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Greg Martens added a Photo 8 months ago
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Greg Martens added a Photo 8 months ago
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Greg Martens added a Photo 8 months ago
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Greg Martens added a Photo 8 months ago
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How did you first become a fan of The Grateful Dead?
I have siblings who are a decade older than I am. Since they were born in the 60’s, they had the advantage of being exposed to some of the best music of our time. I remember hearing the Grateful Dead from my brother’s huge speakers that let everyone in the neighborhood know he was listening to the Grateful Dead. In 1985, when the Grateful Dead played in Portland, Maine, at the Cumberland County Civic Center, I remember my mom and I dropping my sister off outside the show. It was pouring rain, so the streets were sprinkled with bright rain ponchos. My sister would go off to see shows. I was only a young kid, so I was unable to join. I was so curious why the Dead drew such an enormous fan base. In middle school, friends had older siblings too that went to Dead shows. My 6th-grade math teacher even called those siblings Deadheads. He talked about them as if they were a cult. My Freshman year in high school was the year “In the Dark” came out. It got huge radio play. Our local radio station, WBLM, aired live Dead shows, and I used to listen to them and record them on my tape deck. In the early Fall of 1989 (9-13-1989), I saw Jerry Garcia play at the Seashore Performing…
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How did you first become a fan of Prince?
Every fan remembers the moment it all began — the instant that spark turned into a real connection and your fandom took hold. We’d love to hear your story.
What first pulled you in?
A Specific Song Or Album – Something you heard once and couldn’t stop replaying?
A Live Show – A concert, festival set, or surprise appearance that blew your mind.
A Performance Clip – A street performance, TV appearance, YouTube/Instagram/TikTok clip, or bootleg video that made you look them up.
A Friend Or Family Connection – A parent’s record collection, a sibling’s playlist, a friend’s burned CD, a partner’s favorite band.
When you share your story, feel free to include:
Where You Were – City, venue, living room, car, headphones on the bus…
Who You Were With – Friends, family, a crowd of strangers, or completely on your own.
What You Remember Most – A specific song, a solo, a lyric, a visual moment, or just the feeling you had.
These are exactly the kinds of fan memories we want to celebrate and preserve here in the Hall of Fans, so don’t hold back. If you’ve got photos, ticket stubs, or playlists connected to your story, feel free to mention those too and add them to your Museum Wing.
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How did you first become a fan of Gov't Mule?
Every fan remembers the moment it all began — the instant that spark turned into a real connection and your fandom took hold. We’d love to hear your story.
What first pulled you in?
A Specific Song Or Album – Something you heard once and couldn’t stop replaying?
A Live Show – A concert, festival set, or surprise appearance that blew your mind.
A Performance Clip – A street performance, TV appearance, YouTube/Instagram/TikTok clip, or bootleg video that made you look them up.
A Friend Or Family Connection – A parent’s record collection, a sibling’s playlist, a friend’s burned CD, a partner’s favorite band.
When you share your story, feel free to include:
Where You Were – City, venue, living room, car, headphones on the bus…
Who You Were With – Friends, family, a crowd of strangers, or completely on your own.
What You Remember Most – A specific song, a solo, a lyric, a visual moment, or just the feeling you had.
These are exactly the kinds of fan memories we want to celebrate and preserve here in the Hall of Fans, so don’t hold back. If you’ve got photos, ticket stubs, or playlists connected to your story, feel free to mention those too and add them to your Museum Wing.
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How did you first become a fan of The Grateful Dead?
Every fan remembers the moment it all began — the instant that spark turned into a real connection and your fandom took hold. We’d love to hear your story.
What first pulled you in?
A Specific Song Or Album – Something you heard once and couldn’t stop replaying?
A Live Show – A concert, festival set, or surprise appearance that blew your mind.
A Performance Clip – A street performance, TV appearance, YouTube/Instagram/TikTok clip, or bootleg video that made you look them up.
A Friend Or Family Connection – A parent’s record collection, a sibling’s playlist, a friend’s burned CD, a partner’s favorite band.
When you share your story, feel free to include:
Where You Were – City, venue, living room, car, headphones on the bus…
Who You Were With – Friends, family, a crowd of strangers, or completely on your own.
What You Remember Most – A specific song, a solo, a lyric, a visual moment, or just the feeling you had.
These are exactly the kinds of fan memories we want to celebrate and preserve here in the Hall of Fans, so don’t hold back. If you’ve got photos, ticket stubs, or playlists connected to your story, feel free to mention those too and add them to your Museum Wing.
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FEATURED FAN MOMENT: GREG MARTENS’ JOURNEY TO MEET THE MOLOTOVS IN PARIS
Every once in a while, a fan story comes along that perfectly captures the kind of grassroots energy that The Molotovs live for. This one comes from longtime music lover, and Hall of Fans Founder, Greg Martens, @Tens , who discovered the band online and ended up flying to meet the band in person.
Below is Greg’s full story — recorded using the Record Your Story tool inside his Hall of Fans Museum Wing — along with photos from his hangouts with the band and a video clip that first caught his attention.
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT (as recorded by Greg):
“Hey everybody, this is my story about meeting the band, The Molotovs from the United Kingdom.
One day, a video came across my Facebook, and they were playing in the street in London, doing Day Tripper. It’s a three piece. And I was like, man, these guys are really good. They’re playing the street. They’re after my own heart. I love the gorilla marketing.
About a week later, another video came across Facebook, and they were playing again in the street on the back of a flatbed truck outside of a brewery. And I was like, these guys are good. You know? They play in…
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How I Discovered The Molotovs — And Flew to Paris to Meet Them
Here’s a story I recorded right here in Hall of Fans, using the “Record Your Story” tool/button in the Audio tab of my Museum Wing.
AUDIO TRANSCEIPT:
“Hey everybody, this is my story about meeting the band, The Moltovs from the United Kingdom.
One day, a video came across my Facebook, and they were playing in the street in London, doing Day Tripper. It’s a three piece. And I was like, man, these guys are really good. They’re playing the street. They’re after my own heart. I love the gorilla marketing.
About a week later, another video came across Facebook, and they were playing again in the street on the back of a flatbed truck outside of a brewery. And I was like, these guys are good. You know? They play in the street.
About two weeks later, another video came across, and they’re playing at Royal Albert Hall. And if you know anything about music venues in the world, it’s royal, it’s Albert, and it’s a hall. It’s pretty beautiful. So I said, Wow, not only does this band play in the street, but somehow they’re a part of a benefit at Royal Albert Hall.
And then maybe a couple weeks later, they said they were going…
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