My dearly beloved Duran Duran decided to come to Iceland.. only about 20 years after I really really really wanted them to come to Iceland.  I still wanted them to though and splurged on VIP passes for hubby and myself.  Brilliance, just because it was happening.

I thought I was going to be dying of excitement the few days before the concert but managed to get myself together and act like an almost normal 32 year old, which I never was so why did I bother?

The concert was awesome from beginning to end.  I was up front, right in front of John, the bass player, and loved it.  There were moments when I thought I was bursting from happiness but I managed to cope through my adrenalin rush by singing loudly with every single song.  There were quite a lot of people who didn’t know the new songs they played but hey, I did!  Fantastic show and I cannot thank them enough, ever, for making *this* dream of mine come true too! 

I won a Meet&Greet through a local radio station which only upped the experience by about 500% or so.  I prepared a bit, selected Icelandic CDs to give to each of the members and wrote them all short notes.  The m&g took place right after the concert.  The guys had just stepped off stage and came to us, a group of 12, all sweaty and tired and nice   I had 2 missions: Get photos of me with each member of the band AND give them the CDs I’d bought for them.  I managed to get through my missions and forgot all about having them sign something for me   I chatted with all of them, except Simon, who was tipsy and had his nose down some girls top most of the time.  I loved talking with Nick, Andy, Roger and John.  They were all really really nice and thanked me for the CDs.  John actually tore open the package right away and said: What’s this then? and we talked about the artist who made the CD I gave him (Emiliana Torrini, an italian/icelandic girl) for a while and then when I asked him for a photo op I had to complain he was too tall and had him bend a bit so I could fit him in the frame   Lovely memories.  It’s not every day that you actually get to meet and chat with your idols of 20+ years!

I cannot even begin to think of the number of stars this evening deserves.  Let’s just say it was the best.  Ever.