Hi everyone,
I never thought this would happen; meeting Billy!
I had just finished working at the hospital and had checked my emails. I noticed one of the emails said that the Lost Boys 20th Reunion was July 25, 2007- tonight!!
After rushing to a different hospital for an appointment and cooking dinner for a youth group, I raced over to Santa Cruz. I was feeling very emotional. I had found out that I did not have cancer and that I was about to possibly meet Billy Wirth at the reunion.
I was nearly passing out as I drove over the Santa Cruz Mountains! Then I realized that I didn't have any makeup on and looked terrible. But I really didn't care as long as Billy wouldn't mind.
My son was kind enough to go with me. On short notice like this, it's hard to round up friends. We practically ran to the beach. There was a crowd of about 2000 people or so staking their claim, surrounding a giant white screen.
I had no idea that Billy was already on the beach and in a white tent about 200 feet away from me. To be honest, I didn't know what to think. I couldn't believe that he was actually here. I was extremely nervous, but I decided that I had to meet him!
I stood in line and began to think about how great it would be to meet him. When it was my turn, I just stood there and said to him, "You're Billy Wirth." He just looked at me and said,"Yes I am." ( I think that he realized that I was in shock because I just stood there and stared at him for a minute.) He autographed a picture with "Peace - Billy Wirth." I thanked him and asked to take his picture.
He gave me a very sweet smile and I was so nervous that I accidentally shut off the camera. I tried to blame it on the camera power and he let me take another picture. He gave another sexy, sweet smile. I turned the camera around to show him the nice picture to share it with him. He seemed to be pleased with the picture as well. Then I noticed that he had his hands around mine (which were holding the camera). I couldn't believe that he is so sweet, caring, and genuine. I thanked him again and then tried to stay out of the way.
Later, I was so shy that I asked my son to go and ask for an autograph. My son was talking to Brooke about the cancer scare. Brook and Billy seemed to care that I was ok. (According to my son, since I wasn't there). One of them wrote, "Get Well" on the photo. I thought that was great. Brooke also seemed to be a genuinely caring and a handsome actor. I'm not sure where Chance and Jason were at the time, but I was thrilled to have both Billy and Brooke's autographs.
Then, the cast and the mayor took the stage. Billy looked so handsome and not nervous at all. The mayor talked for a while. Chance greeted the crowd and said how he really liked Santa Cruz. The sun was setting and it looked beautiful. Billy and Brooke were also expressing their appreciation about being back in Santa Cruz and talked about how much fun they had while making the movie.
Once dark, vintage Corey Haim and Corey Feldman movie trailers were playing. The crowd was excited for the movie. Then, the Santa Cruz boardwalk appeared on the screen during the opening act and everyone hollered. It was surreal to look at the Boardwalk on the screen and turn around and see the same thing in reality.
I was enjoying watching the Lost Boys and according to my son, Billy was smiling and videotaping the movie. ( I was too scared to look towards the tent again, so I had my son look occasionally for me). I was standing by the seawall with my son away from the crowd.
I somehow noticed a presence and looked to the area near the stairs. It was Billy! That was thrilling. We were just staring at each other. I finally noticed his great clothes and he really looked good. Everything looked surreal. With his dark smouldering good looks and his long black coat, he could have been a vampire!
He went to the boardwalk so I asked my son to take a picture of him when he returned. My son went there and Billy posed, but the flash didn't work. It would have been a great picture!
The cast remained after the movie ended for Q and A, but it was difficult to hear the interview. After it wrapped, my son and I left the boardwalk. I was so excited about the evening, I was shaking.
I was headed back to highway 17, but I couldn't leave Santa Cruz! I felt that I needed to express my appreciation to Billy. So, I returned to the beach and parked closer to the boardwalk. The cast was just about to leave the tents and I saw Billy leaving the area with the rest of the guys. Oh well, I thought, I'll just buy a tee-shirt with my plastic. Billy returned to the tent and we met. I told him that I was thrilled to meet him and shook his hand. He gave me a hug. Max is right. He's a great hugger. And a very nice person. I had my son take another picture, but the camera seemed to fail again.
As I drove back, through the Santa Cruz Mountains, I kept sighing and still couldn't believe that I had met Billy. I was on cloud 9.
Floating In Santa Cruz
Margie
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