Mr. Hugh Jackman (in the flesh!)

While I was in SF for my second round of treatment, I had the pleasure of seeing The Hugh Jackman Show with my parents. If anyone doesn't know, Hugh Jackman is an incredibly talented, well-rounded man (not to mention an incredibly beautiful specimen!). He sings (has done numerous Broadway productions), dances, and acts (he's funny too!). He's also been in many blockbuster movies like The X-Men series, Wolverine, Kate & Leopald, and Australia (my favorite of his flicks). This particular one-man show is the first that he has done, and SF was the city he chose to do it in!

While we were waiting for the show to start, I turned to my mom and said, "Wouldn't it be cool to meet Hugh Jackman and get a picture of him?"

My mom then replied, "Well, you know that you might be able to catch him coming out of the stage door when the show is done."

So, we googled the location of the stage door of the theatre and decided to give it a shot. Little did I think that I would not only get an autograph and pictures of him, but actually have a conversation with him! To say I was twitter-pated was an understatement. I felt like a 14 yr old school girl again (minus the hysteric cries and screams which I TRIED to contain)!

The show ends. I'm standing outside the stage door, waiting for Mr. Holy Hotness! himself to appear. The screams from the female fans give it away. At first glance, Hugh comes out of the stage door looking all dapper and cool in his black leather jacket to greet fans (followed by his bodyguard). Did I mention how smokin' hot he is?!

At this point, I'm about 20 feet away from him, down a line of people snapping pictures of him and getting their Playbills autographed. I wait patiently with camera, phone, and Playbill/pen ready and in hand, all the while hurriedly reapplying lip gloss and fluffing my hair to ensure I look decent enough to meet this fine gentleman (pathetic, right?). Hugh gets closer and closer to me. 10 feet away, 5...I am snapping pictures of him signing autographs and my heart is racing. He is almost here! What should I say to him?

As Hugh is scribbling down his autograph on my Playbill (all the while I am careful not to drool all over the place), I say to him, "That was a really great performance!"

Hugh's reply, "Thanks!"

This is where it gets kind of embarrassing. I could've just left it at that, but my big mouth got the best of me. "You know, I came a long way to see you." (Where on earth did this come from?)

Not exactly expecting a reply back (because by now he was signing more autographs), he says in his famous, uber-sexy Australian accent, "Oh yeah? Where did you come from?"

Me: "Boise."

Hugh, I can tell, is slightly puzzled as to where in the world Boise is. That's ok, because he's not from here and his sexiness and charming demeanor make up for his lack of geographical knowledge. He then says, "So, you came all this way to see the show?"

This is where I had to kinda back-step because I realized that that wasn't EXACTLY the truth. So, I went on to say, "Actually I'm here in the city doing cancer treatment, but I wanted to see your show while I was in town."

Hugh so dashing, replies, "Wow, you're going through cancer? I wish you all the best with your journey!" He then flashes me that smile. THAT smile.

My knees gave out at this point and I about fainted. Not only did he carry on the conversation, he seemed genuinely concerned for my well-being (or so I would like to think). I was gushing from ear to ear. Oh wait though, I'm married! Happily married. But c'mon, who doesn't want to meet their celebrity crush and swoon a little. The only thing I regret (except sounding like an idiot) though is not taking a picture WITH him. But then who knows, I might not have been able to control myself and my urge to just plant a big, fat, wet one on those delicious lips of his! :)