A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Elise on March 02, 2015, 04:17:02 PM
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Can anyone help me with an address of Mark Knopfler where I can send him an autograph request?
I desperately want one of the master himself.. Does anyone have experience with this sort of requests?
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Hi Elise,
No, no-one can help. Requests to the management will not help either. There's only one way and that's waiting before a concert at the backstage and ask very kindly. That means waiting before they go to the soundcheck, usually around 16.00. So standing at the backstage around 15.00 till they arrive is your only option. Sometimes he stops, sometimes he doesn't. After the concert won't help you at all, nowadays they do a runner to the cars and plane to be at the next city the same night.
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Thank you! Maybe when MK is in the Netherlands I will try!
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The usual is to write a letter to the Management
Paul Crockford Management
10 Tottenham Mews
London W1T 4AF
UK
This adress is on Guy Fletcher
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Did you ever hear that you could send some stuff and MK signed Jbaent?
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Did you ever hear that you could send some stuff and MK signed Jbaent?
No, but any fan of any artist in any period of time had made that in the hope of getting a signed photo...
Actually I think that damage management used to do it with the fans, but we all know PC is not Ed Bicknell, don't we?
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And MK changed as well Jbaent. He used to stop more before going to the soundcheck.
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And MK changed as well Jbaent. He used to stop more before going to the soundcheck.
Zwolle, 07-06-2013 :(
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That was only one example. I was at the showcase 2007in Basel. Only Martina and I were waiting at the backstage and he didn't stop. It would be only 1 minute. It's all about what he feels like that day
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And MK changed as well Jbaent. He used to stop more before going to the soundcheck.
Zwolle, 07-06-2013 :(
Yeah, that was a disappointment
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Also because it was incredibly warm
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I think someone here got something signed at Bridport. That, of course, was a much more low key sort of event than a concert - small audience - small venue - a little local affair, really. Maybe that's the sort of thing to look out for.
The other possibility, if you're in the Netherlands, is to try leaving something with the local promoter - maybe not the main man (woman?), who might feel it a bit beneath them to ask, but somebody else at the office, like the boss's assistant.
In theatres where a play or show is running for an extended period, you can sometimes get an autograph simply by leaving a spare programme (book) for the show with the meber of staff at the stage door. Where MK is playing a show several nights running at the same venue, this may be a possibility. However, the RAH now has a low level car park for performers etc, enabling them to avoid leaving through the stage door.
A year or so ago, we saw Dame Judi Dench in a stage play in London. After the performance, the staff at the theatre set up some barriers in the street in front of the theatre, asked everyone waiting there to get behind the barriers and then she came out and signed everything presented to her and had her photo taken many, many times. Some of the young folk there had flown from the Far East to see her live. Such is the power of James Bond, I guess. Anyway, I was much taken with her preparedness, willingness even, to do this but I'm afraid that younger performers (and MK is younger than she) lack that kind of attitude about the relationship with their audience.
I don't know whether PCM would be prepared to help. Somehow, I doubt it, but it might work, particularly if there is a special reason behind it. A few years back, I contacted someone's agent with a request for an autograph to mark a special occasion. I explained what the occasion was and the reason why the autograph would mean so much. I was then put in touch with that person's PA, went through the whole thing again and got the autograph I sought.
One problem nowadays is that artists feel that autographing something is just as likely to be for someone to sell on eBay as for a personal memento. In other words, someone is asking just to make a profit. These days, autographs are being replaced by "selfies", they say, but maybe that's one of the attractions - a selfie is more likely to appear on Facebook than be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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I had an autograph in Bridport, so did Knopflerfan on his MK signature tags. We all saw the pictures, so no secrets about that.
His car was standing in front of the venue, so easy to wait there for him.
RAH doesn't work, the other bandmembers sometimes don't use the lower parking but MK does :'(
In 2010 at the backstage-entrance from HMH Amsterdam it worked out to ask Paul Crockford. Same with 2013 in Oakland. But it's quit rare nowadays ::)
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I will try evrything I can possibly think of.. :)
Thanks to all of you.. It feels like coming home, this forum! (I am a new user)
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Best of luck in your quest for an autograph - I shall never ever forget meeting MK at Bridport in September 2013, having that brief but very sociable chat with him while he signed my three Fender MK Labels and then shaking his hand to which he said to me 'all the best'... great day wasnt it Ingrid!! ;)
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We were excited for the rest of the day anyway Knopflerfan! Happy with the session in Bridport, excited with the autographs, especially on your strat-labels
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Last time Mark was in Russia (2008) he decided not to walk to fans neither upon arrival or on soundcheck or at any time. Looks like he already had these strange and sad feelings about our country, although in 2001 concert in Moscow was last and could you believe it, Russian fans managed to:
01. Call Mark from his hotel to walk down
02. Take as many pictures with him as possible
03. Take as many authographs as possible (on T-shirts, CDs and all over fans)
04. Just to talk in friendly atmosphere surrounded by Paul Crockford, musicians and MK
05. Somebody even gave him balalaika as a present same evening! Shame he cancelled his concerts there.
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It's not about the country or the people from your country Foma. He doesn't do it nowadays. It's his right, however we would like him to act different. 2001 he did it everywhere. Now he only does when he can't avoid it. And even then, like Bridport, he sits in his car signing stuff and don't want to do pictures with fans.
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I guess as well we have to think of the dangers in this world we are in... we are devoted fans who mean no harm but MK doesn't know who we are and what our intentions may be! Ingrid will tell you that personally if I had never met him it wouldn't of changed my opinion of MK or his music because I am not like that. But I have to admit that meeting him and obtaining personal autographs is absolutely brilliant. Can never understand anyone selling them as the MK guitars & labels will Never go!
I guess obtaining MKs autographs make everything he does so, so special now...
So we haven't got the best tickets for his tour but I think we did for Bridport in more ways than one!!!
Again good luck in your quest for an autograph...
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I guess as well we have to think of the dangers in this world we are in... we are devoted fans who mean no harm but MK doesn't know who we are and what our intentions may be! Ingrid will tell you that personally if I had never met him it wouldn't of changed my opinion of MK or his music because I am not like that. But I have to admit that meeting him and obtaining personal autographs is absolutely brilliant. Can never understand anyone selling them as the MK guitars & labels will Never go!
I guess obtaining MKs autographs make everything he does so, so special now...
So we haven't got the best tickets for his tour but I think we did for Bridport in more ways than one!!!
Again good luck in your quest for an autograph...
Thank you so much for wishing me luck. I know what you mean, by receiving an autograph form the man himself it will become more personal than ever.
And, I love the man. With or without it :)
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Great attitude!
My motto is: Mark Knopfler - not just a hobby but a way of life!
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Great attitude!
My motto is: Mark Knopfler - not just a hobby but a way of life!
Cool motto :) Maybe just fits me too :):)
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I have to also echo what twm put earlier and I really think personally that 'fleabay' and likewise sites are to blame for a lot of 'stars' attitudes to autographs.
When I met Mark in 2013 there weren't many who stayed behind afterwards but those that did obtained a signature (or three!) and in my eyes the best feeling of meeting your idol!! Anyway my only gripe was with a lady in front of me who bought around 5 lp's for MK to sign - which he did, only for all of them to appear on ebay that evening. If I'd known I would have had a word!!!
The minority ruining it for the majority!!!
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Great attitude!
My motto is: Mark Knopfler - not just a hobby but a way of life!
Cool motto :) Maybe just fits me too :):)
I'm sure I speak for a few on here who feel the same... MK is most certainly a huge influence on mine and Mrs Knopflerfans life... the best thing is the great 'family' we have on here as well!! Not long until we all meet up either...
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Couple of years ago MK was alone about in a one meter distance from me (not on the stage :)). Sometimes I really feel that I should have said thanks for everything or something like that. But normally I am happy that I did not disturb him.
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Same with me Silvertown, saw him in Edinburgh when I (and he and Glenn Worf) was walking through the city.
I just did as if I didn't see him. He doesn't want to be disturbed.
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Same happened to us at Hay-on-Wye 2007. We were there for the weekend and MK, along with Kitty and Issy were often seen walking around the site. Nobody bothered them and there were many perfect opportunities to approach MK for an autograph, but we respected his privacy as he was with his family.
On the first day of the show, Kitty talked about her new book with Mariella Frostrup and we were sitting on the first row, just a couple of seats away from MK and Issy. Later, I had Kitty's book signed in the book tent and I was so excited to see what she had written, that I bumped into someone and when I looked back, it was MK! I was only about six feet away from him, but I just couldn't move and didn't have the nerve to say anything! So I just stood and watched him, trying to summon up the nerve to say hi - which I didn't do, I regret to say! We did meet him the following year, though, 2008, when he stopped his Mercedes in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle to say hello - something we will never forget! Even then, I didn't ask for his autograph, but the fact that he stopped us meant everything! :)
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Nice memories there Val, you are like me in some respect in that chatting to him perhaps means more than an ink 'Squiggle'.... mind you my 3 ink 'Squiggles' are very much treasured as you are well aware!!
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Nice memories there Val, you are like me in some respect in that chatting to him perhaps means more than an ink 'Squiggle'.... mind you my 3 ink 'Squiggles' are very much treasured as you are well aware!!
I hope I will get my squiggle one day, Knopflerfan - maybe in May, who knows! Looking forward to seeing you both again! :wave
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A good fan told me about cameras. Once he sees somebody with a photo camera, is far dificult to stop and chat or get autographs. I
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Met him 5 times and got autographs 5 times but very difficult these days. Last time was 2008 and that was because my good friend Waterline Man won a competition with GF.
In 96 he signed for all the fans who waited by the stage door.
In 97 they set up tables inside the venue!
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Great attitude!
My motto is: Mark Knopfler - not just a hobby but a way of life!
:o
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I never got any autograph and I don't expect anything.
I don't see enough warmness or empathy in their behavior.
They have to do a fantastic 2 hour show to do, they do it very well, they take the money we're very happy to give them and that's all.
There's nothing before, there's nothing after but during 2 hours, you're one of their 10'000 best friends worthing each 100 Euros.
I was playing back Budapest 2013 and I just came upon the usual speech "It's good to see you all. It's fantastic to be back in this beautiful city. Always great to back" and you know that's bullsh*t . If it's so fantastic, how come you're not coming back ?
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I never got any autograph and I don't expect anything.
I don't see enough warmness or empathy in their behavior.
They have to do a fantastic 2 hour show to do, they do it very well, they take the money we're very happy to give them and that's all.
There's nothing before, there's nothing after but during 2 hours, you're one of their 10'000 best friends worthing each 100 Euros.
I was playing back Budapest 2013 and I just came upon the usual speech "It's good to see you all. It's fantastic to be back in this beautiful city. Always great to back" and you know that's bullsh*t . If it's so fantastic, how come you're not coming back ?
Of course, tunnel85, I know that what you say is true, especially for MK, but it's nice to dream that he cares, although in my heart I know he doesn't really! ;)
The others in the band, especially John and Mike are really friendly. We were at one of their concerts with John Doyle a couple of weeks ago and in the interval, Mike came over to us, shook our hands and chatted, which seemed genuine and then at the end we had a lovely chat with John and John Doyle. All very nice people and we are going to another of their concerts tonight in York, because they are such great fun with wonderful musicianship. :)
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I'm sure John, Mike , Guy and the rest of the band are very nice guys.
I'd love to see them on their own show.
Even MK, I'm sure he is a nice guy but some decisions are totally wrong. He may not be responsible or even not aware but he has his name on the door.
I know I'm particularly rude. To be honest, sometimes there is hope or dream. Very rarely but it happens.
He is coming back to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and from what I know, Mark himself has insisted to come back. Good point for him. :thumbsup
But there's always a price to pay. :think
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He did do a lot of autographs in earlier days. I can imagine he is ready with that. I am pretty sure he doesn't play because of the money, we all know he doesn't need it.
He writes songs because he has to, it's his talent, it's in his system. He likes to play, you can't see it always, but I really think he likes to play for the audience. He likes it when people run to the stage at the encores. He stopped a concert in Cologne when we were pushed back to correct the securityguys. We did runners in the US in 2013, I told our friends there it's really fun to do. After the second show (las Vegas) he came to the front of the stage to shake the hands of Lis and me. I am sure it had something to do with this runnerthing, a kind of a thankyou for coming over and help us to have a great experience as a band too.
And yes, John, Mike, Guy and the others are really nice. I love to talk to them and have a hug :P :D
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I'm sure John, Mike , Guy and the rest of the band are very nice guys.
I'd love to see them on their own show.
Even MK, I'm sure he is a nice guy but some decisions are totally wrong. He may not be responsible or even not aware but he has his name on the door.
I know I'm particularly rude. To be honest, sometimes there is hope or dream. Very rarely but it happens.
He is coming back to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and from what I know, Mark himself has insisted to come back. Good point for him. :thumbsup
But there's always a price to pay. :think
Yes, Guy and Danny are very friendly too. We met both of them at one of the BluesClub concerts in Pagham a few years ago and Danny sat with us and shared our chips! :)
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In London at the Bluesclub I had a beer with Danny. I still miss him and every now and then I mail with him. He is a real nice guy.
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Got to remember though that Mark is one of the "big guys". I mean, what are the chances of getting the autograph of Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, etc.? I think Mark is pretty generous overall.
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Got to remember though that Mark is one of the "big guys". I mean, what are the chances of getting the autograph of Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, etc.? I think Mark is pretty generous overall.
Yes, I understand what you say, Mr. Redux! John and Mike, particularly are very ordinary guys and being in MKs band gives them a taste of super-stardom. For example, I read a post on Guy's forum recently, which commented that after one of the John, Mike & John shows, they went off in a white transit van, but from May they will be travelling by private jet - quite a difference from their usual mode of transport!
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Last tour, after one of the RAH shows, I was with 4 friends waiting in the parking exit. We were just 5 people. Then we saw MK's car going out. He saw we were just 5, actually 4 because I hadn
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Got to remember though that Mark is one of the "big guys". I mean, what are the chances of getting the autograph of Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, etc.? I think Mark is pretty generous overall.
Please don't get me on Clapton and Chris Rea or anyone who wouldn't tour south nor west of the Rhine ::)
These guys don't tour in our countries, so the chances to meet them are indeed very small.
In that sense, I agree Mark has a more generous approach, although I wouldn't be surprised to see him focus on Northern Europe in the future.
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Last tour, after one of the RAH shows, I was with 4 friends waiting in the parking exit. We were just 5 people. Then we saw MK's car going out. He saw we were just 5, actually 4 because I hadn
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I totally understand him, but... 4 people, that are very calm people. Sign and take some pictutes would have been less than 5 minutes of his life. Yes, he is in his right, and I totally understand when he saw many people and there is no way to please them in equality without losing too much time, he would refuse, but in that situation... even I understand he rather go home as quick as possible, specially when his wife and two daughters were in the car... It would have been very easy and fast to sign some things to that four people and take some pictures without having to go out of the car, and please the only 4 fans that were there...
I understand your feelings. Maybe it was that time mostly because of the family. He wants protect them. And also, work day is over, wife wants to be at home etc. you know :)
I think that maybe the way Mark behaves nowadays also protects himself. He can live more like a normal person, maybe also in practise but maybe the most important thing: in his mind.
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... if I was a musician as MK is, and I saw just four fans that came to my car in a such polite and calm way... I would had signed them things for sure and maybe some pictures. They would go home very happy, and I would had lost just 5 minutes...
Choices, anyway.
Totally agree.
He makes choices, we make choices...
That is not a matter of choice. Let me try to explain certain points.
The problem is that an extravert can hardly understand what an introvert feels, and vise versa.
Actually, there is no comparison between them.
The above named musicians such as John, Guy and Mike are extraverts, they are gregarious and convivial, but Mark himself is an introvert, so most likely the key to his reaction lies not in his arrogance, but in his emotional overload.
Take it from me, everyone has different capacity of batteries to maintain of overall tonus, and it's his innate peculiarity, which can't be changed of his own free will.
Someone can be full of vital energy, whilst someone can feel like a boiled rag in response to the same excitator.
There are many people, for which is vitally important to cut himself off from the world for a little while after the burst of activity in order for recharge their batteries.
This is by no means a whim, this is always caused by special characteristics of their excitatory system.
And we must not blame them when they try to avoid communication by right or wrong.
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@Throttle - interesting points you make there. However, I was hearing the voice of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory show when reading it (been watching that show a lot lately), so I almost cracked up there for a while :)
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Speaking of that, could Mark be an Asperger Syndrome?
I see much of the characteristics in him.
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Speaking of that, could Mark be an Asperger Syndrome?
No, he has high empathic ability :)
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Speaking of that, could Mark be an Asperger Syndrome?
No, he has high empathic ability :)
There are many kind of aspergers and some of them are almost like any other who doesn't have the syndrome.
His brother David says that Mk is triple Leo (lion)... Which is a complicated zodiac signe...
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However, I was hearing the voice of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory show when reading it (been watching that show a lot lately), so I almost cracked up there for a while :)
Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker :-[
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No offense meant, Throttle. You just sounded very scientific (nothing wrong in that), and with the Sheldon voice it just got a bit funny. :)
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His brother David says that Mk is triple Leo (lion)... Which is a complicated zodiac signe...
Not complicated at all ;)
Be patient, Leo children are complicated ::) but they grew up very sensible, intelligent, sweet and are perfect adults...
After 58 and a half years old they may become very grumpy.
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His brother David says that Mk is triple Leo (lion)... Which is a complicated zodiac signe...
Not complicated at all ;)
Be patient, Leo children are complicated ::) but they grew up very sensible, intelligent, sweet and are perfect adults...
After 58 and a half years old they may become very grumpy.
LOL
My daughter is leo, also my brother ;D
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I love how threads turn around from discussing what the best way is to get autographs to zodiac-discussions ;D
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His brother David says that Mk is triple Leo (lion)... Which is a complicated zodiac signe...
Not complicated at all ;)
Be patient, Leo children are complicated ::) but they grew up very sensible, intelligent, sweet and are perfect adults...
After 58 and a half years old they may become very grumpy.
LOL
My daughter is leo, also my brother ;D
...and me! I can assure you that we are quite normal and I will personally sign autographs for anyone on this forum. ;)
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My son is a Leo and he readily admits to being a grumpy old man, even though he is only 45 years old! ;D ::)
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...and me! I can assure you that we are quite normal and I will personally sign autographs for anyone on this forum. ;)
I can do it too !
dmg, watch your mail box, I'll mail you an autograph ;)
Whoelse understands Leos and wants an autograph ? jbaent ? Superval99 ?
You should watch your mailbox beginning of next week. ;D
Ingridswing, I can send you a special autograph if you want. ???
Anyone else, feel free to ask . ::)
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I will try evrything I can possibly think of.. :)
Thanks to all of you.. It feels like coming home, this forum! (I am a new user)
Welcome Elise, I'm new as well!! Hope really you can get your autograph!! I don't have any and I'll probably never have one as I do not want to write to PC's staff. Too complicated, you have to send an enveloppe with international stamps for the answer and I saw on a site that some fans never got their autograph, only the photo. They said that MK couldn't sign them because he was on holidays with his family which I understand perfectly!! Finally waiting several hours before the show backstage will be impossible for me to do in Paris Le Zenith next June because it's a tuesday and I'm working, can't take a day off for the occasion!!! I won't attend any other MK's gigs, can't afford to travel so much!! :wave
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...and me! I can assure you that we are quite normal and I will personally sign autographs for anyone on this forum. ;)
I can do it too !
dmg, watch your mail box, I'll mail you an autograph ;)
Whoelse understands Leos and wants an autograph ? jbaent ? Superval99 ?
You should watch your mailbox beginning of next week. ;D
Ingridswing, I can send you a special autograph if you want. ???
Anyone else, feel free to ask . ::)
Just put it on a blank cheque my good man! ;)
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...and me! I can assure you that we are quite normal and I will personally sign autographs for anyone on this forum. ;)
I can do it too !
dmg, watch your mail box, I'll mail you an autograph ;)
Whoelse understands Leos and wants an autograph ? jbaent ? Superval99 ?
You should watch your mailbox beginning of next week. ;D
Ingridswing, I can send you a special autograph if you want. ???
Anyone else, feel free to ask . ::)
Just put it on a blank cheque my good man! ;)
Same for me, please! :wave
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I suppose MK's get out is that you can buy a signed litho if you really want his autograph. :)
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Glenn is also super-nice. I've met him twice, talked with him about 5 minutes one time, and he was so genuine.
I've been an MK fan since 1978 and would dearly love to meet him. Had kind of a chance a couple of times, but it just didn't feel right because he looked tired, so I chose not to bother him.
I would be so happy to get maybe a handshake and the chance to thank him for 37 years of music that always touches me, but then, I probably wouldn't be able to say anything he hasn't heard thousands of times before. He certainly doesn't owe me that opportunity, but still I keep hoping to catch him at an opportune time.
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The coolest autograph I have seen is the one Lis managed to get on her i-phone! A strange item to have an autograph on, but an item you get to have all the time with you!
I have a couple of autographs as well, from other fans. I got the two vinyls that ingridswing and knopflerfan witnessed being signed on the Bridport event, by a person in front of them. He did do it in order to sell them, Ingridswing and Knopflerfan supposed correctly at the time. I knew that they were the real thing and I bought them for a reasonable price. I also have a Notting hillbillies album with all musicians signatures coming from a trusted collector. Unfortunately for me, it was the only way to obtain his autograph.
Getting an artists signature is almost a ritual, supposed to make the bonding with the fan base and the artist tighter, both for those who do get the autograph as for the rest (that are way more) that try to.
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I have one on my old iphone (2010) and one on my newer one (2013 together with Lis).
But the latter one faded unfortunately (because I was hit by a wave in Iceland, the phone went wet as well, actually didn't work anymore either, but the autograph also disappeared, that's the worst part of this unvoluntary swim). So I need to do a new one. My old iphone 4 is save in his box with the autograph ;-)
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The coolest autograph I have seen is the one Lis managed to get on her i-phone! A strange item to have an autograph on, but an item you get to have all the time with you!
I have a couple of autographs as well, from other fans. I got the two vinyls that ingridswing and knopflerfan witnessed being signed on the Bridport event, by a person in front of them. He did do it in order to sell them, Ingridswing and Knopflerfan supposed correctly at the time. I knew that they were the real thing and I bought them for a reasonable price. I also have a Notting hillbillies album with all musicians signatures coming from a trusted collector. Unfortunately for me, it was the only way to obtain his autograph.
Getting an artists signature is almost a ritual, supposed to make the bonding with the fan base and the artist tighter, both for those who do get the autograph as for the rest (that are way more) that try to.
Oh that has made my day! I'm so glad a genuine fan got those signed lps. The person was in front of Ingrid and me and I was so cross to see them on ebay that evening. I was cross because all they were obviously thinking of was money not whose signature they had managed to get..I have said and always will that in my eyes no money in the world is worth the Three Signatures I have espeically what the Signatures are on!.
I am still gobsmacked with the time I spent chatting with him and also that handshake that MK offered that afternoon - precious!!
Enjoy your lp's knowing they ARE genuine MK signatures...
Ps I would have bought them myself if I'd known they were gonna be sold.....
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We kind of "knew" that it would be sold, we concluded that already when standing in line for the autographs. But happy a real fan has it for a reasonable price :thumbsup
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Yes, you could just tell they were gonna be turned into cash at some point!! Vgonis - have you any pics of your signed lp's please....It would bring back happy memories as they were signed just in front of me!!
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I will take photos and post them. Hopefully this weekend! :wave
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Fantastic thankyou! Look forward to seeing them!!
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After waiting hours after the show in Glasgow 2001 the band finally emerged and I met Glenn and Mark who were kind enough to sign my tour book. As Knopflerfan has said many times, it's the occasion and the memory that makes the autograph mean something otherwise it's merely ink on paper.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062560246/in/album-72157631711400306/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062556473/in/album-72157631711400306/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062557703/in/album-72157631711400306/
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After waiting hours after the show in Glasgow 2001 the band finally emerged and I met Glenn and Mark who were kind enough to sign my tour book. As Knopflerfan has said many times, it's the occasion and the memory that makes the autograph mean something otherwise it's merely ink on paper.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062560246/in/album-72157631711400306/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062556473/in/album-72157631711400306/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davids_leicas/8062557703/in/album-72157631711400306/
I agree dmg! An autograph means nothing unless it's signed in front of me and I can remember everything that happened at the time! Paying for one from ebay would be meaningless! :)
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Very nice photo's DMG.
At Bridport, MK would not let anyone take any photo's of him signing which we all respected.
Mandy did take a photo (as you have all seen) of MK coming over to sign for us.
It is most definately about the occasion (I am still gobsmacked that I have met him!!) chatting to him and the handshake! but it is still great to obtain a proper Signature (or three) from the master.
I still can't tell anyone enough about how meeting MK has changed me!!!! (I guess as a guitarist who has grown up admiring MK and it's also because his music means so much in life to me)
If it is solely a signature that you require then really the only way 'properly' except meeting MK himself is to buy a tour Litho like Dusty suggested...NEVER EBAY!!
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Very nice photo's DMG.
At Bridport, MK would not let anyone take any photo's of him signing which we all respected.
Mandy did take a photo (as you have all seen) of MK coming over to sign for us.
It is most definately about the occasion (I am still gobsmacked that I have met him!!) chatting to him and the handshake! but it is still great to obtain a proper Signature (or three) from the master.
I still can't tell anyone enough about how meeting MK has changed me!!!! (I guess as a guitarist who has grown up admiring MK and it's also because his music means so much in life to me)
If it is solely a signature that you require then really the only way 'properly' except meeting MK himself is to buy a tour Litho like Dusty suggested...NEVER EBAY!!
He still never recorded I Think I Love You Too Much like I told him too though. :(
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After waiting hours after the show in Glasgow 2001 the band finally emerged and I met Glenn and Mark who were kind enough to sign my tour book. As Knopflerfan has said many times, it's the occasion and the memory that makes the autograph mean something otherwise it's merely ink on paper.
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Thanks alot DMG for sharing your so priceless memories!! And No I will never buy an autographed item from Ebay because it would not be mine!!! :thumbsup
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Very nice photo's DMG.
At Bridport, MK would not let anyone take any photo's of him signing which we all respected.
Mandy did take a photo (as you have all seen) of MK coming over to sign for us.
It is most definately about the occasion (I am still gobsmacked that I have met him!!) chatting to him and the handshake! but it is still great to obtain a proper Signature (or three) from the master.
I still can't tell anyone enough about how meeting MK has changed me!!!! (I guess as a guitarist who has grown up admiring MK and it's also because his music means so much in life to me)
If it is solely a signature that you require then really the only way 'properly' except meeting MK himself is to buy a tour Litho like Dusty suggested...NEVER EBAY!!
He still never recorded I Think I Love You Too Much like I told him too though. :(
That quite beautiful track should have made OES, IMHO... Anyway moving on..... :wave
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For me, get a MK autograph only makes sense if I can get it by myself and it'll meaningful just because I was on front of him, asked to him and he signed it to me answer my request, it's meaningful because I had a personal interaction with my musical hero.
Buy a signed litho or a signed item on eBay has no meaning to me.
I only have his autograph in a cd and MK himself asked my name to write it with his signature, that's meaningful!
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I forgot that I actually got one.
It was at the Ronnie Scott's with the NHB, Ed picked the programs from us, Mark signed them backstage and Ed came back with them.