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How I met Robert Pollard

by Mark Demeny — 1 year ago

I met up with a few friends in New York to see the last 3 GBV gigs in NY. On the last night, I was scheduled to fly to Washington DC, and was planning to get to my hotel, get a few hours sleep and catch the 6am flight out of LaGuardia.

Anyway, after the gig, we went for a quick pint and just as we were flagging a taxi, who do we see entering a bar but GBV, and the opening acts. We got royally smashed with them all (drinking? GBV? no…) and I ended up going right to the airport straight from the bar.

Bob is by far the coolest dude I have ever met.

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Why I want to meet Robert Pollard

by lambscam — 2 years ago

I’ve loved Guided by Voices ever since I was a wee kid, but kids arent allowed into GBV concerts. My dad is a huge fan who met him many times, but the closest I’ve come is when my dad gave him a drawing my sister and I made of all the “Mag Earwhig” characters – the Collossus, Jane of the Waking Universe, trees, bulldogs, etc.

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A story about Robert Pollard

by augustgarage — 2 years ago

I’ve lit his cigarettes, bathed in his booze, and climbed on stage with him to take photos of the Portland crowd.

Not that I’ve done this, but in what religion other than Rock N’ Roll do you get to smoke weed backstage with your Gods?

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How I met Robert Pollard

by Liane Chan — 2 years ago

Amoeba instore in Hollywood on June 18, 2002. I was very impressed by their performance, especially how Robert Pollard did so many high kicks! I got a copy of Alien Lanes signed and I remember Robert seeming very gracious that I purchased the album. It was pretty cool!

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