Meeting all the celebs was exciting, having never done this sort of thing before, but watching Johnny making his way down the red carpet was surreal. I was very pleased to have been able to see him so close and actually have words with him. I had my beaded danglies that I made him and my Fear and Loathing book all ready to go. When he got to me, I opened the book to where I wanted him to sign and the danglies were laying there in a silk, see-through pouch. I told him I made them for him and he looked through the pouch at them and then looked up at me smiling (with that gorgeous ‘golden’ smile) and said “Ah, swag.” He took them and handed them to an assistant, then thanked me and I asked him to sign my book. While doing that I told him that he did a wonderful thing for Hunter Thompson and his family (referring to the funeral ‘send off’ at Woody Creek) and he said ” He was a good man.” After he signed my book, I thanked him again and he said “Thank you for coming and being here today” , said while his hand was over his heart. All the while he was calm, in the moment and only paying attention to you, making wonderful eye contact *sigh* before moving on. I just stood there and watched (and took pics) as he continued down the red carpet. A moment I won’t soon forget.
My heart goes out to the Zoners that were there and were denied personal time with him. It was a VERY long day and it was a major let down for them. Just means we’ll have to try again buddies! I like the idea of an intimate setting next time.
Thanks to DITHOT, Liz, dharma_bum, DepplySmitten, luvdepp, Charlene, and zsazsa for such a great time. You guys made it the best. KittyCat, it was great to get to meet you, sorry our meeting was brief. To all the other Zoners that were there, sorry to have missed you.
Not sure I have any good Johnny pics, because at one point I stopped taking pics so that I could concentrate on what I was witnessing. He was also surrounded by MANY people and it was hard to get a clear shot. Love the getty wire images pic, with Zoners front and center!!
