Dustin Meets Paula Abdul



Friday, May 7th 2004 – Today's the day!  I'm finally going to meet my idol, Paula Abdul! I have been fascinated with her since I was nine years old, who knew that fifteen years later I would finally be meeting her?

So many things were running through my head! I remember the first time I ever had heard of Paula Abdul was when my mom threw my brother's "Forever Your Girl" tape at me and told me to listen to something else besides "Weird Al." I was a stupid 9 year old back then, and didn't really know all that much about music ~ and ever since it's pretty much just been all about Paula.

I remember when Paula Abdul came to town on her "Under My Spell" tour to promote "Spellbound."  I remember seeing the advertisement for the show in the local newspaper. I wanted to write her a letter and leave a rose on her stage after the show... but my father told me I was too young to go to her concert... so I didn't go. I've never forgiven him for that.

Two o'clock had come and it was time to go to Toys R Us to meet Paula Abdul!

I met some really nice people while standing in line for 1 1/2 hours waiting to meet Paula. It was very refreshing to talk to people who share the same interests as I do. In particular, I met two people who I will never forget- they are Jacqueline and her mother. They were so incredibly nice to me and so supportive! I am so happy that they were there to share this amazing experience with me.  They were so nice, they even took pictures of me while I was talking with Paula.

There was another couple there with their children, they were from Ohio and the husband worked for TOMY®, who put the event together to sell their "Micro-Dancer" toys, which are really cute.  They were the ones who told me that Paula was going to be on Conan O'Brien tonight... which comes into play a little later in my story.

OKAY!  It's my turn to meet Paula Abdul... and she threw her hands up in the air and said "Okay, who are you?" and gave me a hug. I told her my name was Dustin; I told her I flew all the way from Portland, Oregon just to see her and then told her about my web site, and how her producer had called me a few years back... she knew exactly who I was (I was so flattered!) and she knew my last name and everything...

Paula Abdul was so incredibly nice to not only me, but everyone that came to the event. She took pictures with everyone, and spent at least a minute or two with everyone talking to them, and really made everyone feel important.

After Paula met with all of the fans and took pictures with everyone, I rode in Paula Abdul's limousine to the NBC Studios where as I mentioned earlier, she was a guest on the Conan O'Brien show. I was issued a backstage pass and saw Paula's dressing room, and met her hairstylist (she's a hottie) and even stood right next to Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) while Paula was on stage with Conan O'Brien.  [Click here to see Paula's appearance on Conan]

After Paula's segment was taped, Paula and I talked for a few more minutes before she left for dinner, I took a picture with here (click here) and went back to my hotel room to tell my family about my amazing experience.

Paula Abdul was so nice to spend so much time with me, and I'm very grateful for everything that took place during that time. It was a dream come true, and I'll never forget it.

After I called everyone, I ate dinner and headed for Ground Zero to see the aftermath of the World Trade Center, and then snapped a few pictures of the Statue of Liberty and headed back to the hotel room to pack and go to bed. I had to get up early to drive to New Jersey; my airplane departed at 8am.

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