Monday, November 24, 2003
Ok, here it is, lol, the story you haven't been waiting for....
Eric Idle, The Greedy Bastard Tour 2003 at the Vic Theatre in Chicago. Nov. 21st and 22nd
This weekend was the best in my life.
Both shows were incredible. First show was pretty cool. Eric kept making eye contact with us.(well it's what it looked like to us, which was pretty cool!) For the second show it was awsome because we had very comfy seats. We were sitting on a couch/bench thingy. And we had the whole thing to ourselves, so Eric kept looking our way because were the only ones with empty seats around us.
Friday night we were running late so we got to the theatre in the nick of time. And the people working there had no idea where our seats were. They had to look at a seating chart to tell where people were sitting.(even on the second night they put us in the wrong seats and had us move)
I'm just going ot talk about the second show because that was the best! It was great because his in-laws (Tania's Family) were all there, as were Lily and Tania. It was so cute because for the last number (Always Look on the Brightside) Lily came out with Gilli (stage manager) and when Eric went to introduce Gilli he saw Lily and smiled, you could tell he didn't know she was up there, so he introduced her. It was just so awsome to see him and Lily on stage together.(Lily came back out w/Peter for The LumberJack Song.)
Afterwards, Eric went out to sign autographs. He seemed like he was in a hurry and he wasn't really talking to anyone. So the people infront of me asked him a question and he started answering and I thought "Oh Great, just like with Michael, He's going to sign my book before I can say anything." So he signs my book and thats when I started to sheepishly hand him the letters. (I had Jess's, Elise's and my letter wraped in Ribbon and I had written "To: Eric From: The Estrogen Brigade.") And so he slides my book back to me and he notices and reads what I wrote on the letters i'm holding and I SWEAR TO GOD, his face just lit up and he got very excited,(huge smile on is face) and he says "Estrogen Brigade?!" and I shake my head because I just couldn't believe how excited he got, full smile, heehee, little did I know!...) So after I shake my head he leans up over the counter and HE GIVES ME A HUG AND before we go to let go HE KISSES ME!!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! I STILL cannot believe it!
So then he started talking to me and he told me how he saw Elise a while back and that he saw she was pregnant and he asked me when she was due. Then he started to sign Liz's stuff and asked her if she was an "Estrogen too?" Which she said, "No." And then he said "Oh so your a brigader in training? She's training you, eh?" After that we said (at least I think we did, after the hug and kiss my mind went blank!) We said Thank You, and he said "Thanks For Coming." Then I hurried out the door to get some air, leaving Liz behind.(she was getting Peter's Autograph, kinda wish I would have too but my mind was blank...) I got outside and just leaned against the wall. Few seconds later Liz came out and we started walking. She said it was so awsome that I got a hug and she had a smile on her face as big as mine! It was funny because where she was standing(to my left) she didn't see him kiss me and when I told her that he did indeed kiss me she just lit up. It was so great! And me being an idiot and just so pathetic I started bawling my eyes out. I wasn't expecting it at all. So i'm walking down the street crying like an ass, but the weird kinda thing was I didn't really feel too embarressed about it! Out of all the celebrities i've "met" I hate to say it but I think this was the best. I actually spoke to him and he gave me a hug and kiss. I never in my dreams expected him to do that.
Although I feel bad because Kelly asked if I would ask him about Cardboard Terry Gilliam and after he huged and kissed me my mind went totally blank. I think the major reason i'm so shocked is, I've never met anyone that did that to me before, you know? Not even my family kisses and hugs when we see each other you know? It was kinda like he knew who I was or something. And it made me feel so great, and for once in my life, I actually kinda felt special.
To meet someone I've liked and admired for 14 years of my life, (he's been my fav. Python since I was a little kid) someone who has helped me get threw the better part of my life...I just can NOT put it into words, I keep trying to, but I can't. I wish everyone could have the chance, at least once, to feel the way I did Saturday night, it's such a great feeling. I hope it will never leave me.
Marie @ 4:57 PM