You Met, Who?

A friend of mine asked if I get to meet a lot of famous people since some of the biggest names in music and entertainment roll through the stations. I sit at my desk the whole day, in front of my computer with my phone stuck to my ear. Sometimes I'll have my headphones on long enough for it to start growing roots. I only get up and out of the suite when nature calls and when I go out to get lunch, which is not very often. I'll either bring my lunch or we get our food delivered. The radio stations are on different floors and anyone worthy of being mauled is brought in through the service elevator, which is on the other side of the building. So I can't say I've met many of them but I have crossed paths with several during this year.

Mariah Carey came through when her album was released. Lester and I went upstairs to catch a glimpse but missed her by a couple of seconds. She had just hopped on the service elevator. We did get to watch her getting into her limo from the 5th floor balcony. She had an entourage of about six Escalades. As we were watching, we got mean looks from her bodyguard. He probably thought we were snipers. The only weapon I had that I could've used on her was my spit.

Now that we have the CCOMR studio, more artists actually come into our suite. Ashlee Simpson came in right before she announced she was pregnant. She was tiny! Young Jeezy came in for an interview and I almost crashed into him as I was running out of the kitchen to go back to my desk. Elliott Yamin and Buckcherry came in but I had met them at my previous job. They were just coming into the scene at those times. Little Big Town, POD, and Hinder are other groups that I can remember that came in. I saw them walking in but didn't pay too much attention except for when Hinder started to play. Me and everyone else, including some people from across the hall had to stop and ask "WTF is going on." Let's just say, dead cats with diarrhea. David Archuleta came by and he was too cute. He was just standing in the middle of the office looking at the Stripped images on the wall. He was probably hoping to get his picture up next to Kanye and Lionel Richie. No one realized it was him for the longest time.

The best one to come through was Gavin Rossdale. He's HOT! It was the only time I went fangirl on someone who came in for an interview. Me and the other females in the suite kept popping out of our seats to get a glimpse of him without being TOO obvious. Every few minutes you would see a head pop up from a desk. We ended up taking pictures and all! Fun times.


Yes! I was that close!

Al B Sure! works in the building. Hahaha! I always see him in the elevator, running late to get to his show. I once honked at him when I was heading to lunch because he was blocking the road. He waved. I didn't wave back because I wasn't saying Hi, I was telling him to get out of the way. Where else can you work and hear the receptionist say "Al B Sure, please return to your studio", several times a day. Gotta love Clear Channel! I can't wait to see who I bump into next year.