Figure Skating Fans! My great experience!

[CarolA]

I had to share my great experience.

Thursday Night at 10 my phone rings and it is someone I have never met asking me if I would mind voluntering to hand out brochures for the 2004 Nationals at the Champions on Ice performance in Nashville on Friday night. They said I would get a free ticket to the performance, so I said yes.

Well for about half an hour of brochure work, I got a free ticket and it was about 10 rows back in the center. The show was great, but the best part was that I got a back stage pass. I wound up getting Michelle Kwan, Timothy Goble and lots of other autographs (and I have NEVER gotten anyone's autograph, not even Mickey's!) It was great fun. Michelle is TINY up close. I am 5'4" and I felt like the Jolly Green Giant next to Michelle.

 

[honeywolf7]

Did you get to meet Elvis Stojko???? If so, I'm SO jealous.

 

[NHAnn]

WOW! I'm a big fs fan, and I am JEALOUS!

That's AAWESOME compensation for for a half hour's work!

 

[newmousecateer]

That is totally awesome!

I absolutely love figure skating and would love to meet the skaters that you did.

So glad you got their autographs. How exciting.

 

[CathyCanada]

What a great opportunity! Lucky you!
And at DIS Con, I will take you to the Hall of Fame and we can get Mickey's autograph!
CC

 

[SDAngel101]

How cool is that!! See what happens when you volunteer a little bit of your time?!

 

[helenabear]

Wow! That is so cool! I'd love to be able to meet some of the skaters in person! Lucky you to get to do that and get all their autographs!

 

[shoes99]

That was a great experience. I went to COI in Atlantic City NJ and we were about 10 rows from the ice.
I am an older skating groupie. My favorite autograph was Dorothy Hammell only because I got my father-in-law to go to the show in 1976 and he never went anywhere. I was at an airport and Scott Hamilton was getting his luggage off the conveyor belt the same time as I was. I am 5'2'' and he was about my hight but much thinner in person. Its fun when you actually get to meet & greet or meet and look at.
Michele

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

AHHH Timothy Goebel...DROOL!

 

[#1 Disney Fan]

That's so cool!!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Did you get to figure the bill out, Carol?? I wonder if I would look big next to Michelle. Very neat, Carol.

 

[Doctor P]

What a great opportunity. Sounds like fun.

 

[minniecarousel]

We saw this show in San Jose last month. All I can say is: PHILLIPPE!!!!
(well, actually, the whole show was terrific, but ahhhh...Phillippe!)

 

[snoopy]

Wow, how did it come to be that this person called you and asked you to volunteer? Geez, I wish someone would call me and ask me!

I met Kristi Yamacuchi, Scott Hamilton and Katerina Witt at a hotel once. We were there for happy hour, and the skaters were staying there. I about died when they all just walked in the bar/restaurant. Kristi is itty bitty, Scott too, but Katerina was bigger. She actually has a figure of a grown woman and not a little girl, amazingly. It seems most of these girls are lie the size of an 8-year old.

 

[CarolA]

Thanks for your kind words.

Yes, I met Elvis. Did not meet Candelero, but he has to be the only skater I have ever seen who brings a laundry hamper out to do his program.

They called me because I had filled out a volunteer form for the 2004 Nationals in Atlanta. (I have family and friends there so I can go down and volunteer) I volunteered at the Nationals we hosted in Nashville and it was a lot of fun. I thought I would enjoy doing it again.

I have ordered tickets to the 2003 Worlds in DC, but... I don't know if I am going. Hotels are VERY expensive right now and I am just not sure.

 

[d.kurz]

WOW, CarolA...that's cool!! I also have all-event tix for Worlds in DC 2003.( see my countdown!!) There are at least a few others here that have them, too. I would LOVE to do my first DIS meet in conjunction with that competition!! I hope you DO go! We got a hotel in Arlington, but got lucky in that my traveling companoin's DH had a ton of Marriott points and the hotel wound up being FREE!! Maybe YOU know someone who could share some sort of points with you!!

 

[jimmybop]

Originally posted by daughter_of_amid_chaos
AHHH Timothy Goebel...DROOL!

Michelle Kwan... DROOL....

 

[honeywolf7]

Okay, I'm officially jealous now

 

[CarolA]

You know I had not thought about trying with my Marriott Points for a hotel at the World Championships. Maybe I should do that. I do have quite a few points and some Diners Club points I could move! (I know I will wind up going, the big question is for how long? I am looking at flying up on Tuesday and home on Sunday!)

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[nsyncraider17]

Wow, that's awesome! We saw Tara Lipinski in WDW in june, and she is unbelievably tiny. I'm only 5' and she was a lot smaller than me.

I don't think I'd mind meeting Timothy Goebel!