Most positive thread the board has seen in a long time

[davidoff86]

yeah my bad, it got lost in all the posts!

[snooze72]

How come it seems like all the personal stories we're hearing about Axl over the past few months are nothing but incredibly sincere incidents?? But yet, everything we hear in the media is about how crazy Axl is?? How come the news never posts anything about how generous Axl is or how much he goes out of his way for his fans??

? ? It's a bit hard for the media to witness something like this.? If they were standing there with cameras, they'd get tossed out on their butts long before ever getting a shot.? And they can't quote anonymous sources on a message board.? Hell, I wasn't even convinced it was true until Beta confirmed it, a lot of shit gets made up on the boards.? And when was the last time they ever confirmed ANYTHING to the media?? But getting into a fight with a security guard or a fashion designer in a public building is pretty friggin' provable.? Of course they'll cover that, they know it's true!? If Axl did something cool like walk through the crowd on his way into the venue, saying hi to fans, betcha that would be covered in a flash.? Donating to charities, sending gifts to the disadvantaged, playing good samaritan on the road... I'm sure all that stuff would be news if the media knew about it.?

[33]

Very impressive mate! I enjoyed reading that! Mike

[FortusGNR21]

An outbreak of positivity and love for the band is what this board needs! Great post! 

[Wooody]

Hi again

First of all, I shared this story with you guys here in this board under this thread - not on Blabbermouth.? That site is the KING of all negativity and the fact that someone else on that board poached my story is pretty ridiculous.? People are unbelieveable.

Also, I don't know FOR SURE if Axl knew the woman in the van was out there.? I guess there isn't any way to know for sure.? It could be true that he was just comming over to greet some fans like myself.? Reguardless, he still went out of his way to greet her in freezing temperatures in the middle of the street.? The heart of the story is still the same.? Maybe I shouldn't have speculated that he knew she was there like I did in my original post but please realize that I wasn't trying to make things up or start any kind of gossip.? The way things unfolded just made it seem that way.? Everything else that I wrote was what I saw first hand.? This truly was a great scene to witness.

Thanks for reading.? Take care everyone.

It looks like he gives you credit for the story

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=61771

[Baz Rose]

SO FUCK EVERYONE WHO SAYS THAT GN'R DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ITS FANS!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL GUYS!

[Continental Drift]

Thanks for reposting. I missed it the first time through... and it's a beautiful story. Well done GN'R.

[Ride Her]

that is Guns N' Roses.....

[a.]

My buddy (Tomi) died a couple weeks ago from cancer. He'd been a pretty big fan of GN'R and was hoping he'd be around to see them in Vancouver some time. He was a musician, and I remember one day he belted out "You're Crazy" almost perfectly to the note. Was awesome, and was a great guy! We're celebrating his life on Decebmer 6th at the Calgary show.

a.

[The Legend]

My buddy (Tomi) died a couple weeks ago from cancer. He'd been a pretty big fan of GN'R and was hoping he'd be around to see them in Vancouver some time. He was a musician, and I remember one day he belted out "You're Crazy" almost perfectly to the note. Was awesome, and was a great guy! We're celebrating his life on Decebmer 6th at the Calgary show.

a.

Sorry. Cool to hear he was a big fan.

[axlRalph]

What a great read !!! Hats off to the band   

[ppbebe]

Thanks for sharing. impressive.

I feel sorry about the fellow fan suffering from cancer from her childhood and for her mum.
I wish them well.
the greetings from Robin Dizzy and Axl in person must have heartened them up.


my condolences to your friend, a.

[philspectorshotme]

yea thats sweet. cheers for posting dude.
i'm sure there are countless stories like this that never get aired - but i also know that it isnt just gnr that have a charitable side.
still, its nice to hear at least one of these reports every now and again to remind us there are people behind the star-power.

[Brody]

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.

WOW!! This makes me happy! Screw all the cynical assholes!

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

they are people.
what did you expect ? robin spitting at the woman?

it always amaze when people are so amazed when people are nice.
being nice is an normal thing.

cool story tho

[imgrubby]

that is a great story. we sometimes forget they these guys are human and have feelings and families like we do. This makes me respect them even more.

[Dirty Little Thing]

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.

What a fucking cool story man! I was at the same show and it was an incredible show, and it's wonderful for the guys in the band to come out appreciate their fans even in the smaller towns. Kinda makes me wish I would have waited around out back. 

[polluxlm]

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

Hello, to start, Axl did not know that the woman and her daughter were there and had not spoken with Robin, he went there on his own.

It is this type of pessimism or when posters are so sure, convinced even and go out of their way to post and convince others of their cynical views that don't have any reality or personal experience with Axl to base their comments on that if you actually knew him you would realize that they (like with this comment) and in most cases in general do not apply to him.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's not get overly dramatic here. In case you didn't notice the smiley face, I put that there for a reason. It's not slamming Axl, it's making a joke about how he normally isn't the type of guy that greets alot of fans after a show. If that is false, please accept my apologies, but it is common perception and I don't see anything wrong in having a laugh about that.

[GNFNRAXL]

That was a very nice gesture from the band.  I love storys like that.  Way to go GNR.   

[CVBTank]

Very nice story.  I'm glad to hear that girl got her wish!