Brian Ray Archived
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beatlesrock:
Brian is a sweetheart. Nice one, JayJay. That's lovely. Did the photo come out well?
Yes, he was an absolute DOLL! The picture came out GREAT! I'm trying to eventually get it on my avator... As soon as I accomplish that, you'll see it!
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No pressure, but we're all waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YoungGerl, great story. How did your photos turn out? Are you willing to share? JayJay, I cannot wait to see your avator!!! Does your heart still pound just thinking about that night? Someone is actually trying to sell one of Brian's guitar picks on ebay Don't they know it's priceless?? http//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3538896074&category=33017 Also, Brian & Abe are working on a soundtrack for an upcoming film according to filmmakermagazine.com. "The Failures shot HD in L.A. in September with Nancy Schreiber (Shadow Magic) as d.p. and Chad Lindberg (October Sky, The Fast & the Furious) and Ashley Johnson (What Women Want) starring. Musicians Brian Ray and Abe Laboriel Jr. of Paul McCartney?s touring band are doing Failures?s score and will produce the soundtrack." Can't wait to hear it!!
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Sadly, they're not my pictures to share, otherwise I would happily show them to people (and then there's that little matter of needing a scanner ). They're pictures of my friends with Wix & Rusty, and my friends with Brian. They just sent me copies of the pictures after I bugged them incessantly for them. In fact, they still owe me a picture of their new MINI... Well if Brian's guitar pick is priceless, why hasn't anyone bid on it? Only 7 hours left and it's still at the starting bid of $5! Makes me want to bid on it myself! *Grin* Sharon
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OH! Darling:
YoungGerl, great story. How did your photos turn out? Are you willing to share? JayJay, I cannot wait to see your avator!!! Does your heart still pound just thinking about that night? Someone is actually trying to sell one of Brian's guitar picks on ebay: Don't they know it's priceless?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3538896074&category=33017 Also, Brian & Abe are working on a soundtrack for an upcoming film according to filmmakermagazine.com. "The Failures shot HD in L.A. in September with Nancy Schreiber (Shadow Magic) as d.p. and Chad Lindberg (October Sky, The Fast & the Furious) and Ashley Johnson (What Women Want) starring. Musicians Brian Ray and Abe Laboriel Jr. of Paul McCartney’s touring band are doing Failures’s score and will produce the soundtrack." Can't wait to hear it!!
I DID IT!!!! The picture is in my avator!!! I've been trying to accomplish that for nearly a year!!! Promote me to executive management!!!
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Promotion is most certainly deserved. I'd promote the photographer as well. What a great picture! Congrats.
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beatlesrock:
Promotion is most certainly deserved. I'd promote the photographer as well. What a great picture! Congrats.
Thanks beatlesrock... can you tell my boss that? I have Paulo_Brazil to thank (if I remember correctly) for the photographic talent, and a little technology, might I add.
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I even love his bass guitar!
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And Brian can really shake a tambourine!! JayJay, impressive photo!! (and it makes a great avator). I guess it's true that blondes really do have more fun!!! D
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I met the whole band, except Paul....they were all so nice...so was Heather. Brian was really cool. He actually remembered us from the other Cleveland show we were at. The band and Heather all signed my "Driving Rain" album which was cool..... Here is me and Brian before the second Cleveland show...
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Brian and the tambourine in Birthday - love it!! Shelley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shelley, your pics are great. You are one lucky girl! Everyone seems to be in agreement that Brian is handsome, talented, and a real sweetheart. But does anyone know anything ELSE about him? Come on, somebody........You're bound to know something! Did anybody go to high school with him? Ever been married? Got kids? Scared of spiders and snakes???? Hates carrots? We want to know the SERIOUS stuff here!
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Dreamseer:
Shelley, your pics are great. You are one lucky girl!
Thanks! They were all soooo nice!
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Shelly, WOW you had a photo taken with each band member! Way to go! And autographs, too? That was a special night for you! Dreamseer, LOVE the new avator!! I saw that series of photos on the web. NICE! Why is it so hard to find personal information about Brian??? We need a Q&A about him similar to what Rusty posted on his website. Inquiring minds want to know..... My guess? He is single, in his mid 40's and what maybe 5'10"???. Where is he from? I've read either Colorado or Illinois. He probably is ok around spiders but hates snakes. Also, he probably eats his carrots because I've never seen him in glasses!!!
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OH! Darling:
Shelly, WOW you had a photo taken with each band member! Way to go! And autographs, too? That was a special night for you!
Yes it was amazing! I will certainly never forget it....my dad and I were in Cleveland at like 9:30am and I skipped class to be there (shhh....) LOL We even called Rusty and Wix's rooms to talk to them and they said they would come down, which is how we met them....Wix even apologized for being late!!! Brian and Abe, we just ran into them while at the hotel.....and Heather sat right in front of us at the show...we were in the front row, and she sat on the other side of the barricade. She was literally like 6 inches from me all night.....and she was such a complete sweetheart...her body guard said not to talk to her or ask her to sign anything, but all I did was hold out my album with a sharpie and Heather literally ran over from where she was talking to someone and signed it and thanked me for asking her and said 'you're welcome' about 6 times!! FYI...I am 5'1, and Brian is quite a bit taller than me here:
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Way to go Shelly!! Absolutely awesome! I had read your story on the Cleveland thread (I believe) right after your experience and was so excited for you.... Way to go!!! And I like what Brian's wearing in your pic much better than in mine! Oh! Darling - When he went to the Cavern party, he appeared to be alone, for whatever that's worth.... or maybe I just didn't see his date.
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JayJay:
Way to go Shelly!! Absolutely awesome! I had read your story on the Cleveland thread (I believe) right after your experience and was so excited for you.... Way to go!!! And I like what Brian's wearing in your pic much better than in mine! Oh! Darling - When he went to the Cavern party, he appeared to be alone, for whatever that's worth.... or maybe I just didn't see his date.
Thanks JayJay!! He really was very sweet! (And pretty darn cute too!) ANd he remembered us because we had front row seats at the first Cleveland show and were in fron of him! And yes, I'm sure you read my story on the Cleveland thread! It was crazy!! How cool you got to go to Liverpool! Isn't it amazing???? I went there and London back in March as a college graduation present from my parents!! My pics are posted too, at the link below....nothing you haven't seen before, though I' m sure!!
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Shelley:
JayJay:
Way to go Shelly!! Absolutely awesome! I had read your story on the Cleveland thread (I believe) right after your experience and was so excited for you.... Way to go!!! And I like what Brian's wearing in your pic much better than in mine! Oh! Darling - When he went to the Cavern party, he appeared to be alone, for whatever that's worth.... or maybe I just didn't see his date.
Thanks JayJay!! He really was very sweet! (And pretty darn cute too!) ANd he remembered us because we had front row seats at the first Cleveland show and were in fron of him! And yes, I'm sure you read my story on the Cleveland thread! It was crazy!! How cool you got to go to Liverpool! Isn't it amazing???? I went there and London back in March as a college graduation present from my parents!! My pics are posted too, at the link below....nothing you haven't seen before, though I' m sure!!
Yes, he was an absolute sweetheart! And he is definately a cutie pie; reminds me of a little boy. Liverpool was an experience beyond belief.... Something I've wanted to do for nearly 25 years, and Paul doing a gig there was just icing on the cake! I'll remember that trip for as long as I live. And I met so many wonderful people there, and our boardie get-together at the Adelphi was absolutely fab!! I was checking out your pics yesterday and in the middle of a post to you when my 2 year old just turned off the computer! They are wonderful pictures and it's always nice to see what shots others got. You have some really cool parents!
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JayJay:
Shelley:
JayJay:
Way to go Shelly!! Absolutely awesome! I had read your story on the Cleveland thread (I believe) right after your experience and was so excited for you.... Way to go!!! And I like what Brian's wearing in your pic much better than in mine! Oh! Darling - When he went to the Cavern party, he appeared to be alone, for whatever that's worth.... or maybe I just didn't see his date.
Thanks JayJay!! He really was very sweet! (And pretty darn cute too!) ANd he remembered us because we had front row seats at the first Cleveland show and were in fron of him! And yes, I'm sure you read my story on the Cleveland thread! It was crazy!! How cool you got to go to Liverpool! Isn't it amazing???? I went there and London back in March as a college graduation present from my parents!! My pics are posted too, at the link below....nothing you haven't seen before, though I' m sure!!
Yes, he was an absolute sweetheart! And he is definately a cutie pie; reminds me of a little boy. Liverpool was an experience beyond belief.... Something I've wanted to do for nearly 25 years, and Paul doing a gig there was just icing on the cake! I'll remember that trip for as long as I live. And I met so many wonderful people there, and our boardie get-together at the Adelphi was absolutely fab!! I was checking out your pics yesterday and in the middle of a post to you when my 2 year old just turned off the computer! They are wonderful pictures and it's always nice to see what shots others got. You have some really cool parents!
Yes, some very cool parents indeed!! Mostly Dad, though....Mom didn't want to go so she stayed home! Can you believe it?? I wanted to go to England foever!! TO go with my dad made it even more special!! I know he had wanted to go, probably as long as you have!! ANd the deal we got at the time from Expedia was WAY too good to pass up!! I really cannot wait to go back....and believe you me I will!!! Glad you liked the pictures!
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OH! Darling:
Where is he from? I've read either Colorado or Illinois.
I have this vague memory that during one of the Driving USA shows (Oakland or San Jose), he said that his family was multi-generation Californian...does this ring any bells for anyone else? If anyone is brave enough to look, it might be buried somewhere on Jorie's first-leg tour page... Oh, and I think there's more info on Brian from one of the concert programmes - each band member talks about their favorite driving songs, what kind of car they drive (I think Brian said a Lexus of some sort - Abe drives a Ford Bronco and Rusty drives an old...Firebird? I think whatever's on his website), etc.