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bennyboy Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: July 2000 Posted: Mar. 06 2001, 19:13 Okay, say you had won a prize in a competition to go backstage with Mike during his world tour (this all strictly hypothetical of course), what would you have to say to Mike? Humourous contributions are welcome. Back to top

Archangel Foster Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Mar. 06 2001, 21:03 Hmm... I think I'd just have a cup of tea (or a Guinness ) with him and not worry about what to say. After all, everything I want to know about him he has already told me - through his music. Back to top

Archangel Foster Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Mar. 07 2001, 21:29 Um... sorry if I spoiled the thread. After all, this was going to be a humorous topic, right? Back to top

Megz Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: Sep. 2004 Posted: Sep. 30 2004, 03:53 I'd probably seem like a mental fan by giving him a great big hug, then i dont know what else. Just kinda take the conversation as it comes. Sounds boring, but meeting Mike.... wow! I would be full on speachless. Don't worry about talking, just stand and stare! lol. Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Sep. 30 2004, 21:49 I'd love to talk about science,psychology stuff and the other things he likes. No music at all. Wanna meet the person.Not just the artist. -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

SentinelGard Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Oct. 10 2004, 06:07 Well,,what a thread.....    Ummmmm  ???? What would i say?? I'd be dumb struck if i met him and probably be lost for word or i'd ask so many questions at once id wouldn't make sence  ..LMAO . .. But seriously , i'd just what to shake his had and thank him for many years of Musical bliss.. Cheers , Mike ! ....   Peace -------------- "Onwards & Upwards'" Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Oct. 10 2004, 18:29 I'd ask him to play a duet with me; we'd play Sentinel, me on grand piano, he on acoustic guitar. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

SentinelGard Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Oct. 10 2004, 21:01 i'd like to sit in on that jam session... -------------- "Onwards & Upwards'" Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Oct. 10 2004, 21:19 I'd dare him. "Go ahead. Play TB1. All instruments at once. You did it for the record album, after all!" -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Oct. 11 2004, 04:24 I know that whatever my preplanned ideas might be, in the event they would all fly out of my head; and whatever else happened instead, the only important thing that I'd be determined to remember to say would be 'Thank you'. Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Oct. 11 2004, 06:25 Ask him stupid questions such as "have you heard this album called Tubular Bells?" until he sends you away. It's only a thought. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Oct. 11 2004, 08:25 A Few Really Bad Things to Say When Meeting Mike: "So, did you ever do anything after that Exorcist deal?" "That keyboard was pretty cool on the Exorcist theme. Have you ever considered playing guitar? You might be good at it if you tried." "So, when are you and Andrew Ridgley going to have a WHAM reunion tour?" "Don't come in again like that, it isn't funny, And I pay someone else to make the orchestration" "I'd have listened to your music, but all I have to play things on is a tin box." "Come on, you can tell me. What is the cheat code to get extra weapons in 'Maestro' ?" "Cars or chaos?" "I'm planning my next holiday. Could you let me know where that seashore is with the big bell hanging over it? I really want to go there." "I represent the Butterfly Rights League, and wish to file a protest for your dipping a butterfly's wing in mercury in 'Platinum' " "How can you sing with such a beautiful female voice on 'Moonlight Shadow'? You don't seem to sound like that in real life!" "You idiot! 'Millenium Bell' came out a year early! The millenium really started Jan 1, 2001 !" "Tubular Bells? That's, like a surfing album, right dude?" "Whaddja think when that Gershwin dude ripped off one of your songs from 'Platinum' ? " "Did you know that 'Tubular Bells' is nothing more than "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho'?" "Is your song 'In the Air Tonight' really based on a guy who really let someone drown?" "Are you still married to Sally Oldfield?" "Do you know Posh Spice? I really want to get her autograph." "Come on, tell me, what do the backwards lyrics in 'Taurus 3' really mean?" -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

EeToN Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: Oct. 11 2004, 11:29 Another one that appeared in an interview: "You composed many songs with lyrics sung by Roger Chapman or Maggie Reilly. You asked different singers to perform them. Maybe you wanted to hide by them?" -------------- If I were music, I would be Enigmatism. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Oct. 11 2004, 17:36 This reminds me a little of some of one of the guys in a band I was in a while ago - he always tended to manage to say the wrong thing. His attempts at conversation with one rocker who had seen, shall we say, rather greater days of success, ended with him saying "So, what's it like being on the road again...you haven't toured since the 80s, have you?", to which came the reply "Actually, I toured last year...". He did't help things by asking if the guy found it hard getting gigs nowadays... My tip for talking with famous people, if you're unsure of what to say, is to let them lead the conversation. Many will be as interested in you as you are in them. It depends on the context you're meeting them in, of course - if there are hundreds of people wanting their attention, and they want to go back to their hotel and go to sleep, they're obviously going to be less willing to spend hours in conversation with one person! One reality which not everyone expects - even the most confident performers can come off stage with deep doubts about their performance. As they walk off, they'll be waiting for someone to tell them that it went ok, to dispel all the doubts in their heads about whether their performance was any good or not. It's nice to have people there who do that. Back to top

familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: Oct. 12 2004, 05:19 Quote (Korgscrew @ Oct. 11 2004, 17:36) One reality which not everyone expects - even the most confident performers can come off stage with deep doubts about their performance. As they walk off, they'll be waiting for someone to tell them that it went ok, to dispel all the doubts in their heads about whether their performance was any good or not. It's nice to have people there who do that. Absolutely!  My brother is terrible for always wanting to tell me how my performance could have been better.  He means to be helpful, but like I tell him - do the constructive criticism tomorrow, tonight I just want assurance that I didn't suck!  LOL. Jules -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Oct. 13 2004, 10:17 Ho hum, that makes sense. But if I were to meet him, I'd probably go on babbling on about music - not HIS music, but music in general. That is, if I don't throw a fit and go "hey, do you like Talking Heads? What about Genesis? Do you remember Yes?" etc. Or we can talk about the latest seasons of The Simpsons, and whether they're as good as they used to be. And to close the conversation, of course: "Thanks a lot! I will play my favourite record of yours, tonight; 'Equinoxe'!" -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Oct. 13 2004, 12:46 Quote (Sir Mustapha @ Oct. 13 2004, 16:17) Or we can talk about the latest seasons of The Simpsons, and whether they're as good as they used to be. I'd imagine he'd prefer some trekkie talk.   Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Oct. 13 2004, 12:50 Quote (Holger @ Oct. 13 2004, 13:46) Quote (Sir Mustapha @ Oct. 13 2004, 16:17) Or we can talk about the latest seasons of The Simpsons, and whether they're as good as they used to be. I'd imagine he'd prefer some trekkie talk.   Or motobikes stuff. Or radio controlled helicopters' stuff. I'd love to hear his point of view regarding science.AFAIK he likes it. Yippie \o/ -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Oct. 13 2004, 18:37 I'd get bored very quickly if I talked with him about anything else but music. And anyway I'd run away straight after ending my duet with him.   -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Oct. 14 2004, 02:00 I'd probably ask about how the new album was going. What ideas he's had, whether he's enjoying recording it and how he thinks it's coming on. That and let him know how much his music has meant to me over the years. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

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