[HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Tuesday, February 05, 2013 1:31:27 PM
So that was YOU? I saw that, LOL! I had the privilege of finally meeting Ripper after the Dio Disciples show in Detroit at Harpo's. What a hell of a guy he is!! He has very fond memories of Priest and he strikes me as a very genuine man, so I doubt he is hiding anything. I asked him about the "Sold Out" sign on the '98 Meltdown CD and if it was from the show in Kalamazoo. He thought about it for a minute and said he believed it was and then got a HUGE smile on his face and said "That was a hell of a show!" I don't know about you, but I was really hoping that he was going to come out on stage and sing a duet with Rob in Cleveland. One thing that upset me is the fact that none of Ripper's stuff was represented in the Epitaph setlist. I just think that was wrong. Rob said he didn't have a problem singing the Ripper era stuff, so why didn't they at least do 1 song? Gotta say, I would have loved to have heard Rob and Ripper do a duet on Cathedral Spires!!!
I went to Ripper's facebook page and noticed a pic he posted of his days in Priest. I figured not but I asked him if he posted the pic
because of something going on between him and Priest. I also ask him how he felt about Rob's return and his dismissal from the band.
I was a little surprised to see that he actually responded to me. He said nothing was going on with him and Priest and he said he loved Rob
and had a great time with Priest. I thought it was cool that he answered me and I think it's cool he's still cool with Priest. (alot of cools)(lol)
I thought there might be a little animosity but I guess not unless he hides it. I doubt that though because he has a emblem at the top of his page
that says JP social club.
