Meeting the Deftones

anguria · Jun 30, 2010, 01:05 PM

Quote from: Derek79 on Jun 30, 2010, 01:44 AM
that was only $75 - and that included a front row seat, a meet & greet w/ Maynard and a private wine tasting...

It's not that I want to destroy your sweet memory of the event, but all that stuff would be more suitable for Tom Jones or Barbra Streisand...

Come on, it's ROCK! \m/

slyartwork · Jun 30, 2010, 02:24 PM

I've met them a couple of times from 1997 to 2003 and it's clear to see a difference in acting a bit after they got bigger, which is kinda normal. With that I mean the excitement to talk about band stuff in the early days was waaaaay higher. I first met them in Oct 1997 and by then they were even excited I had something printed 'of the internet' which was very new at the time (hard to imagine kids). They were all nice, Frank was with them for the first time and I didn't know him back them but he was on my pics with the band. ATF wasn't even out so how would I know Frank haha. Anyway, Chino was just waking up so said nothing and looked sleepy on my pics.... Funny.

Second time was January 1998. That was a great. I was drawing a lot and drew every bandmember seperate and made some copies of those black and white pen drawing which I had given to a buddy before. That buddy's girlfriend was asked to come backstage by Chi's brother who was Chi's bass tech at the time but she insisted my buddy to come with here also. There he showed the band my drawings. I, still hanging out inside the venue afterwards, was asked to come with him right away while he came running to me. The band wanted to meet me cuz of the drawings. I came with him and met Chino, Chi and Stef. This was very cool. I had some rare pics from the internet with me they never saw and, my buddy recorded to oct 1997 show at the Melkweg and I made a sleeve for that CD which they really liked. That bootleg later came out as 'Around The Max'.

Anyway, then it was one of the first times they;ve ever seen a bootleg of one of their shows so they were pretty stoked. The artwork I made has some fish on it and here comes the best thing: Chino said, from now on you gonna be in charge of all the artwork (which was a little joke of course) and he said: FOR THE NEXT RECORD I WANT AN OWL ON THE COVER haha! REALLY. It became white pony 2 years later but okay...

Chi was very cool. He said to me in his exact words: I like you Sly, you are no punk....

I told this before but a year later I found out hey were selling a shirt with those actual drawings on it! They didn't contact me so in 2000 I confronted Stef when I met him. He said they tried to find me or whatever but I didnt care. IT was an honor. In 2000) I was invited into the tourbus by stef so he could see more of my drawings. After the show in Amsterdam 2000 I got some backstagepasses and I met them all again. Chino was a little drunk but supernice to me. I talked with him a while and Frank was pretty cool as well.

March 2001 I went to the aftershow again and hung out with all of them. They were playing music and Abe was dancing to Beat It from Michael Jackson. I could ask Chino some questions for my website at the time. Abe gave me his address so I could send a deftones pokemon design I made for his son.

June 2001, Waldrock. Famous show. During the show Chino recognized me during my own summer in the crowd. You can hear that on the bootleg. NICE.

Met all of them again at Download 2003. A friend borrowed me her All Acces pass for an hour so I went to find them and they were all chilling at there cabin backstage but were really cool. Stef took pics with my camera of me with all the other guys. Chino and Frank were hanging out together and both liked my new artwork (a band cartoon). Chi was again nice and said he thought I was a talented artist. how cool. But coolest thing was I hung out with Stef for half n hour and we talked about all kinds of stuff....

Met Abe one more time at Rock Am Ring 2003 too...

Sept 2003 was lucky enough to sing Headup with them onstage.

Then in 2007 was the last time I met one of them which was Stef. It was in Koln, Germany and Stef was, cool as he as, just coming out to talk to some fans near a backstage fence.....

I don't go to shows early too much anymore... must be my age (34 now) but I would want to meet them one more time properly, just to talk. I've been a fan for so long... When you get older you don't act like a fan to much anymore I think. I still think it's too bad they invite some girls who are front row instead of some die hard fans (like some SL ppl). I wish they would have a little SL meet n greet some more.

Anyways, I was lucky enough a couple of times, good memories.

Hope you guys like my stories.... Hope you all get to meet them once!

bebo · Jun 30, 2010, 05:40 PM

^Thats pretty awesome

deftoneskoen · Jun 30, 2010, 05:57 PM

Quote from: slyartwork on Jun 30, 2010, 02:24 PM
Sept 2003 was lucky enough to sing Headup with them onstage.

Nice stories.
I was there, thinking: lucky bastard;)

I have met them in 2006, was waiting for almost two hours and then Stephen came up to me and aid hi.
We talked about alot of stuff even about Axl Rose's failed plastic surgury.
Then he had an interview for the metalhammer mag. and he went inside.
After that I ran into Chi, he was really nice, but we didn't talked that long, he had to go inside.
And I also met Chino, but he was really shy and kind of in a hurry, so my friend tok a picture and I was not really holding him up.

In 2007 i sproke them again, but real short.
Back then they cancelled a couple of shows becouse Chino had a throat infection, so I asked him how he was doing.

Thats all.

lithium · Jul 01, 2010, 01:11 AM

Quote from: slyartwork on Jun 30, 2010, 02:24 PM
I've met them a couple of times from 1997 to 2003 and it's clear to see a difference in acting a bit after they got bigger, which is kinda normal. With that I mean the excitement to talk about band stuff in the early days was waaaaay higher. I first met them in Oct 1997 and by then they were even excited I had something printed 'of the internet' which was very new at the time (hard to imagine kids). They were all nice, Frank was with them for the first time and I didn't know him back them but he was on my pics with the band. ATF wasn't even out so how would I know Frank haha. Anyway, Chino was just waking up so said nothing and looked sleepy on my pics.... Funny.

Second time was January 1998. That was a great. I was drawing a lot and drew every bandmember seperate and made some copies of those black and white pen drawing which I had given to a buddy before. That buddy's girlfriend was asked to come backstage by Chi's brother who was Chi's bass tech at the time but she insisted my buddy to come with here also. There he showed the band my drawings. I, still hanging out inside the venue afterwards, was asked to come with him right away while he came running to me. The band wanted to meet me cuz of the drawings. I came with him and met Chino, Chi and Stef. This was very cool. I had some rare pics from the internet with me they never saw and, my buddy recorded to oct 1997 show at the Melkweg and I made a sleeve for that CD which they really liked. That bootleg later came out as 'Around The Max'.

Anyway, then it was one of the first times they;ve ever seen a bootleg of one of their shows so they were pretty stoked. The artwork I made has some fish on it and here comes the best thing: Chino said, from now on you gonna be in charge of all the artwork (which was a little joke of course) and he said: FOR THE NEXT RECORD I WANT AN OWL ON THE COVER haha! REALLY. It became white pony 2 years later but okay...

Chi was very cool. He said to me in his exact words: I like you Sly, you are no punk....

I told this before but a year later I found out hey were selling a shirt with those actual drawings on it! They didn't contact me so in 2000 I confronted Stef when I met him. He said they tried to find me or whatever but I didnt care. IT was an honor. In 2000) I was invited into the tourbus by stef so he could see more of my drawings. After the show in Amsterdam 2000 I got some backstagepasses and I met them all again. Chino was a little drunk but supernice to me. I talked with him a while and Frank was pretty cool as well.

March 2001 I went to the aftershow again and hung out with all of them. They were playing music and Abe was dancing to Beat It from Michael Jackson. I could ask Chino some questions for my website at the time. Abe gave me his address so I could send a deftones pokemon design I made for his son.

June 2001, Waldrock. Famous show. During the show Chino recognized me during my own summer in the crowd. You can hear that on the bootleg. NICE.

Met all of them again at Download 2003. A friend borrowed me her All Acces pass for an hour so I went to find them and they were all chilling at there cabin backstage but were really cool. Stef took pics with my camera of me with all the other guys. Chino and Frank were hanging out together and both liked my new artwork (a band cartoon). Chi was again nice and said he thought I was a talented artist. how cool. But coolest thing was I hung out with Stef for half n hour and we talked about all kinds of stuff....

Met Abe one more time at Rock Am Ring 2003 too...

Sept 2003 was lucky enough to sing Headup with them onstage.

Then in 2007 was the last time I met one of them which was Stef. It was in Koln, Germany and Stef was, cool as he as, just coming out to talk to some fans near a backstage fence.....

I don't go to shows early too much anymore... must be my age (34 now) but I would want to meet them one more time properly, just to talk. I've been a fan for so long... When you get older you don't act like a fan to much anymore I think. I still think it's too bad they invite some girls who are front row instead of some die hard fans (like some SL ppl). I wish they would have a little SL meet n greet some more.

Anyways, I was lucky enough a couple of times, good memories.

Hope you guys like my stories.... Hope you all get to meet them once!

Post some pics then!

anguria · Jul 01, 2010, 03:33 PM

All I want to see is the Deftones pokemon!

Now that I read the story, it's clear that your painting on the onelovefrochi page must have a special meaning for you. I hope I managed to explain. $:-\$

slyartwork · Jul 01, 2010, 06:40 PM

The pokemon was all over Dutchdeftones.com years back... Abe liked it a lot cuz at the time it was hot and his kid loved the series.

It has a special meaning. I've been doing it loong. That drawing is really from 1998. I just modified it a bit.

stoneFeD · Jul 02, 2010, 03:32 AM

that actually looks like chino for real...not just at a glance aaaaHAAAAAHAHAHAA

anguria · Jul 02, 2010, 07:50 AM

Those Pokemon are pure beauty! And Pika-chino's eyebrows give him that special... Chino look.

epistaxis · Jul 02, 2010, 07:59 AM

That Abe-a-chu cracks me up xD

About meeting them: I think I'd be way too shy. I would feel like I'm wasting their time.

Far away · Jul 03, 2010, 06:14 PM

Quote from: Inkblades on Jun 29, 2010, 05:51 AM
Never met them. Hope to change that.

same

But as we can see in here they all sound great. I read a few times that Frank is 'less' excited during meet&greets but maybe its just his personality, who knows? Just wondering..

Wax And Wane · Jul 03, 2010, 07:08 PM

I met Chino a couple times the first time it was just for a second and the other time was cool cos he was with team sleep at a small venue and after they all went to a bar and we all got to chill with him and the band and have some drinks. Later on after I left my friend got to go on the tour bus and check it out with Todd from T.S. (Todd is like for real the coolest dude i've ever met). The rest of the band met once. Abe is pretty hyper. Chi was just way normal (Like I wasn't star struck with him.... just seemed like a dude you'd chill with) Steph is beyond cool. With like two chicks and a blunt and still having time to talk to ya. frank was stand off a little. lol

juarez1221 · Jul 05, 2010, 05:47 AM

ha dude i payed for the diamond package too dude, i got it for new orleans show cause i didnt know if they were coming to houston tx

so i got the new orleans vip package first chance i could, so im off to a drive with me and my girlfriend who have been loyal fans for a long ass time and are really stoked to meet them as well. but reading all this, i wish i couldve met them years ago, im talking bout the ATF era, that wouldve been epic, but whatever its deftones man...and i wonder how frank is gonna act lol...too bad chi aint there with thim....get well soon dude, cause i wanna get to meet you too man....and sergio seems awsome like steph and abe....and chino i hope he aint too much of a hurry or kinda just like eh lets get this over with kind off thing going on...buy yeah dude ima post pics and vids for yall...god i wish they would just come to houston tho!!! grrrr!!!!! alright well hell yeah!!!! Deftonesssssssss allll theeeee waaaayyyyyy woooooooooot! oh and i hope they play some really old skool stuff too....like teething or like linus or something...that would be fucking legit!!!! haha ps...that slyartwork guy brought tears to my eyes

tarkil · Jul 05, 2010, 03:05 PM

OMGBBQ1111

Vesanic · Jul 06, 2010, 02:31 AM

Quote from: tarkil on Jul 05, 2010, 03:05 PM
OMGBBQ1111

I love that expression.

Radar · Jul 11, 2010, 02:18 AM

Sorry it took me so long to get back on here. Forgot my damn password haha. These are some great stories. I have to admit I was a little worried about some of them because Chino seems like he's not all into it but Im sure he'll be alright.

xLhabiax Glad to see someone else is attending this show as well. I work in Stroudsburg so when I heard there were going to be an hour away I knew I had to be there lol. Hope you too have a good time at this show.

slyartwork · Jul 14, 2010, 02:49 PM

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Post some pics then!

Finally found this one from 1997

Cod · Jul 23, 2010, 07:08 AM

Met Chi outside a record shop in Nottingham, UK in '06. Was a real nice dude, appreciated our support as fans even spoke to me before he ran late for soundcheck! and I met Sergio outside HMV Forum last August.

janie13 · Jul 23, 2010, 03:21 PM

Yeah, I'll be at the show in Allentown also. Hopefully I will get to meet them since I have a friend who knows someone that knows someone, etc. I will try not to barf on Chino's shoes though. Lol!

charissa · Jul 25, 2010, 12:26 AM

Ooh...glad I found this forum and this post today.

Radar, xLhabiax, and Janie13: I'll be at the Croc Rock show on 9/12 too, w/ the meet & greet tix.

I was worried about the same thing. I'm more of an old school fan (Adrenaline is my fave) so I've got reservations about not being as familiar w/ their most recent stuff.

Sly, I loved reading your stories! I love art/design, so it's cool to hear.

Hey, Radar, I live in Shawnee, so we'll be headin' down from the same place.

I originally bought pre-sale PIT tix to the Camden show for Black Diamond Skye and then found out about this show. Planning on selling my tix to Camden as it's so far away from here.

Wah. I was really hoping to go w/ a friend that also LOVES deftones, but my hubby reluctantly agreed to take me.

I hope it will be remotely fun for him. He hates crowds, but is much more keen on the Allentown show than Camden. Before I bought the A'town tix, I said, well, since you're not a super fan, I'll just get one regular ticket and 1 VIP. Haha... but he was like, "no way, you are NOT meeting the band alone."

Whatever, I think it will still be fun!

So at these meet & greets do you actually get to hang out, or is it more of an autograph session and actually hanging out would happen if I'd just tried to meet them after for free? (which hubby would have never stuck around for, so VIP it is). How long do the meet & greets general last? Do you really get to smoke w/ them? Hubs would love that!

I'm old (31) and a 24/7 mommy of a 2 year old now, so getting to go to my first show post-kiddo is going to be a real treat and I figured I'd make it special with these tix!

Meeting the Deftones

Vesanic