Then, I did
something I
wouldn’t have
dreamed of doing
since that night of
the Season Five
American Idol
concert.
I left.
Tatum and Jamie Foxx were going to
arrive on the red carpet within the
hour. My old celebrity chasing habits
returning, I instinctively walked
toward the carpet and the cameras.
My feet took me to the edge of the
decked out runway, behind the metal
bars of which I was very familiar.
It was after work, I hadn’t eaten
dinner and had already been walking
through Georgetown for quite some
time before I stumbled upon the
movie posters.
Still, empty stomach and all, I stood
and waited.
After about half an hour, I really
started to feel the fatigue. My
hunger wasn’t playing around. But, I
thought, I’ve seen lots of famous
people in person before, but never a
movie star. That reasoning kept me
there for another half hour.
Then, I did something I wouldn’t
have dreamed of doing since that
night of the Season Five American
Idol concert.
I left.
Was it really worth it to stand there
and starve just to get some ink or a.
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