I’m not an America Idol fan. Never seen the show. Have no
desire to start watching.
However, I do go to Dallas Stars games. Celena Rae, who was on American Idol, is the
MC for the Stars and sings the National Anthem before each game. Over the
years, I have wanted to get her autograph. This time I finally succeeded.
I was going to the hockey game with some friends from work. I
warned them I was going to be a nerd and try for an autograph. Of course they
asked with player. I sheepishly told them I was going to try for Celena. They laughed.
Before the end of the first period I navigated to the section
where the Cheerleaders perform. Then I just
hung out. I was expecting Celena to visit that section to read some announcement.
I was wrong. At the end of the period,
she was on the ice MC’ing the human bowling ball game.
As I processed my disappointment of missing my chance, I watched
the human bowling game they did for the entertainment between periods. Then I was distracted as the
cheerleaders marched back to the section. I swear none of them were over 5 foot
tall. I hung out because I didn’t want to
schlep back to me seat and show my coworkers that I failed.
Then I looked to the side and Celena Rae was walking past me. I quickly said, ‘Excuse me, Miss Rae?’ She stopped,
smiled, and said hello. I asked if she
had a second for an autograph. Then even
a bigger smile appeared. She agreed and I pulled
out my photo. She looked at it and said
she remembered that photo shoot. I told
her I was looking for something more recent and she said this was a good
choice.
She signed and I thanked her. She walked off and I returned
to my seat. When my friends saw the photo
and signature, I wasn’t such a nerd. I think they were impressed.
AH
