Ok, some of you might know me as "IVAN FROM ARGENTINA" from the mygnr message board but now that the board is gone i had to post this here.
You will not believe this, yesterday i met Axl Rose in a cafe where i work called
La Biela at first i could not believe my eyes, there was Axl Rose, my idol sitting in my cafe. He was with a large bald black man and they were ordering from the menu when i saw them from the kitchen. Please bare with me because i am having alot of trouble getting all the details down i am so excited. Axl was wearing an orange sweater and beige khaki pants and here is the awesome news, his braids was gone, yes, he had straight hair like rock in rio but there was something in his hair like "ribbons" that looked very cool.
When i was sure it was him i asked the waiter who brought the menus if it was him and he said he it was. I had to meet Axl, i couldn't believe it so i asked the waiter if i could leave the kitchen for a five minutes to take the order. I was a little nervous because i didn't want to get into trouble with my boss or have Axl get pissed off at me so i walked over to take his order, this is not the exact conversation but i managed to get some questions in the 5 minutes i was with him. Axl was very polite and graciouis but at times seemed irrated with me but overall he was nice
Me: Hello Axl, My name is Ivan i'm here to take your order.
Axl: Hello ivone (Axl order steak & shrimp by the way) and a bottle of red wine
(ok again I'm sooo nervous typing this so please be patient, somethings are not in the exact order just give me a minute)
I told Axl i was a huge fan (original i know) and he smiled, and i asked hims what he was doing in Argentina and he said he was "looking to get stoned", but then he laughed and his body gaurd laughed too so i think it was a joke and he said Argentina was one of his favourite countries. I asked his if he was ever going to play here again and he said and i quote: "I'm hoping to play here next summer, I've always loved playing here"
I asked him if Chinese Denocracy was almost done (wouldn't you?) and he seemed to get irrated but he answered me (this is what he said) "Do you believe in Santa Ivan? Writing Santa for the albums wouldn't be a bad idea" and then he winked at me and the black guy laughed too and then this is where it gets even cooler he asked me if i've heard the new material and i got real excited. I told him the Blues, Madagascar, and Chinese Democracy (I forgot to even mention Rhiad and the bedouins to him lol) were the best songs i've heard in a long while but that i didn't like silk worms and then he mumbled something to himself ( i think i heard "niether do i" ) and he said he's glad i liked it because those are "b sides in my opinion". I asked him if it was true about I.R.S. getting leaked on the radio and he laughed and rolled his eyes at the black guy "yeah it's true Ivan I.R.S. is a b-side to, I should have leaked "General" myself that would have shut everyone up" I asked him what happened to the tour in 2002 (this is the 2nd time he got irritated) and he rolled his eyes and said "ask clear channel". I asked him about Buckethead leaving the band and rock in rio three (and this is back to times he looked annoyed now so i got nervous) and he said he really wanted to play Rock in rio 3 but that "buckethead couldn't be counted on" and that it wouldn't be fair to the fans to do a show if it's not the best.
Please keep in mind this was a very short talk (maybe like 6 minutes) and i wanted to ask him more but i was scared about my boss seeing me out of the kitchen and scared of upsetting Axl (i could tell after like 3 minutes he was being polite but getting annoyed with me) so i told him it was nice meeting him and if he could please sign my menu (i stole the menu i didn't ask my boss to take it home) he signed it for me and shook my hand and said "I hope to see you next spring Ivan" and then winked at me again (this time not annoyed but playfull) and i swear i smiled ear to ear when he told me that and i said (this is all i could manage) "for sure" and i left.
On the way out i waved at him from the kitchen and he smiled and waved and so did the black guy and Axl was even so cool he left a $50 US tip for me and the waiter to share and he signed the bill but the waiter would not give it to me.
Well thats it, some of you will say i'm a liar but i hope you believe me, it was the best moment of my life i'll never forget it.
Cya
Ivan From Argentina
p.s. I tried to post this 1st on the at
www.mygnr.com but they did not send me a password it says he wants to review first? why is that?
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