I met him in 1995. Just like having a normal conversation with a friend really

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I know back in the nineties when he got sack fulls he didn't reply to anybody, he kept them under his bed i think until he eventually burnt them! Im sure I read that on Pulpwiki in the pulp people magazine bit. For a signed pic or anything I'd consider writing to Rough trade.

 

I've met him and he is lovely, I told him we were seeing Pulp at Sheffield and he was telling me about rehearsing for it, then he wrote "... See you in Sheffield!..." In my book.

he's so lovely *fangirly sigh*

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 Thanks.

It's a pity I'm non-British so it's never possible to meet him

I'll try rough trade then. Really hope it works cause I've never been so crazy about any celebrity before.

He'd be more likely to sign a recent photo or one taken in the 90s? 

BTW just curious if he ever read them before burning them.

I doubt the photo you choose will decide whether or not he signs it! (unless it's a really bad photo..)

does anyone here have twitters or facebooks? I have no pulp friends... :sad:

Ooh I wouldn't. I don't see him as a celeb cuz he's so down to earth and genuine. My ideology of celebrities would be someone that's so...what's the word...exiled from normality? I definitely think jarvis is a down to earth lovely guy. Or at least that's how he comes across in interviews...

Sigh. I really wanna meet him :(

Does he usually do signings or talks or anything like that?

Nobody hugged him when I met him either, my friends and I had a group photo with him as we'll as our own and we didn't even put our arms on him! 

i have seen a really creepy video of him being pestered somewhere and 1 person did ask if they could hug him, ever polite he said yes but didn't hug back and definitely didn't seem to want it.

-- Edited by Jarvgirl on Monday 20th of May 2013 08:37:48 AM

Ahhh that's so cute. Did you hug him tricia?

Yeah, he pointed at my three friends but did a "how" hand sign with me, for our group pic he put both hands up in a kind of "i surrender" way and smiled. :)

May I ask an irrelevant question: do they still have his wax statue in Madame Tussauds or not?
If they do guess I'll visit London someday and take pictures there, that would good enough for me already.

I'll send a letter to rough trade with a photo but not expecting to get it back. He might be totally occupied everyday and international mails get lost all the time... But still worth an an attempt,
And thanks for the advice, I'll avoid the word "celebrity" in my letter.

I always feel surprised at how eager people seem to be to meet Jarvis, but then I guess he's different to so many artists because he's a personality, and that personality is integral to all of his work. He's very much like Alan Bennett in that respect- I've been to two talks with Alan Bennett over the last couple of months and he's so fascinating to listen to because you feel like you already know him, and exactly the same can be said for Jarvis.

A lot of threads on here tend to wander off course sometimes, but it's all right. It's just like having a normal conversation I think. You don't always stay right on track.

-- Edited by triciathetree on Wednesday 22nd of May 2013 01:56:05 PM

Myron Wagtail wrote:

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Can anyone help with my wax statue question above?

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I don't know anything about Madame Tussaud's I'm afraid, but I did find this bizzare article from ages ago!

 http://www.nme.com/news/pulp/5255

Fran wrote:

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Myron Wagtail wrote:

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Can anyone help with my wax statue question above?

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I don't know anything about Madame Tussaud's I'm afraid, but I did find this bizzare article from ages ago!

 http://www.nme.com/news/pulp/5255

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 Thanks.

Wondering if Rock Circus is part of Madame Tussauds. And according to wikipedia  Rock Circus is not there any more.

In fact I remember reading that article before and it's an important reason why I doubt if they'd still keep him there. And that thing kind of made me sad.

Feeling sorry now because when I visited Madame Tussauds I had never heard of him or I would at least have tried searching everywhere.

I tried googling  "Jarvis wax" or "Jarvis Madame Tussauds" but could only find no more than two pictures.

A pulp newsletter in 1996 that I found on Pulpwiki said "Jarvis had his first 3 hour sitting at Madame Tussauds on Friday 13th September for his Rock Circus double... a lucky start for the soon to be molten man." but I don't know if that's a joke I failed to get being a non-native speaker.

Hey guys, I know we're kind of drifting off into different subcategories in this thread but I didn't want to annoy anyone by making a ton of different threads being a relatively new member and everything. BUT! I was just wondering... is anyone going to go see Jarvis' talk at the lit festival on the 24th? If so, can you report back to us if he lets slip anything about Pulp plans or solo plans or book readings/signings? If you're feeling really confident you could even ask him if he has any plans to do something for us fans up North that can't travel down ^_^

How great would it be if he did like a mini-book-reading tour thingy? Ahhh.

Also don't forget to post any pictures or videos you get of/with him! :D can't wait to see footage!

Myron Wagtail wrote:

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thisishxc wrote:

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Hey guys, I know we're kind of drifting off into different subcategories in this thread but I didn't want to annoy anyone by making a ton of different threads being a relatively new member and everything. BUT! I was just wondering... is anyone going to go see Jarvis' talk at the lit festival on the 24th? If so, can you report back to us if he lets slip anything about Pulp plans or solo plans or book readings/signings? If you're feeling really confident you could even ask him if he has any plans to do something for us fans up North that can't travel down ^_^

How great would it be if he did like a mini-book-reading tour thingy? Ahhh.

Also don't forget to post any pictures or videos you get of/with him! :D can't wait to see footage!

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 Sorry. I was simply too eager to know, but never intended to spoil your thread, really.

If it bothers you, I'll stop talking about my question here. Maybe I'll try ask elsewhere, but not here anymore, I promise. 

By the way, I'm dying to see some reports of his show too. :)

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Oh noooo this wasn't a dig at you at all! This was me getting worried people will find me annoying cuz I keep posting all different things inside one thread.  

I wish Jarvis' waxwork was still around too. I'd also love one of the cardboard cutouts from Different Class! If only...

Btw re: future Pulp plans I promise to get the Nick Banks thing done asap! Had forgotten about it...

I knew nothing of this waxwork until just now... so thank you!

I haev emailed Maddam Tussauds to ask if it's still there, and if it's still kept behind glass to protect it from Michael Jackson fans :)

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Did jarv take drugs then? Haha

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 Oh I should say so.

Fran wrote:

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Myron Wagtail wrote:

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Can anyone help with my wax statue question above?

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I don't know anything about Madame Tussaud's I'm afraid, but I did find this bizzare article from ages ago!

 http://www.nme.com/news/pulp/5255

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 I took a few tour groups to Madame Tussaud's in 2009 part of my job. No Jarvis there then, and doubt they'll have put him back.

That interview is quite lovely, but the head story sounds totally horrible to me!

Stephen wrote:

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I'd repeat - very nice guy to meet. When he turned up at the Royal Albert Hall gig he made a point of chatting to us fans (all four of us!) who were there. He seemed to size up quite how many of us there were because at first it was as if he intended to walk past us, but realising we were so few, decided to be polite. He was nervous, but very sweet.

Then I inadvertently did some slightly gay flirting at him. Because I am a fool.

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 Brett Anderson and blueberries. How metropolitan. 

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What's the Sheffield doc fest? Are any of youse going?

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 It's an internationally acclaimed documentary film festival held here in Sheffield every year and I'm hoping to go if I can scrape enough money together and it isn't sold out.

If he is it's a massive bonus but for me it's only a bus ride away and one of my hobbies is local history so it won't be a wasted journey.

Ahh sounds good. Sheffield isn't too far from me and the doc sounds super interesting so I might buy a ticket? Of course will be a bonus if jarv is there.

The 2 things I can remember from last night were; Jarvis saying that being as famous as he was in 96 made him feel like those pictures in barbershop windows. That you're still you but all the colour is gone and you're like a faded version of yourself.

He said he was at a level of fame now where he can walk around and get on with things without being mobbed and that he is enjoying  that. He particularly mentioned "I can go on the tube!"

 

last night is still a bit of a blur for me as later on I met Jarv, when it seemed all hope of seeing him was lost and we thought he'd snuck out if the back door straight away so everyone else left. Because I'd travelled such a long way I decided to drown my sorrows, and lo and behold 20 minutes later he appeared, with some friends (including Steve).

 

so, I met him again and we had a lovely chat about the Sheffield gig. He was really open and honest and lovely and dreamy.

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-- Edited by Jarvgirl on Saturday 25th of May 2013 05:07:23 PM

thisishxc wrote:

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Hey guys, I know we're kind of drifting off into different subcategories in this thread but I didn't want to annoy anyone by making a ton of different threads being a relatively new member and everything. BUT! I was just wondering... is anyone going to go see Jarvis' talk at the lit festival on the 24th? If so, can you report back to us if he lets slip anything about Pulp plans or solo plans or book readings/signings? If you're feeling really confident you could even ask him if he has any plans to do something for us fans up North that can't travel down ^_^

How great would it be if he did like a mini-book-reading tour thingy? Ahhh.

Also don't forget to post any pictures or videos you get of/with him! :D can't wait to see footage!

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 I recorded the whole Southbank talk but audio only, haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, it probably won't be great sound quality but should be listenable, I'll try and get in onto my computer later and then can pass it on if anyone's interested.