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beLIEve essay (5)

February 28, 2009

there is never enough!!

When I saw Criss walk past me, (he was less than a foot away from me!) I shouted out to him “Hey Criss!” and he shouted back in a loud voice “Hey, what’s up brother?”. He said this like he had met me before. I talked to some other fans after the show, and they said that he talks so informally so that the public isn’t afraid to develop the connection he tries to make during his demonstrations. Criss also gave me a good handshake. I knew that I had accomplished one of my dreams at that very moment. It was hard for me to come back to my senses. I was astounded by what had just happened. Unfortunately, he had to continue walking, but just that was amazing. As Criss walked by, I could see the tears in his eyes. He was so grateful to be where he is today. Even he was being nudged by his own security guards. I guess that was their way of indirectly telling Criss to hurry up. This brouhaha wasn’t even supposed to happen. There was an after party scheduled for that night, as well as a big meeting that included Cirque and Criss. I obtained this information from the manager of the beLIEve store, who I coincidentally ran into the next day. After about an hour and a half of waiting, the line started to move. Finally! The line was moving really fast, so I knew that you wouldn’t get much time. I got out a “Mindfreak” branded deck of cards, in hopes that he would autograph it. About 10 minutes into the line, I learned that he wouldn’t be signing autographs, but doing pictures instead. I put away the cards and told my mom to get the camera ready. As we entered the beLIEve store, I saw Criss. He was wearing a white “affliction” shirt, as well as his famous handcuff chain. Affliction is a popular clothing line. Criss was successful enough to design several shirts, which he sells in his merchandise store(s). He, unlike many other celebrities, designs most of his own clothes.

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