By Christie Gleason Sometimes, when you’re a pop culture-obsessed girl like me, you go to great lengths to meet celebrities. Whether they’re A-list or D-list, I am beyond thrilled to be able to say I’ve met someone famous. Now, please don’t think that I mean this in a creepy/stalker kind of way. It’s just that I love pop culture and for some reason, I tend to really invest some thought and time into the lives of famous people. I’d like to think that I’d be the kind of person a celebrity would meet and think, “That person isn’t crazy! In fact, I think she and I could be great friends”. I just love the hear the latest entertainment news and can’t help but stay up-to-date on what is happening in their lives. Yes, it can be embarrassing, like the fact that I know Britney Spear’s birthday (December 2nd) or that I can name Melanie Brown aka Mel B. aka Scary Spice’s birthplace (Leeds, England). Yeah, I hate myself. Sometimes, celebrity sightings are just that- a brief visual and then it’s over, like the time my sister, Courtney, Mel and I saw Usher at a restaurant in Los Angeles or the time we saw Kendall Jenner (of Kardashian fame) Segway herself into their Dash clothing boutique in Calabasas. I was way too excited to see a 14-year-old girl walk- excuse me, Segway- into a clothing store. Luckily, in both of those situations, we remained calm and did nothing to embarrass ourselves. On the other side of the spectrum is the desperation with which Mel, my good friend Krysti and I attempted to meet Taylor Swift. We slaved over creative, glitter-covered posters and stood outside of Rupp Arena hoping to catch a glimpse of Taylor, win a meet-and-greet pass, or floor tickets. None of those things happened, as one of Taylor’s assistants decided to give the floor tickets to the groups that stood to the left and right of us. Life can be so cruel. There are other times when things go almost perfectly, like the time I saw Tyler Hilton perform at Metro in Chicago. He was the opening act and I couldn’t have given a flying fart in space (props to the classic film What a Girl Wants starring pre-crazy Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth for that saying) about the headlining band. Tyler is amazingly talented and has an incredibly sexy voice and I was/am a fan of his music. (He also had an acting stint on One Tree Hill, among other things.) He did a meet-and-greet after his set and NO JOKE, you guys, his security guy cut the line off RIGHT before me. I was really nice about it but on the inside I was flipping my shit. As it turns out, nice guys/girls do finish first because as Tyler walked out the door, my brother and I happened to be behind him. I started a conversation with him that I barely remember because I must have blacked out, but I do remember him being really nice and asking my name. I was in love. Then the security guard led us to a roped-off area and let us take pictures with Tyler. As Courtney Robertson once said, “WINNING!” But then sometimes, you work at a Starbucks in Lexington, KY, and don’t think for a second you’d ever meet a famous person there. Then, when trying to be friendly, you tell a customer she “looks like that girl from Paramore” and she tells you that your bangs look really cute on you and her boyfriend’s mom hands you some cash as a tip because “you’re so cute”. Then it turns out that that girl actually was Hayley Williams of Paramore and you lay on your couch that night wondering why things like this happen to you. Thank you, Chad Gilbert‘s (1)mom for making me feel less stupid with a lovely tip. I am the only exception. (2) Check out more from Christie!
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Jesse
5/5/2015 02:36:04 pm
Christie, I'm so glad you shared this because I have a thing about meeting celebrities I admire. It's usually musicians but I finally got the meet the cast of Supernatural. They were AMAZING!!! I could write a novel about those weekends haha.
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Christie
5/6/2015 02:14:24 am
I'm glad you liked it!! And I'm glad you get me on this lol. I would LOVE to hear about your experience meeting the cast of Supernatural! I know you love that show and I would love to know how it felt to meet someone from a show you love and admire. Like, if I ever met Mariska Hargitay from SVU, I don't know how well I'd stick to my "friends, not fans" motto. I'd be on the floor. Lol
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