I was lucky enough a couple months ago to meet the man of my dreams that is also my favorite musician Joey DeGraw. On May 7^th at Birdy’s Bar and Grill I got to meet the man who inspired my first book NOT JUST ANOTHER LOVE. The night before I thought that I wouldn’t sleep since some of my other friends who had already met him said that I would be wired for sound but yet I wasn’t. I got up and started getting my work done. I was told that he was a nice guy but still I had read online that he isn’t the nicest guy in the world. My best friend and I were going and then my sister was going to meet us there. I had planned that I would take a copy of my book so that I could give it to him in person and I was also taking an email so that he could sign it. My fear was that he wouldn’t want my book and that it would end up as trash, yet to this day I don’t know if he has read it or not. We were the first ones to arrive at the location of the concert and waited. A few people had shown up but not what I thought would show up. When the van pulled into the parking lot my heart stopped and I couldn’t breathe. I sat down on the tailgate of her truck so I wouldn’t faint. I thought that I was going to cry because when I first saw Joey I would cry. The sound of his voice and the smile touched my heart in a way that I couldn’t describe. I got pictures of him. He walked up to the door and I stood there on a cloud. My best friend had to help me get up the courage to talk to him. He was surprised when I told him that I had a gift for him. I got a picture of him and me and he is holding my book. It was a picture that I have on my cell phone. I framed the email message and the picture so that I could remember that day forever. I told him how much he meant to me with his music. That night was a dream come true. When he finally sang I sang every song right along with him. As a writer/poet I feel like I can relate with him because we both write from experience.