A Cappella Innovations
12/01/07

I got to Albany at like 4pm yesterday, checked in my hotel and then at 5pm I made my way to "The Egg". I knew the concert wouldn't start till 7 but I went there 2 hours earlier with the hopes of somehow seeing Kristin. Didn't have high hopes at all but still I just had to try. The Egg turned out to be a weird shaped concrete building that kind of looked like an egg but at the same time it didn't - in other words - weird! I had bought my tickets online but had to go pick em up from the box office. Did that and was told to go 2 stories up to where the concert was gonna be. I got in the elevator and went to the second floor. The minute I walked out the elevator I saw a swarm of people eating pizza :))))

Apparently this was the dinner provided for the bands taking part in the workshops. I gotta tell you, I've never seen so many people eating pizza at one place. So I decided to hang out there for a minute and figure out what I'm doing. While talking to my girlfriend discussing what we should do I saw Kristin eating pizza with a bunch of people that seemed to be in charge of the whole event.

She was standing probably 3 feet away from me. Looking absolutely gorgeous, smiling and laughing. At some point I realized I was staring at her so I had to kind of stop :) I was so excited that I didn't really know what to do. I asked my girlfriend - "Should I go say HI or should I not?". My girlfriend was all about "Go do it" but I thought that now wasn't the best moment since she was eating and there were quite a few people around her. I decided to wait for a better moment...knowing I might not get a second chance. To be honest with you I got kind of scared. I didn't want to look like a stalker who had come just to tell her how great she is! While I was debating what to do, all of a sudden she was done eating and started walking towards me. I was like "I gotta be dreaming!". Well I wasn't dreaming but there was a perfect explanation as to why she was walking directly towards me - behind me was the elevator :))))). So she came and stood right next to me while waiting for the elevator. At this point I was like - I don't care where this elevator is going but I'm getting on it. Everything happened so fast. Next thing you know I was on the elevator going stories down to the lobby level with Kristin Kreuk standing right next to me. She was telling her friends that it had been a while since she had a slice of pizza like that. Then they asked her how it felt and she was like "Not so great" and then they all started laughing. Before I knew it we had already arrived down to the lobby and we were exiting the elevator. She headed to the workshops' area and my girlfriend and I just stayed downstairs. At this point I couldn't believe what had just happened. There was still an hour to kill before the actual concert. So we walked around "The Egg" but believe me after seeing Kristin Kreuk nothing could really grab my attention. :))) At some point we decided to head back upstairs and wait to get good seats for the event. On our back to the elevators I saw Allison Mack walking down to the workshops area with some friend of hers. She was all smiling and stuff. Very pleasant and positive looking girl.

So we went upstairs and waited for about an hour before they actually opened the gates and let everyone in. My girlfriend and I were able to get seats at the very front row :) The show was about 15 minutes late but it was opened by Kristin, Allison and Nicki Clyne (from Battlestar Galactica). They did a short funny dance pretending to be Salt'n Pepa :) I couldn't believe how close they were from where we were sitting.

It was kind of dark in the theater but I was able to get a couple of good pictures. The first part of the event was college a cappella groups that had been judged earlier in the day performing their best songs. It was pretty cool considering the fact that these people were not professional musicians. Kristin and Allison loved their performances. They were sitting on the same first row but on the opposite side from me. I'll tell you though...both Kristin and Allison enjoyed 100% this event and all groups taking part in it. In between the different bands they would come to the stage and announce which group was next. Making jokes and stuff like that...it was great. The atmosphere was absolutely friendly and low key. All three girls made the whole audience feel like they were all friends with them. Amazing! After the first part of the show (which lasted about 45 minutes) was over a 20 minute break was announced. Most of the people left the theater and went to get something to eat/drink. Me being one of those people :) On my way back I saw Kristin and Allison sitting on their seats just chatting. At this point I was like "I don't think I'll get a better chance". I went to my seat where I had left my jacket, got a pen and a piece of paper and headed straight to them determined to get an autograph. Hehe, I guess I wasn't the only person who had noticed they were all alone. By the time I got my pen there was a small line of people waiting to get the same thing :) I stood there and patiently waited for my turn. 2 minutes later I was talking to both Allison and Kristin and they were signing my "A Cappella Innovations" flyer :) It was the moment of truth :) I introduced myself and told them I was from Bulgaria and that they have tons of fans there. Kristin actually said that she know where Bulgaria was and was quite surprised to hear that Smallville was popular in Eastern Europe. Everything happened so fast! Overall though both Allison and Kristin were super nice to all the fans. Gave a bunch of autographs and greeted everyone that had gone and talked to them. I was one of those lucky people. I think in general Kristin looked really down to earth person. Kind of shy but nonetheless very nice to all people. The whole evening she was smiling, dancing and enjoying herself big time. And last but certainly not least - in real life she's just as gorgeous as she is on TV. So if there are any people out there that actually think she's all "fixed" on TV - they are completely wrong. Her beauty is absolutely genuine. Even my girlfriend agreed with me on that one and let me tell you - that doesn't happen that often :))))

After the break Kristin, Allison and Nicki went on stage and introduced an amazing a cappella band called The House Jacks! Those guys blew everyone away big time! It was an hour full of pure fun and entertainment. All the people including Kristin and Allison loved the band and had a blast! After the House of Jacks were done performing Kristin, Allison and Nicki came on stage to say their final words and invite everyone to the Sunday concert. And that was it....after that I didn't see Kristin anymore as she left the theater immediately after the concert was over.

I think it's really cool that she agreed to come to this event. It showed her as a person that cares about the real things in life. I respect her for that and I think it clearly shows what a good person she really is. Thumbs up to her and Allison Mack for agreeing to participate in this great event!

As for me I think this was one of the best nights in my entire life. A night I never think I'd forget for the rest of my life. The night I met Krisin Kreuk......:)))))))))))))

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