I was at the Toronto "Union Station" to catch a train back home(the same train that goes to Stratford) when I noticed a woman
who looked VERY MUCH like Loreena McKennitt sitting some distance away, talking with a very old lady who was using a walker.
I wasn't sure it was her until she got up to "pre-board" the train with the old lady (who was probably her MOTHER), and I
got a GOOD LOOK at her! I didn't really want to pester her, but on the other hand, I might NEVER get such an opportunity again!
So I took my chances, walked up to her and said "Are you Loreena McKennitt?" and she said"Yes, I am!" 'I stuck my hand out
and said "I've ALWAYS wanted to meet you; I'm a BIG FAN!" She shook my hand very agreeably, and my partner also got to shake
her hand, and piped up with the info that he had been at the very monastery at the same time she had been there many years
previously when she was visiting (and subsequently wrote the song about it on "Mask and Mirror the name of that song escapes
me at the moment, but it's the one right AFTER "Mask and Mirror") It was VERY nice of her to be so polite to two fans who
were "holding her up"; I'm glad I "took the chance"!
Posts: 4 | Location: Ontario | Registered: September 30, 2010
Aww - this is such a wonderful tale and as someone else already stated above, this is ONE of the principal reasons why we
do appreciate so much Loreena Mckennitt's music - and person. Your story is still so very amazing and I am glad you caught
your all courage and went to Loreena to talk to her - I am sure for her this was also an appreciated surprise and I know how
it feels how to meet a person who has always been your most principal source of inspiration and you've always admired it as
I also had this unique opportunities to met Sharon Janny Den Adel (Within Temptation's singer) in person and those are the
most special moments I shall always remember them in my life's journey.
Unfortunately, I haven't really meet Loreena
Mckennitt in person before - we've been to the same country, Hungary, at a more or less similar period but I do truly believe
my dream will become a reality one day. I can't wait to read more similar dreams becoming tore ality stories.
Posts: 113 | Location: Romania | Registered: September 16, 2009
Aww - this is such a wonderful tale and as someone else already stated above, this is ONE of the principal reasons why we
do appreciate so much Loreena Mckennitt's music - and person. Your story is still so very amazing and I am glad you caught
your all courage and went to Loreena to talk to her - I am sure for her this was also an appreciated surprise and I know how
it feels how to meet a person who has always been your most principal source of inspiration and you've always admired it as
I also had this unique opportunities to met Sharon Janny Den Adel (Within Temptation's singer) in person and those are the
most special moments I shall always remember them in my life's journey.
Unfortunately, I haven't really meet Loreena
Mckennitt in person before - we've been to the same country, Hungary, at a more or less similar period but I do truly believe
my dream will become a reality one day. I can't wait to read more similar dreams becoming tore ality stories.
Posts: 113 | Location: Romania | Registered: September 16, 2009
It's nice to be able to meet the people who inspire you, and especially to thank them for that inspiration. They are words
that are spoken often, but, when from the heart, those two words - thank you - really say it all.
Posts: 4 | Location: East Anglia, UK | Registered: May 26, 2009
Originally posted by Lilith: I was at the Toronto "Union Station" to catch a train back
home(the same train that goes to Stratford) when I noticed a woman who looked VERY MUCH like Loreena McKennitt sitting some
distance away, talking with a very old lady who was using a walker. I wasn't sure it was her until she got up to "pre-board"
the train with the old lady (who was probably her MOTHER), and I got a GOOD LOOK at her! I didn't really want to pester her,
but on the other hand, I might NEVER get such an opportunity again! So I took my chances, walked up to her and said "Are you
Loreena McKennitt?" and she said"Yes, I am!" 'I stuck my hand out and said "I've ALWAYS wanted to meet you; I'm a BIG FAN!"
She shook my hand very agreeably, and my partner also got to shake her hand, and piped up with the info that he had been at
the very monastery at the same time she had been there many years previously when she was visiting (and subsequently wrote
the song about it on "Mask and Mirror the name of that song escapes me at the moment, but it's the one right AFTER "Mask and
Mirror") It was VERY nice of her to be so polite to two fans who were "holding her up"; I'm glad I "took the chance"!
Posts: 159 | Location: Italy, not far from Venezia | Registered: November 06, 2006
Originally
posted by Jesse: Well, as long as you break her harp or any of her bones, I'm sure you'd be easily forgiven!
HAHAHA! Obviously I meant "as long as you
DON'Tbreak her harp or any of her bones" Stupid me!
quote:
Originally posted by Semaspa A: Naw...More like me stepping on my own toe or locking my
ankles and falling flat on my face in the middle of a walkway or walking right into a sign or pole.
Oh,
you can't be that clumsy!
Posts: 706 | Location: In my bed curled up with my cat | Registered: July 15, 2008
Well, as long as you break her harp or any of her bones, I'm sure you'd be easily
forgiven! QUOTE]
Naw...More
like me stepping on my own toe or locking my ankles and falling flat on my face in the middle of a walkway or walking right
into a sign or pole.
Posts: 197 | Location: Cal Poly SLO | Registered: July 21, 2009
Originally
posted by Semaspa A: I probably would have been an even bigger klutz than I normally am. (And trust me, I am a BIG KLUTZ!
Ask my roommate! Only this evening I bumped into my desk which sent me flying into the fridge, knocking
over the spare fish food container, which was OPEN!!!) Anywhoo...I would probably trip on my feet, run into something, step
in something else...yeah. Then see how things go from there!
Well, as long as you break her harp or
any of her bones, I'm sure you'd be easily forgiven!
Lilith, the song about the monastery you refered to, did you
meanFull Circle? I'm so JEALOUS of you right now!
Posts: 706 | Location: In my bed curled up with my cat | Registered: July 15, 2008
I always start to babble when I meet or talk with someone famous. Boy did I make a fool of myself when I talked to Simon
Le Bon...I just wouldn't shut up.
Your judgement was good and I am so happy for you. If you never said anything,
you'd go through life asking yourself "why didn't I....!
Posts: 9 | Location: surrounded by muggles in SC | Registered: October 01, 2010
Originally
posted by Dan: That's quite a nice chance encounter! Frankly, I think I would've frozen up, wondering how to say hello
without being too intrusive or seeming to be an overzealous fan. Glad it worked out for you.
I
probably would have been an even bigger klutz than I normally am. (And trust me, I am a BIG KLUTZ! Ask my roommate!
Only this evening I bumped into my desk which sent me flying into the fridge, knocking over the spare fish food container,
which was OPEN!!!) Anywhoo...I would probably trip on my feet, run into something, step in something else...yeah. Then see
how things go from there!
Posts: 197 | Location: Cal Poly SLO | Registered: July 21, 2009
If only you could see me...
