It was a glorious day! We arrived in Deptford and took our place in line. Hundreds of fans were there and we met up with our friends, and many new ones. I have been to signings and meet & greets before, but this one was run tight and strict, and very fast. Fallon was a wreck as we inched closer. They had several check points where they held you back so you couldn't really even see the band until you were standing right in front of them. We had prepared gifts but they were swiftly wisked away by some record exec. but we got to tell them about it. I practically shreiked "but I made them Toe Tags". We thanked them for this opportunity and had our items signed (had to sweet talk the exec. to let us go with unconventional surfaces, a tshirt and a journal). I explained what my journal was and they took a look and thought it was really clever. *grin*
So there is a song on the new album called Acoustic Funeral. (It was actually playing in the store during the signing!!) You can hear Ville explain the song HERE. You can hear the song HERE. (Very pretty, take a listen). The chorus is this….
Epiphany! Toe Tags! We also brought a book, a Black Sabbath dvd, and some cool socks. (they say they always lose socks on tour) I mentioned we had given him the collections of grave dirt and he said the bottles are all lined up on his mantel at home! And they thought my HIMnal was cool. Can't wait for them to get a good look at the Toe Tags. *faints*
They didn't allow photographs….but I got this one of Fallon with their manager, Seppo. And the others are courtesy of Hot Topic.
What a blast we had! So fun to see our favorite band again. They were all so charming and nice, and really tuned into you when you spoke with them. Great to hang with Bill, Laure, Mark, Suzanne, Cindi, and Cherie. Had to go out for a fun meal to decompress together….
Next up: concert tonight! *blows kisses*