Well, I went to T.J.'s with my cousin Jarah (who made this wonderful webpage) and my favorite Roach is Adam! And we had planned this big thing to do when I met him, but he just came walking up so we couldn't do it. And I was like screaming inside! And then we saw Young standing over talking to some people
so Jarah dragged me (well she didn't really have to drag I kind of trailed behind) me over to him and he was like "Hi! How are you?" (I answered) "Well gotta run...Bye!" so that is how I met Young. And I know that I met Michael next but (sorry Michael) I don't not remember meeting him. And then we could not find Mike! And then he came walking in. And Jarah hugged him and was like "This is my cousin Leah" and he was like "Hey!" and he HUGGED ME!!! I was so screaming (But inside...I didn't want to look like an idiot) and that is my story on when and how I met the Roaches!
-Leah Whitehead
age 12
Hi guys,Tis I,Siobhan.I have a LOT of Roach stories.But here is one of my FAVORITES!Ok!
The setting is Houck's(July 17,1999).Me,Amanda,Genny,Leslie(Amanda's older sister)and her husband,all were at Houck's.We were sitting there,eating dinner.And we were over there (in the back,by those doors to go out on the deck!)And there was a door over there,I don't know where it went to!ANYWAYS....MIKE(*sigh*)came out of that door,but this was before we ate.Our food hadn't come yet.ANyways...I yelled,"Hey Mike!".He said hey and waved back.I said,"I brought my pictures!You've gotta look at them!".He was like,ok.I gotta go put this up(a basket of some sort),and I'll be back!WEll....dinner came....and we ate.I thought he had forgotten about me!Well....I went to the restroom(I suppose I don't have to detail that,I hope!)And I came back,and as I was turning the corner,I looked at my table!I saw this...MOPTOP!I about screamed,but somehow,I contained myself!Anyways,I walk over there and sure enough it was Mike,sitting there!!Actually,he was sitting in my seat!And Leslie and her husband were moving their chairs so I could sit there,and Mike kinda pulled out my chair for me,but he was still sitting.And he got the pix and look at them!He was making comments like,"Man,I don't even have that guitar anymore!" or "Man,I needed a haircut!".And after all my Roach pix,I included pix of my room!He looked at them in amazement!I felt like a proud mother hen!But then he was like,wow,that's awesome,but I gotta go!Thanks for letting me look at those pix!And to this day,I'll NEVER forget what he was wearing!GOSH he looked good!but that's all!
-Siobhan Hall
Age 16
I guess my story is just going to be about the day that I met them since I've thought for HOURS on end and this was the best I can think of. Oh well. So here is the story of when I met the greatest guys ever!
I went to the Fab Four Fest on November 9, 1996. We got there and we were walking around looking at all the awesome stuff that everyone had on display. And I met Louise Harrison (who I found out that Siobhan worked for that day....weird). Then at 9 o'clock, I went into this room to see a Beatles tribute band. They came out and I was so amazed!!! Of course, at the time I wasn't the BIGGEST fan so I wasn't that judgemental...but I was just noticing that everyone was dancing around and having fun and screaming and stuff. So afterwards, I met the guys and was (as Brian Epstein would say) "Struck again by their personal charm". Then, afterwards, we all went down to the theater to see "A Hard Day's Night". As we were watching, I looked over and saw the guys sitting RIGHT beside me. Well..I saw Fuller because I remembered him being tall. But I then saw the rest of them and about flipped out. And since then I've seen them TONS of times so I guess that the show I went to that day made a big impression on me!! If you've never seen the Roaches you should really work on that and SEE THEM!!
Jarah Westmoreland
Age 16
*Warning* What you are about to read is incredibly mushy and was written exclusively for true Roaches fans who can relate to the mania that they can create.
This is a direct copy of my diary entry dated January 30, 1997. I had seen the Roaches once before at the 1996 Fab Four Fest. It should be noted that at the time I did now know any of their names, and had never spoken to them before. The following entry was written after seeing them in quite a different atmosphere- what was formally called Time Out Sports Bar. All smiley faces, puncuation etc, have been unedited...enjoy.
=)<-me. Well, like I said, I went to see the Roaches Friday, and it was THE MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE! :D I MET THEM!!!!! I couldn't believe it. At the Fab 4 Fest I was screaming my butt off just to get "John" to LOOK at me (haha). But Friday I met them! Easy as that. They were SO NICE! I <3 them even more now. OK, here is the story:
1.) We walk in and see their equipment set up. While admiring the guitar of my dreams, this familiar guy in jeans and a sweatshirt walks by. I thought he was the roadie, but then Nicky (my cousin) says "Hey, there's "Paul!" "Wow! It's is him!" I think. Then when he walks by I say "Hey Paul!" (Hey as in hello). I thought he would just wave or something be he actually came over, shook my hand, and talked with me! He was so nice!!! Dad told him we heard them play at FFF. He said he remembered us =)
2.) At the FFF, when they took a break, they would just leave and go back stage. They were on and off-untouchable- like the Beatles. You wanted to be a part of the group so much, but they were just out of reach. Well this time it was different. They plyed the first half then took a break- Right there! They just stopped, had a drink of water and talked to people! I went with dad and told George and Ringo they did great. Ringo is such a sweetie! After every song he would smile ear to ear and wave. George was really tired so we didn't talk much. So I looked around for my true love, John, and he was GONE! :( I couldn't find him. So we went and sat down. While the waitress was there, my dad says "There's John!" Sure enough "I saw him standing there." I waited impatiently for the waitress to move her behind out of there. When she did, I RAN across the restaurant to him!
"I just had to talk with you, you are my favorite!" It just came out like that.
"What's your name?" He asked. Wow!! He asked my name! I said "Michelle" 'cause that's my name...Then Dad and Nicky came over and ruined the moment. It was funny because after I met Paul I told Nicky, "If I meet John, I'm going to faint." But really he was so friendly and easy to talk to, I wasn't nervous at all. I expected him to be like Lennon -> short attention span...but he really listened and made eye contact. It was great!
3.) Dad goes up to John again and asks him about the equipement. Of course I took every opportunity to talk with him and jumped over there. I noticed he was chewing gum like Lennon always did when he played. I asked if he always had to chew a piece when they played. He smiled and gave me this adorable wink. (I was thrilled :)) He told me they had a huge box of gum. (BTW, he had PERFECT teeth, just something I noticed) They were much nicer then the Beatles probably were in clubs. They didn't drink or smoke. They were just really nice.
4.) I asked Paul if he could give me a ride to their next performance (joking of course). He said into the mike **note- I wrote mic like that in my diary..Ironic...** "I'm not sure if we can give rides, but you never know"
5.) Shook George and Ringo's hands again. when someone came by when I shaking Ringo's hand they kind of pushed me, and I almost feel on top of him. Wow, that woul dbe embarrassing.
6.) Said bye to Paul, I have him a mind. He said he hopes I'm at theire next performance. I really want to go, especially after meeting them, but I probably can't. :(
I was so excited after meeting them, I couldn't realy eat the entire next day. Every time I thought of them I would get so excited, I would get nauseous.
Michelle Gilzenrat
Age 17
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