. I remember being pretty star-struck and nervously muttering my first AND last name [:I] for him to sign and him smiling and saying "let's just do the first name". I took the cassette and walked away and heard him say "hey", I looked back and he said "you take care of yourself". What a guy. Never forgotten that.


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[b]Devo[/b] (Mark Mothersbaugh) at Disney TV studio...
[b]Pixies[/b] (Interviewed Joey Santiago & David Lovering)
[b]The Charlatans[/b] (interview)
[b]Blondie[/b] ..road the lift down a Chelsea high rise
[b]Killing Joke[/b]...met Big Paul Raven at a trade show
[b]Ministry</b)...same trade show...gold teeth
[b]Paul Weller[/b]..angry man

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