Topic: Met the boys today. (Pix inside)

[us_ae86]

I bought the signed poster for $20, Ricky's book for $10, and TWO of the the Meet & Greets for $40/ea. WELL WORTH IT. They were so down to earth and laughed when I showed them the pics I took in Astoria of the Bank of America double wide trailer. I felt a little stupid after buying the signed poster THEN purchasing the Meet & Greet. The advertisement for the Meet & Greet clearly stated, "Meet & Greet with the Boys. $40. Take pictures and get your shit signed." I could have easily bought the unsigned poster for $10 and saved the other $10 and had it signed after the show... but I'm more than happy with the way things panned out. Meeting the Boys was awesome and most definitely an experience to remember.  My cousin that was with me was able to get the Playbill behind stage and have that signed by them as well. He's a fan as well... just not a member of the ORG.

I made it a point to mention the ORG and they spread a smile across their faces. I said "Wait till the fellas on TPB.ORG see these pics when I post them! They're gonna love it!", and their faces lit up a little. After signing our stuff and taking some photos with us, we offered them a beer out back, my treat... They were down for it, but their manager dude calling the shots declined our offer. He seemed a little worn out and a bit of a 'Negative Nancy', so it was quite humorous as I listened to the Boys trash talk him all night after the show. My cousin and I made sure that we were near last for our Meet & Greet session as we knew they would feel less pressured for time to move through the line. The plan worked flawlessly.

[Tiggy Puddin]

That's odd. Every time I meet the boys they give me $40. Don't know what that's about. 

Paying for a meet and greet is not 'usual' practise, but I guess a man's gotta eat (and can you imagine if it was free? The lineup would be so long they'd be there all night...)

[us_ae86]

That's odd. Every time I meet the boys they give me $40. Don't know what that's about. 

Paying for a meet and greet is not 'usual' practise, but I guess a man's gotta eat (and can you imagine if it was free? The lineup would be so long they'd be there all night...)

Twas $40 to meet them after the show.... free if you were just out back smoking and said "Hey! Mind if I snap a pic with ya?". They were very nice about that. Nobody was turned down.

[9_cans_of_ravioli_girl]

That's odd. Every time I meet the boys they give me $40. Don't know what that's about. 

Paying for a meet and greet is not 'usual' practise, but I guess a man's gotta eat (and can you imagine if it was free? The lineup would be so long they'd be there all night...)

By the pics, it appears as if it was def worth it.  I wish I had the extra $$ to have done that.  Very cool!

[gabety]

Sounds well worth it to me.  I'm paying.  I'd rather be knowing I'm getting the opportunity for pics and a little banter than waiting outside til who knows what hour.  Plus they are prepared for it.  I think they deserve it as well.  It's their time after the show.  The schedule looks grueling.

[9_cans_of_ravioli_girl]

Hey us_ae86, didja get one of Julians' hot dogs???      We fell for his scheme! 



They actually weren't that bad! 

..and Happy Birthday, man!

[us_ae86]

I did the 'laugh and PASS' on the hot dogs. $10 for a dog with no ketchup, mustard, or relish was a little to steep for me.

[yancy]

Here in Portland -All 3 times the BOYS have rolled thru here they have always stopped and signed stuff for people outside and posed for pictures. I know from being there for all 3 shows and spending a hella lot of sidewalk time.

For people who arent crazy as fuck like me and my buddy - I say 40.00 to get yer shit signed, chat for awhile and get some pictures with the BOYS is fine. They certainly arent getting rich playing to 600 seat venues.

For the record - I got stuff signed for free and chatted with the boys as they popped in and out of the theatre here before showtime - as well as many many others as well - AND me and my buddy paid the 40.00 because of how cool they had been when you BUMP into them outside and a chance to thank them for being friendly and funny as fuck.

 

[iheartricky]

I'd gladly pay 40 bucks if they would just come down south!

[cinthb]

For people who arent crazy as fuck like me and my buddy - I say 40.00 to get yer shit signed, chat for awhile and get some pictures with the BOYS is fine. They certainly arent getting rich playing to 600 seat venues.

No shit!   I was thinking 3 to 5000 seat places until I saw us_ae86's pics.   If they came to the deep south, they would wind up booking backyard shows for gas money to get to the next backyard.

( :(Fuck an a boys, basically nobody likes [being] left out lucy.)

They sound like great sports, remarkably easy going, and happy to give fans face time

[dartymouth]

Very nice.  I need to find my camera or something.  My cam-phone is okay, but I'd like them to be clear.  Oh well, we'll see what happens.

"MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR A SODA!" 

[yancy]

You know of thought of something I think would be really fun to do at the Ricky, Julian, & Bubbles show.

You guys in Phoenix could still pull this off. If you read the threads here I am sure that the hot dogs Julian sells is not 'spolier' news at this point.

Somebody should go down to the local Goodwill or whatever - get a VHS of Dirty Dancing movie (you know they will have that fuckin tape its everywhere).

Then when Bubbles is hanging next to Julian and the hot dog cart - popup and offer that to Julian as a trade for a hot dog.

Bummed I didnt think of this for Portland. Somebody step-up here please - It will seriously be big fuckin funny.

 

[cinthb]

Sounds hilarious Yancy.  No matter how they respond, it's riotously funny the moment one of them repeats the title for everyone.  It's on DVD too, so no dif there besides cost.

[us_ae86]

Oh yeah... This is my cousin Nick.

We went to Cannon Beach that day as well...