My husband was in the room when I read that Harry Connick, Jr. would be at BlissDom. Thankfully, he’s a good sport and understands my love for Harry. Still, it was a moment that no husband really deserves to witness.
The next night he announced at dinner, “Kids, I want you to know that your mom might not be coming home from BlissDom.” It was good for a laugh, but of course, this also referred to Harry.
You see, Harry and I go way back. I bought my first Harry album in 1990, 20 years ago. I own Hope Floats on both DVD and VHS.
My love for Harry runs deep.
At Harry’s BlissDom concert, I stood on the front row, just a few feet away from him.
I smiled. I sighed. I sang. I soared.
The opportunity to go backstage afterward for a photo op was icing on the cake. We were in large groups, 5 or 6 of us plus Harry. No one complained. We were just happy he still performed since he’d sing at the Super Bowl halftime show later in the weekend.
When my turn came, Harry shook my hand and I made some inane comment about being such a fan. You could tell that it meant nothing to him, something he hears every day. Meaningless.
That perfect moment with Harry — the one that existed only in my imagination — evaporated. Harry and I didn’t go way back. I went way back with Harry.
We stood side-by-side, arms around each other, and I smiled for the photos. But inside, I felt just awful.
As the final photo was taken, I felt a vibration on my hip between us. My Shootsac was wrapped around me, phone in the front pocket.
Harry and I looked at each other and then I looked down at the bag, realized what was happening, and looked up again.
“I think it’s my phone,” I said, flustered.
He smiled down and said, “Oh, I thought it was me.”
Suddenly everything was okay. We had a moment, not as the adored and the adorer, but two people sharing an awkwardly amusing moment.
Later, I saw it had been my husband who called. When I shared my story, he laughed and said, “I guess I sensed that I needed to come between the two of you.”
And yes, I did return home from BlissDom.
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LOLOL, that is sooo funny!!! I wish I could have seen the look on both of your faces!! 🙂
Very cute! Great story. 🙂 Glad you got the Harry moment you’d thought of and I’ll bet hubby is glad the imaginary one wasn’t all the real life one ended up being. He’s safe (of course he always was, I guess). Sigh. 🙂
Well, this is just one more freaky thing we have in common — now we have BOTH had an awkward moment with Harry! How ’bout that?
Oh, Dawn, that is such a sweet story! I love the back and forth with your husband! It’s a neat moment when you realize someone you adore is a regular person.
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Oh, how I miss Blissdom! And what a great, clear picture of Harry you got. Beats the ones I got.
What a cute story! I just awkwardly shoot his hand and said “You’ve just made 500 women happy…thank you!” I should have just said “I carried a watermelon!”
Tamara
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P.S. I’ve got a Blissdom recap link up if you didn’t already hear. 😉
Haha that’s great. I can’t wait to see our photos. I hope they go up soon. 🙂 Such fun!
How cute! 🙂 Hope Floats is my all time favorite movie. I could watch it over and over and over… well you get the idea. I’m sure I would have fainted if he had his arm around me.
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Oh too funny love it!
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i heard about this second hand. i thought it was so cute!
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Whew! I’m so glad that you came home to your family. What would they do without you!? 😉
What a fun story! I really need to make it to one of these blog conferences. I’m no longer on the way for Heather (@sprittibee) to pick me up though. Then again, not sure I’d fit anyway. 😛
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Looks like a wonderful time!!!
sandy toe
So that’s what that was all about. 😉
Fuunnnyyyy.
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HAHA! I love him in Hope Floats 🙂
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OMG! As soon as I saw Harry, I got all weak. Then I read that you saw him! You and I really DO have a lot in common (well, I haven’t seen Harry). My question is, where are the pics of you and Harry? I wanted to see those! Loved the vibrating story…..
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That is a great story! How funny 🙂 I’m glad you got ‘your moment’!
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LOL cute story!! Glad you got your picture with Harry!!….funny about the phone!!
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Man! I totally blew it in that hotel elevator in New Orleans! Could have had my moment with him. 🙂 What a fun moment for you.
I missed band camp (gasp!) one day in the summer of ’91 to go to his concert, so I guess you have me beat in terms of ‘fandom’ by a year.
Perfect! So glad to have seen you again and wasn’t listening to Harry’s voice just perfect? Hope Floats is one of my all time favorite movies too!
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That was a perfect moment! Love the story. ^_^
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You will be able to tell your grandkids that story years from now… and there probably won’t even be cell phones then!!! Great story!!!
Sounds like a blissful moment! (sigh) SO wish I was there 😉
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You are too funny!!! Great story. 😀
and this is now officially the funniest Blissdom post I’ve seen/read… I wish I could’ve been there, will have to try so much harder next year… ok, I’m still snickering…
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so let me get this straight. when he smiled at me, shook my hand and put his arm around ME, he didn’t really mean it? he did the same thing to YOU? what a two-timer!
(you have the best harry story EVER).
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LOL! So where’s the photo of you and Harry with your arms around each other? 😉
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that has got to be the funniest thing ever! what a memory to carry forever!
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I can hear this story a million and seventeen times and still giggle.
Much love, Dawn, much love!!
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That is simply the best story! Hilarious! 🙂
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