Chapter 1: A shock for Lily...
�F*ck!� Ville was never exactly wary about using expletives, but even Lily, who never usually awakened from his trippy daydreams of magic rainbows for anything, was startled. One of his dreadlocks fell over his forehead in his surprise, making him look even more cute and innocent than usual. Laughing at his friend, Mige leaned forward and removed the hair, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek as he did so. Linde grinned back at him, a happy stoned smile on his face.
�Oh sorry, the diva has something to say!� Still laughing, Mige imitated Ville, who gestured back animatedly, waving his cigarette so wildly Lindy was afraid the whole room might go up in flames. �So, what is it that made you exclaim so?� he asked quickly, hoping that Ville would finish his sentence before the potential fire hazard struck.
�Thank you Lintti! At least someone around here still listens!� Smiling to himself, Ville leaned forward. He was so excited, he could hardly contain himself. �You guys will never believe this!!� he practically squealed. �We are going to meet Iggy Pop!� He jumped up and down.
�Linde! Can you believe it, Lin...hey...� and here he trailed off.
For poor Lindy had fainted, and the bottle of Jack Daniels he had been sipping, erm, actually better make that downing..had fallen to the floor. Observing the situation, Mige tried to revive him, (possibly in an inappropriate manner) and succeeded. Together he and Ville dragged the doped up self-proclaimed �White Bombo� across the room and onto a nearby settee, where he recovered. Lintti could not help himself, and his reaction: this was a wild fantasy for him and he could not believe it was really going to happen!
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Chapter 2: Meeting and Greeting...
The day had dawned, the one all known civilisation had been waiting for, knowing it must come one day. No, not the apocalypse: the day HIM met Iggy Pop!!!
Ville ran around excitedly, too exhilarated to care about the mess he was leaving behind him. They were not only to meet Iggy, but he was in fact going to present to them an award they had won. Ville cared not particularly for the award itself but the chance to meet Iggy was a dream come true, for Linde especially. At that very moment, the skinny blonde guitarist was sorting eagerly through his record collection, all of which he had brought with him on tour, for his Iggy LP�s. Ville remarked that he was happy with one autograph, but if Linde wanted his entire collection of Iggy Pop records signed, then that was fine. Linde was too ecstatic about meeting his idol to care. He did not even mind that he was going to have to open his mouth for once: anything for Iggy!
They entered the building, accompanied by Silke and Seppo, later that afternoon. After completing soundchecks for their performance on the Awards show, Linde, Ville and Mige went backstage to try and find Iggy. Quite a search ensued; it seemed the man was rather elusive but Lindy was determined- his true Fan-Love would bring them to him, he knew.
Eventually they found him, and began to introduce themselves. Linde, in his role as the worlds biggest Iggy Pop fan, was of course correctly attired, he wore an Iggy t-shirt featuring the front cover of the Beat �Em Up album. Mige shook his head laughing when he saw it.
�Darling, you are an obsessed but beautiful fan: are you going to try and pull him or something?� he asked. Lily looked at Mige seriously, taking both his hands in his own. �We are not worthy!� he impressed. �Always remember that, Mige!� Mige nodded solemnly. �Will do� he promised.
Ville had already cornered Iggy, giving Linde a minute to try and compose himself.
�Hello, we are from the Finnish band HIM: I am Ville Valo and these are my two very good friends Mige Amour and Mikko Lindstrom. We are huge fans of you and your music!� Linde nodded in agreement, eyes wide as he beheld his idol in the flesh. It was an almost unreal moment. It was all he could do to offer the records he clutched close to him to be autographed by the hand of Iggy. Ville made polite charming conversation as he received his autograph, then with a quick nudge forward let Linde go.
�So you guys are the ones I�m giving the award to? Thats cool� Iggy said, as he started to sign Lily�s large pile of records.
�Yes.� Linde replied, in his usual monosyllabic way. Then he realised who he was actually talking to. This was Iggy Pop, damnit! He attempted to speak more. �I am just a really big fan of you, I have been always� he said. Mige watched this with a wry smile- normal communication was a big step for the mere mortal that was Linde. As Iggy proceeded to autograph every record, Linde tried not to gape in awe at him as he felt sure he must be doing. Certainly, Ville was looking at him in a very strange manner, an amused smile playing around his lips. Linde grinned back at him, then turned his attention back to Iggy as he finished signing the pile and handed them back to him. Later Mige commented to Ville, over a late-night glass of Finnish red wine, that he had never been so shocked in his entire life than that very day- the scream Linde had emitted on receiving Iggy Pop�s autograph had been enough to wake the dead! �Hmmmm� Ville mused. �Sounds like a good title for a new love metal anthem...�