We were standing outside of the museum watching people have their photo taken at the Rocky statue when Ronnie casually strolled by. Many on this board have met Ron and other members of the band, but I have not. It was a surreal moment - not wanting to bother him, I simply said - "hello Mr. Wood - thanks for the great show last night." He said thanks, nodded and made his way up the famous steps. It was quite a treat to see Ronnie in an out of context situation.

aw Man, that's awesome! Too bad he didnt stay for a chat.

He was with his wife and another couple. There was a bit of "Oh no - I've been recognized look on his face, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to speak with him, even if it was extremely brief.

Philadelphia Art Museum is wonderful... nice that Ronnie has some time & interest and appreciates great art

Nice one!

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He was with his wife and another couple. There was a bit of "Oh no - I've been recognized look on his face, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to speak with him, even if it was extremely brief.

You handled it perfectly: Respectful, appreciative, and most importantly, you gave him his space and left him alone.

He probably views you as the model fan.

cool story shawn. rare and humanizing.

I lived there 32 years ago, went to art school there. spent a lot of time in that museum, actually lived not far from it.

when Rocky 2 was being filmed I happened to go there and saw Stallone reprise his run up the steps.

that's not as cool as seeing Ronnie though..!

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You handled it perfectly

Absolutely. Cool story BTW

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Too bad he had others with him. I'm guessing if you caught him alone, he would have stopped for a chat. He loves to talk to fans!

Was he going to see the collection of Marcel Duchamp works?
That'd impress me... but otoh I've learnt to expect the unexpected with the Stones!

You probably confused him when you called him "Mr. Wood".

Outstanding museum. Hope you enjoyed it.

It is a great museum and it's good to know that Ronnie took the opportunity to visit it. I wonder if he went to the Barnes Foundation, which is another excellent place. I ran into him and Jo being escorted round the Hermitage in St. Petersburg when I was there during ABB.

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We were standing outside of the museum watching people have their photo taken at the Rocky statue when Ronnie casually strolled by. Many on this board have met Ron and other members of the band, but I have not. It was a surreal moment - not wanting to bother him, I simply said - "hello Mr. Wood - thanks for the great show last night." He said thanks, nodded and made his way up the famous steps. It was quite a treat to see Ronnie in an out of context situation.

COOL!

Next time you(or anyone else) see(s) Ronnie, would you please say thanks from me too. Thanks!

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We were standing outside of the museum watching people have their photo taken at the Rocky statue when Ronnie casually strolled by. Many on this board have met Ron and other members of the band, but I have not. It was a surreal moment - not wanting to bother him, I simply said - "hello Mr. Wood - thanks for the great show last night." He said thanks, nodded and made his way up the famous steps. It was quite a treat to see Ronnie in an out of context situation.

COOL!

Next time you(or anyone else) see(s) Ronnie, would you please say thanks from me too. Thanks!

i was at an event with neil young once where it would have been totally reasonable to introduce myself and say thanks. i almost did, but i just gave him a meaningful look and a nod instead. hopefully he got the message without any awkwardness. what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...

<<what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...>>

LOL - I share your thoughts exactly!

Yep that's why I have no desire to meet Mini Me .........



ROCKMAN

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Shawn20
We were standing outside of the museum watching people have their photo taken at the Rocky statue when Ronnie casually strolled by. Many on this board have met Ron and other members of the band, but I have not. It was a surreal moment - not wanting to bother him, I simply said - "hello Mr. Wood - thanks for the great show last night." He said thanks, nodded and made his way up the famous steps. It was quite a treat to see Ronnie in an out of context situation.

COOL!

Next time you(or anyone else) see(s) Ronnie, would you please say thanks from me too. Thanks!

i was at an event with neil young once where it would have been totally reasonable to introduce myself and say thanks. i almost did, but i just gave him a meaningful look and a nod instead. hopefully he got the message without any awkwardness. what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...

And that is why short people are so lonely.... maybe

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i was at an event with neil young once where it would have been totally reasonable to introduce myself and say thanks. i almost did, but i just gave him a meaningful look and a nod instead. hopefully he got the message without any awkwardness. what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...

Short on height, long on talent.

Most tall people from early on in life get so many kudos for their impressive height that it deadens their edge to be creative.

Plus, the shorter a person is, the easier it is to fit their image onto the zoom of a camera lens.

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Most tall people from early on in life get so many kudos for their impressive height that it deadens their edge to be creative.

Plus, the shorter a person is, the easier it is to fit their image onto the zoom of a camera lens.

Most people, tall or short, wouldn't buy that argument. Are you being serious?

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We were standing outside of the museum watching people have their photo taken at the Rocky statue when Ronnie casually strolled by. Many on this board have met Ron and other members of the band, but I have not. It was a surreal moment - not wanting to bother him, I simply said - "hello Mr. Wood - thanks for the great show last night." He said thanks, nodded and made his way up the famous steps. It was quite a treat to see Ronnie in an out of context situation.

YOU blew it! YOU froze up! YOU should have seized the moment and screamed: We Want A New Album!

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Most tall people from early on in life get so many kudos for their impressive height that it deadens their edge to be creative.

Plus, the shorter a person is, the easier it is to fit their image onto the zoom of a camera lens.

Most people, tall or short, wouldn't buy that argument. Are you being serious?

Actually, yes. We already know there is a connection between height and success in the workplace, for instance....

Here's a link to an academic peer-reviewed study on the subject: [obanalytics.com]

There are numerous other links to be found where height discrimination is documented not only in business, but also in dating and marriage.

There's even a wikipedia page on this: [en.wikipedia.org]

Here's another academic study on height and social status: [www.princeton.edu]

The list goes on and on--so why is it ludicrous to assume that height (or lack thereof) may be a factor that influences creativity, when height issues can play on one's self-esteem and trigger the part of the brain that stimulates creative achievement to compensate for lack of social status in other areas?

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<<what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...>>

Yes, their stature is frequently exadurated.

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<<what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...>>

Yes, their stature is frequently exadurated.

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...and you know how painful that can be.

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<<what always strikes me about meeting most people in show business in person is how much shorter they are than they seem to be...>>

Yes, their stature is frequently exadurated.

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...and you know how painful that can be.

...mostly to us.

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Yep that's why I have no desire to meet Mini Me .........

Or Dennis Waterman.

^^ Haha!