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Hi girls! Gosh have I missed you all! I wish I could have come on earlier, while I was in the UK, and tell you a bit more about the going on's of myself and my 3 friends who I met in London, but the laptop we had with us was not cooperating... or should I say, AOL wasn't [img]mad.gif[/img] and so we were left without until we could locate a internet cafe we could get to.
What can I say about the UK? I have no idea where to even begin! LOL Let me first get this out of my system so I can attempt to be rational afterwards (LOL I know! ME? Rational? Right!)
I MET DARREN!!!!!!!!! After I got over my initial shock.. that whole "this can not be happening, he can not be really standing in front of me in the flesh" feeling, I managed to maintain my composure and wrap my arm around his waist *sigh*, and what a tiny waist it is, and in return feel him squeeze my side as we chatted. He smells GLORIOUS! Not Dolce and Gabanna though. I am 99.9% sure he is wearing Hugo Boss.
He was very very sweet, quiet, smaller than I imagined (in all ways - his height, his body structure), his voice is melodic, his smile is captivating. The stubble on his cheeks is so soft, his skin is flawless. Those blue eyes are more sharp than I would have thought, and his laugh is just heart-warming.
When I told him where I had come from, his eyes grew wide, his pupils dilated and from beneath a big smile was "Reeeeeaaaally?"
I neglected to ask for an autograph, but for me, that was not important. I know for others it is/was, but the sensation of his hand on my waist and his candy smelling breath on my cheeks will last me far longer than black ink on paper. *sigh* *big lovely smile*
What more can I say? *waves to Sue* HI SUE!! I was so happy to meet up with you at Portsmouth. I was keeping an eye out for you and was so happy when I saw you. You are a lovely lovely woman and your daughter is an absolute doll [img]smile.gif[/img]
My feet ache... we arrived at both Bristol and Portsmouth 10.5 hours before showtime in order to secure a place in front and guess what? Both times we were front centre! It was well worth it! He was so close I stretched my hand out and touched his knee during I Miss You. He sat on the stage directly in front of me and that lovely knee was a mere 2 feet or so from my hand and... oh I had to reach out and touch it! How could I not! LOL
The shows were BRILLIANT! Absolutely BRILLIANT! I don't want to give too much away because there are people still heading off to shows, but let me say this... I Bet He Was Cool, is now COOL! [img]cool.gif[/img]
*still floating on cloud 9*
Laurie
Adding this pic of me and Darren for Chai:
http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/lkhauer/dandme.jpg
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 27, 2002 02:22 PM: Message edited by: Laurina ]</font>
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Laurie!
*screams* You must be so excited!
It sounds like he was just the most perfect Darren.
I am so happy you got to see him. Touch him, Feel him and smell him. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
I'm so happy for you.
And now he knows Canada loves him.
Lain
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ccccff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lainbrain:
Laurie!
*screams* You must be so excited!
It sounds like he was just the most perfect Darren.
I am so happy you got to see him. Touch him, Feel him and smell him. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
I'm so happy for you.
And now he knows Canada loves him.
Lain</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hi Lain!!! Oh I've missed all of you!! Although I have to admit I would love to be in London right now. You know, I tried very hard to not be star-struck, to see him for who he is and not what he is and so when I say those things about him, they come from that approach. In Bristol, he had the flu [img]frown.gif[/img] , yeah *sigh* he was sick again, but he smiled, he laughed he came out of the bus and talked to people then went into Colston Hall and came back out once more about 15 minutes later to talk to people again. What a sweety. When showtime came, though, he was in high high spirits and just soaked up the positive energy from the audience and used that as his tool. He was incredible. And he can SHAKE THAT THANG!! lol Unbelieveable! He can dance!
Lee was so happy. He smiled and grinned and I could see just how pleased he was that the audience was so receptive. Speaking of Lee... in Portsmouth, he was out and about walking and Michelle and I had headed out to grab a quick bite and we were saying to each other "What do we do if we see him?" Then we decided that it wasn't right to stop him in a public street and ask for an autograph or even perhaps draw attention to him because this was his free time and he deserved to go unnoticed. Well, as we were having this conversation, Michelle looks to her left and who is standing next to us? LOL Lee! We didn't say a peep, just smiled at him and carried on. Then during the Portsmouth show, I got a peace sign and a big smile from Lee and the both of us suspect it was because he over heard us and was in a way thanking us for repsecting his privacy earlier in the day. It was wonderful [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Hey Laurie [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
I'm so glad that you got to meet him and that you had a wonderful time. Your excitement comes shining through in your posts hun [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
[img]graemlins/hug.gif[/img] 's you
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Oh Lee sounds like quiet a sweetie!
Hopes Darren takes a good long break from all of this to recuperate.
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I can't even find the right words to express how happy I am for you and everyone else who gets to Darren in concert. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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OMG, OMG, OMG!! I am sooooooooooo utterly happy for you guys!!! *wears a stuuuupid grin* ahhhh I can't imagine what kind of cloud you're on [img]biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks for sharing with us....now, I have to ask....where are the PICS?!!! LOL
Hugs.....Marci
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Laurie sounds like you had a great time!!
Leeeeeeeeee !! Michelle, thats awesome that he was there and prolly overheard!! Im soo happy for you both!
Kat
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just bumping this for Chai [img]smile.gif[/img]
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I missed this post before.. your soo lucky. I think i would have died if I where you.. as soon as I walked away from him.. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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I loved reading your account Laurie [img]smile.gif[/img] I also got to stroke his thigh [img]wink.gif[/img]
Janie xx
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ccccff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DarrensPassion:
I loved reading your account Laurie [img]smile.gif[/img] I also got to stroke his thigh [img]wink.gif[/img]
Janie xx</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks Janie [img]smile.gif[/img]
You got to stroke his THIGH?!! *THUD!*
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Laurie I was standing so close to him that I was actually touching him when he sat on the edge of that stage. LOL he held my hand and I could not resist stroking his arm and his thigh!! *sighs @ the memory of it!* His eyes are just incredible when he makes eye contact - the most beautiful shade of blue and so sparkly!!
Janie xx
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Laurie! WOW! I'm sooooo happy for you!!! I love the photo of you and Darren! You make a smashing couple if I dare say so! [img]smile.gif[/img] WOW! That's so awesome that you had such a great time in London! I only wish I had been in the UK longer to hook up with you but I had another continent to explore. I'm back on home turf tho so who knows maybe I'll see you in the land of the canucks!
Hugest hugs my darling! I hope your Darren high lasts for a good long while! [img]smile.gif[/img] You truly deserve to have the wonderful experience you had! [img]smile.gif[/img]
[img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Chai
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bumping this because I wanted to read it again [img]smile.gif[/img]
Darren's concert seems oh soooo long ago now and it's a bit of a blur, lol!
I sincerely hope the dvd is released sometime this year!!!
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It was great to read this thread again [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
Thanks for finding it and bumping it Barb [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
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Thanks Barb, I loved reading this thread all over again [img]smile.gif[/img] What lovely memories come flooding back - such happy times [img]biggrin.gif[/img] I don't half miss it all.......*sighs*
Janie xx
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How one earth did I miss this thread when it was originally posted??! I was just reading it since it had been r/s'ed and realised I hadnt replied and dont even remember ever having read it!! [img]confused.gif[/img]
But it was SO great to read it, what an awesomee experience for you Laurie, and such a gorgeous picture of you two [img]biggrin.gif[/img] Sounds like you had the time of your life, and I'm really happy for you (although this reply is a little (a few months LOL) late.. sorry!!!
*hugs*
Jen xoxox
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Oh my Gosh Barb! I signed on and saw this thread and for a moment thought something was askew with Hostboards.
Thank you for wanting to read my story again [img]smile.gif[/img]
*waves at Jen* Missed you hun! [img]graemlins/kiss.gif[/img]
It is so strange, because that day feels like only moments ago, in my memory. I can remember every single detail about it like it just happened seconds ago - except of course what he said that made me laugh [img]confused.gif[/img] Can you believe that I still can't remember that! lol
What an impact he made on me.
