Hanging out with American Idol
Life is about who you know and creating dynamic first impressions! I have often wondered how some people get so lucky as to receive VIP passes or backstage passes or passes to meet the stars. My second thought quickly becomes . . . how do I meet the people that they know!
Well last Friday 8/28, I was actually one of those people. My friend, who I had met at a networking event, had extra tickets to a meet-and-greet with the American Idols.
The first part of the evening began with an autograph session but the way that it was arranged made you feel like cattle (word choice?) shuffling from one Idol to the next. I wasn’t even able to touch my autograph picture until the last Idol had signed. Then my friend and I got a group picture with all of them, which was pretty cool.
The best part was after the group photo when the Idols came out for individual pictures and to hang out. I was excited to talk and get to know each Idol. I was amazed that at the moment the Idols were free from the managers, their phones came out and the texting began. At one point I think three Idols were all in different corners with their fingers busy dancing over their keypads. I understand that they may have been bored with these prearranged tour meet-and-greets and that taking pictures with the fans gets old and honestly, yes we all have been there, but this is their job, this is what they wanted when they signed up to be part of the American Idol Tour—to be friendly and to create a lasting first impression. I took the initiative to ask for photos and tried to engage each of the Idols I met in a conversation. Danny and Adam were very personable and were comfortable chatting with me. One of the Idols however, made no attempt to even get her picture taken with anyone—whoever was on the other end of her phone was apparently more important.
Ladies remember that you always want to make a lasting first impression regardless of the event you are attending or who you are with. You are in control of your own image. You never know who you are going to meet or what they will say about you especially considering how quickly conversations and photos travel on social media outlets. Please check out the American Idol pics on our facebook page! You’ll know why Kris and Adam and Danny were the top three!
xoxo
