Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 07:24:44 +0700 From: Nelwin Aldriansyah Subject: I was at Def Leppard Press Conference in Jakarta! Hi All, I'm new to this list. My name is Nelwin Aldriansyah, and I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. I'm a big Def Leppard fan! Last night, (May 31) I attended the Def Leppard Press conference here in Jakarta!!. I acted as the photographer for a Jakarta's radio station for the press conf. The press conf. started at 7 PM local time, they answered a lot of questions from the press, it lasted about 1 hour!. One of the memorable answer was when a reporter asked why they didn't write a song about the Princess of Wales (Lady Di). Rick Savage answered "Who said we didn't??, We've recorded 'Lady Strange", and the crowd laughed out loud!!. Moreover, Joe Elliot added another joke, he said "We also recorded a song about her in Pyromania album, the song's called (Lady) Die Hard the Hunter!", and once again, the crowd went nuts!! After the press conf., they received Platinum awards from Polygram Indonesia, for "Vault" album which sold more than 100,000 copies in Indonesia. They were very nice!, they all very down to earth!! After, the press conf., the press was invited to interview them, my friend's radio station interviewed Phil Collen. The promoter divided the press into five groups, and each group interviewed one band's member. However, all groups were placed in one large room, so, I can took the pictures of all members closely. I took a lot of pictures at the press conference and at the interview!, I spent four rolls of 36 exposure films!. I had the chance to take private shots with Phil Collen, Joe Elliot and Vivian Campbell. And then, took pictures with Rick Savage with some other people. Too bad that Rick Allen wasn't in his best shape last night, so he left the interview room very early, before I had the chance to take personal picture with him. However, I got a lot of his pictures during the press conf. and the interview session. I also got my whole CD Collection (9 CDs) signed by Phil Collen, and four CDs signed by Joe Elliot and Rick Savage. However, I haven't got 'em signed by Rick Allen and Vivian Campbell. Man, this is really make my day!!. Folks, if you want pictures from the Jakarta's press conf. and interview session, I'll send 'em to you through Email. I will develop the films today, and I will scanned 'em at my office on Monday. (I don't have scanner at home!). Just let me know if you need 'em. I can convert the files to BMP, GIF or JPG formats. At present, I am also in the process of getting photo pass for the concert today (June 1), I hope I can get it!. Later, Nelwin Aldriansyah Jakarta, Indonesia nelwin@idola.net.id -- End --