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[Igor Shveitser]

 I wonder, was that all about Ken??!! :))))))))))))))))))
Cheers,
Igor


Пятница, 13 марта 2015, 12:15 -07:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com>:
>Every time I've seen Heep play in Vancouver in a cabaret style venue, the
>band members were mingling in with crowd, talking and signing autographs.
>I remember one unscheduled stop-over in Vancouver, Kerslake was the centre
>of attraction, charming everyone, he was in a real good mood.
>Bernie was out and about with his family that showed up.
>Basically that evening talked to all the band members and we waved them off
>at their bus that evening, I think they were heading to Vegas. That was an
>interesting evening because their sound system completely crashed after the
>second song of their set .
>They walked off the stage till the crew were able to repair the problem,
>after about 30 or. 40 min they came back, good to go for the rest of the
>evening.
>Don
>
>On Friday, March 13, 2015, Bob Winward < uriahheep at comcast.net > wrote:
>
>> I agree with what you are saying.  You may not always tell us what we want
>> to hear, but you are on the money!
>>
>> I am a salesman as my profession, yet I also have a business and know what
>> it feels like to be approached by salesman as well.
>>
>> I was not invited backstage at BB Kings 2 weeks ago, I asked, but they did
>> say yes.  The only one I did not see was Bernie.  Of all the band members,
>> he seems to like his privacy the most.  I tried to approach him in the
>> parking lot in June 2001 at the hotel where they were staying.  He said
>> "not
>> now mate".  Yet 6 months later at TMBP2001 in London, I was in the hotel
>> hallway minding my own business and he came up behind me and shouted right
>> in my ear "So who was the world's greatest heep fan?"  He was referring to
>> a
>> contest that was held that afternoon at the Heepfestival (a Heepvention
>> hosted by Heep management of the time)  Sadly, I told Bernie, it was not
>> me,
>> it was Louis Rentrop from Holland for his air guitar work to the song
>> Stealin'
>> If I remember correctly, Tapio fared the best in the legit contest of
>> trivia
>> questions.
>>
>>
>> On 3/13/15 5:45 AM, "Terje Pedersen" < terjped at hotmail.com <javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > This symphony concert sounds interesting.. does he mention any other
>> dates
>> > than the one in St.Petersburg?
>>
>> Also I never really understood this urge fans
>> > has to talk to their hero`s... mostly after a show or when you bump into
>> > someone they often need to be left alone. Musicians need privacy just
>> like the
>> > rest of us, I get really aggravated when sales ppl etc knocks on my door
>> and
>> > won't stop talking..sometimes I show them the baseball bat behind the
>> door.
>> In
>> > that said I think Heep always has been the most open, You almost never
>> see
>> > bands come out after the show just to speak to the fans, I seen Heep do
>> that
>> > often.  But when they don¹t invite to it themselves I always chose to
>> leave
>> > them alone.
>> I sat next to Ken in a bar once for several hours without saying
>> > a word to him, he looked a bit tired and not in a good mood so I saw no
>> reason
>> > to pester him with more than a nod ;-)
>> Also met the whole band once in
>> > Heathrow airport many years ago, as much as I wanted to stop and have a
>> chat I
>> > saw they looked very tired and left them alone with just a big smile and
>> a
>> > thumbs up.  I think they appreciate being left alone in such situations.
>> But
>> > on several occasions I had very nice chats with the band after shows,
>> when
>> > they themselves chose to come out and talk to us fans.
>>
>> Terje
>>
>>
>>
>>
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