BRIAN RIDDLE ON LIVE 8 DVD During "Hey Jude", right after Paul and Bob Geldof stand up on the piano bench, you can see Brian standing behind Pete Townshend and George Michael! Lucky guy, he made it on the Live 8 DVD with all of those great people on stage. t.s.
Argh...that guy really ruined a lot of things. Hopefully, it will have calmed down by the next leg of the tour...which is coming soon. I have to keep telling myself that the next leg will be announced tomorrow, because tomorrow is always a day away and gives me hope! t.s.
I'm not sure of what happened to the guy...hopefully, he didn't see the show, at the very least. I really hope he spent the night in jail, though. Awful as it sounds, it's idiots like that who make precedences...meaning that at later shows, we may not be allowed to be as close to the limo entrance as we were this time. Or, worst case scenario, they don't let us watch the limo come in at all. This guy should have thought about all of this ahead of time, instead of being so selfish. Rantfest '05 is done for now...stay tuned for an all-new Rantfest '06, starting tomorrow! t.s.
The guy with the gray hair and glasses would be Mark Hamilton, Paul's security director. I've not personally met him, but he's supposed to be a great guy. Brian's cool too...just don't piss him off, as that guy in Columbus saw... This guy tried to sneak in the arena before the show, but was caught and sent out with a "we'll take your tickets away" warning. When the Lexus came through, he ran at it, and Paul's driver hit the gas to get away from this guy. Brian had to physically restrain the guy, who was fighting right back. For a split second, it looked like Brian was going to cold-cock the guy. Who can blame him? After what happened to John, we don't need nutcases like that around. t.s.
Brian's not crazy! He's a cool guy. Rumor has it that he'll take something in to Paul for you, so that he (Paul) will sign it. Is this true? If so, I'm having him take something in next time...yay...! t.s.
Brian's great, isn't he? It's nice to have him out at the limo entrance, because he doesn't shove the fact that he's security in your face. Brian--I was at the Columbus entrance and watched the issue with the crazy man. Good job on that again! I was the one who told you that right outside of section 121. t.s.