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My dad and I arrived at Disneyland a little past 4:30 am. There were about 200 people there already…I couldn?t believe it! A Disney employee gave a big speech for about 10 minutes with instructions on how the red carpet arrivals would work. I looked in all the lines for people from the Zone until 6:30, and I looked again later on in the day by the barricades near the red carpet, but I couldn?t find anyone with the Zone ?identifier?, so I gave up eventually. I am really disappointed that I didn?t get to meet any Zoners! I was able to meet up with some fellow Johnny fans from JDR though.

By the time the gates opened at 6:30, there were hundreds of people in line behind us. At 6:30, once the gates opened, people started going crazy. We were told repeatedly by Disney employees ?not to run,? but nobody listened. Everyone was running! We found a spot by the red carpet that was right next to the barricades, relatively close to the main entrance of the park. A couple hours later, we realized that we would be directly in front of all of the TV cameras! MTV, VH1, The Insider, E!, Access Hollywood, CNN, etc. were all located right across from us. Throughout the (LONG!) afternoon, camera crews were going up and down the red carpet, interviewing fans and taping us screaming as loud as we could. I was only interviewed by one TV crew,

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It was fun, exciting, hot, tiring and after more than 12 hours of waiting, incredibly worth every minute! Everyone waiting was polite and gracious and it was fun talking and hanging out with other fans who were just as excited as we were. Disney did a great job of keeping things under control and tried to be informative about what was happening and when. Kiera, Orlando, Jerry and Gore, were all gracious with the fans. Johnny of course was the last one down the red carpet. He took his time with the fans and really seemed to be able to focus on the person in front of him, if only for a few seconds. You really do feel like you have his complete attention, if only for that one incredible moment. It will be a moment that I will never forget. He signed my Newsweek, I told him thank you and he looked at me with those gorgeous brown eyes and I felt like my knees would give out, they were knocking so badly. He said “Thank you so much for being here”. It will be a moment that I will never forget and will relive over and over in my mind.

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It was surreal and just as everyone earlier on this thread has said. I really had no expectations that he would get to our little group, as it was just the luck of the draw when a celebrity came your way. He did, however, seem to get into a groove on our side. I have a tiny little video of him coming down our side, then I put the camera away in order to get my “stuff” ready.

Hmmmm, how do I put this….I think I went into a total daze…..all I know is he appeared in front of me, and we spoke and then I had him sign the cover of my F&LILV jacket, and the front of Newsweek. Then he moved on to zoners on my right……but I had a glossy pic of his head Susanne had given me to get signed (him kissing Kiera in POTC2 ~ only Susanne had lopped off Kiera, LOL) and I held it out and said Johnny please sign this for Susanne….and after he signed for some zoners and people behind us, he turned and signed Susanne’s pic. Then he switched sides.

As to the “moment”, I am just kicking myself for not “focusing”. For one thing, I forgot to take my sunglasses off. KYWoman had even said earlier, now everybody don’t forgot to take your glasses off so you can look him in the eyes, but it got so crazy at the end, and then dusk set in,

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After seeing and having short conversations with Gore, Keira and Orlando, who were all VERY gracious and appreciative, we knew Johnny would be the next on the red carpet. We finally caught a glimpse of his gray hat and dark hair as he signed for fans on the opposite side and slowly made his way up the red carpet. He crossed over to our side and my heart skipped several beats waiting for him to work his way down the line. I just knew he would cross back over before he got to us! Then he was three people away?two people away?right next to me? and then there he was, directly in front of me. The gray hat, dark – almost curly – hair, black shirt, purple glasses, leather cuff, sparrow tattoo? I had brought my copy of the William Sarroyan Reader for him to sign. The Time of Your Life is in the book and we had read it at ONBC two years ago. The prologue is one of Johnny?s favorite literary passages. I told him the book was from Oprah Noodlemantra?s Book Club and he looked up and said ?Oh, wow!? He signed the book and said ?You certainly can?t go wrong with Sarroyan.? I said thank you, he smiled that golden toothed smile, and moved to sign for Liz. (picture).

I don?t know how he has the ability to focus directly on the person he is signing for with all the hoopla and noise that surrounds an event like this.

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I?m back home and ready to tell of my encounter. It was surreal. He got to DITHOT (DeppInTheHeartOfTexas from JDZ and my co-moderator there on the Oprah Noodlemantra?s Book Club forum) before me. We both had him sign the same thing?The Saroyan Reader. But I?ll let her tell that story. She said most of it and then I froze after he signed my book and only said, ?thank you? as our eyes met (He always looks fans straight in the eye). He responded with ?No. Thank you.? He lingered in front of me while signing autographs for fans behind me. I should have been taking pics but decided to take in the man instead, studying the Jack Sparrow tattoo, his leather cuff and his ?3? along with admiring his swags. He has a very delicate build and a gentle & gracious demeanor. And for those who are still wondering what he smells like–I did smell something that was not there prior to his being in front of me. It was some sort of cologne. And it disappeared as soon as he left. The pic below is the best I got. You can see a blurred Johnny and DITHOT?s hand and her book?just prior to his signing it.

It was quite fun seeing all the other stars?especially Joanne Worley, Orlando, Keira, the other pirates and my governor (I was a big Terminator fan). I ditto what those have said about Disney doing a good job of hosting the premiere.

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Hi everyone!
Well, it’s almost one week ago and I’m (finally) able to write something about the premiere, ’cause I stayed in London till Thursday and I needed a few days to recover…

I don’t wanna bore you with a long description – you all saw the pics and know how the park looked like – I’ll sting to the interesting things.
The funny thing was that most female fans were really, really lovely and I had quite a lot of fun – but the guys were bitchy!
I mean, there were those two guys who had more than a dozen DVD’s with them (ebay, I suppose) and didn’t gave a damn about their surroundings… Wow, they were pretty nasty to my mind.
Nevertheless, I caught a good spot opposite the press. Honestly, it was hot and my feet still hate me, but seeing Johnny was a pretty good compensation!

The crowed simply went MAD when Johnny showed up – the ordinary run of things – and our man first went to the press, calm as always, then turned around and started signing, hugging and a bit of small talk. Pure Johnny.

Well, I had this really weird gift with me – needs a bit of explanation:
My grandfather gave me this rusty “buzzer”, a 40 year old piece of metal, when I was about ten. The great thing about it was, that it was a fartmachine – all you had to do was twist the back,

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After flying to London from Ireland the day before the premiere, it still hadn?t hit me yet. I was being gradually introduced to the fact that I was going to meet the man himself for the past few days; preparation sleepover on Wednesday, made my t-shirt, Gill flew out on the Thursday, Julia went on the Friday. Since I was the last to go, we decided it would be least hassle if I put together the charm bracelet for Johnny Depp. We collectively bought the charms, particular ones catching our eyes, I can?t remember whether it was Julia or Gill who spotted the ?drama queen? charm, but we certainly all agreed that it was perfect! We thought it was best to make the bracelet completely from scratch instead of just buying a charm bracelet and attaching the charms. I went into town to buy chain and links on the Friday, smiling stupidly when I was asked if I was making the bracelet for a guy or a girl. I got home and got stuck in, still not packed for my trip the next day. After about an hour, it was done. I couldn?t hide my excitement at how well it turned out; it looked perfect. With that out of the way, I could finally concentrate on packing. Making sure I had the 5 most important things on my list (the bracelet, a letter for Johnny from an online auntie, my t-shirt, directions to the bench from Finding Neverland and things to get signed),

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As Johnny emerged from his black SUV he immeadiatly turned to us, his fans, and waved. As he crossed the street and made his way down the line he made personal contact with each and everyone of his fans. When he got to me he looked at me, ME, right in the eye and signed the picture I was holding. I looked at him ,then glanced down and saw the 3 tattoo. As he handed me back my picture He said, while looking into my eyes, “Thank You” I said NO..THANK YOU!” and I reached out and touched his 3 tattoo while he was still holdong the picture..he smiled and the sun glinted off his gold teeth, and he said softly, yet firmly..NO THANK YOU!” I have pictures to share but I am still on cloud 9 and running every moment over and over in my mind. I forgot how to log onto the internet and load pictures. I will post one then regroup myself and come back with more.. My one dream of getting a glimpse of Johnny and touching him has come true!

When I touched Johnny’s hand and his 3 it was just really a natural feeling to touch it! Like I have known that symbol for so long. He was holding the pic I handed him, had finished signing it, and I reached for the photo and my two fingers of my left hand, the index and middle one, just reached over, started at the finger nail of his thumb,

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I just came back from the premiere and I’m still in shock that I met johnny! He is so sweet and so awesome. He was the last to arrive but it was worth the wait.

n the picture were he is waving, you can see a letter in his publisist’s hand. His hands were getting too full so I guess he handed it to her. I hope he had the chance to read it. I also left my number and email on the letter, so now everytime I get a incoming call with a restricted number or when my computer says that I have 1 new message waiting, I panic. I’m not going to get my hopes up though, because I know what a busy guy he is and all. I’m still in shock from yesterday, I’m on cloud 9!

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OMG!! He was soooo close I touched his hand! I even have the sharpie pen he used to sign everyone’s stuff with! I have so many pictures, but I don’t know how to post…Mindy said she would help me when I get back. I can’t wait to share!! He is so amazing I can’t even describe it! This is a day I’ll never never forget!

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