Anyone met Stevie?

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Ok, I didn't meet Stevie, but my best friend did, and I feel like I was there.

Back in February 1991, this comic loving, Stevie singing, theatre doing Friend of Dorothy was in the green room of the Permian Playhouse in Odessa, TX reading the newest issue of The Teen Titans. Back then, kids, there was a letter column where letters to the editor were printed ALONG WITH THE SENDER'S NAME AN ADDRESS (imagine that today).
I spotted a letter that was signed off, 'PS: Don't you think Raven would make a great singer/songwriter a la Stevie Nicks?'
My little gay heart fluttered. There was another gay person out in the world who loved Raven and Stevie Nicks. I ran home after rehearsal (I was a tin soldier in The Velveteen Rabbit, btw) and wrote to a letter to Mr. Anthony Lower of Philadelphia, PA. To my great surprise, he answered me, and we became pen pals.
Flash forward a bit to July 1991, Anthony got the chance to see Stevie in concert during the Whole Lotta Trouble tour. He was granted a backstage pass by Henri David of Halloween, where Stevie gets her custom jewelry made. After the concert, he was able to briefly meet Stevie on her way out of the building.
The ext day, however, Henri called Ant and invited him to meet Stevie while she was in Halloween shopping. Ant raced down there and was able to spend some quality time with Stevie. He had her sign his copy of the Teen Titans with his letter in it, and he told her about how it brought us together.
20 plus years later, Anthony and I are still besties, and it's all because of Stevie (and maybe Raven a bit. And also Wonder Woman. And also men.)