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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on December 7, 2015 at 3:39am

I don't mean to keep harping on it, but the $500 is more then just the meet & greet. You have to factor in whst would the normal price of a ticket within the first five rows. Also sound check which I believe was 5 additional songs (one in mine that wasn't played during the show.)

Now after that you can factor in what is the cost of however long meeting Brian, Al, Blondie is personally to yourself. Then after that you can factor in how many autographs you left with. I got 3 new Brian autos, 2 Al, and one Blondie, as well as Billy Hinsche.

It is worth in some instances past just thinking I spent $500 just to meet someone. I have spent $300 to see Paul McCartney before (just a ticket) so it is all relative to the overall experience.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on December 7, 2015 at 4:56am

What he said.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 6, 2015 at 8:32pm

I think we should have a separate comprehensive thread for all things meet and greets.  They've been brought up here and there, but are usually focused on one particular experience. Obviously, the range of experiences (or rumors) make for some great stories.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 6, 2015 at 8:41pm

Great idea champ.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on December 7, 2015 at 3:50am

Agreed! We should just change the thread title here. Lol.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on December 7, 2015 at 6:49am

Not a bad idea.

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Permalink Reply by Terry G. on December 6, 2015 at 10:46pm

I can totally understand some people shelling out big bucks to meet their heroes, I'm not knocking them. If they have the cash to do it, it's probably a no-brainer for them. I'm okay with admitting that I could have paid the $500 for the Brian Wilson meet & greet and walked away with his auto. But, for me, I've seen (and heard) too many stories of those things going south quickly, and now, pretty much every time I consider spending the cash for the experience, those things come to mind and pretty much talk me out of it, lol. All I know is that there have been many, many times that I've waited on a side walk, in a parking lot, by a stage door or outside a hotel, and met a musician, got his/her autograph and had really cool conversations with them that most likely would not be possible during a meet & greet. But again, I have the time to spend that way, many don't so their options are limited. For example, When Jardine signed for me outside the venue, he was truly happy to see I had his most recent solo CD and we had a brief discussion about it (it has an really, really long list of guest players on it like Steve Miller) and that led to a few stories of his career, which I might not have heard at the M&G. So, I guess it's up to the individual, and we shouldn't knock the choice either way..

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