I do! I'm on both lists too.

Anyway - wow! That is such a great story Kat! I was swooning just
reading it. Terry sounds so sweet. Can't wait to see your pictures!

Elsie


--- In terryoquinnforum@yahoogroups.com, "katje0711"
<katyasullivan@...> wrote:
>
> Not sure if anyone even comes here anymore, but if anyone does, I
> thought y'all would enjoy reading this:
>
>
> When I learned Terry was going to be on The View, I purchased my
bus
> ticket and made the trip from New Hampshire to New York City. I had
> to leave NH around 11:30pm the night before, becuause I was
catching
> the bus out of Boston. Although my bus didn't leave until 2:30am
the
> following morning and we live only 45 minutes from Boston, my
husband
> had to drop me off early so he could get back home and get a decent
> night's rest. Thank goodness for supportive husbands!
>
> At 2:30am on Feb 19, 2008 my bus pulled out for our 4 hour trip
into
> the Big Apple. The bus trip was uneventful and we even arrived 15
> minutes early. Once in the city, I caught the subway and headed
> directly to the ABC studios where The View is filmed. I had no
> problem finding the building. Considering I had no idea how things
> were laid out, I went inside the front door and spoke with one of
the
> security guards at the front desk. I explained I had come in from
NH
> and was with www.TerryO'Quinn.org and hoped to see Terry. The guy
was
> nice enough, but told me the guests' limos just drive in and then
> leave, when they are done. However, he did tell me where to go. I
> certainly was not deterred and headed in that direction. On my way
> there, I saw three people waiting outside the front of the
building.
> They were from Boston, but had come on an earlier bus, and were
> trying to get standby tickets. I think I'm going to try that
> sometime. I walked around the corner and when I saw a security
booth
> I told that guard the same story. At first he looked at his list of
> names and said he couldn't find Terry on it. I almost had a heart
> attack! If I'd gone all that way only to find out he'd cancelled, I
> would have been so upset. And then he found it. WHEW! Anyway, the
> guard said sometimes the guests do get out and talk to their fans,
> but not all the time. He also informed me that the guests usually
> arrive between 9:30am and 10:20am and suggested I go to a
restaurant,
> eat something and stay warm. I decided I had plenty of time to do
> that, so I did. Although, it was still early, around 8am I walked
> back to the lot and waited outside. I wasn't going to take any
> chances I might miss him.
>
> An hour later lostlocke called to tell me she was on her way. She
> also told me she had seen Terry walk past her the day before, but
she
> didn't say hello to him! I couldn't believe it! I know I would have
> stopped him. When she finally arrived, I handed her a sign I had
> maden to get Terry's attention. We each had one that read "DOLT
> hearts Terry!" So, I knew he'd not only see that he had fans
waiting
> for him, but they were from the Fuse.
>
> LL and I stood with our signs and I asked the guard a few times if
> Terry had arrirved, yet. A few cars had pulled in with dark
windows,
> so I wasn't sure if he had arrived and we weren't aware of it. The
> guard was very nice and let us know he had not arrived. Before LL
> showed up, I did see one car pull in and I could see a lady in the
> front seat with dreadlocks. After the call drove in, I asked the
> guard if that was Whoopi Goldberg and he confirmed it was. Neat!
> Anyway, at 10:04am, a car with dark windows pulled in and as soon
as
> they had driven into the lot, the guard told us it was Terry! The
> guard said he'd seen us, but we weren't sure if he was saying that
> because he had told the people in the car we were there or what.
> Considering the show was not due to start for another hour, LL and
I
> went across the street to a store, bought some hot chocolate and
> warmed up! I was frozen solid! It figures that the day before it
was
> 60 and the day Terry was in NYC it was only supposed to get up to
38.
> That in itselt wouldn't have been so bad, but the wind was whipping
> up like crazy, which caused it to feel ten degrees colder. Also, I
> have a condition that causes my fingers and toes to turn white,
when
> they get cold, and they start to hurt. Amazingly this didn't start
to
> be a real problem, until about an hour before we went in to warm
up.
> Ah, the things we'll do to meet someone! We were in the store about
> an hour and my fingers finally thawed out. Luckily the manager of
the
> store was also very kind and allowed me to use their restroom, as
> well! We had purchased some hot chocolate, after all!
>
> A little after 11am we finally went back across the street. The
show
> had only just started, but considering we didn't know the exact
time
> Terry would be on and if he would leave directly after, we wanted
to
> be sure and not miss him. We had decided we'd just look for every
> dark car and wave our signs in front of it, to make sure he saw us.
> Turned out we didn't have to. Around 11:50am I saw a car moving
> within the lot and then saw two people come walking out toward it.
I
> didn't give it much thought, because they didn't get in the car and
> when I saw them walking toward us, I just thought they were a
couple
> of employees who were leaving. I'd seen several people coming and
> going all morning, so I didn't think twice about it. LL then
> said, "Thers's Terry." I said, "What?" She said, "There's Terry." I
> said, "What?" She said, "There's Terry." And then it hit me! It was
> Terry walking toward us! I had so expected him to pull up and then
> get out of his car. LMAO! So, he must have seen us when he drove
in!
> He came out just to talk to us! *sigh*
>
> When Terry was a little closer, I walked toward him and called out
to
> him and introduced myself. He stepped close to me and gave me a
hug.
> *dies* I then told him I'd come in all the way from NH just to see
> him and that I'd waited a long time for this and he gave me a kiss.
> *faints* He was just as sweet as can be. I then asked if I could
get
> a picture and the woman who was with him took a couple for me. I
then
> asked Terry if I could get a couple of autographs. At that time, he
> pointed out there were some other people waiting. I think he just
> wanted us to be aware he had to give them some attention too. LOL
But
> I was surprised to hear there was someone else there. The entire
time
> LL and I were waiting we were the only two. But lo and behold I
> turned around and there were two guys with pictures to be signed! I
> said, "We've been standing here for hours" and one of them said, "I
> know." I was thinking, where the heck did they come from?! I
remember
> seeing a vehicle parked on the side of the road and realized they
> must have been waiting inside it! To think LL and I waited in the
> cold all that time and they were in their nice warm car. What if we
> hadn't been there? I guess those guys would have had to wait in the
> cold, too! LOL Anyway, Terry was very gracious and did give me my
> autographs and I took a few more pictures of him, while he did. I
> told him several times how nice it was to meet him and thanked him
> many times for coming out to see us. I told him it had made my
year.
> He then gave me another kiss! Without thinking twice, I stepped
> forward and returned his kiss! Yes, my lips touched Terry's
O'Quinn's
> cheek! LOL I could feel the stubble on his cheek!
>
> Just before we left I handed Terry a letter I had typed up for him.
I
> knew the day was going to be hectic and I'd probably not remember
> what I wanted to say to him or have the time, so I wrote it all
down.
> Thankfully I did, because all I really said to him was how much I
> loved finally meeting him and how wonderful he was for coming ut to
> see us, etc, etc... The letter basically just told him about our
> TerryQ'Quinn.org and that I'd love to have the opportunity to do an
> interview with him sometime. I also included my contact informatin.
> So, who knows, maybe he'll contact me and let me do just that! I
also
> included the names of everyone who had asked me to say hello to him.
>
> As LL and I were walking down the street, I let out a big excited
> scream and was jumping up and down. Then I thought, OMG! What is
> Terry thinking if he heard that?? LMAO! I then got on the phone
with
> my husband and told him I met Terry! I was so excited and nearly
> hyperventilating. It was too funny. I have met lots of famous
people
> and normally I'm so calm. I swear! I'm not normally fangirly! I'm
> not... To be honest, I feel I was rather collected if not maybe a
> little excited, but when we left. Lordy! I was asking LL what the
> heck Terry even said to me. All I remember was him saying 'sure'
when
> I asked for the pic and he then pointed out the guys there and he
> made a comment, when I gave him the letter. I don't think he said
> much else to me. Either I overwhelmed him a bit or he was just
> letting me bask in the excitement. LOL Actually, I think Terry's
just
> a quiet person and when he kissed and hugged me that spoke volumes
> louder than words. *sigh*
>
> I do have pics, but I need to get them uploaded. I'll probably have
> them online by this evening.
>
> ~Kat
>