Well, I shall try and remember word for word...
But I was not so much as scared as overwhelmed...If anyone new me, theyd know that im not good at meeting people i admire of wish to adhere to their greatness. So the last person I met I ended up tripping on a table leg, not really speaking much and haveing him pretend to be shy like me. Talk about shocking.
So with the paintings in hand (Which by the way I'm not to happy with how they turned out at all, and didnt want to give them to them in the end, but my sister reasoned with me that I spent 48 hours straight on the things and what in the world I'd actually do with these things.)
We waited in line after the show...
I actually had to sign up to put them in the coat room...had some strange looks mind (50x60), not that small. So after collecting them, we tried to get towards the end of the line...but people in canberra dont do things early so we had some after us so we couldne ttalk to them for ever
I handed my camera over to the playhouse guys (young guys that were just happy to be doing things, So no evil women or man hustling the guys). Probably made them alot more happy to, and not to mention the line went fast.
So anyway...
Me - "We come baring gifts"
{{{{Cols painting}}}}
(Col was arms out reaching for it, with an excited face(think chocolates from frank))
Col - "Oh wow"
(frank was still signing someones ticket, then i handed him his)
{{{Franks painting}}}
Col - "I look like a cross between Dean Martin and a guy from A- ha"
Frank - "Oh an 80's rock musician, Do you have something you want us to sign for you?"
(Col seemed to be too fasinated with himself in the painting)
Me - "Yes, can i get you to sign this for me"
{{{I pass the third painting over.}}}
Frank - "Sure sure, hmmm...so what do you want, like a huge signature or a tiny little idy thing " (he did that voice he does at Cols finger)
Me - "Ummm, can you do one of your drawing, scribble things for me?"
Frank - "Oh yeah sure"
(he starts drawing, I revert attention back to Col)
Col - "These are great Madam"
(He was fishing for a name)
Me - "Melinda"
Col - "Nice to meet you melinda"
(shook his hand)
Col - "Could you sign it?"
Niles (Sister- Danielle) - "They are signed on the back"
(Colin passes Sharpie)
Col - "Can you sign it on the Front?"
Me - "a..a..a Sure"
(Signs with SHAKING hand, if you looked at my normal signature youd see a major difference)
Col - "Thankyou Melinda"
(Frank finished drawing)
Frank - "Ah can you sign mine too"
(He passes me his sharpie and i do another....even worse)
Col - "Thankyou guys, I'm chuffed that you'd spend your time to do this for us"
Me - "You guys have made me laugh all these years"
(I couldnt say anything else, sort of shrugged and smiled cheesily..my sister recons it was ear to ear....)
(Frank passes the other painting to Col)
Col - "Y did you make me frown?"
(Looks at frank)
Frank - "I was inspired by it"
(Points to my painting)
(col starts signing it, and drawing a smiling face)
Col -"Just out of curiosity which one of us (waves sharpie between the two of them) do you like the best?"
Frank - "Col havent you been paying attention to the polls?"
(He goes towards col)
(The look at me...I'm basically numb, dumb and on edge of passing out (I am, not exagerating))
Me " You" (smiling stupidly at Col, and nodding)
Col - "Correct answer"
(Col smiles)
Frank - "Yeah"
(Col passes the painting back to me, as we sneek behind for a photo)
{{{{photo}}}}
(The guys taking the photo werent particularly experts...and my camera is pretty hard. I have no idea what col was thinking...and my sister didnt want me to post it with her in there...she looks stoned)
Frank - "Thanks for coming girls"
Col - "Come here, now go back...no come, no back, back (he was mucking around with the next guy inline and the guys taking the photo as we stood behind)
(After the photo, niles grabbed the camera, and we headed off, me looking rather glazed and not really thinking.)
Col - "God bless Ladies" ( he made a point of turning in his seat totally around)
Me - "have a good one"
(I STILL CANT BELIEVE I SAID THAT TO COLIN LANE!!! HAVE A GOOD ONE!!! I AM A FUCKING ODD JOB!!! )
So thats a short version of events that happened....
Looking back....
I should have said more,
should have asked for a hug, or even just dived in for one.
And should have said i prefer them together....
As we were walking out, I did feel like crying...infact i think i may have, its all a bit of a blur...tears of joy... I was shaking....I mean i had the shakes for at least 20 mins later...couldnt wipe the smile off my face. And my sister repeatedly said shed never seen me as happy.
Thats my story.
makes me happy and really sad.
Oh and in case your still wondering about the drawing frank did...I shall load it.
But for the sake of keeping it one of a kind im putting a red mark on it so that it wont be reused as anything but a copy. I mean no offence, but with art stealing, i'm nervous about everything and everyone.
{{{{SIGNED IMAGE}}}}