Meet And Greet in Franklin

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So, turns out that despite my best efforts and the fact that I'd already met Lindsey briefly a couple times several years ago... I did indeed geek out, gush, and basically look like an idiot. Oh well. I tried to ask the "twist of fate" question but it came out rather incoherently and got no response except a "uh... I don't think I'm going to say anything about that right now." I won't go into detail regarding all the gushing I did because it was your typical "thank you so much for coming out here... you're just brilliant" blahblahblah. I kept rambling on until he finally said "OK, we need to pick up the pace here..." Oh gosh, when he said that, I was mortified! I cringe thinking about it! I am so uncool.

The thing was actually very poorly set up. The venue staff seemed pretty clueless about how to handle a meet'n'greet. We all lined up in a hallway and Lindsey basically came down the hall and talked to people in line, a couple at a time. He didn't even have a pen to sign things at first (we were the first in line) and you had to grab the guy with Lindsey and ask him to take a photo of you and LB together - he didn't volunteer, although he kindly agreed to take a photo if asked. I actually was so flustered I forgot to ask and if my friends hadn't reminded me, I would be without a photo right now and kicking myself VERY HARD and VERY OFTEN.

Lindsey, meanwhile, seemed to be impatient to get it over with and go hang out with Walter Egan. There were 20 of us so perhaps he was thinking "Ugh, this will probably take at least a half hour." I don't mean to imply he doesn't appreciate his fans - he did make small talk with everyone individually in addition to autographs and photos, so it wasn't as if fans were shortchanged.

No matter what, I just love the fact that he is willing to do these at all and give fans a chance to talk to him (most don't embarrass themselves like I did). I also am very excited to now have a personalized BN album and Under the Skin CD - he even drew a little heart on the latter. Last but not least, I got a hug! No kiss, but hey, I can't complain. If I had just been able to stop rambling and move on without having to be told to do so... ah well.

BTW, about "Rock Away Blind" - I heard him saying to Jessica, the girl who used to run his official website, that he won't do the song unless he's specifically asked to do so during the concert. Take note, future concertgoers!