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Years ago when Bruce was on tour in the US he showed up at a fencing tournament in Victorville, California. He fenced foil, he did OK and a group of us went out to dinner with him afterward. A couple months later we ran into him again in Chicago where he popped into our Nationals while he was in town, (still on tour). A few of us did the dinner thing again. He seemed to be a very nice Rocker.
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 Originally Posted by mdstasinos  Years ago when Bruce was on tour in the US he showed up at a fencing tournament in Victorville, California. He fenced foil, he did OK and a group of us went out to dinner with him afterward. A couple months later we ran into him again in Chicago where he popped into our Nationals while he was in town, (still on tour). A few of us did the dinner thing again. He seemed to be a very nice Rocker.
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer VICTORVILLE???? What was he doing there?? He was doing a concert in Long Beach and wanted to fence and he found out that this little town was holding a tournament that weekend he was in town so he drove to Victorville and fenced at the Haake and Slash Tournament held there annually. The funny thing about the experience, the organizer of the event let it slip in the local paper that he was going to be at this tournament and the gym filled with a lot of his fans. During one of the breaks he went over, signed autographs, and had pictures taken, he was just a nice guy about the whole thing.
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Originally Posted by mdstasinos He was doing a concert in Long Beach and wanted to fence and he found out that this little town was holding a tournament that weekend he was in town so he drove to Victorville and fenced at the Haake and Slash Tournament held there annually. The funny thing about the experience, the organizer of the event let it slip in the local paper that he was going to be at this tournament and the gym filled with a lot of his fans. During one of the breaks he went over, signed autographs, and had pictures taken, he was just a nice guy about the whole thing.
Mark Stasinos
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Ah man....I wish I'd seen this post yesterday...Kent Crosby (the organizer of whom you speak....coach at Victor Valley HS, which puts on Haake und Slashe) was down here for or first HS tourney and I could've gotten the story from him! Kent Crosby is the one to confirm the story. Again it was a fun tournament and it was fun to met and spend a little time with him there.
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Hmmm. Well i believe i am seeing maiden in concert next year, according to one of my friends anyways. Maybe ill run into him at a local fencing club! "Speak softly and carry a big sabre" OPA!
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I fenced with Bruce back in Canada in about 1996ish. He is strong, technical fencer. And fast. Likes to parry 6, then counter 6 and another counter 6. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU BUY MY TACTICAL WHEEL!!!????
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I fenced him foil a number of times about five years ago. If I hadn't known that he was the lead singer of Iron Maiden I would never have guessed - he was exactly the opposite of the stereotype of a heavy metal rock star. (well spoken, neatly dressed, friendly, polite, had a youg son with him).
He was an OK fencer at the time I fenced him but I don't think he had been competing for quite some time. I caught this morning morning’s minion, king-
dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing,
As a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding
Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird,—the achieve of; the mastery of the thing!
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I need to fence him.
I'd just be like "Hey, so what kind of music do you like?"
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Originally Posted by AkiraRagnas I need to fence him.
I'd just be like "Hey, so what kind of music do you like?" haha i would probably do something like that as well! i love maiden, they were my first metal band and Bruce has been my idol since i got into metal 3 years ago, whenever i would talk with my friends about maiden i would state that they were nothing before Bruce came and he has a wonderful vocal range. "Speak softly and carry a big sabre" OPA!
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Originally Posted by sabrefencer93 haha i would probably do something like that as well! i love maiden, they were my first metal band and Bruce has been my idol since i got into metal 3 years ago, whenever i would talk with my friends about maiden i would state that they were nothing before Bruce came and he has a wonderful vocal range. Aw. You're so young... bless.
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Originally Posted by Gav Aw. You're so young... bless. I may be young, but that does not change the fact the Bruce Dickinson has one of the best voices in heavy metal history. I even used Run to the Hills in my history presentation. "Speak softly and carry a big sabre" OPA!
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Damn, no kidding. I got "Piece of Mind" the day it was released.
Have you kids ever seen a record? 
Originally Posted by Gav Aw. You're so young... bless.
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Originally Posted by wahrman Damn, no kidding. I got "Piece of Mind" the day it was released.
Have you kids ever seen a record? I still listen to a lot of records thank you very much :P "Speak softly and carry a big sabre" OPA!
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Originally Posted by wahrman
Have you kids ever seen a record? Gramophone or LP? The Stalwart Panda
I'm not grumpy - I suffer from stupidity rage
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I hear he used to date the wife of an Fnet regular....
Edit: Also I took to wearing Duelist t-shirts to Maiden concerts and getting invited backstage fairly regularly.
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Originally Posted by GypsyScot I hear he used to date the wife of an Fnet regular....
Edit: Also I took to wearing Duelist t-shirts to Maiden concerts and getting invited backstage fairly regularly. Im definatly wearing a duelist t-shirt to the show when i see them on their '10 tour. I would do anything to meet Bruce, he is a freaking god of metal "Speak softly and carry a big sabre" OPA!
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Originally Posted by wahrman Have you kids ever seen a record? Record, have they ever seen a CD? Or just purely a product of the iPod era.
Note: I got into music late, and am totally a product of the iPod era. I own 2 CDs, but I have 8 days of music on my iPod... "Sir, didn't I parry"
"You didn't take advantage of his blade enough, so no."
(I guess i should have romanced it a bit more..."
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