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Originally Posted by Thinny
A friend of mine had found out what hotel Richie was staying at and afterwards we went there and waited for him, there was only a few of us. Only time I have ever done anything like that, but I'm so glad I got the chance to meet him, shake his hand and tell him how much the "Stranger" album meant to me! He was so sweet and humble. Met the rest of his band too and they were all really cool, especially Kasim Sultan (also Meat Loaf's bass player) and Tommy Mandel, who was also Bryan Adams' keyboard player. Tommy hung out with us for ages chatting and saying how much more fun and chilled out it was touring with Richie than with Bryan! 
He also told us how Richie had made Heather a wooden box before he left to go on tour to keep the letters that he wrote to her while he was away. He would write them regularly, the old romantic!
Jon wasn't at the hotel, or at least didn't arrive with Richie and the band.
I have a framed picture on my wall with Richie from that night, with the peice of paper that he signed and the tickets to both nights! |
Damn, I'm jealous.
But seriously, this is so cool! It must've been amazing to get that close to Richie and to hang out with the rest of the band!