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well it's the 12th of July today -- nine years ago today i met Celine Dion! and I have just spent the long evening transcribing it from a braille copy of my diary back then. so I thought, since it is the! famous anniversary (Lol) I would put it in here! Also, I joined celine_fans yesterday so I got all reflective!
Anyway, here goes:
Wednesday 12th July 1995
Well this is it! Today was going to be the most exciting day of this year. I could
not get ready quick enough. I had to go through all the boring procedures of having
breakfast, getting dressed, oh, don't get the wrong idea, before that I had a shower
and washed my hair. I was wearing Angie's black pants, my black boots, a couple of
tops plus a coat to go on top.
When i was all ready we drove to Nat's house to pick her up. Then we drove to South
Melbourne. We waited about 30 minutes in the car before we went in.
Once we were in the foyer of TTFm, we had to wait a further fifteen minutes, (it
seemed like for ever). Natalie, Mum, Dad and I met Liza, Kevin and Jill. I could not
relax. I could tell, so could everyone else), probably) that I was very tense.
Celine came in about 11.20. Natalie took me over to the window to see if I could see
her limmo. I don't know why. Celine was going to have an interview with Kevin and
Jill so while that was happening, we waited even longer. Finally Liza came out and
said, "Alright, are you ready?" This was it! Natalie asked if I could record the
meeting, but Liza said that Celine's record company probably wouldn't be too happy
about it. Holding Natalie's arm and with my face so tensed up, I didn't know if I
could ever change my expression, I made my way over to quite a big room. Just as we
were about to enter, Liza, who must have seen how nervous and tense i was, said
"you're not nervous are you?"
"no," I said, accidently a little too firm. I didn't want Celine to hear Liza say
that.
I could no longer believe that I was actually stepping into the room Celine Dion was
standing in.
Not only was I now in the same room as celine Dion, but Natalie had led me right up
to her so I was actually standing next to her. So here I was. Natalie on one side,
celine on the other, and Kevin standing directly opposite me.
We didn't say anything for a minute. (Well I really don't know). All I seemed to be
doing, was smiling my little mouth off, and I kept turning my head to look at
Celine. So basically I was smiling at her.
Kevin then announced "Celine, this is Rachel, and this is her friend Natalie."
"Hi Rachel," Celine said in a really chirpy voice. I smiled, looked at her and said "Hi!"
"Hi Natalie!"
"Hi!"
To my utter surprise, Celine hugged me from where she was standing. It took me a while to realize this actually.
"Well pleased to meet your rachel," Celine said, again in a really happy excited voice.
"Thank you!" I said, as I turned my head towards her again.
"Rachel wrote into us and asked to meet you, didn't you Rachel."Kevin was saying.
"Yeh" I said.
"And before that, Natalie wrote in for Rachel,", didn't you?"
"Yeah" said Natalie.
"Thank you so much for that," said Celine putting her arm around me as she said that.
I can not remember the conversation Kevin and I were having after that, but the point of it was, Celine again put her arm around me all of a sudden and left it there for quite a while. Celine had to do that! I forgot I shouldn't really turn away from Kevin while he was talking to me, but something made me turn to face Celine. I was smiling like anything! Celine must have thought i was being a bit rude, because she took her arm away, and I went back to facing Kevin.
Who asked "do you have any questions for Celine?"
"Um, no" I answered with a half snigger.
"you should have thought of some" Kevin said.
I was so embarrassed at that point.
"Yeah I should have!" I just said.
Celine then said "we should have been on our own - just us two!"
I was amazed and all I could say was "yeah! we should have!"
"This is just hopeless!" I was thinking, "I'm not saying anything."
I can't quite recall what was said after that, but I can only recall Celine and I having a conversation about where I live. When i said 'I lived in Mitcham" she must have looked at Kevin who then said, "that's a suburb of Melbourne."
"I've never been there yet!"
"Woops!" I thought, "how dreadfully embarrassing!"
Straight after this, Celine stepped in front of me. "How do you do Rachel?" she asked, as she gave me a very firm hug.
Well first, I don't think I was quite ready for such a firm hug. I found myself falling into celine's arms for a split second. I actually was off my feet. I was so embarrassed! As this happened, Celine gave me two little pats on the back. As this was going on, my head, which was facing the way she was talking, swung around. My nose collided with her neck. Now that was embarrassing! "I'm very good thanks" was all I mannaged to say.
After that Celine was standing next to me again.
Kevin said "Celine is coming out here next year to do a concert!"
"Oh wow, awesome!"
Celine then said "maybe we could meet up again - backstage!"
"Yeah!" was all shy little me said.
I was facing Natalie, and Mum said "What about that poem?"
I wished she hadn't of remembered that. I turned around to face Celine, holding my poem, (which was in one of those plastic pockets) up to her and saying "This is a poem I wrote at school I've got your name in the last line. .. urm .. the second last line ..." I contradicted myself. "Was it the last, or the second last line?"
I don't know why I really cared! Then, to make matters worse, Nat chimed in and said "as she does with everything" Celine couldn't understand our sudden fast banter. She said something like, "did you write this at school?" I honestly think I had a blank look on my face because Kevin said "yes, Rachel wrote this poem at school."
Celine then got it off me, and immediately began reading it. I really had no ida she was going to read it right there and then.
After she finished reading it, she said in a really touched voice, "That is really nice Rachel."
(according to Natalie, she had a really touched look on her face while she was reading the poem).
Also according to Natalie, she immediately gave the poem to Rene to read. I then got out all my albumns for Celine to sign. This was *so embarrassing as both the CD covers I'd brought with me were cracked!
(Natalie had read me what she'd written afterwoods. One said "To Rachel, love Celine Dion!" and the other "To Rachel, your friend Celine Dion" That last piece of writing pleased me more than the first. How many times would she call someone "her friend"?!)
I do not know why I didn't get the other CDs signed. She kept making sure I knew what was going on. She said to me once, "Rachel?"
"Yeh?"
"I'm just leaving this here for it to dry,"
"Yeah sure," I said. I don't know why I said that. See, I don't normally say that, it just came out. I was *so embarrassed and the reason is when I asked her if she could sign my CDs, she said "yeh sure!"
When the CD signing was out the way, Nat got a piece of paper signed for herself. I then asked celine if she could sign Angie's autograph book. She said "sure!"
As I was handing it to her, I had my fingers on the edge of the book, but as Celine was grabbing it, she touched my pointer finger.
"How passionate!" I was feeling at that moment! My guess is that she wanted to see if I would go red again. I did, of course. Any physical contact Celine game me, I went red. She then ask me, "How do you spell it? A ... N ... G ..."
"I .. E" I replied.
Then it was time for photos. While they were taken, Celine was in between Natalie and I, with each arm around us both. (Well, Nat later told me that while she only had her arm loosely around her shoulder, it was rather firmly around mine. The way she was holding me was actually quite passionate I thought! While we were standing there, she was constantly rubbing my arm and giving it little pats. (Natalie said that Celine only rubbed her arm twice, and very quickly.) I was very pleased that she was doing that all the more with me!
She kept allowing her hand to stop at different points of my arm with each photo.
That "rubbing of my arm" seemed an extremely passionate way to act especially as she did not stop doing it! When Mum, dad, Kevin and Jill were all in the photo, Celine let go of Natalie and was standing next to Mum. however, she continued to hold me in the same position, while Dad was next to me on the other side. Kevin and Jill were behind us. Kevin's arm was around jill's waist. Then everyone moved off; it was back to Nat, Celine and myself.She was still rubbing my arm. It was at one point that she said to me (I think this was more towards the beginning of the photo session, "There's quite a few photographers here!"
Secretly I did know that! I didn't know what to say. Eventually I went "mmmmmm".
Also Celine was laughing at something. I don't know what about, but I found myself joining in with her anyway. Every time I'd laugh, she tapped my arm firmer! It was kind of like in time with me.
The other thing is, throughout the whole time Celine was doing this to me, I had these tingles like, delightful tingles in my lower stomach. I really couldn't believe what was happening! I was just in heaven!
After all that, it was unfortunately announced that Celine, Rene, Kevin, Jill and all the rest of the crew had to get going.
"Before you go," Natalie said, Rachel made a tape that she wanted to give you, but she's really shy so I will give it to you.
"should Celine have this tape, or not?" I was thinking to myself.
"No!" I suddenly said very quietly to Natalie.
She acted puzzled for a second, but then she just went and gave it to her.
"Thank you!" said Celine.
I acted quickly. I was fearing that she may think I'm stupid, that she isn't busy enough. "You don't have to listen to the tape if you don't want too," I said, turning to look at her.
"But can I if I want too?" she asked to my utter shock and delight.
"Yeah!" i replied, "You can if you want too!"
"I might listen to it in FiGi" she said. Without asking any questions, I just accepted that.
"Can I keep the tape?" Celine asked after a few minutes.
"Um pardon" I said, as I was interupted from a little daydream I was having.
she repeated the question.
"Oh yes!" I said. I wasn't about to tell her in front of everyone that I really wanted to try and stay in touch!
Then Celine said her goodbyes to Natalie and then, came over to me, who somehow ended up in one corner and she gave me an extremely firm hug for a while. I never hugged her back! i was too shy! (I will regret that for the rest of my life!) There was utter silence throughout that hug. I had the cheesiest grin on my face apparently!
I was also extremely red. It was as if Celine was just in such ore of having met such a huge fan, the way she was so silent.
After that, Natalie and I walked out together. I could not believe all that had happened!
The first thing Nat said to me was "yes well".
"yes well!" I replied.
After a while of sitting in the foyer again, Celine said "bye bye Rachel, bye bye Natalie." We both answered "bye" together. Then they all left.
Natalie and I thought we'd sort out work experience for the following year while we had the chance, so that's what we did.
I just do not believe it though. I actually now know my sweet Celine!
(today's note) I went to her concert in 96 but did not meet her again. :( I honestly hope that I will mee her again! I miss her!
Also it's obvious now how absolutely totally obsessed and in love with her I was!
Anyway, here goes:
Wednesday 12th July 1995
Well this is it! Today was going to be the most exciting day of this year. I could
not get ready quick enough. I had to go through all the boring procedures of having
breakfast, getting dressed, oh, don't get the wrong idea, before that I had a shower
and washed my hair. I was wearing Angie's black pants, my black boots, a couple of
tops plus a coat to go on top.
When i was all ready we drove to Nat's house to pick her up. Then we drove to South
Melbourne. We waited about 30 minutes in the car before we went in.
Once we were in the foyer of TTFm, we had to wait a further fifteen minutes, (it
seemed like for ever). Natalie, Mum, Dad and I met Liza, Kevin and Jill. I could not
relax. I could tell, so could everyone else), probably) that I was very tense.
Celine came in about 11.20. Natalie took me over to the window to see if I could see
her limmo. I don't know why. Celine was going to have an interview with Kevin and
Jill so while that was happening, we waited even longer. Finally Liza came out and
said, "Alright, are you ready?" This was it! Natalie asked if I could record the
meeting, but Liza said that Celine's record company probably wouldn't be too happy
about it. Holding Natalie's arm and with my face so tensed up, I didn't know if I
could ever change my expression, I made my way over to quite a big room. Just as we
were about to enter, Liza, who must have seen how nervous and tense i was, said
"you're not nervous are you?"
"no," I said, accidently a little too firm. I didn't want Celine to hear Liza say
that.
I could no longer believe that I was actually stepping into the room Celine Dion was
standing in.
Not only was I now in the same room as celine Dion, but Natalie had led me right up
to her so I was actually standing next to her. So here I was. Natalie on one side,
celine on the other, and Kevin standing directly opposite me.
We didn't say anything for a minute. (Well I really don't know). All I seemed to be
doing, was smiling my little mouth off, and I kept turning my head to look at
Celine. So basically I was smiling at her.
Kevin then announced "Celine, this is Rachel, and this is her friend Natalie."
"Hi Rachel," Celine said in a really chirpy voice. I smiled, looked at her and said "Hi!"
"Hi Natalie!"
"Hi!"
To my utter surprise, Celine hugged me from where she was standing. It took me a while to realize this actually.
"Well pleased to meet your rachel," Celine said, again in a really happy excited voice.
"Thank you!" I said, as I turned my head towards her again.
"Rachel wrote into us and asked to meet you, didn't you Rachel."Kevin was saying.
"Yeh" I said.
"And before that, Natalie wrote in for Rachel,", didn't you?"
"Yeah" said Natalie.
"Thank you so much for that," said Celine putting her arm around me as she said that.
I can not remember the conversation Kevin and I were having after that, but the point of it was, Celine again put her arm around me all of a sudden and left it there for quite a while. Celine had to do that! I forgot I shouldn't really turn away from Kevin while he was talking to me, but something made me turn to face Celine. I was smiling like anything! Celine must have thought i was being a bit rude, because she took her arm away, and I went back to facing Kevin.
Who asked "do you have any questions for Celine?"
"Um, no" I answered with a half snigger.
"you should have thought of some" Kevin said.
I was so embarrassed at that point.
"Yeah I should have!" I just said.
Celine then said "we should have been on our own - just us two!"
I was amazed and all I could say was "yeah! we should have!"
"This is just hopeless!" I was thinking, "I'm not saying anything."
I can't quite recall what was said after that, but I can only recall Celine and I having a conversation about where I live. When i said 'I lived in Mitcham" she must have looked at Kevin who then said, "that's a suburb of Melbourne."
"I've never been there yet!"
"Woops!" I thought, "how dreadfully embarrassing!"
Straight after this, Celine stepped in front of me. "How do you do Rachel?" she asked, as she gave me a very firm hug.
Well first, I don't think I was quite ready for such a firm hug. I found myself falling into celine's arms for a split second. I actually was off my feet. I was so embarrassed! As this happened, Celine gave me two little pats on the back. As this was going on, my head, which was facing the way she was talking, swung around. My nose collided with her neck. Now that was embarrassing! "I'm very good thanks" was all I mannaged to say.
After that Celine was standing next to me again.
Kevin said "Celine is coming out here next year to do a concert!"
"Oh wow, awesome!"
Celine then said "maybe we could meet up again - backstage!"
"Yeah!" was all shy little me said.
I was facing Natalie, and Mum said "What about that poem?"
I wished she hadn't of remembered that. I turned around to face Celine, holding my poem, (which was in one of those plastic pockets) up to her and saying "This is a poem I wrote at school I've got your name in the last line. .. urm .. the second last line ..." I contradicted myself. "Was it the last, or the second last line?"
I don't know why I really cared! Then, to make matters worse, Nat chimed in and said "as she does with everything" Celine couldn't understand our sudden fast banter. She said something like, "did you write this at school?" I honestly think I had a blank look on my face because Kevin said "yes, Rachel wrote this poem at school."
Celine then got it off me, and immediately began reading it. I really had no ida she was going to read it right there and then.
After she finished reading it, she said in a really touched voice, "That is really nice Rachel."
(according to Natalie, she had a really touched look on her face while she was reading the poem).
Also according to Natalie, she immediately gave the poem to Rene to read. I then got out all my albumns for Celine to sign. This was *so embarrassing as both the CD covers I'd brought with me were cracked!
(Natalie had read me what she'd written afterwoods. One said "To Rachel, love Celine Dion!" and the other "To Rachel, your friend Celine Dion" That last piece of writing pleased me more than the first. How many times would she call someone "her friend"?!)
I do not know why I didn't get the other CDs signed. She kept making sure I knew what was going on. She said to me once, "Rachel?"
"Yeh?"
"I'm just leaving this here for it to dry,"
"Yeah sure," I said. I don't know why I said that. See, I don't normally say that, it just came out. I was *so embarrassed and the reason is when I asked her if she could sign my CDs, she said "yeh sure!"
When the CD signing was out the way, Nat got a piece of paper signed for herself. I then asked celine if she could sign Angie's autograph book. She said "sure!"
As I was handing it to her, I had my fingers on the edge of the book, but as Celine was grabbing it, she touched my pointer finger.
"How passionate!" I was feeling at that moment! My guess is that she wanted to see if I would go red again. I did, of course. Any physical contact Celine game me, I went red. She then ask me, "How do you spell it? A ... N ... G ..."
"I .. E" I replied.
Then it was time for photos. While they were taken, Celine was in between Natalie and I, with each arm around us both. (Well, Nat later told me that while she only had her arm loosely around her shoulder, it was rather firmly around mine. The way she was holding me was actually quite passionate I thought! While we were standing there, she was constantly rubbing my arm and giving it little pats. (Natalie said that Celine only rubbed her arm twice, and very quickly.) I was very pleased that she was doing that all the more with me!
She kept allowing her hand to stop at different points of my arm with each photo.
That "rubbing of my arm" seemed an extremely passionate way to act especially as she did not stop doing it! When Mum, dad, Kevin and Jill were all in the photo, Celine let go of Natalie and was standing next to Mum. however, she continued to hold me in the same position, while Dad was next to me on the other side. Kevin and Jill were behind us. Kevin's arm was around jill's waist. Then everyone moved off; it was back to Nat, Celine and myself.She was still rubbing my arm. It was at one point that she said to me (I think this was more towards the beginning of the photo session, "There's quite a few photographers here!"
Secretly I did know that! I didn't know what to say. Eventually I went "mmmmmm".
Also Celine was laughing at something. I don't know what about, but I found myself joining in with her anyway. Every time I'd laugh, she tapped my arm firmer! It was kind of like in time with me.
The other thing is, throughout the whole time Celine was doing this to me, I had these tingles like, delightful tingles in my lower stomach. I really couldn't believe what was happening! I was just in heaven!
After all that, it was unfortunately announced that Celine, Rene, Kevin, Jill and all the rest of the crew had to get going.
"Before you go," Natalie said, Rachel made a tape that she wanted to give you, but she's really shy so I will give it to you.
"should Celine have this tape, or not?" I was thinking to myself.
"No!" I suddenly said very quietly to Natalie.
She acted puzzled for a second, but then she just went and gave it to her.
"Thank you!" said Celine.
I acted quickly. I was fearing that she may think I'm stupid, that she isn't busy enough. "You don't have to listen to the tape if you don't want too," I said, turning to look at her.
"But can I if I want too?" she asked to my utter shock and delight.
"Yeah!" i replied, "You can if you want too!"
"I might listen to it in FiGi" she said. Without asking any questions, I just accepted that.
"Can I keep the tape?" Celine asked after a few minutes.
"Um pardon" I said, as I was interupted from a little daydream I was having.
she repeated the question.
"Oh yes!" I said. I wasn't about to tell her in front of everyone that I really wanted to try and stay in touch!
Then Celine said her goodbyes to Natalie and then, came over to me, who somehow ended up in one corner and she gave me an extremely firm hug for a while. I never hugged her back! i was too shy! (I will regret that for the rest of my life!) There was utter silence throughout that hug. I had the cheesiest grin on my face apparently!
I was also extremely red. It was as if Celine was just in such ore of having met such a huge fan, the way she was so silent.
After that, Natalie and I walked out together. I could not believe all that had happened!
The first thing Nat said to me was "yes well".
"yes well!" I replied.
After a while of sitting in the foyer again, Celine said "bye bye Rachel, bye bye Natalie." We both answered "bye" together. Then they all left.
Natalie and I thought we'd sort out work experience for the following year while we had the chance, so that's what we did.
I just do not believe it though. I actually now know my sweet Celine!
(today's note) I went to her concert in 96 but did not meet her again. :( I honestly hope that I will mee her again! I miss her!
Also it's obvious now how absolutely totally obsessed and in love with her I was!