You never know how the night is going to turn out...
I met some friends at the Mash Tun tonight- a local pub that is only a block from my place. We had a few drinks there and then decided to move on to another watering hole. As we walked down New Street I noticed that a large group of people had gathered around a barrier that had been set up. I went over to one of the girls that was patiently waiting and I asked what was going on. She told me that they were all waiting for Katy Perry. The woman famous for a song about a bi-curious experience had played the Brighton Dome this evening and a large group of her fans were hoping for a glimpse.
I have a bit of a crush on Katy Perry. And the only thing holding these people back was a waist-high pole, similar to one you would find holding cars back at a parking garage. So, I ducked under it and headed towards the tour bus. I greeted the man standing outside the bus and said I was here to see Katy. He told me that she was definitely coming out at some point but he didn't know when... so, I looked over at the arena and saw an open door guarded by only one man. I walked over and decided to just walk right past him. On my way in I casually said to him, "I'm just here to see Katy." He asked me who I was, so I replied, "I'm Jozef Perry." He said, "Oh, okay," and let me pass. I thought to myself, "Wow, that was easy!" I started walking into the arena and then I heard the man from the door call out to me. I thought, "Well... I knew that was too easy..."
I walked back over to him, expecting to be kicked out of the area but to my astonishment he just informed me that Katy wasn't going to be exiting here, she was going to come from an exit down the alley. I thanked him, and started walking in that direction. He was absolutely right because a second later I saw Katy Perry approaching me with two paparazzi capturing every step. She looked incredibly beautiful. We came face to face and I said, "Hey Katy, great show tonight!" She hugged me and thanked me and then noticed the hoard of people that had crossed the barrier and were coming her way. She turned to the people that worked for her and said that she didn't want all of those people surrounding her. They took immediate action and started blocking off access to Katy. Thankfully, they didn't realize that I was the first to cross the barrier and the inspiration for the other hundred people to charge forward.
I decided to take advantage of this, so I said, "Look, it's about to get crazy here and I don't really want to be part of that, so I just wanted to say that it was a great show and it was nice to meet you."
She thanked me very much and picked up on my accent and said, "Oh my god, you're from America too?" I corrected her and said, "No, I'm from Canada, actually." She asked me what I was doing in Brighton, so I told her I was working for an English school and when I found out she was performing here I just had to see it. She threw her arms around me and kissed me on the cheek. I kissed her back and then she thanked me again and asked me for my name. I answered her and then noticed the crowd getting closer, so I said, "I'm going to go before this gets insane... it was really nice meeting you."
I went back over to my friends, who were standing there in disbelief.
"I can't believe you just pulled that off," James said. "I don't even want to talk about it. You just met and hugged and kissed Katy Perry and caused a riot around her."
I'd say it was a good night.
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