Some background: When I was dating my wife to be, her little sister absolutely loved Elton John, and somehow got the idea that he was my brother - (we look vaguely alike). I played along, and even when she got older and knew it was a bunch of BS, she always just wanted to believe it because she thought it would be sooo cool.
Anyway, 28 years go by and she still loves EJ. But as luck would have it, I managed to score up front tickets for the three of us to one of his concerts. I wonder if this weird story happened to be relayed to the guy, if he might somehow take notice of us in the audience, or something. I personally couldn’t care less about celebrities, but something like that would make me a legend in the family.
Or am I just full of crap?
Eltonfan.net will forward e-mail to Elton’s management, so it’s one place to start.
I wouldn’t expect anything to come of it, but it might be fun to try.
Tnks RC, I’ll let you know how it goes…
You’re welcome. Let me add this: I saw Elton John (with Billy Joel) a few weeks ago. He intereacted quite a bit with the people in the front rows – shaking hands, signing autographs, etc. Even if you don’t hear from him, there’s a good chance he’ll notice you if you stand near the stage.
Contact his record company, and they’ll tell you what to do. If they can’t get you any acknowledgement from the stage (which I doubt they’d go for), maybe there’s a meet and greet after the show that you might get invited to. Remember, though, that just about everyone at that show has some kind of story that they think deserves a shout-out. You just have to be the one guy smart enough to ask for what you want.
If none of that works, carry a sign that says: “ELTON: I AM YOUR LONG-LOST BROTHER”. That might get his attention at the show, and then Reality Chuck’s scenario might come into play. And if you still don’t get any props from him, you’ll still be considered a legend… As the brother-in-law who carried around a stupid sign just because he loves his sister-in-law. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.