"Funny story; Simon caught me off guard last night when he came into the Starbucks I work at in downtown Denver. I had no idea that it was him until I handed him his drink and asked if it tasted okay. After I recognized him, I was so star struck that I couldn't come up with any words to say. He just thanked me for the drink with a 'Cheers!' and strutted out of the store. Made my night!"
(Thanks Drew)
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Very cool :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat'd he have?
I wondered while The Cure were in town (Fairfax for opening night) whether they visited anywhere or what... would have been fun to bump into any/all of them out and about!
Oh man, I knew I shoulda gone downtown last night! :)
ReplyDeletesimon's the bass player, right?
ReplyDeleteMonkeyButt: Oh, maybe. I thought he played keyboards!
ReplyDeleteyou meant Simon Cowell, right?
ReplyDeleteOh hell yeah! Great story. Was he wearing those penis-hugging tights?
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ReplyDeleteoh clockwise...what won't you say?
ReplyDelete"strutted" lol. who is he? john travolta in saturday night fever?
LOL! Simon Travolta boogey-swaggering out of Starbucks. Great image!
ReplyDeleteNo freakin' way. Don't sully my mental image of Simon in one of the Denver Starbuckses by adding that buffoon Travolta into the mix!
ReplyDelete"Night fevaaah night fevaaaaah"
ReplyDeleteI think The Cure should go disco. With Robert's falsetto flourishes, shouldn't be too hard. And there's lots of bass in disco - Simon has a perfect niche!
if he's wearing penis hugging tights, they're mine. on loan.
ReplyDeleteyou WISH. you're just being "cocky."
ReplyDeletethat makes me think the new cure album should either be called 'penis hugging tights' or 'cocky.' which has the better ring?
ReplyDeleteI think the rest of this tour should be called Deep Throat, owing to Robert's throat issues. Poor dude.
ReplyDeleteLook at monkey fishing for a cock ring joke. : )
ReplyDeleteLove the way how he struts out of the store.
ReplyDeleteCan Simon walk properly or does he just strut himself from A to B?
Monkeys Fish for Cock Rings, tonite at 11.
ReplyDeleteI think we have a winner. Given Robert's fondness for (lyrical) monkeys, and Simon's fetish for flaunting cock-hugging tights, they really should find a way to put those two words (monkey and cock) in the album title. And then the cover art should show a monkey wearing tights, with the outline of his penis prominent.
DO IT ROBERT! TAKE A RISK WITH THE ALBUM TITLE AND ART!
Actually, he doesn't strut. He gambols.
ReplyDeleteI think we're all getting carried away here by bestiality and missing the bigger point (whoops, punned a bit myself!): what did Simon have? I for one would love an excuse to get something from Starbucks and then feel the thrill of drinking Simon's drink.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I think I'm only half joking :)
when i met simon in 96 at irvine, i spent fifteen minutes talking with him and getting information on his favorite beers. then i spent the next year and a half trying to find them all (not easy finding import beers in vegas, at least not back then). so there's nothing sad in wanting to have the same coffee as him...
ReplyDeleteI was star struck when I met Simon in New Orleans. I just asked him about playing the older songs on the tour. I really didn't know what to say. This time I have something to talk about. I followed the Reading Royals season and even bought a jersey with Simon 1 on the back. I hope to discuss this with him.
ReplyDeletehey monkey, what were his favorite beers?
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ReplyDeleteThat is if it is the American Icehockey team "Reading Royals" you have been following ;)
ReplyDeletewe may have to conduct a gallup pole...er...poll to determine if this thread is appropriate. :)
ReplyDeleteit is ENTIRELY inappropriate in every way and is now being monitored and censored!
ReplyDeletemy virgin ears!
mmmm.... gallup pole.
ReplyDeletei'd ride that.
That's SO cool!
ReplyDeleteI met the whole band at Guitar Center in LA for their induction into the Rock Walk, but it was so cool to talk to Simon... there's a bit of story here. OK, back in 1992 prior to the Wish tour there was an interview that was broadcast on Live 105.3 in SF and fans were allowed to call in and ask the band questions. All the questions were for Robert except a couple and one was to Simon: What's your favorite snack? Everyone in the band started laughing and Robert said, "I can answer that" and everyone laughed some more and Simon was saying "shut up! don't say it!" and eventually (through a lot of laughter) Robert said, "It's not really a snack, and it's not really a sausage... Snausages!" For those of you who don't know, Snausages are a dog treat in the shape of little sausages. So when I went to the show in San Jose my friend and I snuck in a box of Snausages with a message taped onto it for Simon. Just as they walked out onto the stage my friend tossed the box onto the stage and it slid into Simon's foot. He leaned down, picked it up and then looked around and shook his head and went over to show Robert who laughed and then they started the show (which was amazing). So fast forward to 2004 at Guitar Center Los Angeles, and I get to meet Simon! I related the above to him (and I was going to ask him if he remembered that) but before I could finish he said, "that was you? Snausages aren't funny" I still don't know what the story is behind the snausages (as he refused to answer it) but he was so nice and cool and I was so happy to meet the man who turned me on to playing the bass!
ReplyDeleteOh noes, Simon could've been seriously injured by stopping at a downtown Denver Starbucks!
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I wonder if this was the one he stopped at?