Most positive thread the board has seen in a long time

[gunner2]

Hey all
Most of you don't know who I am because I don't post here much but I am a frequent flyer to keep up to date with things.  Anyway, after the negative vibes following the cancellation last night I thought I might share something with everyone.

I went to the Huntington, WV show last Friday and saw more than just a great show.  After the show, there was me and another woman waiting by the tour busses hoping to meet Axl.  I had met the band before the show minus Axl who went in through a side door just before they took the stage.  It was FUCKING FREEZING out.  At about 2:30 am an older woman (mid sixties?) pulled up in a red minivan and asked "Is that Axl Rose's bus?".  We told her that we thought it was and she explained that she was hoping to get a picture of him for her daughter.  Her daughter, who was a GnR fan, couldn't make the show because she was too weak from chemotherapy that day.  Here, the woman's daughter had battled cancer since infancy and was never expected to live past 3 years but is now in her forties.

Robin came out with a crew member and I thanked him for a great show.  The woman asked for his picture and the crew guy said "Why don't you give me the camera so I can take the picture of the both of you?".  The woman then explained her story and that she was there for he daughter and Robin asked "Is that your daughter in the van?" and the woman said yes.  Robin went around the barricade, into the street, and greeted the woman in her van which was parked by the curb with its flashers on.  They talked for a few minutes and then Robin boarded the bus. 

The crew guy with Robin spread the word to the other guys inside and next he escorted Dizzy out of the arena and straight to the van to greet the woman as well.  Dizzy boarded the bus after spending a few minutes talking to the woman and at about 3 am Axl came out of the arena with his bodyguard.  I waived and yelled his name to see if he would come over to us and he waived back and boarded the bus which was about 50 yards away.  "Shit!" I thought.  "I froze my ass off all day and it isn't going to happen!"  Then about 2 minutes later, Axl got off the bus and came over to us.  He greeted me and the other woman that were waiting and also went over to the van to greet the woman with cancer.  It was FUCKING FANTASTIC.  I was SO HAPPY to meet my favorite musician who I have been the biggest fan of since I was 10.  I got to tell you though how special it was to see those guys greet the woman in the van.

These guys went around the barricade and into the street to greet a minivan which was parked next to the frigid Ohio River in a small midwest town when it was 20 degrees out.  Anyone who says these guys don't care about their fans can GO FUCK THEMSELVES.  It was one of the most class act things I have ever seen.  It was just awesome on so many levels.  To meet Axl was unbelievable yes, but to see the guys do what they did - come around the barricade and stand in the street to meet a fan under those circumstances at 3 am.  Just awesome.  I thought it was the true definition of fan appreciation.

Thanks for reading.  Sorry this was so long but I thought you guys might enjoy it.  Just another couple of quick things about the experience:

1) Robin said that the show was one of the best the band has EVER played.  I exchanged e-mails with him the next day and said that I saw one of their best shows ever and that the entire band felt really good about it.

2)Axl said "Down on the Farm" was totally the band's idea and he did NOT reherse it.  He said it was totally off the cuff.

3)After Robin greeted the woman in the van her mother, who obviously had NO IDEA of who he was except that he was in one of the bands asked him "Are you in Papa's Roach?"  It was hilarious.  She didn't say "Papa Roach" but "Papa's Roach".  Robin threw his hands up in the air, clapped, and laughed his ass off.  So did I!  The woman started to laugh too.

[jc524]

Great story dude! 

Thanks for sharing!!

[DizzyReed63]

Ah, I should've been out there waiting, too.
You could definitely tell it was one of their best shows.

Thanks for posting! Good to see something posted that's not bickering. 

[polluxlm]

That's pretty fuckin' cool man

And I say you're right, to do something like that for the fans shows that you really care.

But I must say, I think you were pretty lucky that a women and her sick daugther was there, or else Axl wouldn't bother

[Axl4Prez2004]

that is really cool. ?nice post Gunner2. ?

[Voodoochild]

Great story man! Robin is such a nice person.. I wish I could meet him someday with my gf (she loves him too).

[BurningHills]

Great story - thanks for sharing!

[A Private Eye]

Excellent story and a really nice thing for the guys to do. Must have been a great experience for you all ?

[Dr. Blutarsky]

good story. nice to see a positive thread lately.

[gnr1967]

That is a fantastic story. ?I'm really glad that they did that for the woman's daughter. ?No doubt the band showed some class on that frigid night!

[Slipdisc]

Great thread, thank you very much for posting it.

-PEACE-

[Katrin]

Great story! Nice to hear something positive for a change ?

[Albert S Miller]

That was a great share, made the hair on my arms stand up!! Obviously made someone elses day alot more than we all know, God bless that lady, and to her mother for all of that, see miracles do happen and it sound like she has experienced two already, one by winning her sickness over by years, and two by meeting Axl Rose.

[mrbrownstone8797]

This band is fucking awesome...what else is there to say?

[Wooody]

  so cute

[Lara]

You're right about the thread title  this forum needs stories like this.

Nice to hear, thanx for posting.

[Wooody]

it's such a shame stories like this will NEVER appear on tv news... like the other stupid story showing old footage.

[polluxlm]

it's such a shame stories like this will NEVER appear on tv news... like the other stupid story showing old footage.

War, death, famine, homeless, depression, recession......to quote Bill Hicks. That's what sells and that's what they care about. Sadly.

[The Legend]

Hey all
Most of you don't know who I am because I don't post here much but I am a frequent flyer to keep up to date with things.? Anyway, after the negative vibes following the cancellation last night I thought I might share something with everyone.

I went to the Huntington, WV show last Friday and saw more than just a great show.? After the show, there was me and another woman waiting by the tour busses hoping to meet Axl.? I had met the band before the show minus Axl who went in through a side door just before they took the stage.? It was FUCKING FREEZING out.? At about 2:30 am an older woman (mid sixties?) pulled up in a red minivan and asked "Is that Axl Rose's bus?".? We told her that we thought it was and she explained that she was hoping to get a picture of him for her daughter.? Her daughter, who was a GnR fan, couldn't make the show because she was too weak from chemotherapy that day.? Here, the woman's daughter had battled cancer since infancy and was never expected to live past 3 years but is now in her forties.

Robin came out with a crew member and I thanked him for a great show.? The woman asked for his picture and the crew guy said "Why don't you give me the camera so I can take the picture of the both of you?".? The woman then explained her story and that she was there for he daughter and Robin asked "Is that your daughter in the van?" and the woman said yes.? Robin went around the barricade, into the street, and greeted the woman in her van which was parked by the curb with its flashers on.? They talked for a few minutes and then Robin boarded the bus.?

The crew guy with Robin spread the word to the other guys inside and next he escorted Dizzy out of the arena and straight to the van to greet the woman as well.? Dizzy boarded the bus after spending a few minutes talking to the woman and at about 3 am Axl came out of the arena with his bodyguard.? I waived and yelled his name to see if he would come over to us and he waived back and boarded the bus which was about 50 yards away.? "Shit!" I thought.? "I froze my ass off all day and it isn't going to happen!"? Then about 2 minutes later, Axl got off the bus and came over to us.? He greeted me and the other woman that were waiting and also went over to the van to greet the woman with cancer.? It was FUCKING FANTASTIC.? I was SO HAPPY to meet my favorite musician who I have been the biggest fan of since I was 10.? I got to tell you though how special it was to see those guys greet the woman in the van.

These guys went around the barricade and into the street to greet a minivan which was parked next to the frigid Ohio River in a small midwest town when it was 20 degrees out.? Anyone who says these guys don't care about their fans can GO FUCK THEMSELVES.? It was one of the most class act things I have ever seen.? It was just awesome on so many levels.? To meet Axl was unbelievable yes, but to see the guys do what they did - come around the barricade and stand in the street to meet a fan under those circumstances at 3 am.? Just awesome.? I thought it was the true definition of fan appreciation.

Thanks for reading.? Sorry this was so long but I thought you guys might enjoy it.? Just another couple of quick things about the experience:

1) Robin said that the show was one of the best the band has EVER played.? I exchanged e-mails with him the next day and said that I saw one of their best shows ever and that the entire band felt really good about it.

2)Axl said "Down on the Farm" was totally the band's idea and he did NOT reherse it.? He said it was totally off the cuff.

3)After Robin greeted the woman in the van her mother, who obviously had NO IDEA of who he was except that he was in one of the bands asked him "Are you in Papa's Roach?"? It was hilarious.? She didn't say "Papa Roach" but "Papa's Roach".? Robin threw his hands up in the air, clapped, and laughed his ass off.? So did I!? The woman started to laugh too.

Coolest... fucking... thing... ever!

[1badapple]

That was a very cool story!