Experiences meeting the band Options

[deepenoughtodive]

I know some of you have met them dozens of times and are friends with them now but most of us have only been lucky enough to have met them briefly. I'd like to read some of your experiences meeting the band and share my own.

1. 1997 - Live did a show in Birmingham, Alabama where i'm from. One of my friends won a local radio contest and got backstage passes. The show was my first LIVE show and I had been listening to them heavily for 3 years so I was really excited. They've been my favorite band since I heard I Alone for the first time. The show was insane. Better then I expected and I expected greatness. Backstage all the guys were great. I'd just bought my first electric guitar so I told CT all about learning to play Rattlesnake. He was really down to earth and talked to me for a while. Gracey was kind of reserved but still a cool guy. Dahlheimer was crazy. Very funny guy. Ed was the rockstar of the group already but he was still nice and talked to me and my friend for a while. They signed autographs and took pictures. Great, great experience!!!! I'll find all the old pictures and put them up eventually.

2. My sister and I drove to Columbia, South Carolina to see the first night of the TDTH tour. The show was great. Probably the best LIVE show I ever went to and I've been to several. They played in a small theater (probably seated a couple of thousand). We went around back after the show and found a dozen or so people hanging out waiting to see the band. The lead singer of the opening band (can't remember the band name but they sang Little Black Backpack) came out and signed autographs. He said he was gonna go tell the band they had some people waiting to talk to them. About 20 minutes later, security let us go up to the tour bus and wait for them. Everyone came out but CT. His family was in town. We saw him get in a minivan with his family later and he drove by us and honked the horn and rolled down the window and thanked us for coming to the show. Typical, humble CT. Everyone got autographs and pictures and then left with the guys still standing there! My sister and I stood around and talked to Ed and Pat for about 15 minutes. Pat kept taking our camera and taking pictures of himself. =) He is as funny as he is talented. I asked Ed why they didn't put Overcome on TDTH. He said they were saving it for the next album. I went on and on about how much their music meant to me and he seemed to genuinely appreciate it. He was really nice and really laid back. I've got lots of pictures from this one that i'll put up when I find them.

3. They did another Birmingham show for the TDTH tour and I happened to be walking through the crowd outside of the main seating of the ampitheater when here comes a security guy and CT walking through the crowd to the backstage area. I shook his hand and walked beside him for a few seconds. He was in a really good mood. I can't remember what I said to him. Something cheesy like your my hero i'm sure. =)

4. I met Ed one other time doing a radio spot before one of those radio sponsored festival type shows in Atlanta. It was the TDTH tour as well (I think I caught 5 shows from that tour). He smiled and waved at the handful of us that were standing there but he didnt come over and talk to us.


It's been several years since I saw the band so my memories of what all happened aren't all that great.

I'd love to hear about everyone else's experiences with the band!

[World Dreamer]

I have met them once although I did not meet CG. He was there and was accessible but I could not stay long as my wife was pregnant and had just stood for two hours.

I met CT first, and he was great. Big smile and very engaged. I don't really even remember what all we talked about. Just random stuff. We traveled from Oklahoma City and I feel like we talked about something about Oklahoma. Somewhere he had been or someone he knew that lived here or something.

I then met PD and he was the same way. We talked for five minutes or so. He got a kick out of my wife being pregnant at their show. He touched her stomach. It was pretty funny.

Ed was...uh...accomodating.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

The best story I have is CT hitting on my wife (he was a little buzzed but hey, she's an attractive lady). When my wife told him she and I were together he said I could punch him in the face if I wanted to.

I didn't, but man that would have made for a hell of a story.

I've never met Ed, but the CCP have always been extremely kind.

[Wildman]

I have met the guys twice,....once one the Dutch Fanclub meeting before the Paradiso DVD show...all the guys were very accessable, had a nice short talk with CT, CG & PD, have not talked to ED, he only took pictures with the fan's not much of talk.

And last year after the TGF concert in Amsterdam, (which Rocked) I bought CT a beer on behalf of Dmitri, and had a nice talk with him, also had a nice talk with CG, he even showed us a picture of his son behind the drums. PD was already gone into town, but I met him hours before the concert and we had a nice talk too.

Also met KM and SH, both are very nice man, they loved my home made TGF shirt with the first 4 lines of Tredecim on the back!

[Lakini's Juice]

Met Ed in 2009 after his gig with Metropole Orchestra. He invited me through Twitter after i said i didn't have a ticket. So i went and i was on the guest list + a backstage pass.

[possum]

Met Ed in 2009 after his gig with Metropole Orchestra. He invited me through Twitter after i said i didn't have a ticket. So i went and i was on the guest list + a backstage pass.

Very cool.

[Hoodstock]

Met everyone a few times. All my experiences were great.

The two best meetings I had were getting a backstage passes the last time I saw Live and meeting TGF @ the Machine Shop.

Won't ever forget those nights.

[EvilOne]

I think CT gives the best hugs.

I've been lucky enough to meet and hang out with the guys (Mainly in AC) and I always always ask for a famous Taylor hug.

Yes I've met Ed I think the longest conversation I had with him is when I asked the guys to sign my tat, and you gotta admit, it's gotta be weird talking to that many strange people who profess they love you.

[imheyjude]

I think CT gives the best hugs.

I've been lucky enough to meet and hang out with the guys (Mainly in AC) and I always always ask for a famous Taylor hug.

Yes I've met Ed I think the longest conversation I had with him is when I asked the guys to sign my tat, and you gotta admit, it's gotta be weird talking to that many strange people who profess they love you.

I'd have to agree ... CT does give the best hugs, but so does Sean H. If you want to make CG really happy, bring him a funnel cake with extra powdered sugar!

[SinfulEyes]

Hey Nick, how did it go when you met Ed for the first time?

And no, I didn't ask how subsequent meetings with him went after you told him you would bend over backwards to help him sell his records and make him look good online.

[Opinechik]

I expect Nick will be chiming in any minute to let you all know how wrong you are....it's ED who gives the best hugs.

[dancing queen]

I have met all of the guys several times - I'd have to really sit down and think to count it out. The first time was when my friend and I just walked in the back (stage) entrance of a place after the show, looking like we were supposed to be there. No one bothered us. It was fairly awesome because the guys came out of the dressing room and were just hanging out - there were the college kids who had helped with the show, but no fans. So we got to talk to everyone and they were all very friendly and chatty.
At Meriweather Post Pavilion I had legit backstage passes (won them from FOL) and again, all 4 guys very fun and kind. PD has a remarkable sense of humor. They all do, but I was surprised by him because he's so often very quiet on stage... CG was also really funny. I've also run into them in AC a few times, and talked to them as they're getting on tour buses. The only negative type experiences I've had (and that's a liberal use of negative) was once Ed was in a hurry and apologized but literally said "I really have to go - lemme sign something for you? Did you have fun? Good" and bolted. And once in AC Chad T was in a hurry and shook my hand and also bolted (I think they had checked in late). So I don't think I've ever actually had a negative experience. They're allowed to be in hurries

they have all always been gracious and kind. It's made me like them even more over the years.

[Opinechik]

Oo0o0oo I guess Nick didn't appreciate my comment for the funny it was intended to be, he repped me down.

Bahahahaha

[OutToDry]

I plead the FIF!!

[Hoodstock]

I plead the FIF!!

Cause you're Chad Taylor and you'd have to say that you met yourself? I learned from Back To The Future that would not be a good thing!