Celine Dion & other Celebrity interludes

In my many jobs and travels, I've run into many celebrities, some famous, some not so famous, but the thing that has made the greatest impression on me is that sometimes the more famous the musician the nicer they actually are to their fans.

This was a "Meet & Greet " circa 1993/94 organised by her record company when she was virtually unknown in Australia, photo taken at The the Hotel Windsor Melbourne at the event.
She was a loverly chatty woman, yet to have children. She's been shopping that day in the Bourke street mall, and bought her dress at  Cue  Clothing   , I was happy to tell her that I had bought the same dress in black, ( hers was red ) . These lovely girls were my friends for the ten years I worked at JB Hi Fi. 

Back In the day, scoring a job at JB Hi FI in those days meant usually 10 hours a day of hard work, and then a Free pass to whatever was the concert, floor-show, bar, or event of the moment touring Melbourne. 
Every night of the week was the possibility of a "night to remember ".
I met so many famous Musicians, singers, & groups over that time, and have photos of so many of them that I feel like Im showing off by bringing them out. Most of our interaction with them a was a few seconds, a photo op with a smile, and a hug or kiss if we were really lucky ( or pushy) . Looking back on the pics, many of these people were on the rising side of their stardom , and had to go through the motions of "butt kissing" as it was known, doing everything their record companies wanted and expected of them to push their latest Single, Album, or touring show. We didn't mind playing along with the whole shebang. Especially good concerts  for us, meant a free unlimited drink card as well, at the expense of the record label. Often e would turn up to work heavily hung over from the night before,or too scared to drive to work in case we were still .05
some of the most memorable moments were when I met the following starts, Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ( boy could he play guitar) Carlos Santana, Nigel Kennedy, strange that a classical musician could make such an impact, but when he opened the lid of grand piano that his accompanist  was playing and all the cocktails and glasses slide right into the open piano like in the movies, that was something to see! Doc Neissan & the Angels at the Palais theatre.in melbourne , that was a night to remember, ( or not as the case was for many! ) I look back at those years as a blur of great music, lots of cocktails, wild outrageous clothing, and the search for the "Night to Remember "

We had some wild nights, and some good memories !