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[Thatsername]

3 minutes ago, pols4tre said:

I met Billie Joe in NYC during the whole St Jimmy / American Idiot musical era in 2010: Photo

I was also picked to go on stage with the guys in Berlin 2012: Photo

Most recent was this Saturday just gone, when I met Tre while I was out and about in London: Photo

I've not met Mike at all, which I would absolutely love to do!

 

Holy shit, you are a lucky girl! Seems like you're definitely the right person to hang out with

[St. Jonny]

Met Tre over 10 years ago. Going to try to meet Billie and Mike at one of the shows next year...fingers crossed.

[Insomniac186]

I met Billie Joe earlier this year near 1234 Go! Records and Broken Guitars in Oakland (it turned into a big deal when I did).

I met Mike twice at Gilman St., at the Pinhead Gunpowder and Frustrators shows in 2010 and 2011.

I met Tre in 2015 at an Oakland A's game.

I met Jason Freese at the NAMM show in 2013.

 

Each was a positive experience, and much too brief...

 

[Dakke]

19 minutes ago, Insomniac186 said:

I met Billie Joe earlier this year near 1234 Go! Records and Broken Guitars in Oakland (it turned into a big deal when I did).

I met Mike twice at Gilman St., at the Pinhead Gunpowder and Frustrators shows in 2010 and 2011.

I met Tre in 2015 at an Oakland A's game.

I met Jason Freese at the NAMM show in 2013.

 

Each was a positive experience, and much too brief...

 

Wasn't that encounter at Broken Guitars the occasion where he revealed to you the release period for Revolution Radio?

[Insomniac186]

3 hours ago, Dakke said:

Wasn't that encounter at Broken Guitars the occasion where he revealed to you the release period for Revolution Radio?

Exactly.

[Little Youngblood]

I met Billie in my dream a few weeks ago. It was for a screening of Ordinary World. Hopefully one day I'll be able to share a real life story, but for now, I'm enjoying all the ones posted here! 

[TimmyChunks]

I've posted this before, so sorry for the re-post but it was such an amazing story that I can't help sharing it again. I had tried to meet up with them again on the latest tour but our plans were derailed due to scheduling issues (still got to see two shows, but no backstage)...but I am really going to try for it again on the next leg of the US tour just to thank them for the amazing experience summarized below:

I went to their show in Albany with my wife shortly after we were married in '09. Our wedding song was Last Night on Earth, and I like to think we were the first ever since the wedding was only a week after 21CB came out! We got to our hotel early (around 3pm) and decided to take a stroll and get some Starbucks. As luck would have it, we ran into Jason right outside Starbucks. The guy was cool as hell, we walked and talked about all kinds of awesome stuff (GD, PHGP, Network) and also mentioned that LNOE was our wedding song and we'd love to hear it. His reply was basically "that's so awesome, but we never play it live, so I'm not sure we can- I'll ask the guys". Well, we finished talking as he was coming up to their hotel, and their tour buses were right out front. He told us we could ask the rest of the guys if we wanted to hang tight by the buses. So naturally, we weren't going anywhere!

Tre came out a few minutes later with a playstation strapped to his back. Standard Tre. I was almost numb from shock since I had been a hard core fan since Dookie came out. We both immediately went over and made the same request, which he seemed to enjoy, and then we wandered around with him for about five minutes while he tried to find the right bus. Just the three of us, talking the whole time. I couldn't believe it, he even gave me a whacky handshake when he finally found the right bus and went in.

Mike was out a minute later. He also talked to us for a couple minutes but was more subdued. Bill Schneider was with him and enjoyed my random PHGP compliment. We repeated the request and he said he'd put in a good word. He seemed tired but was very friendly and a gentleman.

During all of this, Adrienne was hanging around with the kids- I also found this cool but we didn't talk to them, just thought it would be a bit much and weird! Glad we acted like normal people and didn't bug the family!

Lastly, Billie came out with his newsboy cap and sunglasses, with his tour security guy (I forget his name, but he's at all the shows) next to him. My wife ran up to him but the security guy motioned to stay back- we definitely weren't going to be able to wander around and have a long conversation with him like Tre. So, from 10 ft. away, I blurted out that LNOE was our wedding song and we'd love a dedication. He was cheerful and said "cool, I'll play it for you guys!". We were floored and thanked him- he was very friendly but that was the extent of it as his security guy basically escorted him right onto the bus.

They put on an absolute monster of a show and we had great seats- right off the stage next to Mike above the floor- and we had almost forgot about the request. Then, the acoustic segment before the encore started, and instead of doing the typical acoustic medley, Billie played an incredible, heartfelt, full version of LNOE. My wife and I shed a few tears during the performance for sure. It was amazing, one of those moments that you will never forget. To this day we're both very touched by the moment, if I ever have a chance to speak with them again I'm going to thank them profusely (and probably embarrass myself while doing so, but that's ok!).

[21guns&novacaine]

Damn I wish.  I like to think I know myself inside and out, but I have no clue what I'd do if put in the presence of them... I don't even know what I'd say or how I'd react.  I (hope) I'd act chill and awesome, but the chances are I'd be grovelling at their feet, bawling something along the lines of 'thank you' and 'you are god.'  

[Spike]

12 hours ago, pols4tre said:

I met Billie Joe in NYC during the whole St Jimmy / American Idiot musical era in 2010: Photo

I was also picked to go on stage with the guys in Berlin 2012: Photo

Most recent was this Saturday just gone, when I met Tre while I was out and about in London: Photo

I've not met Mike at all, which I would absolutely love to do!

 

Where in London did you meet Tre?  I can't believe I didn't know they were here until they'd gone  

[papar0ach]

I met them at the Hot Topic signing but of course it's not comparable to meeting them every other day  

I'm hoping I can meet them again in London next year! I see that many fans got to meet them this time and that's so cool ❤️ They are definitely more open this era and I'm glad  

[Lacky]

I "met" them in Trieste, 2013. They were so funny and lovely!

 

[Thatsername]

1 hour ago, lorenovacaine said:

I "met" them in Trieste, 2013. They were so funny and lovely!

Great how you seized the chance and just went up and kissed him. I would do the same if I ever had the opportunity!

[Zelda]

On 11/14/2016 at 9:42 PM, 21guns&novacaine said:

Damn I wish.  I like to think I know myself inside and out, but I have no clue what I'd do if put in the presence of them... I don't even know what I'd say or how I'd react.  I (hope) I'd act chill and awesome, but the chances are I'd be grovelling at their feet, bawling something along the lines of 'thank you' and 'you are god.'  

Same, I'd like to believe that I'd be calm and chill, but more than likely my inner fangirl would come out and I'd be all "... "

[Lacky]

4 hours ago, MMwhatsername said:

Great how you seized the chance and just went up and kissed him. I would do the same if I ever had the opportunity!

And I swear to god: I WASN'T DRUNK OR STONED!  Because everyone asks me :"How much did u smoke before the gig?!" 
The truth is that the emotions and the feelings are so strong that you don't even believe that you are there, so I was living a dream in my head

[St. Jonny]

Yeah, meeting Billie or Mike would make me shaky as hell, natural feeling when you meet your idols.

[TimmyChunks]

On ‎11‎/‎17‎/‎2016 at 11:31 AM, St. Jonny said:

Yeah, meeting Billie or Mike would make me shaky as hell, natural feeling when you meet your idols.

It's so true! I've been very, very lucky and had a chance to meet a few other A++ folks that have been hugely influential on my life or just plain megastars. It feels like you need to fit a lifetime of thanks and conversation into 30 seconds if you're lucky. However, it's also helpful to remember that most everyone they meet as well is going through the same things themselves, so they're used to it and just remember this, take a deep breath, and tell or ask them the one or two things you've always wanted.

That said, the next time I am lucky enough to meet Billie, Mike, or Tre I will likely piss my pants. Hopefully they won't notice

[letsdanceon]

This thread is like torture because this has literally been my biggest bucket list item for 22 years now, but I also can't look away because I love it so much 😂

I have had some very brief encounters, but I wish more than anything I could have a picture taken with each of them and have a few seconds to thank them for everything. I met Tre once back around 2001 after an arena show on the Warning tour. He was sneakin around in the dark parking lot alone and we called him over, and he actually came over for a quick second when we snapped this pic.

I saw Billie Joe walking around the grounds of Warped Tour the year they played and no one even noticed him. He was walking with Adrienne and I didn't want to bother them, but I mustered up all my courage and said "I'm sorry to bother you but could I take a quick picture with you?" and he apologized "I'm sorry, I'm in a big hurry, I can shake your hand but I gotta go!" So I guess I shook his hand but I don't even remember it because my mind was racing and it probably short-circuited. Ugh. 

I got Tre and Billie Joe's autographs through a chain link fence after a show on the Nimrod tour, and both of them came over to the group of us after the Detroit Fillmore show last month, but Tre left before I could really see him and Billie Joe just came over and thanked us all and shook a few hands in the front (I was way in the back of the crowd). Sigh.

Someday, I hope!

I have somehow never run into Mike, although he has responded to me twice on Instagram when I was totally not expecting it 😆

 

[scott_miller95]

Met Jason White last August at 1234 Go Records. Went to see his band California play and got up to the front of the crowd. Waited a few minutes after the show and then I introduced myself to him and he did the same (but I already knew who he was lol). He and I talked for quite some time about random things, most of which was guitar gear (the man is a gear junkie lol). I asked him about his guitar amp because it sounded amazing and it went on from there. At the end of it all I asked him if we could get a picture together and that was it. Overall Jason is a super cool guy, really friendly, and if you're a guitarist/gear nerd, you two will most likely talk for awhile. Wouldn't mind running into him again, after all he is my favorite member of the band. https://www.instagram.com/p/6ZShSPE6aj4pjCKyi41Tc1lEhYTXSHZFS9O9U0/?taken-by=scott_miller95

[Billie Hoe]

Okay, oh my god. I'm still a bit shaking as I'm typing this and I'm not sure I fully realized or processed it yet. I still feel in shock.

I arrived in Cologne earlier today, where I'll be attending the concert tomorrow. I walked around the city square for a bit and went into the Starbucks at the central station, high-key hoping that Mike would show up. Because you know, coffee. Alas, he didn't so I walked to the arena, marveled at it a bit and went to my AirBNB, which is only like 5 minutes from the arena. Not much later my friend I'm going to the concert with tomorrow sent me screenshots of Instagram from a girl who just met Tré and Billie at the dome. And that really isn't far from my room either, so I put on my clothes as quickly as possible and put on my make up and power-walked in the direction of the dome. A hockey game or something had just ended in the arena so of course I was held back by hundreds of loud sports fans, but I pushed my way through and soon enough I was walking on the bridge with the love locks.

Spoiler

I kept thinking "Oh no, I'm too late, they're already gone" and kind of desperately kept walking but deep inside I knew that this was the day. And was on the lookout for a blue head because Tré would be the easiest to spot. So I walked and walked and suddenly... a tall blonde guy walked past me, laughing about something with his all-in-black group. I just stood still and stared at him in disbelief as he walked. At first I didn't realize it was Mike. I saw him walking towards me but I thought "Nah, that's not him. That's some German guy who just looks like him. Keep walking." But I stared after him, looked at his Converse, looked at his Oakland Coffee cap and I freaked out a little bit. I panicked and texted @I don't care who practically yelled at me to follow them and ask them for a pic. 

So I followed them, but of course I was terribly awkward (and probably a little creepy) about it. They walked and stopped like two times. I stopped too and averted my eyes like some kind of freakish amateur stalker. I just couldn't build up the courage to ask my idol for a picture. Then I saw that one of them, a rather short one (guess who), had separated himself from the group to take a picture of the love locks and of the train that was just passing by. It was then that I realized that this was Billie standing on his toes to look over the fence. (Such a cute sight, I will never forget it)

So I waited until he was done (No, I didn't photograph him. I might be a freak but even I'm not that rude to photograph him without his knowledge)  and turned away when I (in an embarrassingly high-pitched voice) asked "Sorry?? Can I take a picture with you?" There would have probably been better ways to approach him but cut me some slack, okay? I was out of breath from power-walking and two of my idols were right in front of me. So he turned around, looked at me for a second and held his black analog camera (the one with film inside) to his face and photographed me. I just stared at him like "What is he doing? Out of both of us, who is the celebrity?" but I let him do it. Then he said something like "Come here, turn around", confusing me even more. I did what he said and turned my back to him completely but he said "No no, stand like that" and gave me instructions on how to stand and positioned me. So there I was, my body facing the love-locks-fence and my face facing him while he adjusted his own position and snapped a few photos of me. I'm so glad I dyed my hair bright red on Friday, or else I think he wouldn't have done it.

He then smiled and said "Okay, wanna take a selfie?" and I said "Yes, please!". I held out my arm but then quickly gave it to him, saying "Can you take it? My hand is shaking too much" and he took like three selfies of us. I thanked him, he grinned again and said "Pleasure, have a good one!" and walked away. I cradled my phone for a bit and stared at the picture in disbelief and absolute joy, just like the kind of freak I am.

I still wanted a pic with Mike but he was already a bit ahead and I felt very weird following them again. But another guy was taking a pic with him at the moment and I knew I would hate myself forever if I didn't approach him. I waited until they were done and he was just about to go again when I stopped him (I hope he wasn't annoyed). I asked "Mike? Can I take a picture with you too?", he said "Sure!", I asked "Can you take it? Your arm is longer than mine". (Who the fuck says something like this?!) He said "Be careful, I tend to drop people's phones". He fumbled a bit with my phone to switch to the front camera (I forgot) and then snapped two pics of us. I thanked him (so much), he said "Have a nice day!" and I let them go.

I don't think Tré was there (maybe he was and I didn't recognize him, after all I didn't recognize Billie at first either), but I saw Jason Freese walking there too. Maybe Jakob as well, but I'm really not sure. I walked around aimlessly for a while, confused about everything and in shock.

So yeah. This will have been the best weekend of my entire life. Maybe he'll recognize me tomorrow  

 

[I don't care]

10 minutes ago, Billie Hoe said:

So yeah. This will have been the best weekend of my entire life. Maybe he'll recognize me tomorrow  

As you already know, I'm still pretty freaked out that YOU got to meet them and I'm SO HAPPY for you. You have a great time at the show tomorrow and please please (for me?) go on stage and sing something (because they have to ask you with that amazing hair of yours), so I can freak out some more. 

[Beerjeezus]

I'm sooo happy for you, Justine! 

Also, what kind of a hipster uses analog camera! 

[Billie Hoe]

5 minutes ago, I don't care said:

As you already know, I'm still pretty freaked out that YOU got to meet them and I'm SO HAPPY for you. You have a great time at the show tomorrow and please please (for me?) go on stage and sing something (because they have to ask you with that amazing hair of yours), so I can freak out some more. 

No I will definitely not go on stage  I low-key fear that he will see me and pull me on stage, but I will shove my friend in front of me and point at her.

4 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

I'm sooo happy for you, Justine! 

Also, what kind of a hipster uses analog camera! 

I know right! I love how much he clings to the "old stuff", it's so endearing !

[MaraGreenDay]

@Billie Hoe Omg you're so lucky!! Congrats!! 

You know, I follow you on Tumblr and you're one of my favorite people there cause you always write your posts about GD with so much passion and it gives me an amazing feeling to know this band has fans like you, so you totally deserve it! And not ot gonna lie, your story made cry a little bit hehe, aahh congrats again!! 

[I don't care]

1 minute ago, Billie Hoe said:

No I will definitely not go on stage  I low-key fear that he will see me and pull me on stage, but I will shove my friend in front of me and point at her.

Awh, come oooon. You'll do great and you know you'll never die in peace if you don't. 

[Billie Hoe]

4 minutes ago, MaraGreenDay said:

@Billie Hoe Omg you're so lucky!! Congrats!! 

You know, I follow you on Tumblr and you're one of my favorite people there cause you always write your posts about GD with so much passion and it gives me an amazing feeling to know this band has fans like you, so you totally deserve it! And not ot gonna lie, your story made cry a little bit hehe, aahh congrats again!! 

Oh gosh that is so sweet! Thank you so much !! ♥♥♥  I'm happy you like my posts so much !

4 minutes ago, I don't care said:

Awh, come oooon. You'll do great and you know you'll never die in peace if you don't. 

I have already earned my peaceful death, other people need a chance too