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Awards
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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Thank you for all of your outstanding and appreciated work on music articles in Wikipedia. You're the best! Pkeets (talk) 13:51, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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Nice job! Padredjet (talk) 09:55, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
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A barnstar for you!
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The No Spam Barnstar
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well done no spam on you Padredjet (talk) 10:52, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
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Biography
To whomever it may concern, I'm Joseph Charles "Joe" Vitale, born on June 27, 1979 in the great city of Youngstown, Ohio in the United States, I grew up there until I was around 19, before moving to the not-so-great Wichita, Kansas for a part-time job with my father, Vannozzo Vitale (what a name!), and in late 2009 I went on a short trip to Stockport, Cheshire, England, with a former friend of mine (who doesn't want to be named due to his profession). Not before long, I decided to stay there permanently (what a mistake!). I support the English football/soccer club Stockport Town, after formerly supporting Rochdale.
I joined Wikipedia (my only love!) on the 31st of January in 2014, after anonymously and frequently editing for many months. The main reason for becoming a Wikipedian had remained a mystery for many years, but in subsequent years I've realised that I joined to make albums, singles, footballers, and musicians mean more to me in digital words, mostly for myself, but if you find that helpful then I must be doing something (if anything) right! And the only advice that I can give to anyone is L.A.B.A.T.Y.D (an acronym for "Life's a Bitch and Then You Die", harsh but true or not, I guess that it depends on the actor.
My Motto is:
- L.A.B.A.T.Y.D! You've Just Gotta Get Used to It and You'll Live a Happy Life (Or try to!)
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Autograph collecting, and notable people that I've met
You may find that in the "Additional information" sections I have an autograph collection. My first ever autograph was Roger Daltrey's which I received via backstage security whom most kindly forwarded it to him. He dedicated it to myself, and told me to "Be Lucky" (as he does with most fans), but little did I know that he was going to record a song with this title as a single in 2014, with Pete Townshend as the Who (I also created a Wikipedia article for the song). Some of my other autographs were via fanmail (However, most of those I wrote to never got back to me. e.g. Paul McCartney, Don Henley, Glenn Frey (now R.I.P.), Sting, and Pete Townshend). The autographs that I acquired via fanmail were Joe Walsh's, and Phil Collins'. I got Alexander O'Neal's autographs via a friend, he signed a photograph, and copies of his studio albums, Alexander O'Neal (1985), Hearsay (1987), All True Man (1991), and Love Makes No Sense (1993), and I later met him randomly one day outside of a hotel in Manchester — he obviously didn't know who I was, and wasn't very nice.
I have personally met the current and former Rochdale players Stephen Dawson; Peter Vincenti; Ian Henderson; Rhys Bennett; Joe Bunney; Michael Rose, and Olly Lancashire, after seeing them play Scunthorpe United in March 2015. I met Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason backstage in 2018, and Dave Wakeling of the Beat after a concert in 2022. I also randomly met Morrissey of the Smiths at the Waitrose in Wilmslow, who was very strange to me in 2022...
2023 was a little more eventful (and tiring). I met Kate Bollinger, Suzanne Vega (who put me on the guest list to one of her concerts for the second time), Laura Evans (very rude for a nobody),
Jez Kerr of A Certain Ratio (outside the venue before the first show that I saw by them), Valor Kand and Maitri of Christian Death, Nik Kershaw, Wreckless Eric, and Lucia Fairfull of Lucia & the Best Boys. I also tried to meet John Lydon after his Public Image Ltd concert in Manchester but he practically ignored me, and was rude to all but one person. I stopped listening to him significantly after that...
In 2024, I randomly met Will Mellor at the Queens pub in Bredbury, Stockport (where he was born, and raised), and also Tracy Tracy of the Primitives after a concert in Manchester.
Articles created
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- Albums
- Biographies
- Songs
- Discographies
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My free-files gallery
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- Here's a list of pictures I've personally took, and uploaded.
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Selective autograph collection
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- Autographs that I own include
- Roger Daltrey, singer for the Who
- Pete Townshend, singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the Who
- John Entwistle (RIP), former bass guitarist for the Who
- Bryan Ferry, singer, and songwriter for Roxy Music
- David Gilmour, guitarist, singer, songwriter and member of Pink Floyd
- Nick Mason, drummer for Pink Floyd
- Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer, songwriter and member of the Eagles
- Suggs, singer for Madness
- Chas Smash, former singer for Madness
- Mike Barson, keyboardist for Madness
- Chris Foreman, guitarist for Madness
- Lee Thompson, saxophonist for Madness
- Dan Woodgate, drummer for Madness
- Steve Nieve, keyboardist; formerly a member of the Attractions; Madness
- Samantha Fox, singer and former glamour model
- Sara Dallin, singer for Bananarama
- Keren Woodward, singer for Bananarama
- Noah Cyrus, singer and actress
- King Princess, singer and songwriter
- Peter Perrett, singer for the Only Ones
- Alan Mair, bass guitarist; singer for the Only Ones
- John Perry, guitarist for the Only Ones
- Mike Kellie (RIP), former drummer for the Only Ones
- Rod Argent, keyboardist; singer for the Zombies
- Colin Blunstone, singer for the Zombies
- Chris White, bass guitarist; singer formerly a member of the Zombies
- Henry Small, singer; formerly a member of Prism
- Lindsay Mitchell, guitarist; formerly a member of Prism
- Joe Vitale, singer, drummer, keyboardist; formerly a member of Barnstorm
- Alfie Agnew, singer, guitarist; formerly a member of Adolescents; D.I.
- Gitane Demone, singer; formerly a member of Christian Death
- Andy Pratt, singer; keyboardist
- Alexander O'Neal, singer; formerly a member of The Time
- Kym Mazelle, singer; formerly a member of Soul II Soul
- Miriam Stockley, singer; a member of Aomusic
- Terry Edwards, singer; multi-instrumentalist
- Ruby Turner, singer; actress
- Mim Grey, singer; guitarist
- Billy Nicholls, singer
- Steve Ellis, singer
- Bob Henrit, drummer; formerly a member of Argent; The Kinks
- Josh Mancell, multi-instrumentalist; formerly a member of The Moon Upstairs
- Shawn Lee, multi-instrumentalist
- Ralph Carney (RIP), saxophonist, clarinettist; a member of Tin Huey
- John Turnbull, guitarist for the Blockheads
- Mohammed Nazam, guitarist; formerly a member of the Jazz Warriors
- Paul Roessler, keyboardist
- Chad Cromwell, drummer
- Rick Shlosser, drummer
- Dave Swift, bass guitarist
- Louis Herthum, actor
- David Spero, DJ; manager; producer
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Concerts that I've attended
2017
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- April
- September
- November
- (Total 5)
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2019
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- November
- Geowulf at the Deaf Institute, Manchester. I took a photograph at this show here
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2022
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- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- (Total 36)
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2023
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- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- The Only Ones at the Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. I took photographs at this show here, here, and here
- Mega Bog at Yes Basement, Manchester
- Sarah Jarosz at Band on the Wall, Manchester
- Cable Ties at the Castle Hotel, Manchester
- Boygenius (with Ethel Cain as the opening act) at the Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- John Cale at Albert Hall, Manchester
- Tenille Townes at The Stoller Hall, Manchester. I took a photograph at this show here
- Delta Goodrem at the Ritz, Manchester
- September
- October
- Nik Kershaw at the New Century Hall, Manchester
- PJ Harvey (with Johnny Marr of the Smiths guesting on a couple of tracks) at Albert Hall, Manchester
- Paul Carrack at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
- Judy Collins at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
- Lloyd Cole at Albert Hall, Manchester
- Gary Numan at Manchester Cathedral
- Haircut One Hundred at the Ritz, Manchester
- Larkin Poe (with the Sheepdogs as the opening act) at Albert Hall, Manchester
- The Pretenders at the Ritz, Manchester
- The Mission (with Theatre of Hate as the opening act, and members of the Chameleons joining the Mission with members of Theatre of Hate during the encore) at the Ritz, Manchester
- The Rezillos (with the Professionals as the opening act) at Rebellion Manchester
- Slowdive at the Ritz, Manchester
- November
- Wreckless Eric at Gullivers NQ, Manchester
- Heaven 17 (with Rusty Egan DJing as the opening act) at the Ritz, Manchester
- Baby Queen at the Manchester Academy
- Lucia & the Best Boys at the Pink Room at Yes in Manchester
- Suzi Quatro at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (though I was 20 minutes late to this concert, missing roughly five songs, due to a hangover, leaving too late, and train delays. Also I thought that 'time starting' was doors opening as usually that is what is printed on a ticket)
- The Sisters of Mercy (with the Virginmarys as the opening act) at the Manchester Academy
- CMAT at the Ritz, Manchester
- Black Grape (with Tom Hingley and the Kar-Pets as the opening act) at Albert Hall, Manchester. I took a photograph at this show here
- December
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2024
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- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- (Total 15)
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External links
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lou_Reed-Conspiracy_of_Hope-by_Steven_Toole.jpg/145px-Lou_Reed-Conspiracy_of_Hope-by_Steven_Toole.jpg) | My top ten favourite singles are No Money Down by Lou Reed, Sweetest Girl by Madness, Perfect Way by Scritti Politti, I Pronounce You by the Madness, All You Pretty Girls by XTC, This Is England by the Clash, Taking the Town by Icehouse, Paranoimia by Art of Noise, Hey, Matthew by Karel Fialka, and Locomotion by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. |