Anyways, his name is Jon Lee (he was in the band S Club 7). I've looked up to Jon for the past 10 years and it was fate that he joined the London cast of Jersey Boys the same week I was traveling to London. March 27th was honestly one of the best days of my life, if not THE best day (passing the day I met Mcfly). It's actually up there with the day I was born, true fact.
He was part of the group that influenced me growing up. Whenever I think about my childhood S Club always comes up. My life revolved around them and they literally changed my life. I still remember the day I found out about them. I was home from Christmas vacation, scrolling the channels when I saw a commerical for an S Club marathon on New Years Day in 2001....and my life never became the same. They were the ones who really introuduced me to music. Of course I listened to the regular bands of the 90's (Youngstown, BBMAK, Nsync, LFO, etc) but S Club's music really stood out to me. They ultimately made me realize how much I love the performing arts and influenced me in wanting a job in the entertainment industry.
Therefore, SEEING JON was the highlight of my life. Seeing someone who has influenced your life for the past 10 years is a thrill. Especially knowing all these years that there is no way i'll ever see an S Clubber (for the simple fact of them living in another country). I absoultely loooooove Jersey Boys when it came to Miami so seeing Jon play the lead role was amazing! I started bawling as soon as the lights went off for the simple fact that I would finally be seeing Jon after waiting so many years. I honestly can't descirbe how amazing he was. The role of Frankie is very difficult due to his unique voice and the way he can hit extremely high notes continiously so seeing Jon perform so well was thrilling. I knew Jon had to be good because I've seen the play before and knew what to expect but he passed my expectations (and they were verrrrry high). I would tell you if he sucked, but he didn't.
I know he signs autographs after the show so I literally ran to the stage door and waited for him. Withtin 2 minutes a bunch of people were there which made me nervous considering I wanted to talk to Jon and not just a quick 'Hi'. THEN HE CAME OUT....AND I FLIPPED A SHIT. At first I just stood there watching him like the creeper I am. It's really hard to believe he was so close to me. After a huge mob of teens left I went up to him and told him how I was the girl who sent him some tweets saying I was flying from America to see him which he was like "oh yeah!" (I honestly believe he remembered me for the simple fact that I would harass him to make sure he was performing that Sunday when I arrived in London - and he never tweeted any other fan except me). We took a picture and then he moved on to the next person. I moved aside and just stared from the distance again....sigh. I love him <3 I wish our meeting was longer but I'll take it!
I believe the stars were alligned when I booked this trip just for the simple fact that I got to not only see but also meet Jon <33333 (infendite hearts). If it was any other S Clubber than maybe I wouldn't freak out as much but it was JON. He was my favorite guy from the group and my second favorite in the band.
In the end he started this trip off right. I wasn't in London for more than 5 hours and I already got to meet one of my childhood idols.
ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION
I JUST FOUND IN THE LAST 0.2 SECONDS THAT ALL 7 OF THEM WHERE AT THE THEATER 2 DAYS BEFORE I WENT. FCUK MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. THEY ALL HAVEN'T REUNITED IN YEARS AND I COULD'VE BEEN THERE IF I BOOKED MY TRIP 2 DAYS EARLIER.
I CANT EVEN DEAL WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.
EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO ON AND BE DEPRESSED THE REST OF MY LIFE.....
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