Brooksville, Florida, USA
Fan Apperance!
August 26, 2000
My Journey Meeting David Tom
By CateKat_2000
Photo Copyright By Catekat_2000
David Tom appeared at the opening of a Sears store in
Brooksville, FL on Saturday, August 26, 2000. I was
actually vacationing in Naples, Florida at the time,
south of Brooksville so I decided to make the journey to meet him.
Brooksville is a small town near the west coast of
Florida and the store was fairly small so the event
was fairly low-key. David was escorted by Sears
employees and seated behind a small skirted table
admist the clothing racks in the womens apparel
department near the front of the store. He was
scheduled to sign autographs for two hours during
which time he took one short break for a few minutes.
There was no question and answer session as has been
at some other mall appearances.
David was casually dressed in long dark khaki cargo
shorts, a grey Ralph Lauren t-shirt and his now
somewhat signature Adidas. David was taller than I
expected as well as a little thinner than he appears
on TV. He has quite beautiful, clear blue eyes, the
TV does not do them justice at all.
He seemed friendly, happy and polite. He was not
boisterious or outrageous but laid back and easy going
smiling easily and granting all photo requests. It
seems as if David has a natural shyness, not in a
snotty way, but just in a very average type guy way.
The line moved fairly quickly, when you got up to the
table where he was signing, there wasn't much time for
talk. He was sitting behind a table which individuals
were not allowed to go behind to take pictures, but he
was very accomodating whenever he was asked to stand
and lean over the table to lean in with a fan for apic.
He has a great smile. I did speak with him briefly as
I got his autograph. He did seem a bit tired so I
asked how he was holding up. His reply indicated fan
appearances are part of his job and while he stays
busy he enjoys it. I asked him for a pic, told him to
show me that fabulous smile and got a nice picture of
him smiling. I then asked for one more "for luck" and
he agreed giving me another great smile, the picture
is almost identical to the first.
David signed for everyone in line. The appearance
promptly ended after two hours and he was escorted to
the back of the store by Sears employees to leave.
*This page was last updated on Sept. 11, 2000*
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