Whoa. Would you look at that? That's teen sensation Britney Spears' hand firmly locked in mine with a look of sheer pleasure. And how cool were you again? Heehee.

I was at the Virgin Megastore one day and picked up a flyer that said teen pop star Britney Spears was going to be doing an in-store appearance the following week. I wasn't planning on going but everyone seemed disgusted if I ever mentioned her. This was movitation enough for me to go.

My friend Vivian came with me and we stood in the longest line for an hour and a half. It wrapped all around the store. We didn't get autographs (I couldn't find that issue of Rolling Stone with her on the cover and that naughty pictorial anywhere....) I confess I don't know who she is or even what she is all about (please read the scolding I received for this comment to the right hand column). Or even what songs she does. I only do this for the ketch anyway, right? ;-)

Okay, I'm not that shallow. I think it's cool (lack for a better word) to stand in line to meet another regular ol' person, no matter who it is. It wasn't as cool as meeting Don Herbert. That much is certain. She gave a free concert the next night. I didn't get to go. Shucks.

Harsh reaction:

From: Rachel Shimp <shir0001@unf.edu>
Subject: I touched Britney Spears!?!?

jeffrey, no! i can kind of see why yr fascinated with the spice girls, but britney spears? she is the embodiment of everything evil in this world. i have a recent newsweek she is featured in, and the article says nothing
about her music. only about her going out & trying on 80,000$ jewelry and shopping with her mom...then some girl wrote in exactly what i wished i had to newsweek reprimanding them for it. if she had any music to write about anyway. i have yet to listen to the album but id like to dissect it in the near future. i know the songs have names like 'born to make you happy'. fuck that! and 'hit me baby one more time'? everyone tells me not to take this literally, but what do you think it means? and look at her kiddie-porn pictures in rolling stone! jimmy eat world, macha, everyone you've seen lately, they should be on rolling stone, not her! oh my god it makes me so mad! our society sucks!!!

Photograph above was taken by Vivian. The one to the left taken by me.