Diggs Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 If I were a rock star, I would pull stuff like this too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5301658.stm Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl has said he will go drinking with two miners who listened to his band while they were trapped underground for two weeks. The men were stuck in a Tasmanian mine when it collapsed in May, and passed the time listening to the Foo Fighters on MP3 players handed to them. Grohl said he would meet the two when the band tour Australia in November. "I'm not just having one beer with those dudes - we're going for it," he told the country's ABC radio. "This is going to be a big night." Escape The miners, Brant Webb, 37, and Todd Russell, 34, were working in at the Beaconsfield Gold Mine when an earthquake triggered a rock fall, trapping them almost a kilometre below the surface. As rescuers dug an escape tunnel for them, the pair were handed the MP3 players to keep their spirits up. Mr Webb requested that Foo Fighters music be put on the player - and when Grohl heard about this, he sent the miners a message of support, along with a promise to fly them over to the US for drinks. Although this has not happened, the chance of them meeting increased when the group announced their tour would include Australia. Both Mr Webb and Mr Russell became celebrities in Australia after their escape. Their manager Sean Anderson said he was certain they would be happy to take Grohl up on his offer. "I'm sure they will be very keen to meet him," Anderson said. "Brant's the big fan [of Grohl], whereas Todd's more into his country and western stuff." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURGUNDYBLEEDER Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 That's a cool story. Nice to see that superstars can be human too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Note to self... If trapped in mine, ask for mp3 player with Jessica Biel songs on it.. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Great story! I'm not really a fan of the Foo Fighters - but every story I hear about Grohl make him sound like one of the coolest, nicest celebrities there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Grohl is awesome - we saw the Foo acoustic tour a couple of months ago - the guy is fricking hilarious (juvenile)...and he seems so normal, down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Great story! I'm not really a fan of the Foo Fighters - but every story I hear about Grohl make him sound like one of the coolest, nicest celebrities there is. Plus he's from Northern VA. He judged a local "Battle of the Bands" a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 That is awesome!!! Dave is such a cool guy and a great musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yeah, i was watching the HD Freeview last night of the Foo playing a concert in England in front of 85,000 brits. At one point between songs Grohl was like "HEY! Isnt it the Queens birthday today?" The 85,000 brits start cheering. Grohl: "WHATEVER!" It was outstanding. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 At the Acoustic Foo concert - after a few songs he introduced all the band members and extras - and talked about how they always wanted to do an acoustic tour. And he talked about the difficulty of playing acoustically for an hour - plus side was that he didn't worry about losing his voice every night. He mentioned how he could always come out and sing "Alice's restaurant" and be half way done for the night. It was a comment lost on a lot of people - but I dug it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleskins Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Foo Fighters rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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