Meet and Greets? (Page 1 of 2)

I'm curious about this too, and how his m&g's work in general. I'll be at Joe's show - my first - in Reading PA in March, and it'd be cool to get a chance just to have a picture taken with him, and yeah, maybe get an album signed or something (should have Dust Bowl by then). Is there some sort of structured, invitation-only thing before/after the show, or does one just have to stand in line after, or...? I don't know how these things work but I'd like to find out!

I have been to a couple of shows when Joe did not come out afterwards to sign autographs. If you really want to get to spend a minute or two with him the meet & greet is definitely the way to go. I'd suggest emailing someone at J&R to get on the list, or contacting them through Facebook, etc.

Even with his popularity increasing day by day I think Joe really enjoys getting to say hello to new fans (and old friends). I'm sure that eventually this won't be the case but enjoy it while it lasts! 

Agreed, those who've put in the work to support Joe should get priority. No argument there!

The obvious problem of doing a paid m&g is that it biases the event towards those with money... Getting expensive enough just to get tickets in the first place. And if someone pays for it, they might expect a little more "face time" with Joe than can be reasonably expected in a big crowd, might lead to bad feelings.

As part of the National Public Radio fund raising this winter, the exerpted RAH was played and as part of the donation drive, M&G could be purchased as a premium to purchasing tickets for the show. as I recall, the price was $200 for a DVD+ticket in orchestra with a pre show M&G. or $120 for the ticket and a DVD. This was a limited offer here and it sold out in a hurry. That sets the price at $80 less the cut for PBS. A fairly large block of prime location tickets was withheld from public sale for this promotion. NPR has promoted Joe in the past and I see nothing wrong with this. The show exposed a lot of new listeners to Joe and his music and that is all good with me. That sets the price for a meet pre show at $80 to $100 each. Steep but the market bears it. (a tax deductible donation in the US btw)
Rick

All meet and greet requests are sent to me.
As Joe's popularity increases so does the amount of people who request to meet him.
I try to make it as fair as possible.
The first ones to get an opportunity to meet Joe are loyal street team members and contest winners. Just because you signed up for the Street team a week before the show does not mean you will be automatically put on the list. I like to repay the hard working street teamers for all the effort they put in, in the months leading up to the show.For me to put in someone who just signed up for the meet and greet and did not really help out would not be fair to the loyal ones.
With that being said in response to Jane's comment, If those street team members worked hard and did not get a meet and greet it is not because they were not given the opportunity. They just didn't ask. I go through literally hundreds of e-mails every day and thats even before I get to start my regular work duties. I can't remember all the names but those of you who call me know, I am pretty close to remembering everyone.

The other part some people have to understand is that as much as I try to give you a chance to see Joe it is not fair to newer fans if I put you in the meet and greet for 3 shows in a row. You have to remember there are other people who are just as excited as you are and want to meet Joe. Let's share the good times with the boss man!

I try as much as I can to fulfill all Meet and greet requests. Sometimes its just not feasible.
Joe wants to meet as many people as possible but if we had 200 people at the meet and greet then we wouldn't even have time for him to put on a kick ace show lol.

So remember if you are interested in getting a meet and greet with Joe your best bet is to help out with the street team by signing up and help spreading the word.

Yeah, that's quite reasonable. This is another reason I wish I had "discovered" Joe earlier...    Not as much chance to meet him now, esp. given that my ability to travel to shows is quite limited with my family situation (2 young kids). I can only make if it Joe happens to come nearby (as in PA in March). 

Oh well, that didn't stop me from sending a request to Alexis. One can always hope. 

Wowzer, never occurred to me to ask.  Added:- in that I didn't know you could.

I definitely think that's part of it. I've gotten to meet Joe twice (once in 2005 and and once in 2006) out of the five shows I've seen. When I saw Joe in 2006, he was as sick as a dog. Nevertheless, he played for at least an hour and a half that night at B.B. Kings in NYC. Afterwards, he did the meet and greet and I unfortunately caught his cold! He took a picture with me (my avatar) signed my copy of "You & Me", and my "Had to Cry Today" poster so it was totally worth it! LOL I was unable to get a chance to say hi the last three times I saw him. However, the third time, I was chatting with Crosby Loggins (Kenny Loggins' son who opened for Joe that day) after the show and he was telling me the massive number of meet and greets Joe had been doing was affecting his health since he was shaking so many fans' hands and getting close with them in pictures and stuff. He even said that Joe gave him a bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer for his meet and greets so he could avoid catching as many colds as he had. I laughed, told him my story, and then Crosby offered to get Joe to sign my copy of "Had to Cry Today". I of course obliged and he returned with Joe's sig on it. All of my signed stuff is on the wall in my study by my Bonamassa Burst LP!