KOI Romania, Bucharest 11/12.04.2010 - What happened later, 22:30....
(... sorry, this post is with too many letters, and too less media )
When the show ended, in the crowd which splitting up, we met Ari's who asked us how we liked the new Finale. I told him it was fantastic, except that I dont liked costume of Jason Graetz at the beginning - hippie costume, since the music has a mysterious atmosphere, and associated me with the early morning and the birth of a new day....
I do not know, if I was some "impact" on Ari, but on on tomorrow's show in Bratislava, Jason wearing a classic male suit.
After the show was announced regular sessions giving autographs by Plushy and Edvin Marton sister began on the improvised stand to sell Plushy-Marton's DVD and CD's. I think that almost half the audience left to take autographs and give gifts to Plushy .... so there is made considerable pother in the narrow passage between the rows, when people began to take place in order to the table, where were supposed to sit Plushy and Marton ....
When Plushy out from the dressing room, after half an hour, he was stopped (I guess) by officials from the local skating club and took pictures with them and children who were gathering flowers and toys with ice. It took about 10-15 minutes, and the mass that has been waiting for autographs, began being impatient. At one point, they began to chant:
"Plushy, Plushy ... Evgeni, Evgeni...!!!"
Sara and I stay without any free memory in our cameras, so we are only able to laugh and watch what is going on - Plushy, who trying to finish the endless tirade of people who stopped him, and mass which rebels calling him.
Chants lasted a good five minutes, as the girls in mass began to enjoy in the screaming and shouting of Plushy's name - who is turning from time to time towards them, and waving to arrive soon ... which caused more additional screaming (that's what I always liked the Balkans - an uninhibited brazenly expression of emotion)
Pity, that it I not could shoot, at least the audio
Plushy finally be free, and has come to give autographs. With each of the fan he talked, took pictures, received gifts from many .... I heard several times that people are saying, that for them - he is the Olympic champion and that they were very angry and agitated about everything what happened in Vancouver
Here is just one pic, which make Jason Greatz...
A place where they sat was not the best, because it was quite dark (that's the only criticism that I can make to Raluca, the outstanding organizer)
An interesting detail - meanwhile, the other skaters are left their locker rooms and watched what was going on, including Lambiel ... and girls, which already got Plushy's autograph, now began to shout Lambiel's name
(on KOI tout, it is common that just Plushy & Marton give autographs) Lambiel stepped down after a while to the fence of rink, and gave them autographs.
And that's all it took a long time - I was tired just from watching I can not imagine how it was for Plushy, who all the time talking to people, smiling and shooting ... almost an hour.
Finally, and it was over, and we (skaters and me ) are heading to the bus. There we waited for some time, everyone was tired and most of the skaters lie down on the seats in the bus ... After half an hour, came Ari, and told us that we will go without Plushy and Edvin, since they have yet to stay and do something.
Journey back to the hotel was a long, tedious and "traumatic" (I broke away from Plushy, after whole day with "him in sight") (to many of us known syndrome "severe withdrawal from Plushy") ... nothing like the arrival, which flew to me for a moment.
In the lobby of the hotel, already waiting for me Sara, who was returned with taxi.
Skaters were quickly dispersed by rooms... later some men came down to drink a beer in the bar, or use the internet...
... and since it is already long ago past midnight, and started 12th April - my birthday - I decided to treat myself and Sara with Bailey's cocktails, after such "A Hard Day" There we talked and tried to get down to earth, after all-day trip to paradise landscapes ...
Around 1 am, arrived and Marton, his future wife and sister ... then I finally managed to give them gifts from Hen, his Slovakian fan
... but Plushy's nowhere! .... we really began to worry what happened to him, or maybe he already flew to Bratislava, to the next show?
In 1,30 am, finally appeared and Plushy, in his already well-known gray suit ... He ran into the hotel, passing by the reception, not noticing us.
Considering that I before noted that not gave him to sign one banner, I hail for him - if he can wait for me a moment.
Plushy stood on the site, and turned up, waiting for me... our golden boy
While I ran towards him, I saw how is he exhausted and tired ... almost half thinner than the previous morning.
He looked at me with pleading eyes .... and I changed my mind, and said only: "Not big deal, I just forgotten to give you that" ... and now I hugged him, to "infuse" him a little of my strength, and kissed him warm, completely as an older sister ... and told: "Just take care of yourself. Get down and sleep. Good luck and be healthy."
He looked at me almost with gratitude, because I had not bothered him long, smiled and said: "Thank you" ... and went into a glass elevator ...
... and I was left watching for him ... wondering whether will ever repeat such a day in my life ...
one of the most beautiful.
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