double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 izzy would be the only interesting band member of them all to meet and chat with he's got all his integrity and has not compromised himself nor his talents his songwriting and thoughts behind the gems his written would be great to hear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiggunslover Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, double talkin jive mfkr said: izzy would be the only interesting band member of them all to meet and chat with he's got all his integrity and has not compromised himself nor his talents his songwriting and thoughts behind the gems his written would be great to hear Yeah agreed he most have awesome story's to tell .maybe one day he will come out with a book or at least do a some what candid interview.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 On 11/16/2018 at 9:07 AM, craiggunslover said: Ok how did you know it was him? ha reference to Billy Joe's speech at the GNR induction at the Hall of Fame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny Nightrain Posted January 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2019 I’ve mentioned this before, but back when I worked in Lafayette, I became friends with Izzy’s mom. I haven’t seen her in over six years (I hope she’s doing well), but she was super-nice. She would tell me things that, I guess, could be considered “inside info,” like when Izzy went to Europe to play those shows with Axl... I knew about it a few days beforehand. Of course, I would never violate her trust and tell anyone, but I did feel “cool” for getting to hear things like that. Really, she was just a mom excited to talk about her son. It was also fun to talk with her about which GN’R autobiographies we had read (for the record, she liked Slash’s and Duff’s books, but hadn’t read Steven’s at the time). Due to being a massive fan for so many years, it did teeter on being surreal, but people are people, celebrities or not, and they have families. Anyway, if I hadn’t moved away, perhaps I would have eventually met him, as he did, and probably still does, spend time in Lafayette. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get In the Ring Motherfker Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 The real question that nobody dares to ask though, is : Has anyone seen the avocados ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Politania Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Johnny Nightrain said: I’ve mentioned this before, but back when I worked in Lafayette, I became friends with Izzy’s mom. I haven’t seen her in over six years (I hope she’s doing well), but she was super-nice. She would tell me things that, I guess, could be considered “inside info,” like when Izzy went to Europe to play those shows with Axl... I knew about it a few days beforehand. Of course, I would never violate her trust and tell anyone, but I did feel “cool” for getting to hear things like that. Really, she was just a mom excited to talk about her son. It was also fun to talk with her about which GN’R autobiographies we had read (for the record, she liked Slash’s and Duff’s books, but hadn’t read Steven’s at the time). Due to being a massive fan for so many years, it did teeter on being surreal, but people are people, celebrities or not, and they have families. Anyway, if I hadn’t moved away, perhaps I would have eventually met him, as he did, and probably still does, spend time in Lafayette. great story. How long time ago was it? How much Izzy is similar to his mom? Edited January 9, 2019 by Politania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourteenbeers Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Get In the Ring Motherfker said: The real question that nobody dares to ask though, is : Has anyone seen the avocados ? Spoiler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiggunslover Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Get In the Ring Motherfker said: The real question that nobody dares to ask though, is : Has anyone seen the avocados ? Yes is that even a true story lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiggunslover Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Johnny Nightrain said: I’ve mentioned this before, but back when I worked in Lafayette, I became friends with Izzy’s mom. I haven’t seen her in over six years (I hope she’s doing well), but she was super-nice. She would tell me things that, I guess, could be considered “inside info,” like when Izzy went to Europe to play those shows with Axl... I knew about it a few days beforehand. Of course, I would never violate her trust and tell anyone, but I did feel “cool” for getting to hear things like that. Really, she was just a mom excited to talk about her son. It was also fun to talk with her about which GN’R autobiographies we had read (for the record, she liked Slash’s and Duff’s books, but hadn’t read Steven’s at the time). Due to being a massive fan for so many years, it did teeter on being surreal, but people are people, celebrities or not, and they have families. Anyway, if I hadn’t moved away, perhaps I would have eventually met him, as he did, and probably still does, spend time in Lafayette. Now these are the kind of stories I want to hear when I posted this topic disscussion...any childhood stories about izzy and axl from her? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nightrain Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 11 hours ago, Politania said: great story. How long time ago was it? How much Izzy is similar to his mom? This was around late 2000s maybe. I left Lafayette in 2012. I have no idea, as I've never met Izzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nightrain Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, craiggunslover said: Now these are the kind of stories I want to hear when I posted this topic disscussion...any childhood stories about izzy and axl from her? Not really any childhood stories, but she would tell me mundane things, that I found fascinating just by the nature of the people involved, like "Oh, I got Axl a shirt that says 'Here Comes Treble' for Christmas." Like, whoa... I know what Axl got for Christmas! Ha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iftheworld Posted January 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2019 Well yea Ive met him in the most hilarious way. I sold him a drone at Best Buy in Lafayette Indiana two years ago. I was walking around the isles and stopped at a computer to check my sales that day when a man walked up to me and asked if I have seen keys laying around because he misplaced them. I said "no". I asked him if he'd like me to announce if anyone saw any keys and he said "no" and started walking away. I instantly knew who he was and I respected why he didn't want anyone involved so I kept who he was quiet. He walked outside to his Mercedes Van and got out his two dogs which if I recall correctly were German Shepherds and smoked a cigarette. A few minutes later he walked back in and bought a Phantom drone off of me for a little over one grand and I believe he also bought a tablet and a PC from my buddy in the PC department. This dude was awesome and very quiet. He must have found his keys though. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tori72 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 1 hour ago, iftheworld said: Well yea Ive met him in the most hilarious way. I sold him a drone at Best Buy in Lafayette Indiana two years ago. I was walking around the isles and stopped at a computer to check my sales that day when a man walked up to me and asked if I have seen keys laying around because he misplaced them. I said "no". I asked him if he'd like me to announce if anyone saw any keys and he said "no" and started walking away. I instantly knew who he was and I respected why he didn't want anyone involved so I kept who he was quiet. He walked outside to his Mercedes Van and got out his two dogs which if I recall correctly were German Shepherds and smoked a cigarette. A few minutes later he walked back in and bought a Phantom drone off of me for a little over one grand and I believe he also bought a tablet and a PC from my buddy in the PC department. This dude was awesome and very quiet. He must have found his keys though. Thanks for telling this story! It is hilarious. The drone of Izzy Stradlin, I remember that. Can’t remember how fans learned of his drone though. lol He is still smoking? I’m shocked (not really). I thought he was a health nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nightrain Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, iftheworld said: Well yea Ive met him in the most hilarious way. I sold him a drone at Best Buy in Lafayette Indiana two years ago. I was walking around the isles and stopped at a computer to check my sales that day when a man walked up to me and asked if I have seen keys laying around because he misplaced them. I said "no". I asked him if he'd like me to announce if anyone saw any keys and he said "no" and started walking away. I instantly knew who he was and I respected why he didn't want anyone involved so I kept who he was quiet. He walked outside to his Mercedes Van and got out his two dogs which if I recall correctly were German Shepherds and smoked a cigarette. A few minutes later he walked back in and bought a Phantom drone off of me for a little over one grand and I believe he also bought a tablet and a PC from my buddy in the PC department. This dude was awesome and very quiet. He must have found his keys though. Ha ha, the dogs. His mom told me he was asked to leave the Meijer on 26 because he brought his dogs in. If that was two years ago, looks likes he’s still been spending time there. I left in 2012 and he had spent most of the summer there. I want to be respectful of someone’s privacy, so I won’t get too specific, but he was definitely hanging out at a certain restaurant that summer. Edited January 13, 2019 by Johnny Nightrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 6:02 PM, Johnny Nightrain said: Not really any childhood stories, but she would tell me mundane things, that I found fascinating just by the nature of the people involved, like "Oh, I got Axl a shirt that says 'Here Comes Treble' for Christmas." Like, whoa... I know what Axl got for Christmas! Ha. What a sick Acapella group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boy Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 19 hours ago, iftheworld said: he said "no" and started walking away. I instantly knew who he was He said 'No'? 100% Izzy lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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