Hi everybody, Here's the shorter,shorter,shorter version of my experience, could you place this on your pages if possible?!? Thanx!

Hi everybody!!! I just want to let you guys know that there is a dutch fan of 98 Degrees here in Holland and who also got the chance to meet them! My dad has been training this whole year to go do the New York Marathon Nov 1, in October,asked my dad as a joke,:"yeah,can I come to New York too?". My dad then replied:"maybe I can arrange something for you to come",I could come,I was thrilled as this would be my first time in New York! I was still being up to date with 98 Degrees news through internet and read that the new album would be out on 27 oct(I arrived on the 28 oct), I also checked their shedule to see if they would be in New York when I'm around,but they where only around on the 28th in Long Island, I tried to ask my dad if I he would let me go to New York earlier but he was afraid that I would have troubles going through customs and all in JFK Airport alone. So there was only one hope and that was to see them in Connetticut,Hartford,Farmington on the 29 oct. On the shedule page it said that that day was a Boo bash and signing but no store name or address so I sent an e-mail to manager Paris D. Jon and asked him about the signing in Connetticut, he kindly mailed me back and I also did some research and printed out this map of the place where the record store would be which was Strawberries Music and Videos. I was so excited and couldn't think of anything else, I also didn't know how to get to Connetticut and I didn't even tell my dad that my 2nd day in New York I wanted to travel alone to Connetticut! In JFK Airport,I wandered around, I went upstairs where I zoomed into the magazinestore and looked around and to my surprise I found the PopStar! Mag,so I quickly bought two copies, these were the first things I bought!!! In the Warwick Hotel, I got to read the mag and was so excited to what the big day will end up to be! The big day, I had no idea what time the signing would begin so i had to leave early, I did know that the trip would take me about 2 hours so I really had to leave soon. Once I told my dad what my plans he let me go even though he had doubts about me going on my own. Once outside,, few steps from our hotel was a Coconut Record and Video Store,so i rushed in and bought the 98 Degrees and Rising album and the single of Because Of You. At Strawberries, they had big signs hanging outside the window.I was the first fan to arrive. I decided to wait inside the store so I can be first in line in case there would be a million fans showing up all of a sudden. I was sitting on the floor while employees put a table down and had bottles of water and markers ready. Eventually girls started to enter the scene and started quing behind me.At the back of the store was a room for "Employees Only" and it opened twice to reveal the guys,everybody screamed their lungs out! The guys came and walked to the table and their big black bodyguard stood in front of the line to keep it in check. He let me go first as I was infront, I laid my pics,album and single sleeves on the table and stood in front of the guys, they all greeted me with a "Hi" and shook my hand and introduced ourselves.(left to right:Jeff,Justin,Nick,Drew)Jeff asked me what my name was again and signed the big free pic,while the other guys were asking me questions, I told them that I came over from holland cause my dad was going to run the marathon and I also thought it was a shame they changed their shedules which involved not visiting Holland and Nick replied that he felt the same way too,Nick also asked me if I was british cause of the accent.Jeff asked me if have listened to their album but I told them I just arrived and and just bought the album that day,Justin asked me which song I liked on the 1st album and I told him Invisible Man. The all signed my stuff and shook hands and said goodbye but I still wanted to take a photo with them but the girls behind me already jumped in front of me so I waited till it got less busy.I jumped back in line again and now wanted to get a chance to have a photo taken with them. Once I was back in front again,Drew asked me:"What's up,Alex?" and I asked the guys if I could take a photo with them and they were kindly to say: "yeah,sure". I kneeled down between Justin and Nick and a lady took a photo. I thanked the guys again and shook their hands and Nick told me to spread the news about them in Holland and I told him I will and left. They are great guys!I was completely happy and wanted to go back as soon as possible to the hotel and listen to the album. I want to say "thank you" to 98 Degrees and manager Paris D.Jon and "keep up the good work!" and I want to say "Hi" to all the fans of 98 Degrees out there! 98 Degrees rulez 4-Ever! Alex Wong Thanx for putting me on your page,I have a photo taken with the guys,if anybody wants a copy please e-mail me about it!!! I can only send them through snail-mail!!! bye
Alex Wong