Originally Posted by Kegmama

I am just copying what I wrote the last few times this was asked...
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Told my story too many times too, but since you want to know...

PART ONE:
I was lucky enough to get backstage after a show at the El Rey in 2002. This show in fact: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/cc/082502.html
Notice Jim said it was "the best show he ever played".

First I met the girls from Quixotic, they had opened and were quite good. Then I was led upstairs into a dressing room type area where I first met Thurston, holy fuck is he hott. He signed my ticket stub and gave me one of those arm around the shoulder handshake type hugs. I almost died. He was so cool, kind and funny as hell. He proceeded to entertain the tiny room, filled mostly with friends from LA, with 'Year Punk Broke' style rants talking about everything from politics to the current music scene, or lack there of. He talked about all sorts of shit, politics, jazz, the fucked up radio performance they had to do on KCRW the next day, etc. This orgasmic experience lasted for about 15 minutes. Then sweet little Jim came in and stood by us and I told him how much ass he kicked that night. He also signed my tix stub. He proceeded to talk to us for about a half an hour, a real conversation. We talked about poetry, Wilco, Gastr Del Sol, local art museums and SY. He was so cute, humble, shy and down to earth. He even got me a bottle of water from their supply (which I still have!) Kim then came out from a smaller room, having changed after the show, she was the most intimidating, hard core, amazing woman I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. There was just this aura around her that I can not explain. Jim actually introduced me to her, she signed a cocktail napkin for me and was cool too. Unfortunately, I did not get to meet Steve and Lee that night. They had disappeared...

My friend Trena and I backstage that night, happy as hell. (Again, I'm the one w/the blue toes) Pics:

Autograph Pics:





PART TWO:
Jimmy Kimmel show, Los Angeles CA 07/11/06- Having not gotten to meet Steve & Lee before- I was on a mission. After the taping and before the Virgin record store signing, I finally got to meet & greet. It was brief and I was unprepared since the Kimmel show would not let us have cameras and shit. But I met Lee & Steve, shook their hands, told them how much what they did means to us. They also knew me from the board which I still don't know if that's really cool, or quite pathetic. But, they too were the most humble, kind, kick ass guys ever. Going to shows rocks, but meeting your idols rocks harder.

Originally Posted by nancykitten

It's really funny and almost sad in a way, but I remember passing Lee in the street about an hour before a Sonic Youth gig in Glasgow. I was too surprised/shy to talk to him (really, he was gone by the time I'd fully realised anyway). He walked through the front doors to get in. The sad part is because he walked past all the kids who were hanging around outside in Sonic Youth t-shirts and not one of them recognised him.

I bet that's also a blessing too though, to be able to walk around like that and not get harrassed. You get to be famous and also non-famous all at once.

And as far as Thursty goes: I met him in a record shop in Glasgow and he was as charming and laidback as you'd expect. Really nice guy and not stuck up or pretentious at all. He was raving about some band I had never heard of before (and probably no one else has ever heard of).

I'd love to meet Kim but I'd be a bit in awe as well.

Originally Posted by swa(y)

just do it....like, itll be one of those things youll remember for the rest of yr life. i promise. you dont have to talk...not really...just "hey, erm, you guys were awesome tonight, can ya sign this"..."sure"...."thanks"...


that easy.