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dissed at a signing....

dowey

dowey

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i recently went to see robyn hitchcock and the venus 3,i have been a robyn hitchcock fan for 15 some years the show was great! afterwards he was signing things talking to fans so i went up to him and said i appreciate you coming here,really enjoyed the show tonight, i dont have any money to buy anything but i own everything youve put out, he said wow that must weigh a ton, i said yes it actually does would you mind taking a picture with me? he said to me no i dont do that thats what my album covers are for.... hurt my damn feelings! he didnt seem to be having trouble signing the 30.00 posters people had bought! wtf would it really have been that big of a deal to get three seconds to snap a damn picture? i feel that was the least he could have done for a loyal fan.... anyone have a similar story?
 
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dowey said:
i recently went to see robyn hitchcock and the venus 3,i have been a robyn hitchcock fan for 15 some years the show was great! afterwards he was signing things talking to fans so i went up to him and said i appreciate you coming here,really enjoyed the show tonight, i dont have any money to buy anything but i own everything youve put out, he said wow that must weigh a ton, i said yes it actually does would you mind taking a picture with me? he said to me no i dont do that thats what my album covers are for.... hurt my damn feelings! he didnt seem to be having trouble signing the 30.00 posters people had bought! wtf would it really have been that big of a deal to get three seconds to snap a damn picture? i feel that was the least he could have done for a loyal fan.... anyone have a similar story?
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That would be sufficient cause for my Robyn Hitchcock stuff would either be getting sold or in a landfill.

I can't count the times over the years that musicians have been more than happy to be gracious and talk to me at signings, as well having pictures taken with them. That's what my album covers are for, my ass.
 
thanks for the reply i kinda felt like i was making a big deal over it but everyone seems to be in agreement that it was a straight up dick move... go up to the average joe and say robyn hitchcock and 9 out of 10 your gonna get who? if it werent for people like me and the other fans he wouldnt exist....im trying hard to not let it ruin my appreciation of the music....
 
Andyman said:
Robyn who???
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Exactly! He's lucky he has people coming to the show in the first place.

On a nicer note, Willie Nelson is probably the most humble and kindest entertainer in all of the business. I have seen it with my own eyes willie will stand outside his bus after a gig and sign anything, snap pictures, shake hands until every last fan has been addressed. A true gentlemen.
 
Yeah, not the best move on his part but hard to say what kind of experiences led up to him taking on this policy. BTW I really like Robyn Hitchcock's music.
 
dowey said:
i recently went to see robyn hitchcock and the venus 3,i have been a robyn hitchcock fan for 15 some years the show was great! afterwards he was signing things talking to fans so i went up to him and said i appreciate you coming here,really enjoyed the show tonight, i dont have any money to buy anything but i own everything youve put out, he said wow that must weigh a ton, i said yes it actually does would you mind taking a picture with me? he said to me no i dont do that thats what my album covers are for.... hurt my damn feelings! he didnt seem to be having trouble signing the 30.00 posters people had bought! wtf would it really have been that big of a deal to get three seconds to snap a damn picture? i feel that was the least he could have done for a loyal fan.... anyone have a similar story?
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Due to work related activities and certain relatives, My wife and I meet a lot of "famous" people. It is really not reasonable to ever ask them "just this once" type of favors. They get it constantly. If he snapped a picture with you, he'd be doing another few hundred and dissing those few hundred if he only took it with you. He's there specifically to sign the $30 posters. It is his job and what he is earning an income doing.

He'll do some simple banter with you, but don't try to take more than about ten seconds of his time.

Oh, and if you see him on the street or in a restaurant, ignore him. That is the best way to show respect for his time and privacy.

Being famous really, REALLY sucks after the novelty wears off.
 
dowey said:
thanks for the reply i kinda felt like i was making a big deal over it but everyone seems to be in agreement that it was a straight up dick move... go up to the average joe and say robyn hitchcock and 9 out of 10 your gonna get who? if it werent for people like me and the other fans he wouldnt exist....im trying hard to not let it ruin my appreciation of the music....
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FWIW, I'm one of the 9. I never heard of him.

My wife once had Meg Ryan give her a dirty look merely for admiring her baby. It is what my wife does around cute babies, but Meg thought, at the time, that she was being an "adoring fan". Meg was just having a bad day though. People are people - even famous people. My wife sitll loves her movies.
 
I have some of his stuff and saw him once about 16 years ago. You understand he's a nut to begin with, right?
 
dowey said:
thanks for the reply i kinda felt like i was making a big deal over it but everyone seems to be in agreement that it was a straight up dick move... go up to the average joe and say robyn hitchcock and 9 out of 10 your gonna get who? if it werent for people like me and the other fans he wouldnt exist....im trying hard to not let it ruin my appreciation of the music....
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Thats exactly right. The 'big names' that aren't really big names these days shouldn't diss three seconds for taking a picture with them at a signing after the show. The people who tend to come to their shows these days is their old core fans, people who stayed fans for decades while the casual listeners moved on to the 'next big thing' and took their money with them. I've seen older acts like UFO, Robin Trower, April Wine, Denny Laine and the likes happy to let a fan snap a pic with them.

Would I bother someone famous (to me) if I weren't at one of their shows? Nope, they deserve to have their space and their personal privacy.... but if the guy just made money off of me and is standing right in front of me making more, I'd ask for a picture.
 
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Thats exactly right. The 'big names' that aren't really big names these days shouldn't diss three seconds for taking a picture with them at a signing after the show. The people who tend to come to their shows these days is their old core fans, people who stayed fans for decades while the casual listeners moved on to the 'next big thing' and took their money with them. I've seen older acts like UFO, Robin Trower, April Wine, Denny Laine and the likes happy to let a fan snap a pic with them.

Would I bother someone famous (to me) if I weren't at one of their shows? Nope, they deserve to have their space and their personal privacy.... but if the guy just made money off of me and is standing right in front of me making more, I'd ask for a picture.
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damn straight i wouldnt dare approach someone famous in public!
 
Agreed, lame to not give a pic.

It is tax season though, maybe he was having some anxiety...just kidding.

I think many artists who are sort of in that middle status get kind of cranky about $ after a while. There is big time hierarchy in the music world...so RH may be one of those miserable SOB's who says "why am I not rich like...." "I am more clever than..."

NOT an excuse for him...straight up lame maneuver...you gotta be NICE to the people who pay to see you...
 
oh and get this peter buck from r.e.m. plays in the venus 3 he actually told me to ask peter he was good at taking pictures, peter was standing right next to him, i like rem as well but came to see robyn hitchcock....
 
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Dr. Music said:
Thats exactly right. The 'big names' that aren't really big names these days shouldn't diss three seconds for taking a picture with them at a signing after the show. The people who tend to come to their shows these days is their old core fans, people who stayed fans for decades while the casual listeners moved on to the 'next big thing' and took their money with them. I've seen older acts like UFO, Robin Trower, April Wine, Denny Laine and the likes happy to let a fan snap a pic with them.

Would I bother someone famous (to me) if I weren't at one of their shows? Nope, they deserve to have their space and their personal privacy.... but if the guy just made money off of me and is standing right in front of me making more, I'd ask for a picture.
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I'm pretty cynical about the whole thing myself. I would never buy the poster and I would never stand in line to meet the guy. Most musicians are not really "normal" people anyway. I respect them for the quality of their show and ignore the rest. Regarding the poster signing, I am reminded of the character's attitudes about it in Galaxy Quest.
 
Still seems lame.

Two years ago Jimmie Vaughn hung around and signed all sorts of CDs, LPs and took pictures with folks after his set at the Bob Dylan concert I took my daughter to. He shook my hand and signed my CD, "To Andy, Jimmie Vaughn"

And a few summers earlier, a bunch of us went and saw Richard Thompson at an outdoor street festival and he hung around for about 1/2 an hour or so after the show chatting with fans and signing stuff.

Robyn Who? needs to remember who's paying the bills....
 
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