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A Hero at Coconut'sSubmitted by Danielle I had known about the signing for a while so I
had a while to build my excitement on the bus ride and waiting 3 hours outside
Coconut's. We finally were let inside at like 10 of 5 and waited for him. When
he arrived among much applause the woman who won the meeting with Michael
went downstairs and hung out with him. I guess the store people were really
pushy to him and they never really got to chat since they were too busy taking
pictures and none of her alone with him. When he came back up stair he came
through the back and had body guards with him. He looked adorable with a white
shirt like the one on his new CD along with a black jacket and pants.
Everyone went awwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhh when he walked up to the podium and got
pictures with the people working there. I was like 10th in line and Abby was
comforting Jess who was freaking out so she went way, way ahead of me and I
got a picture of her and him smiling at her. When I got up there this
nice woman took my CD cover and handed it to him. I had rehearsed over and
over out loud what I was going to say to him but by now I was sweating
bullets, hiving, getting blotchy, and my heart was pounding in my chest. I
had never met anyone I truly admired before. Now I know what he felt like
when he met Gene Kelly. As the sales lady lead me to him I was like OMIGOD
OMIGOD OMIGOD!!! She introduced me to him. I said "Hi (really cute baby
like), Omigod!!!! I love you. You're my hero. You're so awesome." Something
like that. I had my hand at my throat and heart while I was still holding the
stuff I brought to give him. He was looking down so when he looked up he just
smiled at me. I don't think he was ready for my scary outcry of emotion. I
had debated whether I should bring my eyes I drew up with me and I'm glad I
was because knowing me I would have seriously regretted it. I said to him
while I was staring at his eyes not hands like most people do. "I wanted you to
sign this so I thought I'd show it to you. I didn't want them (the guards) to get
mad at me." He looked around and signed it really fast and said, "Here you go"
His voice was so soft and reassuring. I can see why people melt in front of
him. I can't believe he was this soft-spoken but so loud on stage. He looked
up and me and since I was hiving I thought he was concerned so I said, "I'm so
incredibly nervous" which I was. Michael said, "Please don't be nervous.
Nothing to be nervous about. Are you going to the concert?" "Ya," I said
ingeniously but with excitement. My mom went awwwwwwwe as he signed my
drawing. He looked up at me again and I just smiled and we stared at each
other for like 7 seconds. "Meeting you has been the biggest dream of mine."
Then he smiled some more and I handed him, saying "Oh! These are for you," my pile
of stuff: capricorn card, big card, picture of box 5, and a photo of me
holding my drawings, then the Coconuts people shooed me out of there so the
next person could talk to him. I was now on the world's biggest high.
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