any goo goo dolls fans in the house..??

[mmmummy]

like me??

[MeredithsMom]

How cool! I've never even been to this forum before. I am a HUGE Goo Goo Dolls fan. If you're interested, I'll tell you my funny story about how my husband and I got to meet the band on the last tour.

[SabrinaJL]

I love the Goo Goo Dolls and have the massive hots for Johnny Rzeznik.

[UnschoolnMa]

Originally Posted by SabrinaJL

I love the Goo Goo Dolls and have the massive hots for Johnny Rzeznik.

[MeredithsMom]

Amen, sisters!

Here's a little link for you.

http://www.googoodolls.com/gallery/live0704045.jpg

[nomadmom]

Long-time GGD fan here! I'm not just a fan because of their music, but because of the great stuff they're involved in outside of their band. I them!

[mmmummy]

MeredithsMom: you MET the guys,really?? do tell,do tell!!
SabrinaJL & UnschoolnMa: your posts are making me laugh..
nomadmom: have your ever heard their story,too?? they certainly press on..

[MeredithsMom]

First, did you all see the Goo Behind the Music they used to run on VH-1? Wasn't it an incredible story? How about Goo Goo Dolls Live in Alaska? I love that DVD.


mmmummy--

DH and I met the guys at the Jones Beach, NY show of the Gutterflower tour. It was the funniest thing. Two days before the show I was cleaning my apartment and, about 10 seconds after turning on the radio, I heard the DJ talk about bringing canned food to the Goo Goo Dolls show that weekend. He said to put your name on the canned goods and drop them at the show for a chance to meet the band, so I pulled out about all I had and proceeded to put my name on them. It sounds totally bizarre, but I just knew I was going to meet them. I was putting my name on the cans and wondering stuff like "how are they going to pick? will they just call the name on a can? how will that person prove it's them?" etc. When it was time for the show I put the cans in a Kensington Palace plastic bag I had from my England trip (one I was saving for, I guess, a special trip :LOL) and told DH that the food needed a "good" bag. LOL. In the car on the way there, I was fixing my lipstick, etc., and DH just laughed at me when I said it had to be good for when we met the band.

So, we pull up about an hour or so before the show was to start, and we head into the gated area at Jones Beach. Right as we got to the gate, there was a shopping cart filled with canned food, but the weird thing is that there was NO ONE there. Cans were just piled up in the cart, on the ground around it, but there was no sign saying what it was and no person working the donation area at all. I walk up, place the bag in the cart, and immediately a woman comes up behind me and says "how'd you two like to meet the band?" If you could have seen the look on my husband's face. Let's just say he never doubts me now. We get special passes and are told to be at a certain area in about an hour.

When we get to the line of people who are going to meet the band, the handlers keep saying "Ooh--you're the people who donated food. Make sure you stay in the back of the line." They kept saying that the Goos wanted to give us a special thank you. Apparently the other people in line were radio contest winners, etc. Some of them kept trying to get behind us after they heard that we should be last. They'd lag behind the LONG walk backstage so we'd have to pass them, but the guys working the line would always come and fix it. Some people are just nuts!

Anyway, when we got to the guys--it was just Johnny and Robby, no Mike--we got to shake their hands, say hi, and then get a picture. I'm in the middle of Johnny and Robby and they have their arms around me--DH knew that that had to happen! They were such genuine guys, as anyone who knows about them surely knows, and they kept thanking US for bringing the food. It was awesome.

Well, there's a fun Goo story for everyone. I wish I could upload the picture I have of us meeting. Robby has a great smile in it but John looks TIRED and decidedly zombie-like. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital version of it (just the hardcopies and a magnet my mom made from the pic--LOL) and my old scanner can't seem to get along with my new Mac. Anyway, have a great weekend! I also have good U2 and Third Eye Blind stories, but after that I'm fresh out. :LOL

[polka123]

I love looking @ John Rzeznik

[nomadmom]

Originally Posted by mmmummy

nomadmom: have your ever heard their story,too?? they certainly press on..

Yes, I know it well. Makes me love 'em even more!

[polka123]

[chalupamom]

I haven't followed the band lately...well, actually, in the past (gulp) 18 years or so. But I went to high school in a town north of Buffalo and once hired them for a school dance. Yes, it's true - I was the geeky organizing girl. It was them, a band called (if I remember correctly) the Ramrods and there was another band that I can't remember. Around this time there was a fourth band called "The Great Train Robbery" that was also popular locally.

Anyway, for years - all through college - I would keep reading that the GooGoo Dolls where the Next Big Thing but it took even longer after that for them to break through.

Local boys made good and all that...

[pilesoflaundry]

I like 'em . My mom thinks it's cool they are from Buffalo where she grew up.

[SabrinaJL]

Originally Posted by MeredithsMom

First, did you all see the Goo Behind the Music they used to run on VH-1?

Ummm, only like EVERY TIME IT CAME ON.

A few years ago I got one of those AOL trial cd's in the mail. It had a pic of the Goo Goo Dolls on it. On the cd it has their Sessions @ AOL, the Here is Gone video, interviews and a photo gallery. I still have the cd. :LOL

[MeredithsMom]

My Dad was from Buffalo. The Behind the Music always gets me b/c there are a lot of eerie similarities between John's parents and mine. Bizarre.

[nomadmom]

I decided to resurrect this thread because the Goos are in the recording studio and I'm excited! New cd to be released in the fall.

[littleaugustbaby]

Yay! I love them! Can't wait for the new CD. I've been a fan for a really long time.

[nomadmom]

They're going to release a new single called "Better Days" on Sept. 26th! :

[grypx831]

yep