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Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by AxlSlash » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:54 pm

I totally understand the reason for it - it just still wasn't pleasant to experience.

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by magicdude20 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:18 pm

jbb1116 wrote:
Heyheyyou wrote:Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....
Gene Simmons has-been?!?! Have you not seen the amount of people at every KISS concert and the amount of people who paint his face like him? Gene isn't as famous as Ozzy, but gimmie break.
I don't want to get into a debate about who's bigger, but I did have a friend who saw kiss this past summer in concert (couldn't go, had to work), the whole band stay after to take pictures and sign autos for anyone who wanted them. My friend told me that he waiting 5 hours to get his pictures with the band, and he told me there was still a decent line behind him. I understand that Ozzy's a busy guy and the handlers were probably a little rude just to make sure everyone could get an auto.

I've been to book signings in which the celebs chats with everyone and takes pictures with everyone, but leaves with a hundred people still in line (it's a time issue), I'm sure Ozzy wanted to get to everyone but at the same time he didn't want to be at the bookstore for 9 hours to do so. That's just a part of signings.

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by jbb1116 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:01 pm

Heyheyyou wrote:Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....
Gene Simmons has-been?!?! Have you not seen the amount of people at every KISS concert and the amount of people who paint his face like him? Gene isn't as famous as Ozzy, but gimmie break.

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by Heyheyyou » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:07 am

I <3 Kevin I think he is very cool but from maybe the general public's perspective he might be as popular.I know he's huge with the college age crowd but generally speaking his popularity died down a bit.I am sure when Zack and Miri came out he was popular.Again I wasn't trying to be offensive....Sorry you had a bad experience.... My appologies

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by JamesG » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:26 am

Heyheyyou wrote:Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....
Gene Simmons may not be as big as Ozzy but he is no way a has been. Anything KISS related has a huge fanbase with fans following them to every event. KISS just put out a new album a few months ago.

Kevin Smith is still very popular. He has a new movie with Bruce Willis coming out and he's very big in the "comic book crowd".

Guillermo del Toro is a director. He did the 2 Hellboy's, Pan's Labyrinth, and he's currently doing The Hobbit. He is pretty big.

Stephen Fry is a British comedian who does work with Hugh Laurie (House). He's not as big in the US as he is in the UK.


I'm not speaking just as a fan but they are pretty big people; not "nobodies".

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by JamesG » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:25 am

Heyheyyou wrote:Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....
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Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by Heyheyyou » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:06 am

Oh I gotcha....... Ya I guess that would be dissapointing especially the amount of time you waited.I personally am not a fan of signings because of how quickly the go and no photos,etc

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by AxlSlash » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:23 am

Heyheyyou wrote:Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....
Fuck taking pictures, not allowing pics is standard procedure at any book signing, no matter how big. What pisses me off is when they rush you away without time for so much as eye contact and a handshake.

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by AxlSlash » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:22 am

I'm with James on this one. Did I expect to have a convo? Yes. I didn't expect him to walk me through the process of recording Blizzard of Ozz piece by piece, but I expected to have at least a one sentence per person dialogue. Major book signings I have been to before:

Michael Crichton - told him that I was a big fan, that I had been reading his books since the 5th grade (true), and that I was about to write a paper on The Andromeda Strain. He asked me what I was writing about, talked with me about it a bit, then wrote a personal message in my book. Signed it "To Seth - It was an absolute pleasure to meet you! Best, Michael Crichton). I was like 14, and it made a huge impression on me.

Sen. Al Franken - The signing was just after the Jewish New Year. I wished him a happy new year, and we chitchatted a bit while he signed my book and a little bit after. Not a huge or meaningful convo, but certainly not just going through the motions.

George Carlin - Easily the most caring star I have had the good fortune to meet. I wear the yarmalke (Jewish ritual head covering), which Mr. Carlin's new book references at a point. As I approached the table, before I could say anything, he said "Hey, man, how ya doin? Have you gotten to the part of the book yet about the hip-hop Jew who wears his Yarmalke sideways?" We then proceeded to have a pretty decent length convo about one of his older comedy bits which continued well past the actual signing of the book, meaning that we actually made a bunch of eye contact. Felt like he was an old buddy. Just an awesome, awesome man. He is missed.

I've also met Howard Dean, Sec. Madeline Albright, and many others at signings like this one where I had real convos. I've also had full convos with very busy, very prominent people far more influential than Ozzy even (one of whom addressed our nation tonight) and had very full, meaningful conversations. I don't think it was so unreasonable to, for waiting in line for 2 hr this morning to buy my book and another half hour for the signing, to expect at least a "Thanks for being a fan" or "I appreciate that" after I told the man he was a hero of mine. I don't blame Oz, 'cause it was definitely his handlers rushing it along, but it definitely left a bad taste the way his handlers were treating the fans.

Re: OZZY OSBOURNE -IP booksigning

by Heyheyyou » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:16 am

Gene Simmons kind of a has been Kevin Smith he isn't exactly popular anymore and the other 2 you mentioned never heard of so of course they would greet fans,etc but someone like say Ozzy, Stefanie Myer someone hugely popular and huge fanbase they wouldn't stop pose for pics.Come on let's be realistic here....... Ozzy huge Gene Simmons not so much....

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