Tuesday
Jun052012
Joan Meets Joe Walsh
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 6:29PM Three years ago tonight, my husband, son and daughter and I were in Myrtle Beach, Virginia, USA, because Joe Walsh was there for a show. He was there with his "young" band, at the House of Blues. The show was great, of course. My kids were 15 and 16 at the time.
Before the show, I talked to a man who'd met Joe behind the House of Blues, and gotten an autograph. He told me to give it a try after the show. I had an "Official Joe Walsh Fan Club Tank Top" on, that'd I'd gotten on eBay. After the show, my family and I waited with about twenty other people, behind the building. The tour bus was right there. When Joe came out, he told everyone he was going to change clothes on the bus, then he'd be out to talk to us. One by one, he spoke to everyone there, signed autographs, etc.
When it was my turn, I got rather tongue-tied. He just smiled and waited. I didn't mean to say it, but what came out of my mouth was, "I adore you." He smiled and we hugged, cheek to cheek! When we finished talking, we hugged again. My husband said that if Joe'd asked, I would've gone away with him and never even thought of them again. (I told them I'd have thought of them eventually.)
Joe signed my shirt, and signed things for the rest of my family. My daughter gave me her signed ticket, plus the guitar pick that she'd gotten, for the following Mother's Day. My husband gave me the dollar Joe signed for him.
It was such an exciting night. First the show, then meeting him. Joe was very calm, very kind, and I floated on air for weeks. It's May 7, 2003, and I'll be seeing the Eagles again in two nights, in Richmond Virginia, for the start of the Farewell I Tour. I can't wait!
Joan
Chester, Virginia USA
Before the show, I talked to a man who'd met Joe behind the House of Blues, and gotten an autograph. He told me to give it a try after the show. I had an "Official Joe Walsh Fan Club Tank Top" on, that'd I'd gotten on eBay. After the show, my family and I waited with about twenty other people, behind the building. The tour bus was right there. When Joe came out, he told everyone he was going to change clothes on the bus, then he'd be out to talk to us. One by one, he spoke to everyone there, signed autographs, etc.
When it was my turn, I got rather tongue-tied. He just smiled and waited. I didn't mean to say it, but what came out of my mouth was, "I adore you." He smiled and we hugged, cheek to cheek! When we finished talking, we hugged again. My husband said that if Joe'd asked, I would've gone away with him and never even thought of them again. (I told them I'd have thought of them eventually.)
Joe signed my shirt, and signed things for the rest of my family. My daughter gave me her signed ticket, plus the guitar pick that she'd gotten, for the following Mother's Day. My husband gave me the dollar Joe signed for him.
It was such an exciting night. First the show, then meeting him. Joe was very calm, very kind, and I floated on air for weeks. It's May 7, 2003, and I'll be seeing the Eagles again in two nights, in Richmond Virginia, for the start of the Farewell I Tour. I can't wait!
Joan
Chester, Virginia USA
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