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| From | "Judy B" <HeyJude@socal.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Close Encounters |
| Date | Sat, 5 Jun 2004 14:22:31 -0700 |
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Haha, Robert. You gave me a good chuckle, today! That's exactly the kind
of things I say when I'm nervous and shy about meeting people.....anybody
new, usually. So, I can totally relate to your comments. Don't feel badly.
You're not alone! LOL
Judy
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert R. Berry" <rberry@gandronics.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Close Encounters
> I don't have any stories of meeting really famous people, but I can add to
> the sub-thread on moments of stupidity when meeting a musician.
>
> Back in the '80s I was working at the college radio station at the
> University of South Carolina, and I was quite enamored of the Boston band
> Scruffy the Cat. They came to Columbia on tour, and one day the guys from
> Scruffy were due to come up to the studio for a quick interview. I
happened
> to be around that afternoon and got introduced to Charlie Chesterman.
>
> Now, it was cool to meet him and everything, but I wasn't exactly
> starstruck. I mean, this was Scruffy the Cat we're talking about here. But
> for some reason when I talked to him, I acted like a gushing fanboy. I
said
> something about how I really liked their "High Octane Revival" record. He
> said thanks or something, and I capped off my remarks by saying "Yeah, I
> especially like 'Tiger Tiger' ... that song is a really great album."
>
> What a dork. At least I probably made Chesterman's day, acting like he was
> Paul McCartney or something.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
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