My New York Experience

Hey guys! I'm back from NYC and I wanted to share my surreal experience with you all.

So this was my 8th and 9th P!nk concert, I had VIP Pit tickets for both nights, and for the last 5 shows I have brought P!nk a one of a kind gift. As a thank you for all that she has done for me/her fans. So this year I was a bit nervous about the gift giving because I had heard that they collect any gifts or signs before you go in the pit. This really made me nervous because I have had such amazing moments at concerts in the past with giving her a gift.

So I decided to try my luck with catching her at the hotel she was staying at, before she left to go to the arena. I arrived at her hotel at 11:00am where I saw about 5-6 paparazzi waiting outside. I asked if they were waiting for P!nk and they said, yes. There were 3 men at the hotel doors that would open it and shut it anytime someone went in or went out. My heart raced every time those doors opened and the 3 men knew that it was messing with me. Many people walked by asking who I was waiting for (since they saw paparazzi) I told them I didn't know and that I was just waiting to see. I didn't want a bigger crowd to form outside her hotel because I knew I would have less chances to have a 1 on 1 with her.

After 3 hours of waiting in the windy weather, I knew it was getting closer and closer to her coming out of the hotel. At this point there was about 20 fans and 10 paparazzi awaiting her arrival. I was lined up with other fans, hoping to get a chance to give her the gift.

The doors opened and there she was, wearing a blue jumpsuit and sunglasses, holding Willow's hand who was on a hoverboard and Carey following them. They darted straight for the car without acknowledging anyone. The fans and paparazzi then swarm the car, I was not about pushing myself forward to bother her. So I stood back and I was holding the gift and I put on a pouty face (hoping they would see me and feel bad)

P!nk then rolls down her window and points to me and asks if I want the gift signed and I told her no, I just wanted her to have it but please read the note I attached to it (I wrote her a 1 page note about what I've been going through lately and how she continues to help me get through things). She took the gift and said thank you and then rolled up the window. The other fans and paparazzi continued to swarm the car and I just back up and started waving at the car. About 3-5 minutes later the people start to disperse and P!nk's nanny or assistant (not sure which of them she was) comes out of the car and comes up to me and says, 'What's your name?' I responded, 'Josh' she said that 'P!nk wanted to talk to me, did I want to talk to her?' Of course I did, she opened the door and I leaned inside looking in the backseat, where P!nk, Carey and Willow sat, and right across from me was her mom, Judy. P!nk then says, 'I love your tweets and all the nice things you say to me, I love all the gifts you give me. And I'm going to hang this one up when I get home' I begin to tear up and I can't quite remember what I said but it was something along the lines of, 'Thank you for saving my life, I love you so much' she then replied 'Thank you! You seem like such a nice guy, a sweetheart'
 
At this point, my brain exploded and can't recall what happened next. I just remember walking down the street after the car pulled away and 2 minutes later I get a private message from P!nk on Twitter, asking if I had tickets for tonight's show. I could not believe that P!nk actually messaged me, I sat down on the side of the street, shaking. I quickly responded that I did, I would be in the pit but I had went to NYC with 2 friends who did not have tickets. P!nk responded that she had 2 seated tickets for them if they wanted. Of course they did, so she asked for their names and said that they can pick up their tickets at the will call window.

I called my friends to let them know about this surreal moment, they could not believe that P!nk gave them free tickets to a sold out Madison Square Garden concert.

Now it was showtime, I was in the pit waiting for P!nk to start when I found my friends in the audience, they were on the 1st raised level in the first row. I then look next to them and see Judy Moore. P!nk gave my friends tickets right next to her mom's seats. I could not believe it. I texted my friends to tell them to say hi and thank her for the free tickets. My friends then started talking to Judy and told her how they got their tickets and Judy responded, 'oh yes, you're Josh's friends, he's down in the pit. Hes a sweet guy.'

P!nk then comes on and when she's coming down the catwalk during Just Like A Pill, she spots me and gives me the biggest high five and a look that I'll never forget. Right after that and right before she sang 'Who Knew' she asks the crowd how everyone was doing and then looks at me and says, 'Hi Josh!' I start freaking out. I can not process how surreal this day and night was. During the show she had stopped and sang directly to me.

She was absolutely incredible but that is to be expected, I got to experience the show with Jamie, PinkFans_ (who I absolutely love!!!) and we got to see P!nk perform with the incredible Chris Stapleton, how lucky are we? P!nk's vocals are more perfect then they have ever been.

onto Night 2, another amazing, amazing show. With many more moments of P!nk stopping to sing directly to me. Now it is all over and I am beginning to process all that has happened but I wanted to let you guys know all about it. I'm sure I left out a lot more that has happened but again, my brain has exploded.

I just wanted to say Thank you to P!nk for being the greatest role model in the industry and being so kind to her fans and getting us all through this tough life. And I'm grateful for our amazing community. The best part of these shows is meeting other incredible fans who become life long connections.

and on the final note. P!nk is doing a 3rd USA leg when she returns from Europe, it will be starting in the fall. So look out for some sort of announcement. This was confirmed by a woman who handles the VIP packages for P!nk and from Jenny (her backup dancer)

Hope you all enjoy reading about my experience. Love you!