Meeting pop stars online

Flyingpig437 · 09-22-2010, 11:11 AM

I've met a few stars on line and had a few brief bit's of conversation with them. Or at least they've replied to a post.
The most recent just now is Andy Partridge from XTC.
I posted that there was a book about the band on Amazon selling for £175 and wondered if anyone could say why it was so expensive.
He just posted.
'It's ****, I read it.'

A few months ago on Talking heads fan site. I said I liked the song ONce in a lifetime esp. Eno's keyboards and Chris Frantz responded 'The keyboards on "Once In A lifetime" are played by Jerry, not Eno. Who told you otherwise?'

Wyrd · 09-22-2010, 11:35 AM

Bobby Calabrese, the guitarist for the Horror Punk band, Calabrese talked to me about the show "Dexter" on facebook just the other day. He's not a "pop star", but he sure is popular amongst the Horror Punk fans.

ThePhanastasio · 09-22-2010, 12:17 PM

I've conversed with American Idol contestant Didi Benami online before, and she's tweeted me quite a few times.

Also, Amanda Palmer from The Dresden Dolls, who's really nice - and her boyfriend, writer Neil Gaiman tweeted me once. I tweeted him to embrace the tambourine as his calling in life, and he tweeted me with, "Alas, the glory I would garner as a tambourinist would distract me from my true path."

Dave Wyndorf, the lead singer from Monster Magnet used to be really active on his forum back in the day, and I was also active, so he and I talked quite a lot on there, about any number of things really.

My main thrill was a 3 month internet correspondence with Brian May from Queen. He responded to a lot of my letters in his "soapbox", and actually emailed me for a little while. Probably the most exciting time of my life.

Flyingpig437 · 09-22-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

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My main thrill was a 3 month internet correspondence with Brian May from Queen. He responded to a lot of my letters in his "soapbox", and actually emailed me for a little while. Probably the most exciting time of my life.

Have you got them all saved on a word doc.?

RVCA · 09-22-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyrd

Bobby Calabrese, the guitarist for the Horror Punk band, Calabrese talked to me about the show "Dexter" on facebook just the other day. He's not a "pop star", but he sure is popular amongst the Horror Punk fans.

Just curious, is your name pronounced "Wired" or "Werd"?

Anyway, I saw Zach and Cody from that Disney Channel show while I was skiing. They're not popstars, but I guess that's the closest I've ever come to any celebrity-entertainer-type.

downwardspiral · 09-22-2010, 02:00 PM

I've spoken with Melissa Auf Der Maur on Twitter a couple of times recently. I also have Alice Glass on MSN.. LOL.

OctaneHugo · 09-22-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyingpig437

I've met a few stars on line and had a few brief bit's of conversation with them. Or at least they've replied to a post.
The most recent just now is Andy Partridge from XTC.
I posted that there was a book about the band on Amazon selling for £175 and wondered if anyone could say why it was so expensive.
He just posted.
'It's ****, I read it.'

Link pl0x, I keep tabs on Andy where I can. But I definitely don't have a shrine to him in my basement or have plans to kidnap him. Definitely not.

Flyingpig437 · 09-22-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

Link pl0x, .

He posts on the official XTC site. Ape forums.

Laurent Quinn Proper · 09-22-2010, 04:46 PM

Someone from God Is An Astronaut answered one of my questions on their Facebook. I was asking/telling them to come to the United States and they responded: "We will be in the States in the coming months, please be patient." I was stoked.

Another time, Rosi Golan made a status update asking all the ladies what kind of snacks they had at sleepovers. I made a joke and she addressed me and said I made her lol. I actually met her a couple of weeks prior.

Those are my stories of online communications with artists.

crash_override · 09-22-2010, 04:51 PM

I spent the night at Michael Jackson's house once as a kid, that was a lot of fun.

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Flyingpig437 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 534	Meeting pop stars online I've met a few stars on line and had a few brief bit's of conversation with them. Or at least they've replied to a post. The most recent just now is Andy Partridge from XTC. I posted that there was a book about the band on Amazon selling for £175 and wondered if anyone could say why it was so expensive. He just posted. 'It's ****, I read it.' A few months ago on Talking heads fan site. I said I liked the song ONce in a lifetime esp. Eno's keyboards and Chris Frantz responded 'The keyboards on "Once In A lifetime" are played by Jerry, not Eno. Who told you otherwise?' __________________ Proper music for proper people!!!

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Wyrd I Don't Believe in Llamas Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Southern Part of the United States Posts: 153	Bobby Calabrese, the guitarist for the Horror Punk band, Calabrese talked to me about the show "Dexter" on facebook just the other day. He's not a "pop star", but he sure is popular amongst the Horror Punk fans. __________________ Sailor Take Warning. You Cannot Hold the Wind.

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ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I've conversed with American Idol contestant Didi Benami online before, and she's tweeted me quite a few times. Also, Amanda Palmer from The Dresden Dolls, who's really nice - and her boyfriend, writer Neil Gaiman tweeted me once. I tweeted him to embrace the tambourine as his calling in life, and he tweeted me with, "Alas, the glory I would garner as a tambourinist would distract me from my true path." Dave Wyndorf, the lead singer from Monster Magnet used to be really active on his forum back in the day, and I was also active, so he and I talked quite a lot on there, about any number of things really. My main thrill was a 3 month internet correspondence with Brian May from Queen. He responded to a lot of my letters in his "soapbox", and actually emailed me for a little while. Probably the most exciting time of my life.