Sar was real lucky. She hardly knew who 911 were, saw them in concert, got their autographs and eventually met them. Some girls have all the luck!
My mom picked my 2 friends Alisyn (Al) and Yu, and I up from school right after it ended. We left for Southpark Mall, about a half hour away. None of us knew what 911 looked like, and since we live in the USA, "Love Sensation" was the only song of theirs we had heard. We finally go there, and started talking to a DJ from the local radio station that I'm friends with. Finally, around 4:15 (15 minutes late!) We saw 2 guys who were rather short, in matching outfits: Beige coveralls with tiretracks. I immediately claimed to my friends "The one in the middle is mine!" (meaning Lee). They came onstage and said things in British accents that I couldn't understand, and Spike even asked "Can you understand what we're saying?", but we just nodded in agreement. They started singing Bodyshakin'. We were stunned by the awesome dances they did (he he he) and since I was in the front row, it was an awesome view! Spike kept winking at me, and I bursted out laughing. Then they sang Don't Make Me Wait, and I immediately memorized the chorus, and sang along. Lee smiled when he saw that I was singing with him. Next they sang Love Sensation, and during it, they asked "Does anybody know the words?" and my friends raised my hand for me! Lee looked at me and said "Would you like to come onstage and sing it with us?" but I was too scared, and I shook my head no. Next they announced this would be their new single, and they sang Party People...Friday Night. They announced they'd be signing autographs in HMV, so we got there as fast as we could. We stood in line, and I bought the LAST COPY of the Love Sensation single. A lady was passing out postcards of them, and we each got one. It was finally our turn to get autographs, and I handed the single cover to Spike. He signed it, handed it to Lee. Lee looked up, said hello, and smiled when I couldn't say anything! Jimmy signed it next, and he just signed it, smiled, and handed it to me. I wanted to get pictures, so I ran halfway across the mall, and got a disposable camera. I went back in line, and the security guard said "You again?" I was kind of scared, but I asked if I could get a picture. He said I could, and he told me to go behind them. I went behind Lee, and he said "Hey there" and raised his eyebrows. "h....h...h...hi" I blurted out, and Jimmy and Spike laughed at me! So I got two pictures with them, and I wanted to get another autograph. i handed them the postcard, and Spike signed it, still laughing, and Lee signed it and smiled. Jimmy asked my name, and signed it. I walked out of that store knowing I'd never be the same.
