Thank you so much for starting this great thread, Moonstreet! I've enjoyed reading all the stories. Summer's stories of queueing are like my own but I never did that at Michael's shows but at U2's.
When HIStory tour stopped in Helsinki for two nights, I slightly entertained the thought of going to see it. I soon decided against it as I'd already arranged to go see four U2 gigs. Also to my disadvantage, both Michael and U2 visited Finland during the same month (and all the four gigs were virtually back to back). There really was no way I could have afforded to go see Michael too, unfortunately. In hindsight I so wish I had traded at least one U2 gig for Michael's but I didn't so...
I loved reading what the Rose of Love project was like. I was going to ask about it but you already answered, so thank you! Sounds so sweet and amazing.
I've loved watching concert clips and the reactions of the audience. It is such a lovely interaction. The love and dedication is so obvious.
Has anyone of you spotted yourself in concert DVDs or YouTube clips?
I spotted myself in the Will You Be There video. But it's a split second. But still a nice memory. :yes: And they showed my banner at the end of MJ's Wetten, dass Dangerous performance in Germany in 1995...and...they had my banner on the news as their background behind the news anchor on one TV channel during MJ&Friends and they also showed my banner during the MJ & Friends show on TV. And thank God it was always just the banner and not my face. :lol: I hate being filmed, so I always hid behind my banner as soon as I saw a camera anywhere. :lol:
I had funny incidents with MJ's camera men because of that. :lol: One time at his hotel his camera guy was gonna take a picture and I put my banner in front of my face as soon as I saw his camera pointing towards my direction. Then when I lowered my banner again he gestured with his hand for me to keep the banner down so that I'll be in the picture as well and I just kind of laughed and shook my head like "Nah-uh!! Nope!!" -_- :lol: And at the after show party after the Wetten, Dass performance in 1995 (it was a small party at MJ's hotel for MJ's crew and for Sony people and for some others who had an invitation..lucky me included. :lol
, MJ's camera guy was taking pictures of everyone, and like I said..when I see a camera, I hide. So every time he was around with his camera, I'd turn away or hide behind someone (like, when ever I spotted him I'd just kind of pretend I was gonna turn my head and look away anyways...:innocent: :lol: Trust me, I've mastered hiding from cameras by now! :lol: You should see family videos or videos from friends. You won't be able to see me, or at least not my face anywhere! :lol
. Anyways, so it went on like that and then after some time, like out of the blue the camera guy was right in front of me with his camera pointing it straight to my face. So I quickly turned my head to the other direction and then just stood there looking the other way for what seemed like forever to me...just to make sure. :lol: So after a long while I was like "Okay...he MUST be away by now" so I turned to look and right that second all I saw was a flash light right in front of my face. :lol: So apparently he had stood there all that time, holding his camera in position, waiting for me to turn, to get my picture. :doh: :lol: I can remember I was thinking "MAN, he doesn't give up, does he??!!" :mello: :lol: I don't know if it was like hsi job to get a picture of every single person at that party, but I just thought that was so funny that he'd go through so much trouble just to get a pic of me...me, who was a total NOBODY in that party. :lol: And I was SO SHY anyways. :lol: I had a bruise on my elbow the next day because I kept squeezing my left elbow with my right hand the whole night because I was SO nervous. :lol: And all of MJ's crew was there, but I was too terrified to talk to anyone. I talked to Benny Collins VERY shortly, because he started talking to me. There was this huge screen on one wall and they kept showing MJ's performance over and over again during that night and in front of the screen they had these couches and stuff and MJ's dancers were mostly there. So I didn't dare to go there and just stayed at the back..actually I was scared to move from my spot really. :lol: (I can be TERRIBLY shy at times, it's crazy!
) Anyways, so they were showing the performance again, and Benny Collins was standing right next to me so he was like "Michael was awesome, wasn't he?" and I was like "Yeah. He was really great!" and then he was like "Come on, go closer to the screen so you can see better!" and he probably noticed I'm pretty much terrified and really shy so he was again like "Go ahead! It's okay!". He was really nice. So then I went closer and I can remember I was embarrassed to keep looking at the screen because I probably looked totally like "Aaaw MICHAEL!!" :wub::wub::wub: every time I looked at the screen and MJ on it! :lol: :lol: So I can remember I tried not to STARE :wild: at MJ on the screen like I would at home! :lol: And once I was closer to where the dancers were, it was fun to look at their reactions to them watching themselves perform. They were doing the choreography while sitting and laughing at themselves or teasing each other and they seemed to have a really great time. Anyways, it's too bad MJ wasn't there, but on the other hand, I was already terrified as it was and didn't even dare to go talk to anyone in his staff, so I doubt I would have tried to get close to him either. But I guess it still would have been fun to even be in the same room with him. I was supposed to meet him in Prague in 1996 before the concert, but since the VIP area was SO far away from backstage and you pretty much would have needed to DRIVE around the stadium to get there and back, they told me that it won't happen. :boohoo: JUST MY LUCK!! :boohoo: That would have been my only chance to get to meet MJ, but it never happened.
Guess it wasn't meant to be?
