I would add that anyone who has been in the game that long probably has a TON of crazy and fascinating stories from touring and the music industry in general, so hanging with any such person could be interesting from that standpoint. A friend of mine ended up seated on a plane next to the road manager for The Spinners. He summed up the conversation this way:
"The topics ranged from first hand accounts of Berry Gordy, Aretha Franklin, James Jamerson, Rick James, the mob, the Detroit PD, picking up blondes in 1960s Mississippi, shady promoters, Detroit street justice, growing old, the nature of humanity."
As I said, fascinating, and a bit of a lesson too. The support crew for these bands have a wealth of information and stories themselves, and they are likely much more approachable than the performers. So yeah, I'd totally be into hanging with Peart's drum tech!