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Wow, ok bare with me, this is going to be a while. I want to write this out so I dont forget it years later and hopefully this can provide some value to you guys and insight to this band, and what a fucking band it is!

Ok going back about 6 months ago, I remember driving 60 k an hour in blacktown, sydney whilst surfing the net on my iphone to find out what tickets I can buy that will get me in the G.A section in sydney and adelaide. Fun times, stressing that it might sell out, I was browsing htgth/mygnr simultaneously whilst trying to keep the car on the highway haha.

TORTURE

Before the meet and greet, Bumble decided to hold a torture exhibition competition for 2 tickets and 2 backstage passes to sydney (yes im Pi sstaker :hihi: )

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Unfortunately I didn't win, but I made an ass out of myself, and I think I took the piss out of bumblefoot (hehe). Shacklers revenge is a fucking bitch to sing backwards, trust me :P

fast forward to...

Meet and Greet

Fast forward to a week or so ago, I decided to drive out to Mona Vale (northern beaches 1 1/2 hour from sydney) for the meet and greet with the band. I thought, fuck it, this will be my only chance to meet these guys, why not do it, it was only an hour away so couldn't resist.

I got there about 3:30 pm and waited in line. Talked to a few people from the forums, all up there would of been roughly a 200 turn out. Which was good for the fans cause we could spend more time with the guys, but a bigger turn out would of happened if it was in a sydney store, as mona vale was on the northern beaches.

Anyways, waiting in line for about half an hour, I bet up with another forum member from mygnr, he just flew in from the gnr show up in townsville, and caught a taxi straight to monovale from the airport (a quiet expensive cab fair, but it just goes to show you the real dedication and the quality of gunners fans Australia has).

In I walked and saw bumblefoot going down the stairs to greet the fans that were in wheel chairs and spend some time with them.

When my time came, with Bumble/dizzy/dj sitting on the table, I said hi to all of them and walked straight up to bumble and shook his hand and said 'this fucking pepper turkey is just so fucking great' haha, he got a big kick out of, us aussies love taking the piss after all.

All 3 guys were so cool, signing everything you would throw at them, I was one of the only ones that got the billy hyde poster signed with their names on it (unfortunately though djs name wasn't on it, I hope someone got fired for that shit :P )

I just really want to highlight how all 3 of the band members, dj and bumble especially were so talkative, cool and down to earth. If any of you guys get a chance at meeting anyone from this band, grab the opportunity with both hands!.

Fast forward to Sydney v8s (the very next day),

I got to the v8s at 8:30 in the morning, had a few beers already (vbs nonetheless) and started to lineup at the g.a side of the stadium. Probably about 10 people there at that time. Once again met more forumers in the lineup, and a real cool couple that came all the way up from tasmania just for the show (once again thats australian gnr fans for you ).

Fast forward 7 1/2 hours and they finally opened the gate.

the 2 openers weren't that good, spiderbait being the better out of the 2.

Then GnR went on about half an hour after Spiderbaits looong drawn out set. The lights went down and the intro started.

Wow , what a fucking atmosphere the second that happened. The stadium would of been about 70-80% full (not including the section behind the staged that anz had blocked off anyway)

Chinese was awesome, I was on the baracade just right of the stage. Wow the sound was fucking incredible, Axls voice very high up in the mix and all 3 guitars were crisp. Soooooo (x10) much better than the 07 shows I went to. In both terms of Axls voice/sound clarity.

Better and this i love were the highlight for sure, and definately bumbles solo. Dj was definately the crowd pleaser with his onstage antics that got the crowd pumped, and fortus really shook (not stirred ;)) that 007 solo.

The entire show was just non stop in your face energy, Axl seemed to be really in a happy mood and talked quiet a bit early on in the concert.

Another highlight for me was madagascar. You can just imagine the atmosphere and the camera flashes going off whilst that song played in huge stadium. Axls screams in it were better than any other boot ive heard, even better than the album.

I couldn't believe how fucking good he is compared to 07, hes voice control and strength is second to none. I had people to my left that were at the infamous eastern creek 17 years ago, that said to me during the show, Axl sounds so much better now than back then, and trust me, there is no denying it.

Kicked into paradise, and I saw Fernando walking the other side of the baracade. I called out to him and talked to him for a few seconds. Can I just stop here and say how fucking cool this guy is. To talk to a fan during the middle of a song, and just shoot the shit was really cool. Cheers for that man.

Fast forward a bit, I went backstage with a forumer from mygnr, and met up with Bumble. He was once again, cool and down to earth backstage. Just shooting the shit, totally relaxed and making sure everyone backstage was being looked after. After a 2 hour show, he was there being hospitable to everyone, how does this guy do it? Fuck pink panther, this guy should do a solo for the energizer bunny. This guy is just way too accommodating for fans (in a good way of course ) . I read online from the last 4 years how cool he is, and I dont want to just come across as a 'fanboy' but I just want to say this guy would give you the shirt off his back and a drink to boot. If mother Teresa could play guitar, than her name would be Bumblefoot. Im serious, this guy is just a class fucking act through and through, and a band member that Guns N Roses are just so fortunate to have.

I met up with the winner of the bumblefoot competition (the soup nazi guy) totally cool guy as well. If I can recall, he drove 6-7 hours from his hometown to be there.

After a few minutes, bumble took us to another area of the stadium, where Dj/tommy/pitman/dizzy/richard/bumble were. I found out Frank had hurt his leg in the sydney show so couldn't get to meet him. (Hopefully hes all good now).

Anyways, after just chilling out with the band members , bumble invited us back to a club in the city.

Cut a long story short, I was wearing shorts and this club is one of the ritziest ones in the city, so no chance in hell was I getting in (sorry bumble, I tried everything, front door weren't barging).

I just want to thank everyone in the sydney show, del/fernando/vanessa/bumble/dj/richard/tommy/chris/frank/axl/dizzy/beta, everyone! Easily the best night of my life,and you are all to thank for it. Everyone should know (if they dont already) that all these people really are a close knit family. All of them are cool with the fans, and after a 2 hour show, they all still are friendly, accommodating and giving to the fans. The world should know this, and thats why I went into some depth to illustrate it. Sure, I loved this band before, but wow, after Sydney show, I just have a new found respect and admiration for each and everyone in the gnr band and the gnr family.

I was the only 1 out of 2 people that got the setlist to this epic fucking show. Nice little keepsake!

'Undercover brother down under'

Roll on Adelaide

Big thank you to a guy from mygnr (you know who you are) for hooking me up with accommodation down in Adelaide. You made it possible for me to go down there, as I was short on funds at the time, I will never forget it.

Flew down to Adelaide monday night, and grabbed a few crownies and just chilled back at the motel. The next day (tuesday) day of the concert, caught a tram (first time in my life) to the arena. Not many people there, once again ,I met up with father and son that went to the sydney and townsville shows. Cool guys, shouted me some drinks and lunch etc.

Met more forumers in the lineup, and we were sitting watching some nice HD footage of the sydney show on his laptop whilst we were waiting. Cool experience, and about a few hours before the concert, we were making signs.

I made the 'feed us some twat' sign, but to the setlist, no avail :P

Show kicked off in adelaide, and the band were on fire again. Sound quality superb (Just under the sydney show). We constantly did a bumblefoot chant which he loved , and I saw Frank had to use crutches right up to the point of sitting in the drum kit. The injured soldier of the Australian tour. Frank had to have medical attention after both shows in sydney and adelaide, so it just goes to show how dedicated the guy is. He played the drums faultless in Adelaide, and you would never of known he was carrying an injury. A true trooper.

Thanks bumble for throwing your guitar pick right at me, appreciate it

Went backstage again in Adelaide, a few more people back there than sydney ( sydney backstage had about 10 people which was really fuckin cool) and the band and everyone was awesome once again back there. MOTHEGOOSE MOTHERFUCKIN PITMAN! big shout out to this guy, he came in and hes very fuckin outgoing and a funny bastard in general. I talked to him about a few things and hes just so fuckin funny. The way he describes some things, just a cool motherfuckin mothergoose

Backstage, I witnessed Bumble turning a bowl of water into fruit , that was cool ;) and he even turned a tub of water into food for stinston, this guy really is a guitar 'god' .

All in all, not only have I had the best day/nights in my life, but the people from the forums you meet along the way are really cool. GnR have the best fans in the world, and we, the fans, have the best band in the world. These guys aren't just your 'rock stars' they are really just 1 big happy family.

Thank you to everyone for the experiences that I was privelleged to share with you all, from the people off the forums, to the people backstage, to the band, to the gnr family.

Im glad I got to experience what I did, and I will never forget it as long as I live.

and bumblefoot, you pepper turkey eating mofo, Thank YOU !!!

I speak on behalf of all the gnr fans, that we appreciate every second that you give part of yourself, to us. It doesn't go unnoticed, and the amount of time you spend with everyone is just unfathomable.

Bumblefoot spent 2 hours playing guitar out the front of his motel in adelaide, and this is after a 2 hour show (unfortunately for me , I wasn't there).

Who does that? seriously, this guy is just a fucking champion in every aspect of the word, and Ron I appreciated everything, and I can only express it by saying

"what this means to me is more than I know you believe"

and

Vanessa, I hope you cherish my boxing kangaroo.

P.S if you guys wanna thank gnr, I setup a twitter just for the fans to further show their appreciation to this great fucking band and family

www.twitter.com/thankyougnr

if you guys follow, ill retweet as many messages of support from you to the band.

Thank you! GnR

-Ryan, aka piss taker aka gunns

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I'll testify everything you've said about Ron is true, he really knows how to show appreciation for fans... When he first saw me he ran across a crowded room to give me a big hug, what an absolute gent. I'm so glad he gets the respect he deserves around here these days, cause for the first couple of years after he joined the band, all he seemed to get was shit and criticism, and if you were to compile a list of people who deserve either, Ron would be absolute last in the queue.

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Great post Gunns5, so glad this girl was fortunate enough to share part of the Adelaide journey with you and other forumers, great bunch you all are! You've hit the nail on the head in regards to how hospitable and kind the band and crew truely are with the fans. Bumble Bumble Bumble :lol:

nice to meet you too teejay, Im still finding bruises on my body from Korn haha.

And no more waiting for trams!!

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how do u get backstage??

My question as well-

thank u on sharing your experience- they really do sound like awesome, down to earth guys, but you are obviously NOT the average fan I've flown to 3 diffeRent countries now to see GnR & I haven't gotten to meet anyone or gotten backstage. I'm not boo hooing, in no way shape or form did i expect or feel as tho i deserved to meet anyone from the band & GnR blew me away every time, but no offense to you, but you seem like somebody that has some connections to the band that %99.9 of us dont have & are just BRAGGING about who you personally got to meet & hang out with. Don't get me wrong- I'm very happy for you being friends with the band & sharing your story with us, but an avg. fan you are NOT & I am very jeolous! obviously- so cheers to you my friend cause I'd prolly do the same!

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I dont want to talk about how I got backstage to guns, cause thats not really important, but can I say it was just one of those things where 1000 little things happened on the day , and fortunately for me it all worked in my favour.

I didn't create this thread to brag, far from it. I wanted to try and share my experience with a lot of people on the forums, and try and provide some insight as to how cool each and everyone in the band and gnr family are.

All of them take the time out to spend time with the fans, and I wanted to write about my experience to communicate that as I think positive publicity for the band members in the band should be voiced.

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I dont want to talk about how I got backstage to guns, cause thats not really important, but can I say it was just one of those things where 1000 little things happened on the day , and fortunately for me it all worked in my favour.

I didn't create this thread to brag, far from it. I wanted to try and share my experience with a lot of people on the forums, and try and provide some insight as to how cool each and everyone in the band and gnr family are.

All of them take the time out to spend time with the fans, and I wanted to write about my experience to communicate that as I think positive publicity for the band members in the band should be voiced.

I know - I'm just jeolous- wish I had those connections!

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Great post, and well said Ryan. It was an excellent weekend for us, well worth the travel up from Tassie, I'm devastated I didn't get backstage with you guys!, but stoked to hear that you did manage it, Nevertheless, an unbeatable experience for us, from the instore, (I'll get some pic's up soon) through the saturday in the line-up all day, and then the show, with us all front row, (should have been louder, my only complaint!) Meeting fans from these forums, from New Zealand, ACT, NT etc, everywhere!, at the hotel, and on the planes, trains and ferries etc, helped make it a even more memorable weekend... So yes, Thank you Guns N Roses rock3

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I dont want to talk about how I got backstage to guns, cause thats not really important, but can I say it was just one of those things where 1000 little things happened on the day , and fortunately for me it all worked in my favour.

I didn't create this thread to brag, far from it. I wanted to try and share my experience with a lot of people on the forums, and try and provide some insight as to how cool each and everyone in the band and gnr family are.

All of them take the time out to spend time with the fans, and I wanted to write about my experience to communicate that as I think positive publicity for the band members in the band should be voiced.

I know - I'm just jeolous- wish I had those connections!

You know man, it's less about connections and more about seeing an opportunity and making it work in your favour. If you want to get backstage at any concert, you try hard enough or ask enough people how and it'll happen.

Aus tour was great, and one of the highlights was definately being front-center in Adelaide with 5 forumers and all hanging out together after the show. You guys were cool and it was great meeting you...!

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how do u get backstage??

Tell them the truth Gunns - you won the wet Tshirt competition!!! :D

shh, dont tell them the truth or you'll see an ugly sight at the next gnr concert, 350 forumers rockin up in wet shirts haha

Great post, and well said Ryan. It was an excellent weekend for us, well worth the travel up from Tassie, I'm devastated I didn't get backstage with you guys!, but stoked to hear that you did manage it, Nevertheless, an unbeatable experience for us, from the instore, (I'll get some pic's up soon) through the saturday in the line-up all day, and then the show, with us all front row, (should have been louder, my only complaint!) Meeting fans from these forums, from New Zealand, ACT, NT etc, everywhere!, at the hotel, and on the planes, trains and ferries etc, helped make it a even more memorable weekend... So yes, Thank you Guns N Roses rock3

Unfortunately I couldn't grab a beer with you guys after the show, I just wanted to try my luck and it worked out :).

I didn't get home till 5am the next morning , looong night.

We will definitely shoot for one next guns tour eh? :)

@highvoltage,

5 forumers at the front in adelaide, side by side, teejay, me , thinkaboutyou, hv and meegan all doing a bumblefoot chant

doesn't get much sweeter than that does it? rock3 rock1

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I dont want to talk about how I got backstage to guns, cause thats not really important, but can I say it was just one of those things where 1000 little things happened on the day , and fortunately for me it all worked in my favour.

I didn't create this thread to brag, far from it. I wanted to try and share my experience with a lot of people on the forums, and try and provide some insight as to how cool each and everyone in the band and gnr family are.

All of them take the time out to spend time with the fans, and I wanted to write about my experience to communicate that as I think positive publicity for the band members in the band should be voiced.

I know - I'm just jeolous- wish I had those connections!

You know man, it's less about connections and more about seeing an opportunity and making it work in your favour. If you want to get backstage at any concert, you try hard enough or ask enough people how and it'll happen.

Aus tour was great, and one of the highlights was definately being front-center in Adelaide with 5 forumers and all hanging out together after the show. You guys were cool and it was great meeting you...!

It was great being in the center with you guys

fun times :thumbsup:

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Thats awesome man, congrats on getting to meet the best band ever!

I just cant wait till im 18, and if GNR is touring then I want to go to a few concerts in other countries and meet some other forum members. Hell maybe grab a beer or two with the great drinking ages :D

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It’s always good to see a Guns N’Roses appreciation thread, as without them there would be no Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle, Nightrain, My Michelle, Mr Brownstone, It's So Easy, Out Ta Get Me, Rocket Queen, Sweet O' Child Mine. Such great songs, all time classics! :thumbsup:

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