My lunch with Johnny

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Arial" ><B>Johnny Messner Online</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>   </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnny Messner Online"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="encounters"><U>encounters</U></A>   |   <B>My lunch with Johnny</B>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tauren"><U>Tauren</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anne Marie"><U>Anne Marie</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B>Kclyn</B></div> <div> <B>November 2006</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>My lunch with Johnny</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The BEST part of my trip to Los Angeles was saved for last.  Anyone who knows me can tell you how much I love Johnny Messner and </B></div> <div> <B> what a dedicated and enthusiastic  fan I am of his.  Well, sometimes dreams do come true and  thanks to two wonderful  people  I got </B></div> <div> <B>to meet Johnny!  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Despite his very busy  schedule Johnny actually took the time to meet with little ole me.  He was finishing up with his role as </B></div> <div> <B>Doug Wade  in "Remarkable Power", filming nights this week.  Even with all of the things he had going on, Johnny went out of </B></div> <div> <B>his way to take the time to treat me to  lunch.  As if that is not enough already, he made it a point  to come out to where I was, </B></div> <div> <B>thus saving me the huge cost of a taxi.  Now all of that is big, how can you not be a Johnny fan?</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Walking into my meet with Johnny I had no idea what to expect. What is he like? Will he be easy to talk to?  Am I about to make a fool of</B></div> <div> <B>myself?  These thoughts and more raced through my mind, but surprisingly I was not nervous... yet!  As I walked into the restaurant I had</B></div> <div> <B>a slight advantage as I knew who to look for and Johnny did not.  That left it up to me to find him, but let me tell you Johnny does stand out</B></div> <div> <B>in a crowd.  Even with his back to me, instantly I recognized that  walk  ( what I dub the cool  "Jack Hale" strut, you know the one we saw so</B></div> <div> <B>often on "Killer Instinct").  When he turned around a huge smile came over me and I did a little wave, giving myself away. Oh my, there he</B></div> <div> <B>was in the flesh... Kelly Lake, Bill Johnson, Lance Baldwin,Jack Hale... the talented Johnny Messner!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wearing a short sleeve orange shirt and Jeans, Johnny smiled as I introduced myself and we shook hands.  He led me to a booth where</B></div> <div> <B> there were already menus laid out and we sat. I was so happy and excited to be there, but I  tried really hard  to come across as just a</B></div> <div> <B> normal person who happens to be a big fan.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> In person I found Johnny to be such a regular guy ( and I mean this as a compliment in the best way) who was attentive, gracious with</B></div> <div> <B> answering all of my questins, and so easy to talk to.  Johnny is  the kind of person one can't help but smile and feel giddy around! It was</B></div> <div> <B>an absolute blast to sit and look Johnny in the eye and chat for an hour and a half.  Not only is Johnny such a talented actor that we all </B></div> <div> <B>love to watch on screen and know that he is on the verge of making it so big  (it's just a matter of time baby!)  I was pleased to learn first </B></div> <div> <B>hand what a down to earth,  great guy he is in person.  I walked away an even bigger fan than I was before.  From the bottom of my heart</B></div> <div> <B>thank you Johnny for treating this fan so special and for giving of yourself.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kclyn</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <script language=JavaScript>  </script>       <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no">  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>