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My family meeting Phil Collins for my brothers make a wish in 1995

My family meeting Phil Collins for my brothers make a wish in 1995



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  • disposablecontact

    If you’d showed me this picture and said “there’s a famous person in this picture” Phil is probably the last guy I would have picked out as such.

  • PoxyMusic

    I’ve given a tour of my workplace for a few MAW kids and families. Biggest honor I’ve ever had. Nothing else even comes close.

  • LunaMercer17

    I love how no one is thrilled to be there and the little girl looks like she’s about to cry. This totally is almost every family photo in the 90s. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling)

  • Crankenstein_8000

    Phil Collins seems to be a good man from what I’ve heard in interviews and on podcasts. He has a strange obsession with the Alamo

  • goodforabeer

    I helped Phil Collins back into his wheelchair once after a car passing by had knocked him out of it.

    Not that Phil Collins, but Phil Collins nonetheless.

    I also pronounced Ted Turner dead, and my brother helped do CPR on George Bush.

    Again, not that Ted Turner, and not that George Bush, but still memorable.

  • Purple_Twist6799

    Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. My daughter had a Make-a-Wish. She’s still here with us. I didn’t realize until she was offered one that it’s for kids who have faced catastrophic illnesses/birth defects that are life threatening. They don’t always have to be terminal.

  • therapist122

    Do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where, uh, Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don’t you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as, uh, anything I’ve heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your ass. Phil Collins’ solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and, uh, Against All Odds. Sabrina, don’t just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

  • allanwritesao

    Phil Collins seems like a pretty good guy. He’s got a wonderful assistant too.

    When I was in high school, I wrote a fan letter asking for an autograph. Received a nice signed photo and a letter from his assistant saying ‘sorry it’s not personalized, Phil just signs a hundred at a time and we mail them out’.

    Flash forward 15 years. My Phil Collins autograph had been damaged in a flood, so I sheepishly wrote back asking if he might indulge me with a replacement.

    Long story short, got a nice replacement pic + a letter from his same assistant who made reference to my earlier letter. I subsequently learned that she keeps *meticulous* notes and records on all correspondence he receives

  • I-did-not-do-that

    How did your brother do? Did he survive? I hope so.

    I have a nephew that was 2 when diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a particularly aggressive cancer with a low survival rate. He chose to meet Barney the Dinosaur.

    So, at the event, Barney comes up to my little nephew, he’s emaciated from the chemo and bald and he just looked so tiny and vulnerable compared to the Barney character, ya know? So the purple dinosaur is doing his best to interact with my nephew and he’s doing the goofy laugh and all but he wouldn’t speak to Barney and just kept trying to hide behind his mother’s leg. Finally, it was time for Barney to leave so as he is waddling away, suddenly my little nephew calls out to Barney in a tiny voice, “I love you, Barney!”
    💜
    He was given a 2% chance of survival.
    He’s now 29.

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