Meeting Your Heroes
 

As this weekend sees the feastival of fantastic films in Manchester with Ian Mcculloch (ZFE) in attendance today. I was wondering just who of their Heroes board members had met.

Personally i have met the following off the top of my head

Dario Argento/Goblin
Joe D'amato
Lucio Fulci
Catriona Mccall
John Morgan
John Saxon
Gunnar Hanson
Tom Savini
Jess Franco
Lina Romay
Jean Rollin
Brigette Lahaie
Traci Lords
Ruggerro Deodato
George Romero/David Emge/Ken Foree/Gaylen Ross

there are more but can't remeber all of them without checking

I was lucky enough to attend most of the Euro fests in the 90's plus many other signing events as well.

I have been luck enough to meet

Bruce Campbell, Ken Foree, Simon Pegg & Greg Nicatero.

Mines been all music stars that i met, though i had orange juice with Kenneth Brannagh and James Ellis when they filmed the 'Billy' plays in the next street to mine as a kid.

My greatest time was the first time I met NBZ. Dennis Greaves invited me backstage to meet the band and sign aurographs . A good 20 to 30 mins they chatted for.
That beat meeting Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone put together, as to me Den's 'The Man'.

I've only met a few...Clive Barker is my only horror related one. At a Weaveworld book signing...I was last in line so we chatted for about 10 mins...was shit cool.

I gave Mike Patton an hour long tour of Dublin one day, that was a huge highlight as was a huge fan of Mr Bungle and FNM.

I've been totally lost for words with some...Justin Broadrick(Godflesh) I sat beside him at a bar for about 15 mins and couldn't think of anything to say...was terrified of saying something stupid to a total idol.
Chatted to Ted Parsons of Prong and Godflesh though quite easily the same day.

Same thing happened when I was face to face with Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain....complete blank, he looked scared!

Had a great chat with the lads from Ash and Mogwai at gigs

errr....



Chow Yun Fat
Lucio Fulci
David Warbeck
Caroline Munro
Richard Stanley
Catriona MacColl
Monika M
Jorg Buttgereit
Lindsey Shonteff
Shaun Hutson
Bob Keen
Terence Chang



NICE meets Alex!

I met Lamberto Bava and Ruggero Deodato in Glasgow.

Both were very freindly and patiently singed every dvd sleeve that i brought with me.

I'll be meeting Joe Pilato and Ken Foree over the weekend.:cool:

I've met the King... Lance Henriksen. I will now die a happy, happy man.

I've met:

Bruce Campbell
Robert Englund
Bruce Boxleitner
David Hess (who I also interviewed:http://www.blogomatic3000.com/?p=4978)

I am lucky enough to have a convention twice a year that is a moderate drive away, so I have a few. Can't name them all but here are a couple

Ruggero Deodato
Ken Foree
Gaylen Ross
Scott Reiniger
David Emge
Camille Keaton
HG Lewis
Sid Haig
Bill Mosely
David Hess
Jeramie Rain
Kane Hodder
Besty Palmer
Tom Sullivan
Kyra Schon
Lloyd Kaufman
Tom Savini
Roy Frumkes
James Lorinz
Karl Hardman
David Durston
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Francesca Ciardi

Adam West
Stan Lee
Doug Bradley
Sid Haig
James Marsters
Gil Gerard
Neal Adams
Sergio Argones

Soon meeting Jeffrey Coombs and Richard Hatch.

In September I'll hopefully be meeting

Gunnar Hansen
Malcolm Macdowell
William Shatner

And a host of others :-)