On this past Tues. (the 25th of May) Chrissy calls me and informs (not asks -lol) me that we are going to see C-Note the next day. I honestly begin to think she is delusional (b/c they were on Rosie that day -in New York- and I knew they were doing an autograph signing in Orlando but figured she meant going up there that night....) So she explains to me that somehow they arranged a REALLY last minute autograph signing in Tampa (a 10 min drive from my house) at a Best Buy. It wasn't (and still isn't lol) even on the official site. So I agree to go- even though I was miserable (I've been sick the past 2 weeks) and I also had a trig, world history AND physics test the next day- and my exams began on Fri. but she persuaded me to go.
Lol it was so funny b/c the entire time we were in line, I was mocking many of the teenies- although surprisingly - most of the girls there were over the age of 14 (?!?! - lol something I am not used to, being an N Sync fan......) So- we are standing there and the manager says that anyone who bought a cd can either get a C-Note t-shirt or boxers so we figure- hell it's free and we could use boxers...... lol so we get the boxers and then let some other girls use our receipts so they can get them (and the people working there are so intelligent that they don't pick up until about 8 people have used our receipts lol) And I must mention that these boxers are big enough to seat a family of four and the family pet- they were HUGE!!! (lol this comes into play later on so bear with me). So C-Note finally gets there (they were late b/c there was some accident on I-4) and some of the girls start screaming which I feel has absolutely no point besides scaring the hell outta the guys and making yourself look like a total ass.......lol! So we move forward- they were letting people go 2 at a time and we were one of the first 10-20 people. As I was waiting- since I was in the front- Dru looks up and me and winks...so I think strange...maybe? No he can't remember us from so long ago....lol! So I was standing next to this guy who works for the record company and we were talking about how dumb it was of people to scream and other stuff too -he was really nice- lol I was so busy talking to him that he's like you can go and talk to the guys now- lol pretty funny.
So, since I was holding up the line, there was no one getting anything autographed so Dru looks up and sees me walking towards him -winks at me again (dude I was tempted to ask if he had something in his eye! lol) says something generic like hey -blah blah and licks his lips... (sigh- if only he were my favorite I'd be in heaven...lol) Now- I'm not trying to act like oh- I’m the shit etc...but I'll be perfectly honest with you- I was NOT making this stuff up...lol and it wasn't a figment of my overactive imagination b/c 3 other people saw all of it too. So he signed my cd cover and I ask if he can sign this pic I have of me, Chrissy and them from Gasparilla and he looks up at his manager who shakes his head no- so he says “I'm sorry” and I move on to Brody (while I am pouting lol) so Brody signs and he sees the pic- he’s like "What is this?" and takes it out of my hands.... and when I explain it to him - him and Dru start looking at it- and Dru says "We HAVE to sign this!" and signs it- lol going against the manager (lol it's nice to see that not all groups are whipped by their management ....not to mention any names of anything lol). Behind me Chrissy is getting the guys to sign her boxers and she's like “These things are humongous!! What the hell am I supposed to do with them?!" lol- So Brody is giving her advice on like rolling them- shrinking them, lol so I'm pretty happy and I hand the pic to David (ahem- who I refer to as a molester - b/c he seriously reminds me of one - and I'll bet what little money I have that that boy is a FREAK!!!! lol. So he asks where it (the pic) was taken (a good conversation piece...) I answer and I remind him. I'm like we're the girls who saw you on the interstate and you were lifting up your shirt (and Chrissy interjects "TRYIN’ to be all cute lol) and he answers "Oh! I remember you girls!” Of course I think he's bull shitting and I tell him as much - but he's like “No, seriously I do!” Raul overhears and he's like "Oh my goodness! Yeah - and the bus driver was sayin' show us your boobs (he said it in the funniest way)" and Chrissy and I both answer with "and we DIDN’T" lol it was hilarious! David was laughing so hard that he couldn't even sign an autograph and Raul was smiling- he said "Yeah - our bus driver is a crazy guy!" lol So they remembered us (first highlight of the day) So as Raul is signing her boxers (he signed them on the ass... :) I ask him if he can sign mine (even though I was supposed to already be done- and he was but this BITCH lady form Sony- I was tempted to hand her Midol- was yelling at us to move on etc and she wouldn't allow pics with the guys.
So we go outside and ponder what to do- egged on by the response that we had received, lol so we decide to head back in- and what do we see??? The guys were posing for pics with all the girls as they were going through- and of course me being the temperamental girl I am- I'm like hell no- I’m not having that! (lol) so I ask this security girl what's going on and she says that the record company said no pics but the guys wanted to so- they were overriding it (damn and 10 min after we left too). So my personal motto is that anything is possible if you want it enough and if you are presented with an opportunity like that (a.k.a. with some fine men 10 ft in front of you ...) you best be making the best outta that situation! lol So we become buddy-buddy with the girl security chick and she asks bitch record lady if we can get back in line (and gets yelled at for us) needless to say we can't BUT we are positioned directly in front of the guys.... so -lol- I decide to try to work my persuasive skills lol. So every time I get a chance I catch one of the guy's attention and tell them we didn't get a chance to get a pic ....etc. Raul tells us to get back in line and I tell him we can't b/c there is someone at the back of the line not letting anyone else in and he's like don't worry we'll take care of you (*swoon* lol) with a grin. So then I say the same to David, and Brody without a problem and then I try to get Dru's attention (which wasn't that hard b/c for some reason he kept looking in our direction and winking constantly ....ewww lol). So I try to tell him the same thing lol but since he was at the front of the line there were always people in front of him and so he tries to see me- moving around in his chair- lol I thought he was going to fall out- and he actually gave a dirty look to the girl blocking his view - lol classic. Anyway so they all say that they'll take care of us (hmm let me count the ways .....lol:).
So to pass the time, Chrissy and I observe all the fans- and got a kick out of a couple namely this one girl who had a homemade C-Note shirt on and had WRITTEN all over herself I love C-Note - especially David and for some reason completely lost it when she met the guys, lol. The looks on their faces were priceless! I tell you she started sobbing hysterically and hyperventilating .....the guys were laughing and Chrissy and I were crying (from laughing)- the next hilarious thing was that bitch lady (seriously I thought she was psycho) goes out to where the line is and screams at everyone- and this guy who worked at Best Buy comments (she was rather umm large - yeah that'd be the word - lol) "DAMN that's the bitch that killed Selena!" It was so funny....!
Next part of our entertainment was these two gay gay guys.... lol! The guys were nice enough to them but the funniest part was the look of disbelief on David's face! He couldn't even conceal it. (the gay guy's were so flamboyant- lol like Robin William's in the birdcage....) It was priceless and Raul had this really uncomfortable smile on his face lol- and I should state that throughout this whole thing- Chrissy and I were laughing so hard.... lol! The one that topped the list however, definitely had to be the girl who dropped her cd after getting it signed- and the entire thing BUSTED open- the case split in two and flew in opposite directions.. and the cd (I think) slid under Raul's seat and she looked sooo embarrassed! And he goes "Give our cd a shot- you haven't even listened to it yet!". Lol I guess he was trying to lighten the embarrassment but it was so funny- I felt bad for her- b/c I am such a klutz- I am shocked I haven't made an ass out of myself in front of them ......yet lol.
SO finally the line was almost ending and I caught Raul's attention (b/c the record people said that they had to catch a plane at 8:30 and it was 7:55 - but the airport was 10 min away form Best Buy) to see if they were going to keep the promise and he told me to wait right where I was .....lol So then they allowed the employees to go through and the guys motioned to their management to let us through again ....lol yes- I am a stud for hooking us up (or a persistent lil bitch I'm not sure which......lol) So we go to the beginning again and the manager said only one pic with everyone so I thought he meant the whole group so I walk over to Dru and one of the girls we met that day was already there (b/c Dru is her fav) and Dru GRABS my arm and pulls me over and in the pic he seriously has my face really really close to his and his hands are turning pink from grabbing my arm so hard! LOL And there is a large amount of space in comparison between him and the other girl - lol weirdo. So - the manager says only one pic and I walk away pretending not to hear him....lol ....and move down to Raul. He was sitting there and I smile and ask for a picture - and smiles and stands- whew let me just say that he is a fine specimen of man wow (lol) So I ask Chrissy to take the pic and she's like no! I want to be in it! ( Now all I have to say about this is that I have had a lil thang for him since the beginning.....lol) so Raul takes my camera and hands it to a guy (who I later discover is the record executive) and tells him to take a pic. He puts his arms over our shoulders and as soon as I moved in close - he smelled EXTREMELY good :) and Chrissy says "Boy - you smell DAMN good!" lol she's a riot. To which he responds "Yeah - What can I say? I try!" lol (There he was tryin to be all cute....and succeeding.... lol) so we take the pic and after he was done taking it, the record guy says "VERY nice" :) So Chrissy, being the idiot she is, starts walking away - but no one was telling me to so I stayed put and he asks "WHAT were you guys laughing about? Every time I looked up y'all were laughing constantly!" lol So I start laughing again and I try to explain through laughter that we weren't laughing at him but I kinda couldn't keep my concentration b/c he was looking at me with this intense gaze (lol Sends a shiver down my spine....) So after talking for a couple more minutes, they have to leave says the record guy and Raul kinda looks up at him and gives him a dirty look ....lol (I can dream that he wanted to talk to me longer) and I'm about to walk away and he grabs my arm, pulls me towards him and says "Come here!" - needless to say- he didn't need to say ANY more than that lol so he hugs me -nice STRONG arms....- and kisses me on the cheek - I'm smiling a dental smile at this point (but still playing it cool...) and Chrissy turned around just in time to see it - and she walks up saying 'Ah - hell no, I didn't get one of those!" lol As I said before - Who did he hug and kiss first? Thanks...lol
So we leave and as we are in the parking lot the record guy sees us as he walks by and smiles and later on as we were driving to my house (the airport is the same direction) we pass the record guy and the manager who were driving a NICE Mercedes convertible w/leather interior, b/c Chrissy thinks she's a race car driver.....lol and they waved (all the while we are blasting the radio and I am doing my lil obligatory dancing in the front seat - and we pass the guys I wave and they waved but then the road split and we left them - lol And they were still waving.... that's the end of my lil story!