Meet And Greet Options

[door71]

That's getting a leg up on everyone.

[Snowman2]

Man, I wish I could do the meet and great at HOB. I couldn't afford the upgraded $ thought. I want a pic of me and Ray so bad, Robby too. Maybe one day..... I hope this isn't their last year. I have to meet them once!

[universalmind112...]

That's getting a leg up on everyone.

yeesh.

[Moorish Idol]

If you have stuff to be autographed how do you get it in?

Signed, Going to the M & G in Chicago(YEEAHH)

[universalmind112...]

at the '05 M&G at congress, we just had stuff in hand that we brought in.

[stratgazer]

St Louis show was last night...i'll review the show in another thread. What I wanted to do here was ask anyone that has done the meet and greet, what was the experience like?
I've been lucky enough to have stayed at the same motel as ROTS a couple years ago and actually got to hang out and really talk. They were waiting in the hotel lobby for their van to show up so it was a really great chance for me to hang with the Best Band in the world. All the guys were GREAT!!! So friendly. Anyhow Brett/Ty hooked me up with free passes and meet and greets for last nights show in St Louis. As soon as i got to the gig i asked the Venue employee how the "meet/greet would work and noone knew how it would go down...It was if noone from the Venue knew anything about it. The show ended and over the PA it was announced that anyone with "meet/greet" should wait at the MERCH. booth. We're then told the meet/greet would take place up in the balcony and to line up at the foot of the stairs leading to the balcony. While standing there with a Venue employee waiting for word for us to head upstairs another venue employee comes stomping down the stairs and YELLS to the other venue employee that "the fucking band says the tables we set up for them are shit, and they want 6 tables now"........obviously the band wasnt happy with how the meet/greet was going down and the venue wasnt happy with the band. I'd say there were perhaps 23 or so people with meet/greets. My wife and I make our way up to the balcony...where again were greeted by another unhappy venue employee. 40 or so yards away you can see ray,robbie and brett setting at a cramped table. Only 2 or 3 people at a time are allowed to approach the guys. When I made my way to the table a security gaurd that works for ROTS takes control of the situation...he instantly is directing you to hurry,hurry.....I had time to shake Bretts hand and say a couple words..hand ray and robby a pic to sign...i'd started to ask Robby a question and was bascially pushed along by the Rots security gaurd. Robby didnt even have a chance to reply to me. When i say it lasted less than 2 mins i'm being very honest. I didnt get Bretts autograph nor was i able to even get a pic of myself with the guys....it was that rushed!!!! Like i said I got my meet/greets for free so i really cant complain too much but if i had paid the 250 bucks i wouldve really felt screwed. after this i meet up with a few others that had paid the 250 and felt the same as myself. For some reason i dont feel like this is the Normal for the meet/greets. I'm assuming there was some "riff" with the venue and it carried out into the meet/greet.???? After leaving the venue i headed out to the tour bus and there was TY and Phil Chen hanging with everyone,,,talking,,,signing autographs and taking pics with anyone and everyone for "free" and this experience was the highlight of the night and what i thought the meet/greet with Ray/Robby/Brett would be like.
Love St Louis but that venue was a "roadhouse.....basically a metal barn in the middle of a total industrial area. Yeah the crowd was of good size and no matter where you were you were close to the band,,,thats cool. I've seen the band at beautiful Red Rocks in Colorado and a few enchanting theaters so this place didnt really offer much ambience other than neon beer lights. Yeah I enjoyed the show.

Strat

[Mary-Beth]

St Louis show was last night...i'll review the show in another thread. What I wanted to do here was ask anyone that has done the meet and greet, what was the experience like?
I've been lucky enough to have stayed at the same motel as ROTS a couple years ago and actually got to hang out and really talk. They were waiting in the hotel lobby for their van to show up so it was a really great chance for me to hang with the Best Band in the world. All the guys were GREAT!!! So friendly. Anyhow Brett/Ty hooked me up with free passes and meet and greets for last nights show in St Louis. As soon as i got to the gig i asked the Venue employee how the "meet/greet would work and noone knew how it would go down...It was if noone from the Venue knew anything about it. The show ended and over the PA it was announced that anyone with "meet/greet" should wait at the MERCH. booth. We're then told the meet/greet would take place up in the balcony and to line up at the foot of the stairs leading to the balcony. While standing there with a Venue employee waiting for word for us to head upstairs another venue employee comes stomping down the stairs and YELLS to the other venue employee that "the fucking band says the tables we set up for them are shit, and they want 6 tables now"........obviously the band wasnt happy with how the meet/greet was going down and the venue wasnt happy with the band. I'd say there were perhaps 23 or so people with meet/greets. My wife and I make our way up to the balcony...where again were greeted by another unhappy venue employee. 40 or so yards away you can see ray,robbie and brett setting at a cramped table. Only 2 or 3 people at a time are allowed to approach the guys. When I made my way to the table a security gaurd that works for ROTS takes control of the situation...he instantly is directing you to hurry,hurry.....I had time to shake Bretts hand and say a couple words..hand ray and robby a pic to sign...i'd started to ask Robby a question and was bascially pushed along by the Rots security gaurd. Robby didnt even have a chance to reply to me. When i say it lasted less than 2 mins i'm being very honest. I didnt get Bretts autograph nor was i able to even get a pic of myself with the guys....it was that rushed!!!! Like i said I got my meet/greets for free so i really cant complain too much but if i had paid the 250 bucks i wouldve really felt screwed. after this i meet up with a few others that had paid the 250 and felt the same as myself. For some reason i dont feel like this is the Normal for the meet/greets. I'm assuming there was some "riff" with the venue and it carried out into the meet/greet.???? After leaving the venue i headed out to the tour bus and there was TY and Phil Chen hanging with everyone,,,talking,,,signing autographs and taking pics with anyone and everyone for "free" and this experience was the highlight of the night and what i thought the meet/greet with Ray/Robby/Brett would be like.
Love St Louis but that venue was a "roadhouse.....basically a metal barn in the middle of a total industrial area. Yeah the crowd was of good size and no matter where you were you were close to the band,,,thats cool. I've seen the band at beautiful Red Rocks in Colorado and a few enchanting theaters so this place didnt really offer much ambience other than neon beer lights. Yeah I enjoyed the show.

Strat

Hi Strat,
Glad you enjoyed the show!
Peace,
M-B

[mojomaher]

St Louis show was last night...i'll review the show in another thread. What I wanted to do here was ask anyone that has done the meet and greet, what was the experience like?
I've been lucky enough to have stayed at the same motel as ROTS a couple years ago and actually got to hang out and really talk. They were waiting in the hotel lobby for their van to show up so it was a really great chance for me to hang with the Best Band in the world. All the guys were GREAT!!! So friendly. Anyhow Brett/Ty hooked me up with free passes and meet and greets for last nights show in St Louis. As soon as i got to the gig i asked the Venue employee how the "meet/greet would work and noone knew how it would go down...It was if noone from the Venue knew anything about it. The show ended and over the PA it was announced that anyone with "meet/greet" should wait at the MERCH. booth. We're then told the meet/greet would take place up in the balcony and to line up at the foot of the stairs leading to the balcony. While standing there with a Venue employee waiting for word for us to head upstairs another venue employee comes stomping down the stairs and YELLS to the other venue employee that "the fucking band says the tables we set up for them are shit, and they want 6 tables now"........obviously the band wasnt happy with how the meet/greet was going down and the venue wasnt happy with the band. I'd say there were perhaps 23 or so people with meet/greets. My wife and I make our way up to the balcony...where again were greeted by another unhappy venue employee. 40 or so yards away you can see ray,robbie and brett setting at a cramped table. Only 2 or 3 people at a time are allowed to approach the guys. When I made my way to the table a security gaurd that works for ROTS takes control of the situation...he instantly is directing you to hurry,hurry.....I had time to shake Bretts hand and say a couple words..hand ray and robby a pic to sign...i'd started to ask Robby a question and was bascially pushed along by the Rots security gaurd. Robby didnt even have a chance to reply to me. When i say it lasted less than 2 mins i'm being very honest. I didnt get Bretts autograph nor was i able to even get a pic of myself with the guys....it was that rushed!!!! Like i said I got my meet/greets for free so i really cant complain too much but if i had paid the 250 bucks i wouldve really felt screwed. after this i meet up with a few others that had paid the 250 and felt the same as myself. For some reason i dont feel like this is the Normal for the meet/greets. I'm assuming there was some "riff" with the venue and it carried out into the meet/greet.???? After leaving the venue i headed out to the tour bus and there was TY and Phil Chen hanging with everyone,,,talking,,,signing autographs and taking pics with anyone and everyone for "free" and this experience was the highlight of the night and what i thought the meet/greet with Ray/Robby/Brett would be like.
Love St Louis but that venue was a "roadhouse.....basically a metal barn in the middle of a total industrial area. Yeah the crowd was of good size and no matter where you were you were close to the band,,,thats cool. I've seen the band at beautiful Red Rocks in Colorado and a few enchanting theaters so this place didnt really offer much ambience other than neon beer lights. Yeah I enjoyed the show.

Strat

I had kind of a negative experience as well athe May4th ( Surrey, B.C. ) meet & greet as well. My review of it is in the St.louis thread.

[Snowman2]

Sadly this is the reason that I felt I could't afford teh $200 for a meet and greet at the Cleveland show. I didn't have that kind of cash to feel disappointed. For that kind of money, I'd expect to be able to take a pick with them. I feel like I'll never get to meet these guys. All I want is to shake their hand say thanks for their great music and get a pic with them so I can display it forever. Wisful thinking I guess. Doesn't look like it'll ever happen.
In 05 at the Congress I was lucky enough to meet Doors71 and Skaneskinbabe and they gave me a pass. I was in line and then a guard came up and said that no-one else could go back... more than half the people with passes couldn't go. That was wayyy too dissapointing.

[nostylesolitaire]

It is really a pity to read about all this disappointing experiences. I was lucky (or was it just because I paid more?). I spent NYE in London with the guys and it was a real cool experience.

I don't want to post the whole story here because it is too long and contains a lot of irrelevant personal stuff but if you wanna you can check it out on my blog: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...39-880720e625e8

Äääähhh, well I paid 500 bucks for it but it was worth every penny. We had exquisite dinner (which I was not able to eat because I was too excited) and free drinks (was able to do that a lot ). The staff from the venue was very kind and everything was excellently organised. I think it depends a lot on the venue. So: THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN ROUNDOUSE IN LONDON!

[stratgazer]

Hey everyone...after the shitty meet and greet with ray,robby and Brett my wife and I went out to the tour bus where we met up with Ty and Phil who hung out ,took pics and signed autographs for free. They were real cool about it. so head to the bus.

[mojomaher]

I had kind of a negative experience as well athe May4th ( Surrey, B.C. ) meet & greet as well. My review of it is in the St.louis thread.

Sorry about that, it's actually in the (You have to go see these guys) thread !!! Check it out,

peace out, Jason

[Lanne]

I have serious questions about a Meet and Greet I have next week in Michigan. If anyone has been to one or thinks they can answer my questions please respond to me....I have no idea how it works and I am reading on here some people have had a terrible experience. I am really concerned.

[Kevin]

mmm reminds me of my meet and greet experience to

[Moorish Idol]

I have serious questions about a Meet and Greet I have next week in Michigan. If anyone has been to one or thinks they can answer my questions please respond to me....I have no idea how it works and I am reading on here some people have had a terrible experience. I am really concerned.

I was just at the show in Chicago. We were all rounded up for the M & G and waited in a line til the band came out. They gave us a limit of three items for each member to get signed. Have it ready to present when its your turn. This is important so you don't get rushed away because you aren't prepared. All the guys were there so it was inspirational. There were a lot of people lined up so the hustle thru the line was understandable. I guess they don't want everyone hanging around and drooling so all can get their chance. You get one photo opportunity so make it a good one. Ray is courteous, Robby is easy going, the other guys are just glad you pay attention to them. It was fun. I'd do it again but just remember to be ready.

This post has been edited by Moorish Idol: May 17 2007, 10:50 PM

[bengalboi77]

YEAH I WAS AT THE CHICAGO SHOW ON MAY 14TH AND I HAD MY TYE DYE SIGNED BY RAY AND ROBBIE, AND MY VIP PASS AND TICKET STUB SIGNED BY THE WHOLE BAND. A VERY VERY AWESOME EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER FORGET. LONG LIVE THE DOORS AND THANKS TO ROTS STORM FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE IT. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN