Jane W

October 26, 2008

So, last weekend I was asked to do some volunteer work for an organization here in Mooresville called WAM (women auxiliary of motor sports).� Sounded like a great opportunity to do some networking so I agreed to volunteer.� Really had no idea what I would be doing.� I knew that I had been recommended for the work because I have experience driving a 15 passenger van but had not idea what I would be doing.� It turns out that I was needed to pick up all the performers for the benefit concert they were having.� Basically I picked them up at the airport and took them to the hotel, then would shuffle them back and forth from the hotel to the venue.� The headline band for the show was Rick Springfield.� His tour manager requested that once they were picked up at the airport that they have a person specifically assigned to take Rick and the band around.� I was asked to handle that!!!!� I was to take them where ever they wanted to go.� After the group was done with their sound check they wanted to go to dinner.� Rick had seen a billboard for a Japanese restaurant on the way to the venue and asked if I could take them there.� Turns out the restaurant was right across the street from the hotel.� So off to the restaurant we go…me and the band.� Up to this point I really had not had much conversation with them but once we got to restaurant we started chatting it up and where having a great time.� Apparently the boys like playing practical jokes and I turned out to be there next victim.� In a nutshell they told the waitstaff that we were out to dinner to celebrate the pregnancy of myself their bass guitar player Goerge.� So at the end of dinner they brought out a cake with a candle in and they sang a song for us.� It was quite a production and it got the attention of a lot of the people in the restaurant. The guys thoughts this was so funny, I guess I did!� Other performers that I met that weekend were, John Waite, Eddie Money and Lou Gramm.� It really was a fun gig and I’m happy I was asked to help.