JUNO run-ins
So the Juno Awards are over and the hardware has been handed out.
We started off with a bang with the kickoff concert that included Finger Eleven, Sloan, and Bedouin Soundclash…to name a few.
I think the coolest fact about all of this Juno stuff is that you likely went to your regular clubs or pubs and there was a good chance you bumped into one of your musical idols.
In fact I’ve been bumping into a couple of people quite a bit lately. On thursday I, by chance, caught the sound check for Finger Eleven and got to chat with drummer Rich Beddoe. He and I have talked on the phone a few times and it was good to meet him face to face. Then at the concert I was able to interview Scott Anderson from F-11 (for space saving reasons…and the fact I’m lazy, the F-11 is how I’ll refer to Finger Eleven from now on) and asked him where his Public Relations girl Lisa was. I wanted to thank her for the help she’s been over the years with interviews, etc. etc. Scott and I ended up walking for a good 5-10 minutes together chatting about Guinness and looking for Lisa. You never know what you’ll end up talking about with rock stars.
Then Friday I was doing the “green suspicious stereo” story and bumped into Scott on Stephen Avenue. We talked for a total of 15 seconds before one of his former tour bus drivers honked a horn and he ran onto the bus. They hadn’t seen each other in long time, I had a story to worry about, and I already interviewed him…so it was no big deal.
Then around dinner time I took a friend, who’s here from out of town, to the James Joyce pub for some food and a couple of drinks. Of course who walks in but the members of F-11. As you may have figured out they were drinking Guinness. I didn’t bother walking over because I figured they wanted some down time to relax. About a half an hour after they arrived Scott (lead singer) walked over to me at the bar and apologized for our breif encounter earlier in the day. We chatted again for a few minutes before the guys had to run off.
If you ever want to meet some humble down to earth guys…try and meet F-11.
You never know who you’re going to meet at times like these and what you’re going to talk about.