Dino Concert Memories

[Ayesa86]

This is where you can put any special "Dino Moments" you may have had at a concert or show, or a bus chase, as is the case with certain unnamed members.

[DG]

Ok well, I don't have a lot of Dino memories from my concert. I remember watching him onstage and he was so intense. I really enjoyed watching him with Jeremy during this town.

I really have strong memories of my 2 second handshake with Dino. I really felt like he saw me as a real person more than just somebody waiting in line. My impression as our eyes met was that he thought I was a total and complete idiot. (He was right) Still he has a very powerful presence. While I was waiting in line, I do know that he was goofing off w/ Jodie. I miss all the good moments.

I know that many of you have very good Dino stories, so please drop by and share them.

[Sharon (sdbrins)]

And thank you to the powers that be for the Dino thread.

Sharon

[penny74]

Here are Dino excerpts from some of my concert reviews:

During the Viper show:
Oh, can I just say how much fun it was to watch Dino? At the other shows I have been to, he has been so intense and serious. He was having an absolute ball last night. He had a huge grin on his face half the time and he kept coming across the stage to jam with Billy and sing with him and they were just having so much fun. It put a huge smile on my face.

After the Viper show:
I don't know why, but I am the most tongue-tied around him. He just gives me that look like I am such a moron, and then of course, this causes me to say moronic things, and then he looks at me like I'm a moron, and so on.

He chatted with D for a long time. Signed my tee. I want to reiterate how good-looking he is in person. I don't really remember if I got to say anything non-moronic to him. Chances are slim.

After the Aragon show:
I went downstairs to meet my friend. And I saw Dino! I went over to say hi and told him I was with D and that she was looking for them and wondering where they were going. So he told me what bar they would be at. Yay! This could get really long (like it isn't already??) so I'll just say we ended up hanging out with Dino and his gf at the Aragon waiting for the others (MARTY??) to come down. Finally we just said we'd meet them there and took off in my car.

May I just say how totally cute Dino is? And hilarious.

Oh at one point we had been outside and went back in to the Aragon, but security wasn't going to let us back in. So Dino says "we're with the Lovehammers" and I said, "uh, you ARE a lovehammer, Dino." And he says, "yeah, that's what I meant." LOL SO the security ass doesn't believe him and so D pulls out a pic of the LHs and starts to show them like "see? That's him in the pic!" and Dino just said "F%#% this. We're going in."

It was cute. Eh, maybe you had to be there.

[luxie]

Awesome, Dino board!

Penny, the Dino thing with security is hilarious, I could totally imagine that. What a cutie, lol.

[ndavis021410]

penny74 said:

Here are Dino excerpts from some of my concert reviews:

During the Viper show:
Oh, can I just say how much fun it was to watch Dino? At the other shows I have been to, he has been so intense and serious. He was having an absolute ball last night. He had a huge grin on his face half the time and he kept coming across the stage to jam with Billy and sing with him and they were just having so much fun. It put a huge smile on my face.

After the Viper show:
I don't know why, but I am the most tongue-tied around him. He just gives me that look like I am such a moron, and then of course, this causes me to say moronic things, and then he looks at me like I'm a moron, and so on.

He chatted with D for a long time. Signed my tee. I want to reiterate how good-looking he is in person. I don't really remember if I got to say anything non-moronic to him. Chances are slim.

After the Aragon show:
I went downstairs to meet my friend. And I saw Dino! I went over to say hi and told him I was with D and that she was looking for them and wondering where they were going. So he told me what bar they would be at. Yay! This could get really long (like it isn't already??) so I'll just say we ended up hanging out with Dino and his gf at the Aragon waiting for the others (MARTY??) to come down. Finally we just said we'd meet them there and took off in my car.

May I just say how totally cute Dino is? And hilarious.

Oh at one point we had been outside and went back in to the Aragon, but security wasn't going to let us back in. So Dino says "we're with the Lovehammers" and I said, "uh, you ARE a lovehammer, Dino." And he says, "yeah, that's what I meant." LOL SO the security ass doesn't believe him and so D pulls out a pic of the LHs and starts to show them like "see? That's him in the pic!" and Dino just said "F%#% this. We're going in."

It was cute. Eh, maybe you had to be there.

You know I love these memories!......'Bout to have some soon, real soon!......

[DG]

Hey I snagged this from the Clearwater review posted by meshelle from her friend Sammie..


So the next person to sign was Dino, and he asked me what my name was..and I said Sammie, and he goes, well Sammie, I love your shirt. And he opened his jacket and had the very same AC/DC shirt as I did! Lmao He high fived me and I said, yeah, I got good taste in rock bands, don't I? And he said..thank you!

[Vicki]

At the Atlanta show we had been waiting around the bus forever (Marty and Bobby were in there) and Dino came out. he was standing in the median talking to someone. He finally came over and talked with others standing near me. He asked if we wanted to get on the bus and I was like "Uh, YEAH!" Just as soon as he steped onto the corner where the bus was, the bus takes off. He let his shoulders drop and laid his head back and said something the the effect of "you gotta be kidding me". It was so funny to me because it reminded me of when I was a teenager and would move the car around to the other side of the store when your friend went in to buy something just so you could laugh at them when they came out looking for you... like they were playing a joke on him. It made me laugh.

[Tooks]

He flipped us off at Boston's Wang Center - jokingly, of course! Marty was telling the audience how Dino'd busted up his hand saving Frankie and ends with, "That’s right folks, not only is he a bad-ass bass player, he’s also a life-saver of dogs. So now he’s only playing with one finger”. At this point Dino held up his busted up hand in a way that made it look like he was flippin’ the audience off and gives this cute, snarky smile.

At the Meet & Greet I asked him how his fingers were doin’ and he just sorta laughed a little and said, “fine”. I also told Dino “--- says hi, by the way” and Dino and Bobby got real excited that I knew this person, before getting a bit confused. Dino was like, "oh, yeah! ....How do you know --- ?"

Note: This particular individual is a friend from "back home" so I imagine all the guys (Marty seemed to have perked up at the name as well) were pretty surprised/confused that some random chick in Boston was giving them messages from this "back home" friend. ;D

Either way, Dino was a really sweet, adorable, and wonderfully down-to-earth guy. (As they all are.)

[ndavis021410]

There's too many, and it 3:30 in the damn morning, and I couldn't go to sleep now if I tried. Dino was never more sincere, intelligent, thought provoking, loving, and funny all in one evening! Ok, there's more.....deep, sincere(Oh I mentioned that one), caring, so thought about memories FROM Dino To Me, that it is really hard to explain it all right now. I guess I'll have to sleep on it and try to grasp this evening the best I can!........ Nancy

[Ayesa86]

ndavis021410 said:

There's too many, and it 3:30 in the damn morning, and I couldn't go to sleep now if I tried. Dino was never more sincere, intelligent, thought provoking, loving, and funny all in one evening! Ok, there's more.....deep, sincere(Oh I mentioned that one), caring, so thought about memories FROM Dino To Me, that it is really hard to explain it all right now. I guess I'll have to sleep on it and try to grasp this evening the best I can!........ Nancy

I KNEW you'd get the best moment ever^^

[DG]

Ok this has to go here.. I'll go dig up Part 1 next

Nancy's story Part 2..
Here is Nancy's story condensed:

After…

Ok, since I think everyone read the Tour Section Part and I ended where Ummmm the Ted encounter....I'll start there......We find out that the Lovehammers are meeting everyone in this one particular section, so we roll up that way all happy happy!......We get there early so I'm behind only about 7 or 8 people!.....I see Suzie and I ask her to pass out the rest of my Lovehammers Postcards, and she happily accepts this new found job!

Oh, then the two girls that we met at the bar earlier, the ones that want to keep Daniel for a week, found me and the kids and started singing to us again....They were really a HOOT!!!!! Oh...then Pretty Vegas is blaring...yeah last song!.....and Natasha and Daniel runs in for a peek, and runs back out like they have seen a monster in their closet or something!.....I start laughing.....I told em so!.......Then about 5 minutes pass, and then I see TED..........If the wheelchair could of jumped up and down it would of been!!!!!!

Here he was going on and on about a one thing limit, and then he circles around to ME. Says "Give me some Love"....I reach up and give his little neck a hug, and he tells me to be at the bus after the meet for My Time.....This guys doesn't know me from Adam!...I never even told him my name!....I guess I was the only Hammerhead in a wheelchair looking desperately for a glance at Dino!......Who knows!.....I'm thinking conspirary theory........I wish I could of got a picture with Mr. Ted.....

I get pushed through to the start of the line....

And there sits Marty, and I'm like oh hello nice to meet you, Now DINO!!!!......Dino was sitting right next to Marty, and all of a sudden I'm being pushed away!....Damn I forgot the wheel brakes!........Dino gets this look of desperation, stands up and reaches out to grab me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......He kisses my cheek and tells me that's I'm glad I made if for the hug....I'm thinking "That's the Hug?"...........OH MY.....NOO....I must get more....Anyway...I say I have something for him..

I had other presents for the others, but was being pushed away!......

The day I found out I got cancer, I stole this pink arm band from behind the reception desk...I know I know...it's only a dollor, but I was pissed that day!.....So, I have been wearing that arm band that says just simply "HOPE" on it for like what?....3 months now!....I wanted to pass on my HOPE to Dino so he could carry it longer!......He says he has a present for me and he'll explain later why.....So, he says we're doing a bit of an exchange here......He takes off his black and white arm bands and puts them very slowly on my wrist....and says "Read them and we'll talk later"......The white one says f**k CANCER.....and the black one says NEVER SAY DIE.....Then I was officially pushed out of the way, and Dino sits back down, all the while the kids get all my other "stuff" signed by the boys!........So I'm sitting there waiting for the kids to get out of line and.......

Ok, so we have to go outside, and of course after such an encounter with MY DINO.....the bathroom was 'a must'....So, we try to come back in and the lady said we couldn't!......Some other big guys standing around, stood in her way, and said oh yes she can!......So, I beeline it to the all familiar bathroom while the kids are waiting......

We then go back outside and it's got really cold by then, was a nice day all day, and all of sudden the temperature drops like 40 degrees!......Oh, and Daniel pushes my chair into the groove in the pavement, and the front wheel tube comes off!.....I'm thinking all is good, the moon could fall on my head right this instant, and nothing would change the fact that Dino already gave me a hug and a kiss....But I needed more.......and I was headed to go get it!....

We start to go back where the Green Bus is heavily guarded by this huge ass fence!....INXS busses were blocking the Green Bus....I thought....go figure...my luck!......So, Daniel is in charge of pushing old Mom here around, since Natasha has just been Lovehammered, she's useless!.....lmao...Bless Her Heart!......

There's like this throng of fans yelling for __ to come sign their stuff, and let me tell you, oh my!......These fans have no concideration for anyone in a wheelchair, or was it the lady in the wheelchair accidentlly running over as many as their toes as she could!...No for real, they were rude and pushy, and I'm like get me out of here, I'll go over here and wait!....So, I get in back of this huge aweful line of INXS fans drooling over God knows what, and I'm thinking....."Where's the bathroom!!!!!!!!!"........The security people keep on yelling at them to move back, the busses where leaving.....I was thinking....stupid fans....Lovehammers would never leave their fans out in the cold without even a hello.....So, the shit really hits the fan, when I hear __ name being chanted, and here I go back farther, and farther away because I realize at this point in time, there will be no more "bathroom" breaks for me, so I better toughen up!......Mr.__ comes out and signs people's autographs through the chain link fence! and Gary Beers comes out of the fence after you know who leaves after gracing his present to his most adoring fans for an all 10 seconds! Here I am, in the very very very back of all these people, as far back as I possibly could get without getting run over by the next moving vehicle. And out of the corner of my eye, here trots over Gary Beers from INXS.....I guess he thought I was a fan waiting, and couldn't get through because of the wheelchair....He reaches down and gives me this most awesome hug, and he has this really soft voice with of course the accent thingy going!....He signs my book that BG sends me, and I tell him thank you for introducing Marty to the world!..........Natasha breaks down at that and just starts laughing....and then he goes and hugs her too!....It was great......

Ok, INXS busses finally pull out, like after 30 minutes, and I start to see some Hammerheads emerge from God only knows where they've been hiding!....Poet shows and all the others that I have totally forgotten their names, but they were really nice and funny to watch when they are drunk!....lmao...

Security starts to come out and tells us to back up and stay to the right, well by now, I've moved my happy little rolling arz closest as I can to this fence. Security is like everywhere all of a sudden, and that worries me, because all I kept on thinking about was to get close to Dino, and I have to get a better HUG.......This meant the world to me, and they just told me to move back.....oh my......

15 minutes later, and oh by the way, What the hell was the Lovehammers doing in there for so long anyhow!....Oh my....These INXS fans', some of em lurked around I guess to get their paws into Marty and all, I don't know, as long as they didn't get too close to MY DINO.....Gotta keep em safe after all....and I can be a mean Momma on wheels after all!......


So, like all of sudden these security guards are freaking out about something......And Marty comes out all by himself....He's told to stay within the fence!.....He went up to each and every person though, but was really awkward, to find a good word.....Natasha is totally going insane at this moment, because apparently when mom wasn't looking earlier and all Cooty eyes over Dino...Marty sneaks in a kiss and hug to my baby....well, she is 17 and was having the time of her life also!......

Natasha says, here mom take a picture of me and Marty....So...Mr. Marty man moves quickly over to my Natasha and puckers up all big THRU the fence, and I swear I can feel Natasha's knees shaking all the way through to my wheelchair!....I'm like...camera was ready....but I was like hold that Marty...just a second...and then he gives me this big smile and resumes the huge kiss through the fence....Right before I take the picture....Natasha turns from Marty kissing cheek to Marty kissing lips!....and I got the picture....He started laughing and told us both that we were good, and did we have that one planned.....I'm here still thinking of asking him where Dino was.....oh my.....He is really perfect looking....Someone asked him if it felt like he was in a cage.....He laughed and said sometimes.....Awwwww I felt for him then, and then went ahead and did it.....I asked him when Dino was coming out!.....He lauged again, and said in a bit, he has to get his shit from inside!......lmao.....I'm thinking....ok.....Love ya Marty.....but please...move on so I can see my Dino!

Ok, security leaves just like that. Minutes are passing away here!......No sign of anyone else....minutes are just a ticking away....

And all of a sudden out of no where, Dino and Bobby pop into the group of ladies waiting around!...No walking up the ramp for those 2...they just sneak in somehow and there they are!......Well....

Natasha runs over to mob Bobby of course....There's a story behind that one 2....She sure did get around last night!.....And this huge mob around my Dino!...I'm thinking.....Bobby is looking mighty fine, and oh my, I can see why everyone goes Goo Goo.....give a few, and then I'll have Dino........

Then Dino pulls out this huge box of Hostess Cupcakes of all things!!!!!!!!!!

He starts playing games with all the girls, and giving out his CUPCAKES....The man really has a life force about him that is unmatchable!!!!!....Then he squirms through this literal mass of girls, God knows where they all came from, and pops right up in my face offering me his personal CUPCAKE...LMAO.....He has this way of looking at people....no through people I think.....and personally makes fun of everyone in his own very cute way!.....Was funny to watch...He stayed right next to me and handed out the rest of these damn cupcakes to everyone, and throws the box in the dumpster that is near by....Then he turns to me.....And I swear these next moments go in slow motion, don't know why, but I'll remember them whole heartedly and completely for the rest of my life......He holds my hand, and helps me up out of the wheelchair.....We are face to face, and.....

Oh I know...Here I was going to save the damn cupcake like forever, cause we know how long Hostess can last.....And we get in the car, and there's Daniel licking his lips...He got hungry...I just started laughing again!....

Ok, Dino has my hand, and oh his hands, where so perfect, smooth but rough. I asked how his finger was, and he says it's much better but looks like shit!.....His eyes....He can make the world's best eye contact with someone.....He was right into my space, holding my hand, and putting his other hand on top of my wrists, and he said "I'm now in possession of the MOST precious priceless possession that he has ever had in his life."........"My life and heart has been broken and filled with grief for all the people that I love who has cancer"....He oh my.........is still holding my hands, no one else is in the world right now, and I'm just totally into Dino and every word he is saying to me!.....He says

He says that I'm not going to break his heart, and that I will fight and survive!........I've got tears running down my face by this time and I look at Dino, and well, that's a personal moment!......He says, "I want you to treasure these bracelets, and to never take them off or loose them", I'm thinking there's not a soul big enough in this universe to take them off of me, but of course, at that time, I was all most speechless.....He tells me to treasure them as he will treasure mine that I gave him......Winning this battle means the world to him....I'm thinking it'll make me feel better too babe..........He repeats while pulling at the bracelets and rubbing my hand, that he cares and this is the most important thing in his life now!.......Well, here's Daniel in the background, already has one camara full of pictures just of this moment, and fumbling for the other one!.......Then he says he's been hearing about one certain HUG that I'm due, and then he laughs, and asks me if I thought he didn't ever read this!......Ok, there goes my mouth!......I say…

I tell him that he means the world to me, and that he has given me allot, and he says he knows!....He just didn't know what he could find to give me back!.....He said the bracelets symbolizes this fight, this treasure of his in his heart that breaks so often when one of his family members or friends get sick with cancer, and he has had his allot of them...That's why he wants me to treasure them and to never forget how much this means to Him....Oh My....I don't think he knows how much it means to ME!........maybe he does, but I dont' know....Then just all of sudden, the he starts laughing about Frankie!........He loves it when Frankie is added to the stories, and by the way, she's really a fat one now, he told me how much she weighted now, and I totally forgot. Oh, and He says that Frankie likes to sit in front of the TV in the "lounge"....and he laughs.....and…

He says to put Frankie barking and running around in circles when the TV is ON!.........Did ya get that part A?....lmao

I'm like standing there with mouth wide open....laughing my arsz off, I love it when Dino tells stories!.......And Dino loves it when stories are told!........He comes back really close to me, grabs me by my waste, and I'm thinking oh my....gonna fall gonna fall....and then I grab hold of his shoulders and waste and get that HUG I've been waiting for, for like months now.....He yells....."I have a girlfriend"........I ask where is she, I'll hug her too!......I said, anyone that love Dino, I must love also!.......And he just smiled real big, I felt like I was joking around with a friend that I had for years!......Then Natasha and Daniel wants Dino moments of course!.......Dino says something very special to the kids, that actually shut Natasha's mouth up for a moment, cause she was really on this Lovehammers High of all High's....oh my

And then he must of joked around with her a bit, cause she turns around and gives Dino a titty twister....She does it all the time to some of her friends, and they chase after each other.....and I'm thinking Dino just got his boobs pinched by my baby....She sure was getting her Lovehammers full last night for sure for sure, and having the time of her life 2......Daniel says Dino is the coolest and that now He's the man, so what ever was said there, will stay there between Daniel and Dino......We take our pictures of the kids with Dino, and Bobby yells they are pulling out!.....So, they were gone, and I came home and haven't stopped smiling and thinking of these moments for a second!........

No, he has a girlfriend. Has for about 8 years.......When we were hugging, He said...wow....wait...I have a girlfriend...like he was reminding himself!....

Guys.......you are my family, and family shares....Good times, bad times, not so good times, and boring times too....This was the time of my life and I couldn't even sleep until I told my family about all my moments!......you guys are the best!....

Oh yeah MY A....Daniel had his Bobby Pickachoo signed, and Dino was like where did he find that one?......I think they sneak in here!......Not for sure though!......But Bobby love it!......And Dino loved your drawing, and I told him he couldn't have it!.....lmao!....

[DG]

Nancy's Story Part 1..
I can't sleep!....So, I'm going to describe St. Charles from the beginning, middle, and that's it!....The end has to wait for my Asylum 'family' to be in to hear that part!

Intro:

By now, with over 3000 post, everyone should know that my name is Nancy. My getting to this concert must be explained, because it is a huge part of the night!
Last year, I was diagnosed with cancer. I had surgery, and am still battling this "war" everyday. The surgery unfortunately didn't get it all, and I'm not getting into any more details on that, just to say that is for me and my 'family' to worry about and to know all the details. I'm in and out of the hospital quite frequently here lately due to several factors, and my 'family' is what keeps me going by sending treasured presents to me, and warm loving support daily!
When Mr. Fortune got ill in the beginning of the month, and this concert, the one and only I could of ever got to go to was cancelled, I cried for hours. I truly didn't have enough hope to be able to make it to the end of the month, nor be physically able to attend this concert.

Uh Oh, I skipped some parts I'm going to have to go back to: The Day I found out I have cancer, before I told my kids, my 'family', or anyone else, I found myself wandering aimlessly on this site, which I call Home Sweet Home, and at the LH.com site where I check in from time to time at. Looking at all the "normal" people just chatting away, checking in with my Asylum "family" on all the goings on that happen DAILY, just lurking around with this thousand pound news flash hitting me extremely hard, not knowing which way to turn, or what to say to all these people, nor my 'family', was really tearing me up inside! Not having that 'special' someone to go to was really hitting hard on that day. I find myself posting and doing my 'thing' as my kids like to tell me, when Mr. Dino Kourelis popped onto the LH site, and he was on for awhile. I'll never know for the life of me, why I PM'd him with all this news, it just happened, and was apparently the right thing for me to do that day. You see, I had already been heavily involved into Street Teaming efforts in Southern Illinois, with Radioclash sending me the postcards already, and all this excitement about the "tour" had this big Lovehammers fan ready to go, until my "war" started that is! I just start in and let it all go in that first PM to Dino, about everything I wanted to do for the Lovehammers, the cards, the flyers, the radio stations, etc...and I told him that I didn't know if I could attend my planned concert, and on and on I went, I would hate, just hate to read that first PM, because as everyone can tell, I'm a talker, and I can babble for hours!....OH MY.......Anyway, he PM's me back immediately with some very tender words, and Dino support for my up and coming war, and says to not worry about making it to this particular concert, the Lovehammers will be around again in my area for sure! Then all of a sudden a week later, with no PM to him, He PM's me to say no matter what, no matter how sick I get or am, He wants to meet me and He wants me to fight to be able to go to this concert in St. Charles! He said he didn't care about the hair being gone anyhow, it's get's in the way of good Hugs! So, here I am with this huge and first time real goal to fight and to win something that meant the world to me! He writes a couple times past that just to check in and make sure everything is going good! I really felt an inner peace with those simple little PM's he sent me! You see, he has allot of close and personal friends out there and family that is dying of cancer also, so he feels this 'war' on a personal level as well, and it made me feel more than special, it made me want to fight!
So, when I finally do tell my 'family' and you all know who I'm talking about! It was easier and more steadily willing to go through the many stages that I'm going through, with them as well. Daily we would talk about the tour reviews, the concerts, the looks, the squee fests, the upcoming encounter I would be having with MY Dino and having all these people truly care and support and laugh with and cry with and grow with and change with made this concert more and more of a reality to be able to go to, made me strong! Made me fight inside and out for everything and everyone that I love!

Ok, where was I at, oh the concert being cancelled and Mr. Fortune being sick, and he thinks he was sick...oh my.....Well, all this building up of movitation, energy, fun, hard work on my part getting out of those damn hospitals, eating right and on and on, got blown away from a weapon of mass destruction- a rescheduled concert! Right at the time more chemotherapy was being scheduled for and a long and daily war of staying alive and healthy! But damn the Asylum, they wouldn't let me give up or talk about not going to the next one, even though it was only a month away, was a life time to me! But with more love, encouragments daily, and a growing change that was happening inside of me, I saw this date getting closer and closer and closer! I dreamt about getting that HUG from Dino, meeting him face to face, talking with him, seeing all the boyz was truly happening! I was winning something, and when you feel like I do, winning is damn good! The week before the rescheduled concert my chemotherapy overlapped the concert date, and I just went on and on and on to my doctor until he finally gave in. He called a Hospital in St. Louis and scheduled me, little ole me, a time for treatments to be done there instead of in Carbondale, so I could attend the concert that night! He thought I was a nut for pinning up Dino pictures evertime I go in for treatments, and listening to my Lovehammers during chemo, and he really thinks I'm a nut now, because even my chemo had to be scheduled around my Lovehammers Time! One of a kind doctor he is- oh and by the way, He bought a CD of the Lovehammers just for me to stop asking him if he had bought one yet, and he makes sure he is wearing his headphones and jamming to "The Clinic" everytime I walk in to see him! He's a doll!

Ok, the BIG day had finally, finally arrived with much sweat, tears, frustrations, love, and hope accompanying it! My daughter Natasha drives me to St. Louis, with son Daniel, he's 13, in tow and jamming to the Lovehammers the whole way. What a long drive that was! I get to Washington Clinic in St. Louis early in the morning and get my treatment. Which by the way, the last 2 treatments I had got ended my butt into the hospital for 2 or 3 days sicker than a dog, well, I guess a dog never really has got that sick, but oh well, you all get the meaning. Boy this is getting long, but is worth it! They had strict rules there and no pictures could be tacked to 'their' walls, so the kids go out and get all my Dino pictures that I would have for my treatments, and tape them to their little bodies, and they just are standing there with these most precious wide smiles that I ever saw! I love my kids more and more every day that's for sure! The nurse's really thought the Lovehammers had some really crazy nutty fans after that encounter! So, that's all I'm going to say about that time, you all really don't want me to go into detail about that do ya?....lmao....

We get out of the Clinic around 1:00, and we are just looking at each other thinking ok, what's next! I yell- The bus- We must see the bus! We find the Family Arena fairly well, and it was ok in size, I've seen larger, but it was large enough. The kids was impressed with the size, but this was their very FIRST concert after all! All along I was thinking----If Jodie can do it, I can too! This was my day- or my Walt Disney World Trip as I was calling it- and I was going to the Green Bus. We are pulling up and my heart literally stops, ok, not literally, but you get the meaning, and there it sat, in all its Green Glory, The Bus......Oh The Bus.....Natasha starts squeeing and I had to make the first of my many pits stops, that I won't get into here, cause that would just be gross to mention, anyhow we pull up in there. The bus is parked in this gated hugely protected fenced in area behind the arena. I'm thinking fences, what, are they scared of fans now? We sit there and couldn't stand it anymore, so we left!.....As we were pulling away, I say what are we doing! We go get sodas from the gas station right down the road, and yes, return to where the famous Green Bus was nicely protected with 10 foot high fencing! Natasha is just looking at me, for I guess instuctions as to what to do next, and I had no idea what to say, so we all just sat there, parked, and looked at each other for the longest of times! Was funny, but scary if ya didn't know us! And then out comes Bobby of all people! Decked out in sweat pants, white t-shirt and really messed up hair, talking on his cell phone. And then, Dino walks out of the bus and goes into the arena, my first Dino sighting! And I froze, not even a YO Dino, it's me....or a Oh My God, the Lovehammers Rock.....nope....froze we did.....All three of us just sat there mouths wide open and stared! Stared while Bobby was having a very entertaining conversation with someone, by the way, if anyone ever gets to see Bobby talk on the phone, can be really funny! Arms are going everywhere, pacing back and forth, laughing, head bopping up and down, and the arms again, the man talks with his hands that's for sure for sure! My son, the would be hero of the fangirls wants to take the camera and go up to the fence to ask for a picture, and we yelled NOOOO.....Don't know why, but I could actually be seeing Daniel climb that fence and being arrested and missing this concert, and other not so pleasant scenerios was racing through our heads, so we said no, and just sat there! After all the excitement, we just sat there! Bobby returned to the inside of his little safe haven of protected 10 foot high fencing Big Green Bus, and we drive off still in shock with not seeing the Bus, but by freezing and not being able to say a word. Than like all rational humans, we go to the nearest Denny's, the kids order their plates, and I get my coffee, which was really good by the way, and debate our actions into being ones of curtious, mature, and concerned people. We didn't want to disturb the boyz and all, this was there time!....Inside we were all thinking oh hell yeah, we blew it! Daniel starts joking with me and Natasha and yells there's the bus everytime another bus would pass by the road, a school bus, or a moving van, or anything large to that type, and here we would be turning around as quick as we could, surprised we didn't give each other whip lash from Daniel joking with us! Then I call a friend- Ayesa- so she could talk sense into me and whip me out of my freezing mode, and I think it worked!

Suzie from this board calls me up at around 4 and gives us directions to the BaHa lounge where everyone was meeting before the show, and things were going back to normal a bit. We decide to drive on in to St. Louis, which by the way, has absolutely no bathrooms in the downtown area!---and after a chemotherapy session, a bathroom is something that becomes a "must have", so we drive all the way to St. Louis to just say, damn, no bathrooms! lol....So, back to St. Charles we go! We finally find the BaHa lounge and it is settled into this magestic area of Downtown St. Charles and I was really really impressed with the decor, and the total environment!
We get the wheelchair out and plopp my butt in it, can't walk very far without getting too sick or too tired, and there was going to be no passing out last night! We go in and meet Poet, from the LH board, a friend of her's oh please don't be mad at me for forgetting you all's name, but damn, I've forgotten! Really nice people's though, and had a blast chatting with them. Met two other girls, that became jewels, One girl comes here sometimes, and yes I forgot her name too, but I will never forget what they did and how much fun we all had together that night! Her friend had MS, and a whole host of other ailments, so she chatted me up on vitamins and other things. Ok, time for concert was here at last, and sorry Cindy and Amy if I'm taking up too much room! And let me tell ya all, there wasn't enough bathrooms available from there to the arena, and why I was concerned about hunting down every available bathroom spot, I'll never know!...Nerves was really hitting me hard, plus the chemo, but the nerves was the doozy!
We pull up, go in, and find our spots and it was like I was in a daze or something! Really numb to find the proper word here! Then these two nutty friends that I met at the bar find me!----They have drinks in hand, and starts singing at the top of their lungs Lovehammers songs, and where was I to go?----I was stuck!---But laughing my head off- they knew I was nervious, and Bless Their Little Drunk Hearts, they did a great job at rockin and cheering all of us up! Then I did a very smart thing, and called Doc and I tried to tell her everything that was going on, but I don't think I made much sense, cause the only thing I could hear her doing was laughing over the phone! Oh My.....

Ok, The Lights are going down, and so is my whole mind! I know that the best time of my life is getting ready to happen any moment!- and Breathing became something I had forgotten to do!....Oh My.....I was getting ready to hear the Lovehammers play live and I was just trying to soak in every moment. I know the stories all seem to run together with the same set lists, the same things here and there, but this was MY time, and MY moment that I had worked soooo hard for, and dreamt about for soooo long. And then Bobby comes out and makes my breathing come back much better. The sounds of him playing the opening of Ultrasound was like the beating of my heart and it was entering me with so much excitement, anticipation, each second was like each beat your heart takes, and it was LOUD, perfect, jammin, and hypnotic, and here's Doc over the phone telling me to breathe, I'm like why? what? Oh My God it's The Lovehammers.......And your telling me to breathe?....Oh My...

Then Dino comes out and oh hell, I'm gone by then. 45 seconds into the concert, I couldn't of passed out at that moment and been happy with my time! Oh and Dino didn't just come out, he pops out and has this Dino energy about him, well ya got to see him to know what I'm talking about. Then Billy appears out of no where, cause of course, I can't take my eyes off of Dino, even Bobby's heart beats couldn't distract that moment, it was all BASS! Ok, then Marty slivers out, and I'm like cool, don't get in front of Dino, damn Marty! Marty was full force, and the most amazing performance I have ever seen! And I've seen allot, and he's the best performer I think there ever will be! And he even stayed out of Dino's way most of the show, like he knew what I was willing him to not do! Did all the classic Marty moves, and sang his little heart out. Combined with every sound there, it was Heaven on Earth for sure! Was magic! I stood up out of my wheelchair for as long as I could, yelled, screamed, danced, felt the moments, every moments!, and loved every second of every sound that came from the boyz that night! Billy's riff was better than great, he's got a gift that man does. And when Dino started blowing smoke or was it a drink out on the stage, my heart stopped and only the sound of Bobby's drums brought me back from dying on the spot!

Ok, was over way too soon, I could of listened to that all night, and was over way way way too fast, but that's been said before. And it's the Truth.....I was lucky to have a bathroom, funny on the bathroom stories, sorry, right next to where my seats where, so after the concert, we went on the hunt for the boyz. No boyz. Jeremy said they can't come out no more and they will be doing the Meet and Greet after INXS.....I'm thinking I have to have more than the Meet and Greet....I just have to....I have presents I wanted to give to Dino, Natasha had presents for Bobby, and Daniel had stuff too, and the M & G's weren't long enough!.......So, disappointment sets in on top of the all so natural high that we were on, the music is still ringing in my ears! My goal was to meet Dino and get that damn HUG!!!!! And it was looking like that wasn't going to happen.......Until I met Ted!......And that's were this story is going to end for now.....The rest I'll tell in the Asylum later on this afternoon! Sorry this took so long, but was the best time of life guys, and I wanted to share it with the world if I could!........Love Nancy.....

[Vicki]

oh Dear LORD Nancy! your story had tears streaming down my face! What a special moment for you to have. It really touches my heart the way he really cares about you and had never met you untill right then. He has given you the strength to battle this thing in you and you will beat it!

[lovehammered]

Me and Dino pretending to be related after the KC show... It was so funny

[DG]

Hopefully after tonight we'll have several new Dino stories...

[DG]

Posted with permission

Polarfan tells...
It's about 12:30 am bar is crowded the guys are surrounded the ladies I'm with are part of groups talking to Marty and Dino. Steph waves me over to the Dino group and I see him. He looked at me and Kim (me with blue hair Kim with vivid red) and cracked some joke about 'rainbow hair" or something smart ass like that
I get my pic taken with Dino at when the flash went off he kissed my forehead (that makes twice now) then he kept his arm around me while talking to the others. He does have a unique spicy scent...I liked it. But then felt awkward cuz I was thinking "does he think I'm clinging and doesnt want to embarrass me by taking is arm off abruptly or is this just natrual" me being the idiot that I am kind of slide my arm off of his waist and step aside so another girl can get it...YES I KNOW I'M QUEEN OF THE IDIOT PEOPLE

[penny74]

This isn't a concert memory...it's from a phone call...as many of you know.

Dino: So why aren't you here partying with us? (In Vegas)
Penny: Because I have to work. I'm sitting at my desk right now.
Dino: Oh, you work the night shift?
Penny: Dino, it's 9:00am.
Dino: IT IS?

Then, sigh, it went downhill from there.

Dino: So, have you had your morning coffee yet?
Penny: I don't drink coffee.
Dino: What do you drink? Water?
Penny: Yeah.
Dino:.....................Interesting.

Sigh. I'll take the Queen of the Idiot People crown now, Polarfan. Thanks.

[treebee]

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[treebee]

Here is my Dino story...

I played him my cell ringtone which is a snippet of Starlight Lady...I asked, "Do you recognize it?" And Dino says, "Is it some 80s band?" Classic!