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Saturday...I finally got to see BINXS again after six months of living vicariously through the rest of you. After hearing that Lane & Strawberrygirl got stuck in traffic the night before and missed their M&G, I left an hour earlier than planned. I got to the Greek around 5:30 and it was so beautiful and peaceful to hang out in the park talking to some people who had also arrived early to picnic. Shabooh Shoobah was playing on someone’s stereo. Plus it’s really scorching hot where I live so it was great to get some fresh air. Around 6:15 I walked over to the will call area to wait for the M&G. It was so great to see so many people I had met in January again...Lane & Strawberrygirl, Cheryl, SOH, JC for JD, LAXGuy and Fabtwin. And it was equally great to meet some new rockbanders in person for the first time...Kylie, Dirty Heart & Ems.

The M&G was amazing! It was held in a large dressing room. It was three walls of make-up counters and mirrors and lots of space to spread out. I had separate things for each guy to sign so I was able to lay my stuff out a bit and be ready for them. The pictures came first though. I had asked if they would all flip the bird at the camera. A couple of them said “What” and I said flip the bird and demonstrated. Kirk, I guess NOT wanting to see pictures of himself all over the internet flipping the bird said, “Oh we can’t do that.” Garry added, “But JD will.” Out the corner of my eye I could see that JD was playing along with me. Luckily I was standing right next to him so hopefully it will turn out well enough that I can crop us for VH1 duty - LOL. It all went by so quickly though that I don’t even know if I even looked at the camera.

For the signings, the guys all went in different directions so it wasn’t like they all arrived at the same time. I had printed pictures on 8-1/2x11 photo paper...one page for each. I don’t remember the order this happened in so let’s go alphabetical.

GGB: I have always loved the picture of him dipping Sweet, Sweet, Sweet at the Gala. He looks hot in it and it’s a great memory from a great night. His page had two 5x7’s on it and he was kind enough to sign both...one for me and one for her. (You’re only supposed to ask for one signature per BINXS...so thanks Gaz.) I asked him if Perfect Strangers would be played during the next four shows that I’m dying to hear it live. His answer...”Maybe.” LOL

JD: I had planned on having JD sign the picture I had taken with him at the Gala, but my sister got it signed for me the week before in Berkeley. That left me free to do a favor for a friend. JD signed Tona’s Aussie Who Magazine where JD is listed as one of the 100 Sexiest. JD went "oh wow" when he saw what it was. I told him it was for my friend in Melbourne, and that if all goes well, she and I would be rocking out the Brisbane show together...that it's my birthday too. He said "oh you're September 1st too." I was so excited about the way he signed it with her name at the top, a peace sign, a 448, his signature and an XO that I forgot to show him what I had brought for myself to be signed. (Most of you already know the story...just building some suspense here.)

Andrew: For Andrew I had printed out a screencap of him holding the sign “Pretty Kate” from the Mediate video. I used to use the air name Kate Willis when I worked in radio and well, any song that has the line “Pretty Kate has sex on date” got a lot of air play on my shift. (I used to get in so much trouble for letting NYT roll through like that too.) OK, back to Andrew. He said he really liked it and would like a copy. I told him I had another M&G tomorrow and would bring him one. I just told him the story of why I chose that for him to sign...no time and too brain dead to think of a question for him.

Jon: I printed the four pictures of Jon from the Magazine where he’s wearing the red Morphine Generation shirt . I told him I just loved those shots. He asked where he should sign it and I said anywhere he wants. He signed it right in the middle and it will look great framed. I told Jon that I had made a special sign for him tonight and that if he should like it and be so inclined to give me a stick I would cherish it. He said that he couldn’t make any promises, that sometimes he throws them and they don’t go to who they’re intended for. I told him I was front row center and he could always walk it over. He said he’d do the best he can.

Tim: His page had three pictures from the Aussie Gala on it. In one I showed him the back of my head and said “That’s me.” Then pointed at the 3rd picture and said here you’re looking down at me lovingly...and laughed. He told me he remembered talking to me that night. He’s such a charmer though, who knows if he really did.

Kirk: The picture I had signed was the screencap of Kirk holding up my granny pants sign at the Pala show. I told him he made my night when he did that because I was such lousy throw JD didn’t see them when I tossed them on stage. He told me he thought they were funny. I brought a picture of my Suicide Blonde Doll to show him. Many times the bands don’t know what tchotchkies the record companies send to promote their music, so I wasn’t sure if he’d ever seen it. He had and said there weren’t that many sent out.

JD had finished signing for everybody and was standing near me talking to some people. I grabbed the “Do Vegetarians Eat Pussy?” sign and walked over to him. I started to tell him the story about how I’d made the sign three days before then read that someone held up the same sign the night before and didn’t ant to be a copycat, but brought it for him to sign so the people at work who said I wouldn’t have the guts to show him the sign would know that I did. He loved it and walked right back to my spot with it. He asked if he could have it. I started to say that I could hold it up tonight if he wanted to take it then and then he said , “No but you want it signed.” I told him I had another M&G the next night and would make him another one. He said he hated that picture of himself and I thought he was going to scribble over the whole face...but just drew the beard on himself, wrote his signature, and wrote his answer to my question.


Before letting JD go, I told him that even though his audition was a tv show and meant to be seen by millions, it felt like a privelege to watch it and what has come from it. He put his hands together and said thank you.

That was it! An awesome experience worth every penny. We applauded as they left, Tristin gave us our signed Tour Books and it was upstairs to wait for the show to start. Plus there were more people to see again (W.A.T.T.) and meet in person for the first time (PetuniaP, JYM, and 4LeafClover.)

It was great to also meet RockPhoto. I had been joking with her in Tod’s thread that she better not get in my way while shooting the first three songs. She gave me permission to poke her and he said he wanted to watch so I made then a sign that said “Hey DrumTech, watch me as I poke and nudge RP tonight.” I held it up for him during set up and got a wave.

I apologize that this is a book already and the show hasn’t even started yet. More to come.