I have had fans make me the big picture collages of the photo books; I have had fans send me birthday cakes... sing to me on my voicemail. I have had fans flash me. I have had older fans give me their bras and underwear onstage.
The funny thing about history is that we imagine that people didn't laugh in the old days, but of course they did, at stupid things.
It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.