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I did briefly in London 2001. Got his autograph and chatted. Surprised how short he is. I'm 5ft and he seemed a little taller than myself!! :lol: :lol:

One thing he told me he's scared of horses!!!

No I don't want your empty Vodka bottle!! :roll:

Anyone else met him on here? Nice to hear stories!?

Happy New Year to you all :wink:
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Can't say I technically met him, but we did run into him outside the pub in NYC after a gig maybe 10 years ago. Can't remember which tour - Hypernova were supporting, if that helps. They were getting on the bus (to Philly, maybe Pittsburgh?) he said "Thanks for coming."
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EvilBastard wrote:Can't say I technically met him, but we did run into him outside the pub in NYC after a gig maybe 10 years ago. Can't remember which tour - Hypernova were supporting, if that helps. They were getting on the bus (to Philly, maybe Pittsburgh?) he said "Thanks for coming."
He's quite polite really. Thanks for sharing :D
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-Didn't get to meet him, but *did* meet most of the rest of the band after waiting for over an hour in frigid drizzle post-show in Boston, March 1991.

He, sans shades, smiled at me through the tour bus's windshield, though. ;D

-He also handed me his laptop to pass to the rest of the front-row denizens during the show in New Haven, CT, that took place during the evening of the 2008 US Presidential Election...
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Yes and he's a very decent bloke :von:
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I met him before the second Blank Canvas gig in Leeds 2003.

I told how much I liked the songs.

He talked about cats and going on holiday after the tour.

I didn't ask about the new album and I didn't tell him it was all his fault (in 2003 I recieved a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Leeds and I know I wasn't the only person on THAT course inspired by Ths Sisters, SID!).

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Only met him twice.... rather briefly in Tilburg in 2005..had a little chat, managed to take some pics and get a setlist signed. The 2nd time was the first night in Leeds in 2011 which I still have very fond memories of. Perfect night out....be it a bit blurry at the end...for the obvious reasons. :von: :)
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Miss Kittycat and I met AE before the Leeds gig last year. He seemed to be generally entertained by the scene around him. And was friendly and amused when I blurted out "I've wanted to meet you for more than 30 years, this is the best moment of my life!" :oops: To which :von: replied "you'll feel differently in a couple of hours."

I've been in a daze every since, have gained super powers and can only write in green ink.
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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Miss Kittycat and I met AE before the Leeds gig last year. He seemed to be generally entertained by the scene around him. And was friendly and amused when I blurted out "I've wanted to meet you for more than 30 years, this is the best moment of my life!" :oops: To which :von: replied "you'll feel differently in a couple of hours."

I've been in a daze every since, have gained super powers and can only write in green ink.
Hmm, I believe there is more to this story EPW :wink:
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SmileySister wrote:
EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Miss Kittycat and I met AE before the Leeds gig last year. He seemed to be generally entertained by the scene around him. And was friendly and amused when I blurted out "I've wanted to meet you for more than 30 years, this is the best moment of my life!" :oops: To which :von: replied "you'll feel differently in a couple of hours."

I've been in a daze every since, have gained super powers and can only write in green ink.
Hmm, I believe there is more to this story EPW :wink:
Sorry, I signed the official secrets act.
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I think I'm the only guy never to have met Eldritch.

Or as I think of it, he's never met me.
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I've posted this tale before but...

Scene: Joseph's Well, Leeds, after the Near Meth Experience gig back in 2005:

As I was (rather drunkenly) saying goodbye to one and all, I spotted Eldritch lurking nearby and blurted out something along the lines of "Can I get a goodbye kiss from you too?" to which he replied "That's the second-best offer I've had all night!" ;D
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markfiend wrote:I've posted this tale before but...

Scene: Joseph's Well, Leeds, after the Near Meth Experience gig back in 2005:

As I was (rather drunkenly) saying goodbye to one and all, I spotted Eldritch lurking nearby and blurted out something along the lines of "Can I get a goodbye kiss from you too?" to which he replied "That's the second-best offer I've had all night!" ;D

That's funny!! I chatted to him about Ely as I used to live nearby and horses. Then he replied "My gf will hate you if she sees me chatting to you" :wink:

Mind you his gf Miss Detroit was a stunner. So really she had nothing to worry about!! lol True
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I won't be upset at coming second-best to Ms Detroit :lol:
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markfiend wrote:I won't be upset at coming second-best to Ms Detroit :lol:
She might be slightly prettier??? lol
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About 6ft tall and I think her name was called Lisa?
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elamanamou wrote:About 6ft tall and I think her name was called Lisa?
I think you're thinking about Miss Springfield...

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elamanamou wrote:I did briefly in London 2001. Got his autograph and chatted. Surprised how short he is. I'm 5ft and he seemed a little taller than myself!! :lol: :lol:

One thing he told me he's scared of horses!!!

No I don't want your empty Vodka bottle!! :roll:

Anyone else met him on here? Nice to hear stories!?

Happy New Year to you all :wink:
In fact, he's scared of ponies ! ;D
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He's a shortarse No he hasn't got small man's syndrome!! :lol:
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I've posted this before as well.

After one of the 30th anniversary shows myself and the former Hom_Corleone were having a drink and a yap, like you do. Across the room we see Von himself talking to a few people. So emboldened by beer I approach him and say "hello Mr Eldritch". He promptly announces "I'm off" and flees!
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also posted before:
with regard to Leeds, 2009, i wrote:the cherry-on-the-icing on the top of the whole rather enormously scrumptious cake (for me) was finally meeting eldritch -totally out of the blue, whilst i was having a fag outside the aftershow. i've only ever wanted to shake him by the hand and say "thank-you" (and to do so without bugging him or making a tit of myself) and it made me a very happy man. got his autograph as well ("i know i said i wasn't going to bug you andrew but if you could sign that for me i promise to f**k off!") and when he said it was his pleasure he looked like he meant it which was good enough for me.
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Met him after the Leeds 30th anniversary gigs. He was very pleasant and signed the postcards they gave to people there. :)
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Met him a few times, sometimes nice..sometimes grumpy... like a normal person can be :P

Outside Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin 91 he was handling out flyers for the supportband, only a few persons saw that it was really him :P Kinda funny.

In UTR they mention that he invited some fans that spent the night, at the trainstation for breakfast with him. Top Bloke, if you ask me.
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First time I met him was many moons ago in a pub near Leeds Uni, he chuckled darkly as his then girlfriend destroyed me at pool. I did get compliments though for my Hawkwind tee-shirt and cheesecloth shirt combo.
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Swinnow wrote:First time I met him was many moons ago in a pub near Leeds Uni, he chuckled darkly as his then girlfriend destroyed me at pool. I did get compliments though for my Hawkwind tee-shirt and cheesecloth shirt combo.
Did he have shades on/off in the pub? Never would recognise him without shades!! Bloody hell this is a long time ago! :lol:
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