It doesn't sound silly at all. One of the downsides of having so much exposure to music and bands is that a lot of that "magic" gets lost. I can remember a long time ago when I was in a cold sweat for several days waiting for Seventh Son of a Seventh Son to come out, and planning a trip to the record store for that day. There aren't many landmarks like that any more. Sure, I can say to everyone that I can't wait for Isolate to come out (one of my most anticipated releases this year), but it isn't the same level of anxiety as it used to be, and that's almost sad.
Same thing with meeting people. You get so jaded meeting all the people from the bands at local shows and in Atlanta that even that starts becoming "normal". So it's good to hear that people still have that kind of reaction.
And I had the same reaction regarding the same person recently, although it was a delayed reaction. When Redemption was going around with DT a couple of months ago, I saw them in Chicago and through a long story was actually able to sit on the bus with Redemption for a few minutes after their set. I've met almost everyone in Redemption before, so it was more like catching up with pals than "hangin' with rock stars OMG!!". But then Ray came on the bus, bringing piles of food from the catering area. At first, I just thought, "Hey, there's Ray now." And then it hit me, it wasn't just Ray Alder, singer for Redemption. It was RAY F-ING ALDER, the man who sang on one of the two CDs (cassettes at the time, actually!) that got me back into metal, Parallels. It was the guy who I still occasionally watch on my VCR (yes, VCR, not DVD) copy of A Pleasant Shade of Grey. I mean, I always knew it was the same guy, of course, but it wasn't until that second that it hit me that here I was right next to THAT GUY, and I had one of those "moments". It was cool.
Imagine being able to tell your past self that some day you'd be rubbing elbows / meeting / hanging out with someone who means that much to you. You probably wouldn't believe yourself, and that is what's so awesome about these things.
Ken
is exciting and being able to hang out with them in a somewhat normal situation. It took me over 28 years to meet my Scorpions and it was sign, hug, love the album, whoosh management was pushing you to move down the line after like a 3 sec. chat. Progpower gives us the opportunity to have the time to actually have a conversation, now whether any of us remember them is another story! Thank goodness for cameras!!
