Originally Posted by michaelD
I have met Stevie.... Actually I would say it goes beyond meeting her. It was on the Enchanted Tour in Chicago 5/30/98. I worked for the tour's sponsor I was so excited that this was going to happen. Once I found out that we were going to sponsor the tour, I wanted to meet her. I received several offers for tickets, but I wanted backstage.
I scored the passes for the aftershow. My girlfriend and I (who is now my wife) attended the show, had great seats etc... We got a little lost trying to find the area for backstage after the concert, and ended up on the other side of venue... we had to dash back to be in time, and we were. However, when we got the room everybody (about 200 people) was lined up along the wall, and we were last in line... I was hoping we would get to meet her being so far back.
So, in walks Stevie, and her assistant. The asst. lays down the rules...
NO pictures, you will get to shake her hand, and she sign only ONE thing.
(I had 3!)
Her assistant was walking about 1-2 people ahead of her, and gettting the people's names ahead of time. She would introduce you to Stevie, sign, and you would leave, and she would move on. As she got closer and closer I started to feel faint, and VERY nervous! I have been a fan of hers for 20 years at this point, and all I wanted to do was to meet her.
Well, I'm up... I tell the assistant my name is Mike... Just then, I notice that ALL the other people have left the room as they met her. So, when I get introduced, I notice that it's Stevie, her assistant, me, and my girlfriend and the security guy by the door THAT IS IT!!! As I shake her hand(probably more like grabbed it) I say, "Stevie you really don't know what this means to me!" and she said "Why don't you tell me"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, there I was talking to Stevie for about 30 minutes... about music, the concert, the Red Rocks shows (I lived in Colorado for 25 years), Phoenix etc... anything I could ask. We laughed, and it was wild... no bull**** from the assistant, or security! She signed my tour program to me and my girlfriend, my Bella Donna CD cover, and my Street Angel "flat". She even called me Michael... We left the room, and there were standing outside still wanting my pass to get in... NO WAY!
The next week we drove to Indy to see her... I was offered backstage again but it never happened... which is good IMO... I didn't want anything to ruin that experience.
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