Paid Meet & Greets: How Money Ruined Being a Fan
Remember when meeting your idols meant hanging out by a smelly tour bus at 2 AM hoping for a fist bump? Those days are dead, replaced by a credit card swipe and a sterilized "experience" that has officially ruined the fan-artist connection.
Chris Akin and Neeley rant on the commercialization of the "Meet and Greet" and why plunking down $500 to see Dave Mustaine or Blackie Lawless strips away every ounce of excitement from the encounter. Chris recounts meeting David Ellefson at 15 years old during the "Peace Sells" era and explains why that authentic moment is a billion times better than the "pay-to-play" garbage bands are forcing on fans today.
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