Finally Got My Man!

It's not what you think....

There have been a number of significant events going on in my life lately.  ALOT. But one that goes down not only as supremely memorable, but looooong awaited too.

 Ok, so flash back to when I was 13 years old.  I fell in love bad.  With the Bay City Rollers. Teenybopper, Rollermaniac, Out-of-Control Roller girl.  Les, the lead singer, was my guy.

There were concerts, parental curfews, records played too loud and too late into too many nights.  There was a wayward bus trip from home in Solana Beach to Hollywood to do something I shouldn't have done to see them. Records...yes, records...bought and taped and danced danced danced to.  I belonged to a Bay City Roller "sorority" called the RollerLoonies, and my nickname was "Leslie's BaNANa".  I had numerous, fabulous pen pals, and loved every minute of my Roller-Lovin' youth.  Ahhhh....so much fun, so many awesome memories. But that's not what this story is about.

This is about waiting 35 years and finally getting to meet my favorite Bay City Roller - lead singer - Les McKeown.  Amid so much life going on this year at my house, I was pleasantly surprised and shot with adrenaline to  see that he and his "legendary" band would be in Redondo Beach on September 23.  I was SO there.  The big difference at this concert versus any other time I saw them in concert, is that I was alone...I didn't have any of my regular Roller sisters with me.  But no worries....I met some new girls and was instantly friends.  As with anything Roller-y, I didn't mind going alone and braving whatever necessary to see the band!

Les didn't disappoint.  I danced, I sang till I was hoarse, my feet hurt in too-high boots.  I was right up front, got eye contact and laughs with Les.  I wore a tartan skirt and waved my scarf.  I was so close, I reached out and touched his sneakers.  Ok, so he gave me a weird look.  It was just an impulse thing.  It was perfection.  But as a teenager I had never had the chance to meet Les.  But now......35 years after the dream was born and my teenage heart was lost forever....I got to meet my man.  I chose my teen idol well.   Les is a doll.

Let's just say, my life is complete now  :)

P.S. The layout is made with Bazzill cardstock, Sassafras Lass, Pink Paislee fabric flowers, American Crafts Thickers, Little Shoebox alpha, MAMBI "hot stuff" bling, Luxe designs rub-ons, and Donna Salazar Designs stamp.