JEANIE'S STORY

CINCINNATI, APRIL 7, 2000
I had already seen the KITH show in Detroit and I was quite disappointed with my seats. Well, when I had heard that they were extending the tour I grabbed tix for the closest show to me, Cincinnati. Comedy Central also had a last-minute contest going to meet KITH. I won, but the tickets were for Louisville and they called me the same day as the show to tell me! There was no way that I could get there in time so I had told them that I was already attending the Cincinnati show. They called me later telling me that Cincinnati would be acceptable.

Well, my friend and I packed ourselves up for the 4 hour drive. The weather was horrible! There were tornado sirens going off everywhere in the Ohio Valley and it was almost impossible to see where we were going, but we made it.

The show was great! We had front row seats. (I had sold my other seats to someone on the KITH ring) After the show we were taken backstage by Himelfarb. It was so exciting. Dave was totally out of it, I have no idea what he was on. I had looked over and Bruce was sitting on a couch with a beer. He motioned over for me to come sit next to him. He is a real gentleman too. When I went to sit he had put a throw pillow behind my back and even got up to get me a water from the mini fridge! We talked for quite a while. My friend and I then excused ourselves to go upstairs where we heard Mark and Kevin was. When we got up there we were with the general population and the security was trying to get everyone out of the building, including us! We kept screaming that we had backstage passes and this female security guard was trying to physically force us out of the building! Well, she got my friend, but not me. I ran for the door and made it back downstairs to where Bruce was. I immediately had notified Himelfarb that they threw my friend out and he sent someone for her.

Well, things backstage were winding down and Bruce asked us back to his hotel bar for drinks! Of course we went. We talked for hours and then said our good-byes. Bruce is a really good guy and he is not swayed by airhead girls trying to throw themselves at him.

DETROIT 2002
Now for the second encounter! Tour 2002. I had gotten tickets for both the Toronto show and the Detroit show. (I paid 300 for front row seats in Detroit from a scalper, yeah I know, I'm a bad little girl) Well I had really shitty tix for the TO show and I didn't even try to get backstage. Not so for the Detroit show. I had brought a picture of Bruce and I from the 2000 show for him to sign. I had asked a security guy to get it to Bruce for him to sign. The security guy told me to wait after the show. I did, and it paid off. Bruce totally remembered me! He gave me a total double take when he came out! I thought at first because I had like 3 drinks on the stage using it as my table!

Well, after the show I was waiting for the security guard and Bruce comes out to the side of the stage and grabs a security guy. He points to us and said something to him. Just then Bruce leaves and that guy came over. He said, 'Bruce wants you and whoever you are with to come backstage!" I couldn't believe it!!!!!!!! Well, we had gotten in this line to go backstage and that same security guy came over and yelled, in front of everyone and pointing to my friend and I,
"Bruce wants these girls to go in first!" I almost died!

Well, we had gotten downstairs and there he was. He immediately greeted me with a hug and said,
'Hi Jeannie" He remembered my name (!!!!) and even asked about some things that I had told him 2 years prior. We talked for a while and again he had gotten my friend and I some water. Some male fan was pretty pissed about that. He was over in the corner saying,
"Oh, I guess you have to be pretty to get a water" You know, with Bruce, it's not like that. He is totally drawn to personality and you can tell that. He said that is why he was 'drawn' to me. I totally kept my cool and I did not ask him to reenact KITH scenes all night. We talked as two ordinary people; who cares if he if famous or not? He is a truly unique and nice guy (not like some other KITH members,,,DAVE!). Well, after talking for a few, we hugged and said our good-byes and I was told that I was welcome to come see him at any of his shows. And that is my story.

JEANIE'S PICTURES
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Thanks to Jeannie for her pictures and stories.