The Official Greg Jbara Love Thread PART 2!!!!- Page 109

[BluCat500]

Posted: 9/1/05 at 11:42pm

Greg <3's me

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 9/1/05 at 11:44pm

Your face!!

[BluCat500]

Posted: 9/1/05 at 11:47pm

Yes, My face!

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 1:14am

I meet Greg in less than 48 hours... aaaaahhhh.

[movieinmymind]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:16am

OMG. Okay. Here’s the story! And you must read it all! LOL

THE SHOW:

AMAZING. As most of you already know, the first time I saw DRS, I saw it with Joe instead of Norb. So, lemme just say…I’m SO glad that I got to see Norb perform this time, because…he was AMAZING. Sorry Joe, I love you so much, but…NORB WAS PERFECT. SO GOOD! And he DESREVED THAT TONY!!!

The beginning didn’t have much energy, especially from the audience. But, of course, as the show went on…it GREW and GREW and GREW!

So, I totally missed Greg’s entrance. It’s right at the beginning, so I suddenly see him, and I’m just like, “damn. I missed my chance to clap.”

BUT, omg, when Norb entered, you know…he kinda looks off to the side at first, so he doesn’t say anything yet. So, I CLAPPED because…well…THE MAN had entered!…and guess what? Nobody else did! I was the only one clapping! But, then 5 seconds later, SOMEONE ELSE starts clapping and then the whole theater joins in! I was so mad. Even the guy sitting next to me noticed. Oh, well. That’s okay BECAUSE…

I started the clap for “the bushes of tex were nervous wrecks b/c their son was dim.” NO LIES! Wohoo! I also started the clap after Norb sings “I still believe, we deserve a hand!” I was also woohooing my head off!! I’ve never started a clap for anything before, so that was fun!

I clapped and whooed after every song. Except for “Love Sneaks In,” cuz, you know, it’s too beautiful for verbal cheering!

OMG…you know how every night something funny happens? OMG, OMG, OMG. LMBO. You know, during the beginning, after Lawrence introduces Jolene, he’s like, “you have to whoo her” ect, ect, and then she runs off stage? (and John throws some flowers off stage with her, or something?) Well…haha, as Sara’s getting off, she grabs the flowers, and then we hear a LOUD thunk. And everybody’s like…”WHAT was that?” Then I saw that Sara had somehow, while grabbing the flowers, also pulled of John’s ring! So, the RING flew up into the sky and towards the front of the stage and landed right by John’s feet! I started laughing HYSTERICALLY, and so were John and Norb! And, so, after a few seconds of giggles, John picks it up, and turns to Norb and says, “Excuse me. I seemed to have lost my jewel.” And then, since John said “jewel,” NORBERT STARTS LIFTING UP THE BOTTOM OF JOHN’S JACKET, AND LOOKING AT JOHN'S CROTCH! LMAO! OMG. That was AMAZING. Hahahahahaha. I could NOT stop laughing! Then John started checking if anything was “missing” in Norbert’s crotch area, too! And the both of them were laughing soo much! (not to mention..the whole audience was too!) That was when the energy started to really grow. It was priceless. It was wonderful. It was classic. It was…perfect! Haha, they have AMAZING improv skills! LOL!!

Also, during DIRTY ROTTEN NUMBER, while Lawrence is singing—I dunno if he does this all of the time, but, Norb just started laughing really, really hard. I dunno if it was a Freddy response or a Norbert response! Whatever, it was cute!

And then, after Dirty Rotten Number ended, the WHOLE AUDIENCE was clapping for about 20 seconds, and then…WE ALL GAVE THEM A STANDING OVATION! It lasted for about a minute, so while that was happening, Norb was pointing at John. And John was waving down his hand, making the “oh, stop it!” motion. It was amazing. The amount of energy the audience had was sooo good, expecially at that point. I was hooting and hollering, and my uncle was whistling. I loved that moment. And that song really did deserve the standing ovation that it got!

Another thing. Joanna actually changed the melody with the lines, “of the future who can tell, though we hope it turns out well…” Well, she might’ve been doing it for a while, but after listening to the recording so much, I got used to hearing the original version.

Greg was PERFECT, as always. I loved the “like zis/like zat” sequence. I can see why he always shaves for joanna. But more about that later!

Then, it’s time for the final bow. The ensemble comes out, and I YELL out, “YEAH, ANDREW!” haha. Then, when Greg and Joanna came out for the final curtain, my uncle and I JUMPED out of our seats and started hollering and clapping, and screaming. I was screaming out, “YEAH GREEEG!” We were the only ones who stood up (at least from what I saw in the mezzanine) for those two, but, whatever. It felt GREAT. And, of course, when Joe rides out with the “fin” bike, I yelled out, “GO JOEEE!” haha. And, someone who said this was right, Jo and Greg did dance together until the curtain fell! So cute!

So, THE BEST PART, guys! BACKSTAGE STORY! Tehe!

Well, my uncle and I head for the backstage door…and omg, I approach the area, and I SEE ANDREW ASNES COME OUT! I had just turned the corner, too, so, I continue walking towards the back stage area, and then I go up to him, put on my brave face, and say, “Mr. Asnes?” He looks at me. So, he says, “Are you Jamie?” I’m in TOTAL shock. “Yes.” He shakes my hand. Then, he holds up his other hand, which is holding an ENVELOPE, which I happened to recognize! “Here, I wanted to give this to you in person, instead of mailing it.” OMG. It was the SASE I sent him before! I ask, “Could I have a picture with you?” He responds with, “Why don’t we do it inside?” OMG, I was freaking out. I didn’t even need to tell Kevin (who was not out yet) that I was here! So, he opens the door and brings us back stage!

ANDREW ASNES WENT OUTSIDE AND WAITED FOR ME!! HE WAITED FOR ME!! AND PERSONALLY BROUGHT ME INSIDE!

I was on cloud nine. Omg, you guys cannot believe how happy I was. I felt so special. And not to mention ecstatic!

So, we go up the stairs and go on stage. As we get up there, Sherie’s off to the side talking to somebody! (so, I saw her! Up close!) But, of course, I didn’t want to ask her for a picture or autograph because I know she’s a busy gal. And then, NORBERT walks across the stage! I said, “Hi, Norb!” He smiled!! And then he left. So, anyways, I say to Andrew (aka dancing god!), “THANK YOU SO MUCH for remembering me!” And he said, “Well, I remembered you were coming, so I thought I could meet you outside”. So, then Andrew says, “where should we take a picture? Hmm…..how bout we get some PALM TREES in the background?” he starts pulling at the palm trees, trying to move them out onto the stage for our picture. I said, “WHAT? Are you SERIOUS? You don’t have to do that!” Geeze, he’s so nice! So, he gives up, and says, “well, the background scenery seems better.” Me, “yeah. Sure!”. So, we take a picture. Omg, he was so nice. And, he touched me! It felt nice to have his arm around me! I didn’t want to touch him, though. I felt like he was too valuable to touch. So, I kinda just put my arm near his back. But I didn’t touch it. LOL. I regret that, now.

So, afterwards, he’s like, “Have you seen Greg yet?” Me, “no, not yet.” So, he’s like, “this is the theater.” He explained some stuff about the rotating floor. But I forgot most of it, cuz, I was in a daze. Then, I said, “You did really, really well today! I LOVED your last outfit, with the bling, bling!” He smiles, and says, “Actually, I’m supposed to be a bodyguard, so they originally wanted me in a tuxedo suit. But, I said, no, because guards are supposed to be dressed all out in the velour and bling.” I was laughing. But, he was so nice. We chatted for a bit, and then Greg comes up, so, he’s like, “oh, he’s here.” Then Andrew’s like, “well, I’m gonna go now. Good luck with the things that you do in the future, and I hope you make it.” Something like that. I didn’t remember exactly what he said because I was way too excited that he actually remembered who I was, and what my plans for the future were! It was amazing. I love Andrew Asnes so much. So, I say, “thank you! Thank you SOO much!” He has an amazing smile, ladies. *sigh* I wanted to give him a hug, but again, that “valuble-ility” thing. OMG, you cannot believe how happy I was!!

Well, anyways, after he left, I met three other people who were also going backstage with us. Greg introduced me to them. I remember one was Ryan; he also posts on BWW, so look out for him! So, anyways, Greg asks me if I’ve seen the show before. And I said, “oh, YEAH!” and he kinda laughed at the way I said it. And I told him how I saw it with Joe Cassidy. And he’s like, “well, he’s really good.” And I said, “yes, he was really, really good.” And Greg said, “well, at least you got to see Norbert this time!” Yup, yup. So, he starts the tour. He shows us the “dog” that you hook the sets into and that’s what makes it move around. He also showed us the many monitors located in the audience and backstage that broadcast the conductor. He also talked about the AMAZING lighting, and how more than a dozen lights can go off at one second or something like that. Again, I don’t remember EVERYTHING he said, because I was in way too much amazement for my good. He showed us all of the CRYSTALS and stuff that was on every single prop and set! You know that cruise ship in the background in the first act? The lights on it are crystals! Actually, the whole entire set is decorated with crystals! And the “Costco umbrella” as he called it, was decked out in sparkles. He called it “Liza Manelli’s” dress or something! Too funny! And the side walls, he also showed us, were covered in like, BILLIONS of these crystal thingies! And you don’t even see all of it, cuz it’s all of to the side! I mean, the DETAIL that goes into all of this stuff is amazing! He was saying how when the shipped it out from CA to here, about a half of a whole entire garbage bag of crystals had fallen out. So, the set people were cursing and stuff! LOL. And then, he showed us the prop shelf. I took a close look and SAW THE RUPRECT FERRET! Oh man, it was awesome. He also showed us the staircase, and how the sets get pulled up. And then, he also showed us the staircase/ladder that the actors use to get onto the balcony and the stairs in Lawrence’s house. As Kay mentioned before, he showed us the box that says, “Greg’s jewelry!” LOL. He’s like, “I try not to take any offense with this….but I think they did it to help out wardrobe.” Right. Lol. So, then, he asks, “oh, does anybody want a picture?” So, of course, our two groups took each other’s pictures! And, then, right before we were bout to leave, I gave him PART of his birthday present, because…sadly….his present was SUPPOSED to come into the mail today, but it DIDN’T. So, I told him that, and he’s like, “oh, you didn’t even need to get me one!” and I was like, “well, it may be 27 days early, but here,” I hand it over to him, “it is the prerequisite. Is it okay if I just mail your real present later on?” and he said that was fine.

Anyways, so, we say goodbye. Well, actually, Greg said he was gonna go back to his dressing room first. But, he showed us the door. (so, I never got to see his dressing room! Which is fine!) and, miracle upon miracles, he first shakes ryan’s hand, then my uncles, and then…he reaches for my hand, says, “nice to finally meet you, Jamie!” and then…KISSES ME ON THE CHEECK! OMG, all that shaving pays off, baby! His cheeks were SO SOFT AND SMOOTH! Haha, I GOT A KISS FROM GREGORY JBARA! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE! LOL! AND…he remembered my name! I was in total happiness!

So, as I’m going out the door, I turned to him and said, “have a good night! Thank you!” and then we leave! OH, man, tonight was the most amazing night of MY LIFE. Better than any of my birthdays or Christmases or holidays combined. NOTHING could beat what happened today!

And, of course, as we all go out, I chatted with Ryan. He’s a pretty cool guy, girls. And he’s liking BWW! I said that I’d give him a shutout earlier, so…HI RYAN! Please post and remind me of all of the things that Greg talked about during the tour that I forgot!

So, anyways, we all say goodbye, and my uncle and I are walking down the street. So, I think…perfect opportunity to open the letter from Andrew! OMG, girls, I am in Heaven. First off…his headshot is very, very beautiful! (lol) and secondly, he wrote me a really, *really* nice letter back. <3 <3 <3

That’s it. Andrew Asnes is my number one favorite ensemble member. Ever. And Greg is my number one favorite Broadway featured actor. The end! (for now! If I remember anything else, I’ll post it up here later!) Night, all!

Updated On: 9/2/05 at 03:16 AM

[movieinmymind]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:23am

(the picture's actually BIGGER, so, if you'd like to see the bigger version for some reason, here's the link: bigger)



^^ i hate how i looked in this pic. but, ANDREW was in it, so therefore, i will treasure it for the rest of my life! lol!!

oh man. i love these guys. so much!


oh, and as you can all see....i was wearing the "i'm with ruprect" button on my shirt! haha

Updated On: 9/2/05 at 03:23 AM

[cserannie]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:33am

Oh that was great, I was laughing so hard while reading it. Thanks.

[movieinmymind]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:50am

OH YEAH! AND I SAW NORBERT'S ASS!

omg. he has a really, really, beautiful butt cheek. it's like...perfect. and so smoothe looking!

EVEN MY UNCLE AGREED! LMAO!

sorry, i just remembered that part!

(welcome annie! it's FOUR O CLOCK in the morning here, and i'm still awake! haha!)

*edit* now it's FIVE in the morning and i am still awake. i REALLY shouldn't have gone to starbucks and drank that frappuccino!

anyways, yeah, also, our regular conductor wasn't there! the conductor was FEMALE this time! but, she was still good! and....LAURA MARIE DUNCAN WASN'T THERE EITHER! i was quite sad, cuz i love her, specially in her usherette solo! but that's quite all right!

"night" all!

Updated On: 9/2/05 at 03:50 AM

[chrrymn]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 6:27am

Jamie, that's sooo amazing. Andrew waiting on you??!! omg, i would've died! and a Greg kiss??!! lucky, lucky girl.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 7:32am

Awesome story Jamie!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND THAT ANDREW PERSONALLY BROUGHT YOU IN! I just got an email from Greg last night inviting me backstage tomorrow after I go see the matinee of The Pillowman so look for me on the afternoon cam if ya can! .
Updated On: 9/2/05 at 07:32 AM

[Logainne]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 10:51am

I keep regretting what I did with my chance to go backstage. It was before I really knew too much about DRS, or before my real obsession with Greg started (in fact, meeting him was what started it.) I was so quiet..I should have told him I was a webcammer or...something other than just.
"Thats the giant pencil! It has press on letters!"
And that was kind of all I said to Greg. Damn you guys are all so lucky! I must go up to DRS and try again. Maybe my mom will let me get tickets for Greg's birthday...

[Traci]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 10:51am

I can't beleive that Andrew brought you in! And you got a Greg Jbara kiss. I am so jealous. lol I still need to mail my stuff to Andrew. Perhaps today. Loved reading your story Jamie, and your pictures turnes out great. So glad that you had a great time. Love Andrew's shirt.

And if I'm around for the matinee cam I will definately keep an eye out for you Liz.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 11:15am

Jamie, that's awesome! I enjoyed reading your report ... it's obvious that you had a fantastic time; I'm so happy for you!
Thanks for sending your pic to post on Greg's web site, too!

Barb xo

[BluCat500]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 12:10pm

The computer I'm on takes normal computer conventions like being able to see graphics and words and other petty details like that, and throws them right out the "windows"...

Kerrriiiiee?...or did you finally take the moment I'm bored to start packing?!?!

And fantasmagorical (thats a chitty word though, sorry)... story Jamie!

DRS is much remiss in the fact they have not invented a nonsensical adjective...DRSalicious?...better yet Jbaralicious!...too obscene?

[Elphaba984]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 12:29pm

omg! jamie! kick ass! i love it. yeah andrew is such a sweetie. he was so nice when i met him hopefully both him and greg will be there around the end of october when i go see it again. i want to talk with both of them. hahha i def. put my arm somewhat around andrews waist when i got a pic. with him. but yeah i know how you feel the whole "omg he touched me thing." hehe.. and yes goreous smile and headshot to go with it. hehe i have it on top of my desk.

omg! this is totally random, but my ex. came up to me in the green room yesterday and saw the pic of me and andrew (seeing as it's my main picture on myspace) and was like who is that guy in the pic with you on myspace? your new boyfriend? i nearly spit out my chai tea and fell off the couch. it was hysterical. i didn't even answer him. but all i was thinking was yeah sure he is.... why not. haha...

anyway back to jamie. awesomeness. glad you had fun and love the pics.

~meg

you need to come online more. we need to talk.

[Mamie]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 12:37pm

Kerrie,

If you have a chance to see this before you go to the show, have a WONDERFUL time! And please give Greg a big hug for me. (This gives you an excuse to give him an extra hug AND it allows me to live vicariously through you! ),

Mamie

[SirLiir]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 12:47pm

Hehe thanks Jamie. I actually have not posted here in a while. I just check out the boards. I mostly post at unexamined-life.com as SirLiir so I decided to use that name here. It was very nice to meet you at the show and I am glad you enjoyed it. I only saw DRS for the first time a week ago (and honestly to finally see Norbert in action) and I loved it so much, I invited my GF and my cousin to come down and see the show this week. When I emailed Greg to tell him how wonderful he was and how awesome his webcam idea was, I never expected him to invite me backstage. But it was quite an experience. That theater is HUGE and backstage is even bigger. I was very impressed by everything. Greg is a phenomanal guy and yet another example of why Broadway stars are such incredible people. His webcam and personality show that these stars CARE about their fans and are always up to be grateful to them for coming to see them doing what they love. I only wish I had a voice and acting skills needed for such a life but oh well, I am a writer now.
Jamie pretty much summed eveerything up well. The show was the usual masterpiece and even the bloopers were hilarious. The audience I agree lacked energy at first but slowly became invigorated as the show went on. Greg was of course excellent as Andre and both Norbert and John were incredible. the backstage tour was a joy as well. Especially learning how the various stage pieces work and how they are moved into places with special floor wires and locking pieces. You'd be surprised just how precise everything is. I also loved that as we finished the tour, everyone was leaving. They get everything locked up and ready for tomorrow in only 20 mins. Like clockwork hehe
I do have to apologize to Greg for asking so many Norbert questions. Norbert is my fav B-Way actor and I asked Greg a few questios about him when I should have talked about Greg! What a nice guy though. I did give him a free signed 1st edition of my new book so I hope he likes it. And if anyone is by the Impreial Theater stage door next Friday, I will be there with my GF to get the autographs we missed. Hope to see you guys there. Pics coming next post ^^

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 12:53pm

WOW JAMIE THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!

Thanks Mamie. I leave tomorrow morning.. not sure how much I'll be around today. I still have to pack. lmao. And I have some people to see. I can't believe I'm meeting Greg tomorrow night!! This is all so surreal. I'M SO EXCITED EEEEE.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:19pm

Hey everyone...catching up on the big stories.
Jamie-You know, I'm pretty green with envy now. It's great that you had that opportunity.
Meg-HA HA HA. Woooo. That would be really funny if Andrew actually WAS your boyfriend.

Rehearsal was very VERY long. No Othello makeup (but there were costumes), and the producers got really worried about the shape of Tenor. So, we have to have another rehearsal on Saturday, and I have to be there. (Kerrie, I apologize for not being here!)

I also got a lot of exercise from walking back and forth from Taco Bell, Diedrich's, and the theatre. It all started with me wanting a drink from Diedrich's. So, I took a five and told my mom I was going. I came back, and she said she wanted a drink too. So, I walked back and got her an iced mocha. Then, the stage manager wanted a Pepsi from Taco Bell. I just about collasped on the couch right then and there, but I went over to Taco Bell anyway.

We didn't get out of there until 11:20, actually. It was SO loooooooong. Now, I'm tired. Maybe I just need some grub.

[Elphaba984]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:33pm

Gav: and i wouldn't be objecting to that. hehe.. yeah it was very random when my ex asked me that. caught me by surprise. considering the fact that everytime i said something about DRS he tuned me out. stupid loser who doesn't understand that theatre is my life. "pssh" on him

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:34pm

Wow Jamie, great story! The ring part sounds hilarious, there's been lotsa bloopers lately and the giggles during Ruprecht weren't as great, oh well, but the audience was exactly the same way when I saw it, energiless at the beginning but great at the end. The standing ovation after Dirty Rotten Number I think has become a regular occurrence, or at least it's happened the last 3 times I saw it. Soo glad you finally got to see Norbie! And especially have Andrew wait for you--like I said, I thought of you when I met him, and felt guilty for not saying anything on behalf of you, so I'm soo happy you got to do it yourself!

And yeah the daze thing, I know what you mean. Though I kept forcing myself to listen and ask questions about what he was talking about and stuff, I was actually really good in that area, but like I've said before what I forgot/didn't notice is seeing lots of things. Missed so much in the room, don't remember passing John's room at all, just wish I paid more attention, oh well. But glad you had a great time, and just realized I had no clue what you looked like, glad to see you!

Liz, yaay for Wed, I'm glad for you Pillowman isn't too far from DRS b/c the two should end right around the same time if I remember correctly. I know Pillowman ends after Spamalot, which is like 2 hours and 15 min, but I can't remember if it was like 2 hours and 30 min, or 2 hours and 45. Either way, to capitalize on time, run over to DRS just in case. And ENJOY Pillowman! It's amazing! You may be in your own daze after that show...

Kerrie and all, forgot to mention, I'll be away in Mass. w/ the family this weekend, we're seeing Sound of Music at a playhouse(kinda which it was something I've never been able to see live like My Fair Lady or 42nd Street--oh well) and the beach hopefully, so I'm leaving tomorrow morning and won't be back till Monday. I'll be bringing the labtop w/ me but don't know if I'll get internet so chances are I think w/ SOM I won't see Kerrie live on the cam But I'll look forward to slide show! I'll prob talk to you a bit more today but HAVE FUN!

Kerrie, hafta say, my new title is quite appropriate.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:39pm

Oh Hi Ryan, welcome! Glad you had a great time too! Hope to see you more around the thread. We could use more males...

[Thenardier]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:45pm

Alright.

I'm back....

No thanks to Kerrie.

Great story, movie.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 2:53pm

haha we missed your cryptic messages!


Edit to add: Everyone congratulate me I have survived my first week of school!!

Updated On: 9/2/05 at 02:53 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:00pm

wrq, we have no males (wait, forgot Nard. sorry!) Anyway, nice to meet you Ryan. Or at least hear from you. post more often, it's very addictive.

Jamie, AWESOME STORY!!!!!! Andrew waited for you? lucky. Traci and I were just lucky to see him. lol. uhh...going to say somehting and forgot. ha.

*scroll down to try and remember* ah-ha. Remember now. So lucky to get a kiss, Jamie! that is awesome! What was the pressie that you gave him (or part of one anyway)?

Meg, at least your ex thought Andrew was your *new* boyfriend. You should tell him that. my friend saw my picture with Greg and asked me if he was my dad. That would be cool, but no. Traci knows what my dad looks like. Tall, bald, British, and weird laugh. lol. Love my dad.

But Meg, that is definately better than one of my friends thinking that a guy in the picture with me was my dad when he was my boyfriend. that was weird. We still kid her about it and it was like 4 years ago. lol.

so......


yeah.