Comments on: Meeting Tom Jones Proves To A 15 Year-Old That Dreams Can Come True http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/ Tom Jones Fansite Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Marian http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6271 Marian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:40:25 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6271 <p>Loved this story; Sonja is talented and witty, and appreciate the posting on TJI. How many of us can remember everything so clearly??</p> Loved this story; Sonja is talented and witty, and appreciate the posting on TJI. How many of us can remember everything so clearly??

]]> By: Anita http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6164 Anita Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:33:42 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6164 <p>Sonja: In the 50's (BT before Tom) when I was in my teens I was a fan of the Everly Brothers. There was a group of us that used to see them all the time when they were in New York. We got to know them and their manager. One time they were going to appear on the Saturday Dick Clark show and we couldn't get tickets and their manager got us into a closed rehearsal while everyong was standing in line for the show. We were so thrilled. Then, the last time we saw them we were waiting at their hotel (The Park Sheraton) and one of the guys and one of the girls said they were going to knock on their door (we had found out their room number). Anyway after about 1/2 hour they hadn't come down, so the rest of us went up and as soon as we stepped off the elevator we heard guitar playing and singing. Phil was standing outside the room and singing to them We joined them and when Don and their manager Les Rose returned from wherever they were, they invited us in (with the door open) and sang to us for a long time. It is a day I will never forget. It's good to have those memories.</p> Sonja: In the 50’s (BT before Tom) when I was in my teens I was a fan of the Everly Brothers. There was a group of us that used to see them all the time when they were in New York. We got to know them and their manager. One time they were going to appear on the Saturday Dick Clark show and we couldn’t get tickets and their manager got us into a closed rehearsal while everyong was standing in line for the show. We were so thrilled. Then, the last time we saw them we were waiting at their hotel (The Park Sheraton) and one of the guys and one of the girls said they were going to knock on their door (we had found out their room number). Anyway after about 1/2 hour they hadn’t come down, so the rest of us went up and as soon as we stepped off the elevator we heard guitar playing and singing. Phil was standing outside the room and singing to them We joined them and when Don and their manager Les Rose returned from wherever they were, they invited us in (with the door open) and sang to us for a long time. It is a day I will never forget. It’s good to have those memories.

]]> By: Maureen http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6090 Maureen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:37:31 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6090 <p>Sonja what a wonderful story. Being so young to meet Tom Jones. I have been a fan for 40 years now. I have had the opportunity to see Tom manny times and give him a bottle of champagne and got kissed each time. The best was at Irving Plaza, it was my birthday and my daughter and her boyfriend took me there, I had no idea who I was going to see. Her boyfriend worked there and he let me bring the bucket of champagne backstage to Tom, so I know the feeling. Great story.</p> Sonja what a wonderful story. Being so young to meet Tom Jones. I have been a fan for 40 years now. I have had the opportunity to see Tom manny times and give him a bottle of champagne and got kissed each time. The best was at Irving Plaza, it was my birthday and my daughter and her boyfriend took me there, I had no idea who I was going to see. Her boyfriend worked there and he let me bring the bucket of champagne backstage to Tom, so I know the feeling. Great story.

]]> By: Holly http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6055 Holly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:10:07 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6055 <p>Sonja - thanks so much for sharing your memories. I certainly enjoyed how you related your meeting as well as the hysteria from Jack's girlfriend! Her response seemed to be typical of the day! So glad you remained calm, cool and collected enough to remember your conversation and kudos to your dad for the nice photo.</p> Sonja - thanks so much for sharing your memories. I certainly enjoyed how you related your meeting as well as the hysteria from Jack’s girlfriend! Her response seemed to be typical of the day! So glad you remained calm, cool and collected enough to remember your conversation and kudos to your dad for the nice photo.

]]> By: Laura W http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6054 Laura W Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:18:13 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6054 <p>That is a great story and well written. Thanks Sonja and the always informative TJI website for making me smile today. I also think I wouldn't have been able to speak to Tom if I met him when I was her age.</p> That is a great story and well written. Thanks Sonja and the always informative TJI website for making me smile today. I also think I wouldn’t have been able to speak to Tom if I met him when I was her age.

]]> By: Gill http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6028 Gill Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:49:39 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6028 <p>A lovely story from a nice young girl.</p> A lovely story from a nice young girl.

]]> By: TJitalian Fan http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6016 TJitalian Fan Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:46 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6016 <p>In 2001 when Tom came in Milan I went backstage with other 2 girls, we met the musicians who asked Tom to sign some pictures with our names. Unfortunately we were so close to Tom but we didn't see him. :(</p> In 2001 when Tom came in Milan I went backstage with other 2 girls, we met the musicians who asked Tom to sign some pictures with our names. Unfortunately we were so close to Tom but we didn’t see him. :(

]]> By: cindy http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-6012 cindy Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:40:44 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-6012 <p><p></p><p>I would love to have a chance to meet tom back stage someday. </p></p>

I would love to have a chance to meet tom back stage someday.

]]> By: TJFriend http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-5992 TJFriend Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:07:11 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-5992 <p>I never got the opportunity to go backstage, but the chance to go to Westbury Music Fair, be able to go up on stage with Tom Jones, get to hold his microphone, and be able to chat with him for a minute or two surely made up for it. Some things you never forget, for me, it'll be those moments in time. What nice memories to have. As I grow older, they become more precious. As for Miss Sonja, that was her precious moment with Tom Jones. Treasure it always, Girl!</p> I never got the opportunity to go backstage, but the chance to go to Westbury Music Fair, be able to go up on stage with Tom Jones, get to hold his microphone, and be able to chat with him for a minute or two surely made up for it. Some things you never forget, for me, it’ll be those moments in time. What nice memories to have. As I grow older, they become more precious. As for Miss Sonja, that was her precious moment with Tom Jones. Treasure it always, Girl!

]]> By: Pam http://tomjonesinternational.com/2008/07/02/meeting-tom-jones-proves-to-a-15-year-old-that-dreams-can-come-true/#comment-5980 Pam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:30:08 +0000 http://tomjonesinternational.com/?p=1972#comment-5980 <p>I was seventeen in 1975, so I can truly relate to how you must have felt. I would probably fell in the floor! Great story.</p> I was seventeen in 1975, so I can truly relate to how you must have felt. I would probably fell in the floor! Great story.

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