From Henry:


I was lucky enough to see Velvet Revolver Thursday
>night in D.C.. I drove 3 hours to get to the 930 club
>from my house, and I took off from work Thursday and
>Friday to make the trip, after buying two expensive
>tickets from a scalper on Ebay. I got there around
>5:00pm and waited outside the club in the alley where
>their tour bus was parked.
>  I saw Scott go in and out of the bus and the venue
>several times, he wasn't gracious enough to come and
>meet the few fans that were waiting for him (and had
>been waiting in the sporadic rain), but I didn't care
>I wasn't waiting for his autograph anyway. Someone
>else that had been waiting there even longer said that
>he arrived in a car and signed a two autographs before
>going in, and the rest of the band arrived on the bus
>and had gone straight in.
>  The band came out of a door towards the back of the
>alley and walked towards us fans to another door at
>the front of the alley. I was 3 feet from Slash and
>the rest of the band as they walked into the club, but
>none stopped to sign anything, what a disappointment!
>Later they all came back out from this door and went
>to their bus, but didn't stop for a second time, both
>times they all just waved. I waited from 5 until 10
>when the band finally went on to do their show.
>  I went in and watched the show, which was jam
>packed, we could hardly see because of all the people,
>but the music was excellent. The band was GREAT! Slash
>did some talking into the mic about how cool the crowd
>was and about the new album. He was AWESOME!
>  After the show it was back out to the alley, now
>there were about 20 fans waiting, but everybody was
>cool and stayed calm, even the guys working the venue
>and the cops standing on the street. I watched Scott
>get on the bus first and then Slash, I didn't see
>Dave. Duff came out and it didn't look like he would
>come over but he did and he signed everybody's stuff
>and took pictures with people and was very cool! Then
>when Duff went to the bus Matt came out and was just
>as cool, they were both with the fans for like 20
>minutes each. I could see Slash through the
>windshield, he fixed a bowl of Dorritos and salsa and
>played around with a TV, then he sat down at the front
>of the bus just behind the driver's seat. He never
>came back off, and neither did Scott.
>  When we were waiting before the show this girl we
>met there didn't have a ticket, the tour staff kept
>walking by and they would talk to us, I asked about
>getting Slash's autograph and the tour manager told me
>he might come out at some point to meet people, he
>asked if we all had tickets, the girl told him she
>didn't, and he put her on the list which was very cool
>of him to do. After the show, when Slash was on the
>bus, I asked him again about getting Slash's
>autograph. At first he said he would see what he could
>do, then he said if he did it for me he would have to
>do it for everybody, so it didn't look like I would
>get it. Then, not even a minute later, after I had
>given up all hope this guy came up to me and asked me,
>"hey buddy what do you got there?", I showed him it
>was Slash's signature Les Paul and he said, "I bet
>Slash would love to sign that for you". I said really
>and he said, "he loves to see stuff like that" then he
>asked the tour manager if he would take it to Slash to
>sign, which he did reluntantly. So I got Slash's
>autograph! I don't know who the guy was, I believe it
>might have been Adam Day. But I was too nervous and I
>wasn't able to react to my emotions, going from being
>so disappointed to being so extremely happy, in time
>to ask. I did thank the guy and the tour manager, and
>I am forever grateful to them and to Slash. I just
>wish I could have met Slash, but maybe next time.
>  I hope you get the chance to see Velvet Revolver,
>thanks again,
>  Henry