Local TroubleJun 08, 2020, 03:14:53 AM Reply #15 on: Jun 08, 2020, 03:14:53 AM Quote Did anyone mispronounce Giger's name?
Local TroubleJun 08, 2020, 05:04:43 AM Reply #18 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:04:43 AM Quote About ten years ago, I worked with this know-it-all goth kid who was the "world's biggest H.R. Geiger fan." He was going to get all tatted up with "Geiger's artwork" because he's such a HUGE fan. He was even kind enough to tell me all about "H.R. Geiger" and that he was "the German guy" who "designed the alien and the predator." And then I turned into this guy...
HuggsJun 08, 2020, 05:13:24 AM Reply #19 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:13:24 AM Quote Did his father dual wield 1911's against Saddam during the invasion of Grenada?
SMJun 08, 2020, 05:23:31 AM Reply #20 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:23:31 AM Quote Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 08, 2020, 05:04:43 AMAbout ten years ago, I worked with this know-it-all goth kid who was the "world's biggest H.R. Geiger fan." He was going to get all tatted up with "Geiger's artwork" because he's such a HUGE fan. He was even kind enough to tell me all about "H.R. Geiger" and that he was "the German guy" who "designed the alien and the predator." And then I turned into this guy...Brings a tear to the eye.
Local TroubleJun 08, 2020, 05:32:59 AM Reply #21 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:32:59 AM Quote If only you could be such a huge fan as he was.
HuggsJun 08, 2020, 05:34:59 AM Reply #22 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:34:59 AM Quote But did he qualify as a "true" fan?
Local TroubleJun 08, 2020, 05:40:45 AM Reply #23 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:40:45 AM Quote Keep in mind, he was a goth kid. He didn't cop to being an Alien fan. He thought that sort of thing was only for geeks and he was too cool for that. He was in a band too. No, he was specifically an "H.R. Geiger" fan because he admired the art.
HuggsJun 08, 2020, 05:57:28 AM Reply #24 on: Jun 08, 2020, 05:57:28 AM Quote He remains the greatest of the unknown German masters.
SiLJun 08, 2020, 06:11:09 AM Reply #25 on: Jun 08, 2020, 06:11:09 AM Quote Quarantine fun: Have a conversation with a die-hard Giger fan about your love of Geiger and see how long you can hold the conversation before they realise you're talking about Hans Geiger the physicist (or stab you)
SMJun 08, 2020, 06:52:33 AM Reply #26 on: Jun 08, 2020, 06:52:33 AM Quote True Fans (TM) call him The Count.
SiLJun 08, 2020, 07:08:55 AM Reply #27 on: Jun 08, 2020, 07:08:55 AM Quote I know he wasn't there personally in '86 but I think it's obvious his work greatly influenced the way things were done.