[shentov]

it was all whirlwind heat and flash. i had the chance to meet SY in 2005. we had hitched two days, hanged around teh next two days and all was like a freaking dream. they let us go backstage (thanks muge and all the nice ladies from kodmuzik) and the band came one by one to talk, sign stuff and take pics. thurston was tall and very cool. i was about to cry when i took pic with lee, it was so crazy. steve was very earth and cool dude. jim was kid shy. kim gordon, well, thats the lady! i will always rememer this dumb ass who gave her a bleach copy to sign. she looked at him like she is going to freeze him with her eyes, then asked 'do you like kurt cobain' and turned to me to signing my ticket. mr. ranaldo was very into my tattoo, he brought the whole band to come and see it. he said hes going to put a picture he took on the website, but obviously we dont have the pic sections.
great great great.

[Trasher02]

I met them once.
We all went for Chocolate icecreams after the show.
We had a blast!

[pao-lino]

well, "meet" is not the proper word for me...
I'd rather say... stalk!

I met for the first time lee 3-4 yrs ago after a text of light.
I was so stoned that I shaked his shoulder very very strong that he looked me like"what the fuck are you doing?" then he asked me "where you at the show yesterday as well?" and I miserably answered:
"in bologna (the town)? ..no."
then Silenzio.
he was walking with dj olive and tim barnes. it was fun cos there was a silent group of fans(that I abandoned few later) that followed them till the restaurant door.

Another time in ferrara(italy), last summer, after the show I was in the square in front of the place more or less where thay played. They went eating and then, on the way to the hotel, I saw them. I ran to them and stopped kim because she was the last of the raw. she gave me the most serious look a human being can give to a person. I asked "do you like ferrara?(uuugh)" and she said "...yes..." in a whatever-like tone.
I could have stayed there a little longer, but I ran away right after thurston looked for kim and turned.

last time, in rome, after perfect partner show, I waited outside for kim.
I felt stupid, cos it was me and a friend of mine, a bodyguard, Isabella Ferrari (an italian actress), Claudio Santamaria (italian actor), Massimo of Zu (who joined thurston and jim for original silence) and a friend of ikue mori.
Paralysis...
when kim came out, I moved to her, and she gave me the same serious look, this time also a little worried. I said"great show".
she answered, of course
"thanks"

--->what I learnt: I'll talk and try to talk to sonic youth just if there will be some kind of reason apart of compliments, stupid questions, handshakes or autographs.
I personally don't have good conversation skills...
I don't work for any music mag...
Maybe when I'll be doctor I'll be called backstage...this is the sad and only tangible dream I can have...who knows.

[shentov]

SY member heartattack backstage doesnt sound good way to meet them

[h8kurdt]

Yeah I've met them wanna fight about it?
To sum up
Jim and Steve first- asked the dumb ass question to steve "what you playing tonight" and Jim was wearing massive (and I mean big glasses) "nice glasses" "thanks". God I was such a dork.
Lee,Thurston and Kim- To Lee "....I don't wanna sound like a suck up but your new album kick ass" "Thanks". Kim "......" she seems,as said before like the ice queen. Thurston "........" "nice pen" "thanks".

God I had so many things I wanted to say to them too. Next time i'll say something decent.

[candymoan]

when SY came to istanbul a year ago, one day before the gig the promoters held a warming up party at a sleazy, yet expensive bar .. the buzz was SY was going to attend..

now i've been a fan for 15 years, and this was going to be my first ever sonic youth concert.. my wife was kind enough to buy me tickets - she earns more money than i do - and she also took me to the party..

no one actually believed they'd show up.. we were the first people in there, and i drank a lot of beer while chanting "play some sonic youth" (they didn't).. about 2 hours passed, the place filled up with semi-fans, pretentitous art types, trendy yuppies, professional drunks and about 15 real fans.. shentov was there, we had pm'ed later on on the old board..

then suddenly, i turned to a 16 year old girl at a beatles concert circa 1966..

not really..
but, man was i excited..
i started shouting out to lee, then for thurston.. my wife later commented that i had an aggressive aura, and i probably was a little intimidating..

the guys didn't know what to do at that stage..
thurston headed for the bar, got a beer and instantly found himself overwhelmed by groupies.. (for the lack of a better word..)
lee just sort of walked by my way, and stood in front of me..

i tried to collect myself as much as i can..
i shook his hand.. told him i'd been waiting for that day for a very long time.. some babble about my youth.. lee was kind and cool, and listened to me with genuine interest..
afterall, this was the first time for SY to come to istanbul as well..
lee then asked of my wife, who was silently standing next to me, holding my hand.. i'd neglected her, and introduced the two.. a lot "my hero" et cetera were pronounced by then..
i gave a copy of the magazine that i produce - self-published xerox culture thingy called PORNAViDA, and lee thanked me gently..
we saw him later with the magazine tucked in his back pocket.. wow!

kim was cold, and my wife asked her about coco.. kim replied dryly, "coco has school.."
how anti-rock 'n roll is that..
how cool is that..?

steve had gone into the dj booth, looking for some decent music - he failed.. jim was hanging arund kim most of the timei and everyone wanted their photos taken with them, so i moved away..

and thurston..
as i've said, he was at the bar with a beer in his hand, people flooding him.. i have mild agoraphobia, so i wasn't too keen on diving in there.. my wife took me by my hand, and dragged me right in..
she started talking to thurston, and she intoduced me..
"and thurston, by the way, this is my husband..!"

thurston was cool.. i said the same things - not quite intelligent, half drunk and too excited guy babbling - and he was pretty cool about the whole affair..

overall impression of sonic youth from a long time fan..

thurston --> the indie superstar
lee --> the cool guy
steve --> sorry, but kind of geeky, and very polite
kim --> scary, cold, but definitely not rude

i kinda overlooked jim..
i got all their autographs on the gig poster..

the following day, we were the first in line for the concert.. as we were goofing around killing time, a car stopped in front of us and steve got out.. he recognized us from the night before, and chatted with us for a while..
"are you guys the first in line?"
yeah, man..
always...

[kingcoffee]

That sounds like a cool story, man. I keep hearing that Kim is rather removed form people. Like she doesnt really want to talk to people.

[h8kurdt]

Originally Posted by candymoan

when SY came to istanbul a year ago, one day before the gig the promoters held a warming up party at a sleazy, yet expensive bar .. the buzz was SY was going to attend..

now i've been a fan for 15 years, and this was going to be my first ever sonic youth concert.. my wife was kind enough to buy me tickets - she earns more money than i do - and she also took me to the party..

no one actually believed they'd show up.. we were the first people in there, and i drank a lot of beer while chanting "play some sonic youth" (they didn't).. about 2 hours passed, the place filled up with semi-fans, pretentitous art types, trendy yuppies, professional drunks and about 15 real fans.. shentov was there, we had pm'ed later on on the old board..

then suddenly, i turned to a 16 year old girl at a beatles concert circa 1966..

not really..
but, man was i excited..
i started shouting out to lee, then for thurston.. my wife later commented that i had an aggressive aura, and i probably was a little intimidating..

the guys didn't know what to do at that stage..
thurston headed for the bar, got a beer and instantly found himself overwhelmed by groupies.. (for the lack of a better word..)
lee just sort of walked by my way, and stood in front of me..

i tried to collect myself as much as i can..
i shook his hand.. told him i'd been waiting for that day for a very long time.. some babble about my youth.. lee was kind and cool, and listened to me with genuine interest..
afterall, this was the first time for SY to come to istanbul as well..
lee then asked of my wife, who was silently standing next to me, holding my hand.. i'd neglected her, and introduced the two.. a lot "my hero" et cetera were pronounced by then..
i gave a copy of the magazine that i produce - self-published xerox culture thingy called PORNAViDA, and lee thanked me gently..
we saw him later with the magazine tucked in his back pocket.. wow!

kim was cold, and my wife asked her about coco.. kim replied dryly, "coco has school.."
how anti-rock 'n roll is that..
how cool is that..?

steve had gone into the dj booth, looking for some decent music - he failed.. jim was hanging arund kim most of the timei and everyone wanted their photos taken with them, so i moved away..

and thurston..
as i've said, he was at the bar with a beer in his hand, people flooding him.. i have mild agoraphobia, so i wasn't too keen on diving in there.. my wife took me by my hand, and dragged me right in..
she started talking to thurston, and she intoduced me..
"and thurston, by the way, this is my husband..!"

thurston was cool.. i said the same things - not quite intelligent, half drunk and too excited guy babbling - and he was pretty cool about the whole affair..

overall impression of sonic youth from a long time fan..

thurston --> the indie superstar
lee --> the cool guy
steve --> sorry, but kind of geeky, and very polite
kim --> scary, cold, but definitely not rude

i kinda overlooked jim..
i got all their autographs on the gig poster..

the following day, we were the first in line for the concert.. as we were goofing around killing time, a car stopped in front of us and steve got out.. he recognized us from the night before, and chatted with us for a while..
"are you guys the first in line?"
yeah, man..
always...

Briliant story man. Next time I see them I will say something half decent.

thurston --> the indie superstar
lee --> the cool guy
steve --> sorry, but kind of geeky, and very polite
kim --> scary, cold, but definitely not rude

My thoughts too.

[candymoan]

thanks man..

i think SY are real cool and down-to-earth guys, and given the chance, they are very patient with fans.. one feels close to them via music, a very personal experience in itself, and once they are in front of you, you don't know what to say..

the catch is - you know them, but they don't have an idea about you..

they are mature enough to listen to what you have to say, and that makes the experience of meeting them in person more embarrassing.. we should talk music, dreams and aspirations, and yes, sometimes just scream like a 16 year old girl at a beatles concert in 1966..

[max]

well, I think if I'll ever meet them, I'll just say thanx for the beautiful years of music. something like that.

[Mildred Pierce]

please don't be jealous you all, I met the band the year before as well....sorry
I guess they like the Netherlands.

[krastian]

^Niiiice

[jagstang from france]

i had my jagstang( guitar) signed by thurston after a show in Nantes ( 1999) , france.... you can imagine my happyness since that day...

[king_buzzo]

Originally Posted by jagstang from france

i had my jagstang( guitar) signed by thurston after a show in Nantes ( 1999) , france.... you can imagine my happyness since that day...

lucky asshole

[h8kurdt]

Whilst we're on the subject of boastin about who got who's signature's here's mine.

 

[king_buzzo]

nice

[candymoan]

it occured to me later..
i didn't take my camera along..

shit.