Celine on Oprah 2011

[celine-rc]

I'm off to the airport! FINGERS CROSSED!!!!

 

Have fun Lindsey!!!!!!!! I'm so freaking happy for you!

[anewdayhascome]

Say hi from all of us to Celine:)

[mirage]

They should be on getty images by tomorrow night, fingers crossed!

 

I'm sooo exited really i cannot wait!!! New pics of her family

 

I hope they'll schedual in a new photoshoot for the tourbook, merchandise etc...

 

Owh that would be heaven!!! i wonder how she looks right now, i hope she has still her dark hair

 

2morro for sure this forum will be buzzing and packed to its capacity, I can't wait, I missed Celine and I missed seeing this forum and its members so excited & busy, and getting new info./photos and videos, well thats the icing on the cake!

 

Edited February 15, 2011 at 01:59 PM by mirage

[sfbaysinger]

2morro for sure this forum will be buzzing and packed to its capacity, I can't wait, I missed Celine and I missed seeing this forum and its members so excited & busy, and getting new info./photos and videos, well thats the icing on the cake!

 

I can't wait, there is going to be so much to read here, will have to carve out some definite time to read everyone's wonderful insights and details.

[kathy4]

i can't wait to see how it goes. let us know if she will be singing?

[sfbaysinger]

Oh my gosh, I am absolutely NOT saying I think there is anything wrong with this community now! I completely and wholly relate to what you mean about how grateful you are for the forum and finding others who share in this incredible feeling you have for and from Celine.

I find it quite amazing actually. Seeing her live for the first time stirred up feelings I didn't know I had. It was like I'd say I went from being a loaner, solo, solitary fan to one here and I hope there isnothing wrong with the intensity of my involvement here. But I can admit I sometimes lose and escape myself in to her, and I didn't used to know/see/admit that.

 

I guess I'm saying that when I had those days long ago - and it probably speaks to my own life status at the time - being a Celine fan was MY ENTIRE LIFE for several years,

I don't think I'm quite like that but I think you have inspired me to realize she is a means to living a better life, not the end or the life itself! Thank You For That light-bulb, although for me who can only see a bit that would be a...beep beep or something...

and though I was able to see several shows in far away places when I was as young as 17, it was not only my top priority, but it was my only priority, but I couldn't admit to it - and I'd say meeting Celine was probably my deepest wish.

I think there is a void in some that they think meeting her can fill. I had a favorite singer before her and I used to dream of meeting her, actually have dreams about it at night. I wanted to be a singer also back in the day, and the desperation of needing her to validate me and my voice as a launch pad and stepping stone was just a far away illusion as I never would get to her she never came locally and Mom and Dad didn't get me and would never take me.

Obviously when I put my heart into trying to find a way to see the Oprah show this time, a lot came out that I'd tucked away deep inside of me away

you seem more ready to deal with it now, we are, as the saying says, never given more than we can handle and she is right there witu us, she does often seem to be the catalyst for that, huh??!!

and like I said, the opportunity presenting itself would probably tap into deeper emotions than I could ever articulate.

Diddo!!

 

 

I'll share with you what inspired me to write the post I did about my personal fan journey and how I kind of stepped outside of it and why. I was googling my old screen name, to which all of my old message board posts are tied, and though some of those posts are 11 years old, my heart broke to read some of the things I had written.

It may have reminded you of awful feelings and hard times

Some of it had to do with my age and things going on in my life that just made Celine that much more important to me,

it usually is life events that do that to me, too she helps me through a lot I learned a lot about myself and my voice also but she'll never know

but in those years I would say my desire to meet Celine had a certain desperation to it that made me very sad to remember. I can remember vividly when Oprah reservations were done exclusively by phone, and we'd all begun to catch onto Celine's promotional schedule because she was SO busy during 98-99, I somehow knew an Oprah show was coming up and I could not get tickets and I remember crying my eyes out because it felt so unfair, and it was because I wasn't 18 yet. At 19, the Oprah show happened to be on the scene when I was at my father's U.S. citizenship ceremony doing a show post 9/11 about what it means to become an American, and I remember asking a producer to give me advice on how I'd be able to ever attend an Oprah/Celine show, and she told me to write a letter. I did. Nothing happened. The next time around when Celine was coming, I can vividly remember overhearing my mom calling on my behalf without my knowledge (because the end of the show, they'd announce that they were looking for fans) - and she pleaded about how much I loved Celine. It became an issue of feeling hopeless and incomplete because it hadn't happened, yet I had met so many other amazing people - her parents (twice), Michel, Rene, and even Rene's son, Patrick, the band, and heck, I ran into Jane Seymour TWICE at two separate Celine events. I did get the pointing and waving from Celine when i was in a row, and someone took a letter to her backstage for me once and got me an autograph, and I got to high five her one time, too,

it sounds like you know now how lucky you were

but I still dreamed of having a conversation with her, hugging her, and explaining what she means.

so do I!!

I'm so glad it didn't happen then,

awwwwww, (frowny sad face)

and if it ever does happen, which I'm okay with either way,

wow, more than I can say right noww but I think I'm just not allowing myself to get emotionally invested in something I'm still convinced will never happen but good for you for having found that peace

I have so much more understanding of what she meant and always has meant to me and why.

Yeah, the older, more mature I get the deeper and more refined she becomes to me

I've been through the hardest times of my life SINCE that period of time, and her music has a whole new meaning for me and an even deeper effect.

and appreciation!!

Yet, I'm much more calm than I was back then.

 

She calms me, also

Beyond that, there was a lot of competition among some fans my age who would literally want to argue over who was the "biggest fan" and what made someone a bigger fan than someone else. It was ridiculous, and when I would get a great opportunity, some would get jealous and resentful

That's sad and I am thankful this does not seem so now,fans of her don't seem like that now, so sorry that happened we are/should have been back in the day more supportive and happy for each other tn that

and my only defense was that I must have wanted it more because I certainly didn't have any real financial security of my own and my parents maxxed out on paying for me to see Celine after a couple Celine-related Christmases and a couple of local shows. I felt for kids younger than me whose parents weren't keen on allowing them to travel, but my parents were supportive of me working hard to achieve the means to do stuff, and I was incredibly lucky to have at the time two Celine fan friends who were in more financially secure situations than I was who wanted me there with them for two of the shows I saw in NYC Radio City and Montreal Millennium.

that's how I made the one I did, a friend went to great lengths for my 25 birthday

Vegas premiere was my 21st birthday present, and as I was in school and trying to pay for college and stuff, it suddenly became very clear to me that my desire to see Celine had been very fulfilled, I had been able to do things so many others weren't and I owed more thank yous to people than I could ever really get out

same here, my friend who took me to see her saw my silence/shock as being ungrateful but I was soo the opposite

and my desire to put the kind of energy into Celine into something that would help me become a self sufficient adult had kind of won out. I'm so glad it did, and I had the foresight to know that Celine would always be around.

awwwww

I actually ended up in my first serious long term romantic relationship of nearly two years with a guy who might have even been a bigger fan than I was at the time, which I didn't think possible, after meeting him in Centre Molson in Montreal the night before the millennium concert. We were listening to Celine's soundcheck from some vacant hallway as close to the interior of the stadium as we could and clicked right away.

 

Over the years I have kept myself involved in following TV shows and loving the latest recordings, but what really started to stir that deep feeling again was last year when Through The Eyes of the World came out.

That was it for me, too. I'd been with a guy who hated her and so I put her on the shelf...ah...the things we do for love...but this movie brought my fan of her out so hard like it may have either been buried or never came out before and I felt after that like I knew her

I had to go alone because nobody I knew would,

same here

but I did, and I went twice.

High-five, so did I, shamelessly, and there was even the second time around a nice lady who described a little of it to me, but if you can believe this I went to two different theaters so no one would comment on it to me!LOL

 

 

And now, here I am, without shame, ready to make some new friends and rediscover as an adult what has been in me all this time.

Yah, welcome back!!!

I know my mom will be with me on Wednesday, too, in spirit.

I am very sure of this, I hope you always feel her!! (heart)

 

 

CANNOT WAIT to meet you guys!!!

 

Sorry I won't be there to meet you but you sound very lovely and I wish you every good thing in life!!

[sfbaysinger]

Say hi from all of us to Celine:)

 

Diddo that, man!! Right on...

 

Have fun/safety, all, jitters, butterflies in my stomach and i'm not even going!!!

[Celine Fan 77]

Just one day left... Say hello to Celine from a great Spanish fan!

[Cruisetan7]

WOW ONE MORE DAY!!!!!

GOOD LUCK!!! Hope all of your dreams come true!!! Looking forward to reading all the posts!!!

[celinedream]

Molly I can relate to a great deal of what you're saying. I can only thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. So happy for you to finally see Celine /Oprah. Your mom will be so happy too and proud from wherever she is

[Claudette]

Do we know whether or not she will sing yet?

[Alex_Incognito]

Fans going to Oprah!

Pay extra special attention to what she says career-wise. We can all wait till the end of the month when her were her ooh and ahh about the babies, but listen for information about the show and any possible new albums.

[riobeard11]

Do we know whether or not she will sing yet?

I think that's a given!

[anewdayhascome]

Jennifer, try with the book before/during/after the show! don't wait till the end:P have fun

[CelineDionFan710]

yes they have to be 21 to attend the show. and yes I believe that she will sing. im not sure.

i will find out at the taping.

 

And lindsey glad that you made it to chicago!!!! <3

[CelineDionFan710]

and im loving that the employyee at caesars will welcome her back. thats sooo great!

[Nmj]

its like royalty lining up for CELINE!!

[Angel2006]

OMG Only 1 more day!!! Best of luck to all the forum members going to the Oprah Show. I hope you all get your special moments with Celine!!! Please let us know how she looks, what she's wearing, how her hair looks and if she's back in shape.

 

Most importantly, news about the album and if she sings!!! OMG I am sooooo excited for you guys!!!

[Nmj]

I can't wait to read your reviews! Have a great time everyone, im excited for all you attending!

[alexpepin]

I just cant wait to see if shes having a new look, i so hope for a change!!!! i guess shes gonna be gorgeous!!!

[manolo19]

f*** I'm excited right now

[riobeard11]

I still can't believe how fast all of this happened! It seems like yesterday they were looking for fans on the Oprah website, and now the lucky ones are already on their way to film tomorrow!

[ladylindsey]

Alright. I'm in Chicago, took a nap, ready to Celinify this city! Woooo! Where would she stay???

[riobeard11]

Keep your eyes peeled for a Ritz Carlton, Intercontinental, or Four Seasons!

[Jennifer]

Leaving on the next plane out...

[Alex_Incognito]

Or The Trump Hotel

[CelineDionFan710]

Alright. I'm in Chicago, took a nap, ready to Celinify this city! Woooo! Where would she stay???

 

 

Is is not going to stay here. She flies in for the taping and then flies out. All on the same day!

[Alex_Incognito]

Plus it would be a waste of a perfect day in Chicago to sit around and wait for her. Go to the Art Institute or the Field Museum. Try some of the fantastic restaurants like The Berghoff (close to the Art museum).

[CelineDionFan710]

I have to admit liiving in chicago is the best.

yes the field museum is the best.

But you should go to the beam that is in grant park.

 

 

But yes celine flies in the same day as the taping and flies out the same day. so she will be here tomorrow

[ladylindsey]

She usually does but she has the babies now and they're moving tomorrow. So I think she will be here tonight. I would if I were her. But I mean I'm not chasing her down