My Mozart concert

I've just discovered the power of really good marketing. Me-single young female. Him-single, young (maybe heterosexual) male. The only thing between us is that he is a world renowned violin player. And I am mostly remembered by my friends. So I heard a fantastic violin concert by JB at Davies symphony Hall 3 years ago to be exact. I was so moved, I promptly sent an email to JB's website about how inspired I was by his soulful rendition of some composer I can't remember now. 3 years later, I recieve an email saying thank you for the sweet note and that he would be in town for another concert. (Given the sociology of a single heterosexual female living in San francisco, its not rocket science to predict that I immediately bought tickets). Well, I don't want to appear like a single woman who can't get a date, so I purchase two tickets and now the fun begins of trying to find someone to join me in the next 48 hours--I can't imagine that everyone didn't know who he was.....conversations went like this, "violin? Mozart? who? JB? oh, I am going to an African Dance event instead." No problem. Finally I get hold of my dear friend and colleague who I am late 6 months for her Birthday and this would be perfect. So off we go and I try to pass of this story, "no really, he wrote to me personally and asked me to attend. He will sign my CD, he told me so himself." $200 later, I have my signed CD and had another amazing time at the concert. He still doesn't know who I am (though I have his email in my permanent archives), and in fact must think I am a bit of a moron since I couldn't sqeak out any intelligent words past "Hi" --hey, I was star struck, what was I to do. And the photos my friend took, well, they will just be in my memory since she pushed the off button instead of the photo button. And the thing is, with digital cameras, you don't just get a bad photo, you get nothing "not saved". All this because JB's publicist saw a good pportunity to get more folks at the concert!! Oh well, it was worth it. It is a bit like love.....JB does play as though he was caressing the violin and has a relationship with the orchestra and the music that is stunning. He plays a vibrant tapestry of music that engages all my senses and I get lost in those notes/colors.