For those who have been to a meet & greet.... (Page 2 of 2)

Two years ago the wife and I had flown in to Des Moines for the first time to see the Midwest fans and Joe. I passed on the m/g since we'd already seen him several times and didn't want to take a new fan's chance. We were in the theater lobby watching the m/g through the glass wall and there must have been near 100 lined up to see him. The line got down to a few and we were chatting with a young couple who were watching too when Joe happened to look up, saw us and waved, then gave the come on in wave and called over his tour man who came and opened the door and let us and the young couple in. We took our spot in line and when we came to the head, Joe said, "Rick and Helen from San Diego, how could I not say  hi to you after you came all the way here to see me." Well, knock me over with a feather! We are going to be looking in the glass at the meet tomorrow night too at the Des Moines Civic. Could lightning strike twice? 
Joe's a Prince!
Rick

Two years ago the wife and I had flown in to Des Moines for the first time to see the Midwest fans and Joe. I passed on the m/g since we'd already seen him several times and didn't want to take a new fan's chance. We were in the theater lobby watching the m/g through the glass wall and there must have been near 100 lined up to see him. The line got down to a few and we were chatting with a young couple who were watching too when Joe happened to look up, saw us and waved, then gave the come on in wave and called over his tour man who came and opened the door and let us and the young couple in. We took our spot in line and when we came to the head, Joe said, "Rick and Helen from San Diego, how could I not say  hi to you after you came all the way here to see me." Well, knock me over with a feather! We are going to be looking in the glass at the meet tomorrow night too at the Des Moines Civic. Could lightning strike twice? 
Joe's a Prince!
Rick

Great question that I wish I had asked prior to my meet and greet.
I too was afraid I would screw up.  Remember Joe has done this thousands of times so it will be ok.

Make sure you take something to have him sign.  I took the Liner notes( insert) from a couple of the tour de force dvd sets for him to sign.  He is really  very unassuming and kind of shy.

If you have a guitar for him to sign he will be very chatty.   In fact they came thru the line before the meet and greet started looking for any historic guitars.

We had a gift for him which he liked .  Gave him some liquor and some goofy socks that he actually wore later when he played. (Really cool for us)

As he was signing the liner notes for the TDF Royal Albert hall show we asked him about playing Gary Moore' s guitar.  He was very detailed in his response.  I think if you stick to music or guitars you can't go wrong.   He also likes to collect music related antiques etc.  Often tweets about items he has scored in his visits to pawn shops and guitar shops around the venues he plays.  Remember it only lasts a few minutes.

Take a camera to document the moment.  Clay his road/tour manager will be there to take the photo for you.   Best advice, just try to relax.  I was so nervous I literally can't remember all of it.  He is a great guy.   Kind of cool to meet him upclose and personal and then see him perform.  It's a total transformation.

One last thing, Be at the meet and greet location early or as close to  the time they give you.   Listen to Bob, the crew member that takes you to the Meet and Greet location.  He is very nice.  Remember Joe is on a schedule, he does sound check, meet and greet, dinner then the show.  A lot to pack into one night.  Hope this helps.    Can't wait to hear how it goes

rubyjt wrote:

That's incredible!  I imagine you were on cloud 9.

Holy crap....with a memory like that he must've breezed right through college.

I can't believe he let you in after talking to 90 people!

Rumor has it he thought it was Charleston Heston!

Two years ago the wife and I had flown in to Des Moines for the first time to see the Midwest fans and Joe. I passed on the m/g since we'd already seen him several times and didn't want to take a new fan's chance. We were in the theater lobby watching the m/g through the glass wall and there must have been near 100 lined up to see him. The line got down to a few and we were chatting with a young couple who were watching too when Joe happened to look up, saw us and waved, then gave the come on in wave and called over his tour man who came and opened the door and let us and the young couple in. We took our spot in line and when we came to the head, Joe said, "Rick and Helen from San Diego, how could I not say  hi to you after you came all the way here to see me." Well, knock me over with a feather! We are going to be looking in the glass at the meet tomorrow night too at the Des Moines Civic. Could lightning strike twice? 
Joe's a Prince!
Rick