Hey everyone!
So last Tuesday (as in the 14th of October) was incredible and a day I will never forget!
I woke up early and went into LA to work on some of my songs. I think they’re coming along very nicely. Wow, I sounded really proper in that last sentence there.
After working on my songs, I headed over to the Warren Tricomi salon in Santa Monica, which was really beautiful. Red Light PR sent me there. That was so nice of them! Following the salon visit, I attended Lauren Conrad’s lovely fashion show for her spring collection. You all know what a big Project Runway fan I am, so seeing this fashion show was pretty darn cool! The dress I wore to the 2008 KCAs was a Lauren Conrad piece and I really, really hope to wear something from her spring collection to the 2009 KCAs! Not only are her clothes very trendy, chic, and fashionable, but they are totally comfortable, flowy, and oh-so-soft!
Where was I? Oh yes, the fashion show. So I was lucky enough to be able to wear a shirt by Lauren Conrad to her fashion show…awesome! I wore Bishop of Seventh jeans (which I love!), Banana Republic shoes, and a Mark necklace, which raises awareness to dating abuse. I sat down in my seat, ready for the fashion show to start, when I looked across the way and saw none other than Mr. Gavin DeGraw himself! ANYONE who knows me knows how much I LOVE Gavin DeGraw…I listen to his music every day! I’ve listened to his music in the car, in my dressing room on set, in my bedroom at home, on the treadmill, on airplanes, in numerous other states, EVERYWHERE! Let’s put it this way: wherever I go, Gavin goes. I’ve seen every single one of his music videos and just about every little Gavin DeGraw-oriented video there is on Youtube! I know every one of his songs forward and backward because I’ve listened to each one at least 500 times…at least….no lies present.
SO GAVIN DEGRAW WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT EXACTLY ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND TWO SEATS OVER FROM MY SEAT!!!!! I promise you there was no spotlight on him, but to me there was…..and there was also a “Halelujah” chorus chanting from somewhere in the background. haha. I literally screamed, and then quickly felt bad for the well-dressed, fashion-forward, stern-looking man sitting beside me. I’ve never doubted my vision when seeing a famous person, but I suppose the fact that Gavin DeGraw is one of my idols caused me to second-guess myself. I asked my mom, “IS THAT GAVIN DEGRAW?!” (only with much more enthusiasm than I could possibly convey in writing) and my mom said “YES, JENNETTE! GO OVER THERE!” So, of course, I did. Despite the fact that the announcer person over the speakers had just asked everyone to take their seats, this was a moment I had dreamed of for several years, and I wasn’t going to let the speaker-person intervene! I ran - across the runway, I might add - to the other side. Gavin was sitting down, looking awesome (as always)!!! I said “OH MY GOODNESS I HONESTLY THINK I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN” and he said “Really? Why thank you.” I said “I love EVERY SINGLE ONE of your songs” and he said “Thank you” and I said “Your music is so special to me” and he said “Wow, that means a lot to me.” Then he STOOD UP and took my hand with both of his hands. I was expecting him to get down on one knee and propose any second…haha just joshin’ just joshin’. I wish….Anyways, he took my hand with both of his hands and said “What’s your name?” and I (probably stuttered) “Jennette”. He said, “Pleasure to meet you, Jennette. I’m Gavin.” I nearly fainted. haha.
I asked Gavin for a picture and he said “Certainly, certainly. Come on in real close here, Missy.” My mom snapped the picture (which I look at every day, of course)! Afterwards, I talked to him a little bit more and then asked if I could give him a hug! He said “Well sure!” so I hugged him and I can honestly say that a hug has never felt so great! haha! I said “Really, it was SO nice meeting you” and he said “Pleasure to meet you, pleasure to meet you” and sort of bowed his head in a perfect way I’m sure only Gavin DeGraw is capable of! I (sadly) made my way back to my seat across the way from Gavin and noticed my heart was pounding ridiculously fast and my leg was kinda twitching. I hoped Mr. well-dressed, fashion-forward, stern-looking man sitting next to me didn’t notice. haha. But honestly, I wouldn’t have cared if he did notice, cuz I JUST MET GAVIN DEGRAW, my favorite musical artist! Nothing could rain on my parade after that! And let me tell you all, Mr. DeGraw could not have been any nicer. He is such a true gentleman, I could just tell…he’s really mild-mannered, calm, and so so so sincere. He was sweet, gentle, kind, patient, humble, and genuine to me. As much as I had dreamed of meeting Gavin DeGraw in the past, I never would’ve dreamt he’d be that much of a dream-come-true!
Okay, well I just wrote 877 words before this sentence, and about 800 of them were on/about Gavin DeGraw. I’m sure you’ve had enough of my ramblings, so I’m gonna go now. But thanks for listening! I figured my frans would be the perfect people to tell since they know and understand me so well! Whoa, I just rhymed…with the “tell” and the “well”…I promised that was unintentional. hahaha.
Bye!
~ Jennette :0)
P.S Check out a few pictures from the event here
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That was an awesome story! I’m so happy that you finally got to meet him! It’s an amazing feeling when you meet one of your idols…especially with a musical artist…you’ve listened to their songs so many times, you feel like you know them on a more personal level…i can definitely relate!!!
Oh and I saw the pics of you there…love your outfit! you looked great!
That is so cool that you met Gavin DeGrew!!!!! he is talented!!!
You are so sweet and I LOVE reading your stories!!!
Can you give us your e-mail or something like that so we can talk with you privately because i’m sure that all your frans (cool word!!) has so much questions to ask you!
Don’t you think?
=-D
He is not talented.
He is very very talented
I unintentional deleted that P:
What an awesome day you had Jennette!!
Thats good to hear that you were able to meet Gavin Degraw and you showed that snotty fashion show guy. Haha. Thanks for sharing it is always nice to hear from you and hear of your adventures.
thats great! i think that’s how i’d feel if i met you.
omg if i met you i would die! u r my idol! omg i would literally die! but i best that will happen for now is that u added me as a friend and subscribed me on youtube. i freaked out when u subscribed me. that means tha tu will watch everyone of my vis that i make! if only u commented. next time you go to NYC or NJ please tell me becasue i live in NJ. just about an hour away from NYC. i really want to meet you! badly. ur hugest fan ever! my binder, homework NB, and back of my door( in my room) have you on it! i have way more like my cell phone background, and way way more. i am a huge fan.please check out my youtube channel: jennettefan101
ur ultimate hugest fan ever!
lizzi(aka elizabeth) text me!
that is excellent, good on you.
whohoo! I felt like the exact same way when I met you! except i don’t like like you like that haha lol. thats amazing!!!
I’m super glad that you had a great time there, and wow, I know Original Girl is great if you write in it! You are so multitalented! whohoo!
wow! that’s awesome!!!!!!!!!!! you must have been REALLY excited!
That’s awesome! I’ve only heard one of his songs, but I’ll definitely check him out now… he sounds nice!
Wow Jennette that is really awesome that u got to meet Gavin Degraw. That’s how I felt when I met Alexa Vega.
hey jennette,
i just watched the new icarly( as always luved it) but i wanted to know whether or not there is gunna be a new one next week becasue i didnt see the preview for it.
HUGEST FAN!,
lizzi
That’s so cool! Wish I was there! Iwould have probably been like you were if i’d met u!haha. But I almost et you! Plz email me!
wow you musts of had fun, nice word frans, are u really as pushy to freddy like in icarly. or are u 2 good friends. snd me n email if u can k, see ya!
I’m glad you got to meet Gavin DeGraw, that must of been so awesome for you! It’s fun knowing that a celebrity still gets hyped up meeting other celebrities, you seem so sweet :] You are truly one of my favourite actresses Jennette!
Wow you got to meet your idol!
That is so, so cool and you must have been really happy, and I’m glad that you were happy
(Please don’t kill me after reading this!) I haven’t heard any of Gavin DeGraw’s music, but after reading your post about how awesome he is, I’m gonna go watch some of his music videos online now!
;D
Cheers=)
-Tiara(;
P.S. Argh I can’t wait for the new season of iCarly to air in Singapore! It’s taking such a looong time!
That’s awesome! It’s amazing to meet your favorite stars! I’ve alreadymet Dmei Lovato and Jonas brothers so hopefully I’ll get to meet you someday!
i can’t wait for your CD to be out, I’ll be the first to buy it.
Hope your having a great day!
(PS: Maybe I’ll see you on the icarly set soon, working as an extra)
God Bless!
By the way, that was a looong post you typed
But I still enjoyed reading it anyway
Keep doing what you love and updating us on what’s going on through your YouTube videos and blog posts!
Love ya(:
That’s awesome!! Your so lucky! By the way, I love that show icarly.
Wow, that’s so cool! Both stories! Lauren Conrad is awesome. It’s always cool meeting your idol. I wish I knew o_o Well, you have my email now, so email me whenever, I’ll always reply!
From a big fan!! <3
wow jennette! i am happy you got to meet him! that dress you wore rocked!
Great, congrats, thank you to share this with us. love u
Thats really something Jennette!!
my dream has always been to meet Krystal Meyers. But back to you, wow, it must have been really cool to actually meet him. we can soooo relate. being able to meet someone you appreciate and love. that outfit u wore was soooo awesome. you know, people are gonna start copying your style and saying, “oh, i didnt steal this style, Jennette Did!!!” talk about miley cyrus!!! l.o.l. no efense if you are a fan of hers. im not really. only sort of. CYA!!! 
WOW cool I love Gavin Degraw! That must of been SO cool to actually meet and talk to him in person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, Jennette, I could really feel your excitement. Thank you so much for sharing. You make me like you more and more all the time.
Haha, well for meeting an idol I think you handled that really well.
Good for you that you got to meet him.
I’m sooo happy for you!Glad that your dream came through!And it was a nice story…:)
I like his song “In Love With a Girl”, I listen to it all the time !
That story made me laugh, LIEK, LOL, girl ! XD
Ohhh, you’re awesome. Hahahahahahaaaa !
THATS SOOO AWESOME!! and i bet the way u felt when u met him would be the same feeling to me if i met you because YOU could not be ANY nicer and everything u said about him is probobly the exact same way you are. It would be really really amazing to meet you–i promise–haha. Your MY idol, I love you as much as you love him( unless thats like love love then nevermind but like idol-wise, definitly!!) Well Good luck with everything, cant wait untl your cd comes out and by the way i have watched all the new icarlys so far–actually all icarlys EVER lol but ya talk later BYE
right on, that sounds pretty cool I must say. Gavin DeGraw makes some pretty cool music. What about you Jen? How’s your whole music thing going? Oh and my younger sisters that watch iCarly say you have an awesome show and if that were you(in Gavin’s place) they would have freaked out like that too haha. Peace
That’s a AWSOME story, good for you and remember keep that picture safe!
~John :0)
Hey Jennette!
WAUW! YOU GOT TO MEET GAVIN DEGRAW. I’m so happy for you!
When’s your CD coming out? Anytime soon? I can’t wait
Keep up the good work =D
xox,
Kavita
Does he read these comments?? I have been nagging her I feel bad.
Jennette.., iCarly needs to bring back Mandy…that iCarly poll you have is unfair… because you know all the girls will vote for Shane… when in truth Mandy will make a better all around addition back on to the show…. just being real… thats all .. please don’t take this wrongly…nothing against Shane lol…
That was an awesome story Jennette ur so cool!
And i love u!!
ur my idol love ya
-nora
add me so we can chat
i didnt mean to say that word!! i meant to say i mean, as, i messed up!!! sorry every one!!! please dont blame me. it was a spelling error!!!!
That’s so great!
BTW, I got a reply from some fanmail I sent you!
Jennette.., are you still going to be at KEWL FEST this NOVEMBER … I don’t see your picture in there anymore… on the KEWL FEST PAGE?.. please let us know… just wondering dear.. Anthony.
that was awesome haha <3 ur sooo lucky!
write me!
and congrats for meeting him
Hey Jennette,
I saw photos of you and Nathan at Camp Ronald McDonald’s Halloween Carnival. You look soooooooo pretty. And I love what you’re wearing. I wish I could’ve been there.
Hey Jennette, your story about meeting your favorite artist was so cool to read! You got a real gift for writing you know
Also, cute picture of you and Sammi!
http://www.sammi-hanratty.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=136&pos=21
xoxo
Esmee
Ya he is a good artist, I’d imagine him acting like that ^_^
Im glad you met your fav artist..
you a good actress as well
Hey Jennette,
I know you iceskate with A girl named Emiko Schwab? I know her she is one of my really good friends. When you went to the Garden Park carnival in june/mayish with Rachel hall, alot of peopl were around you. I just wanted to say im sorry that rachel used you like that. I know you must of felt uncomfortable. My little brother wanted to see you but i told him to not go cause i knew it must of been awkward. if you have any time please e-mail me back. it doesnt have to be long. But please if you do have time that would be really nice(:
Thanks
Camille
awww u and nathan look so cute together.this has nothing toi do with ur 88 word story(which was very interesting) i was on totallyjennette.com and i clicked resent pictures and there is an adorable pic of u and nathn( btw take this from some one who cares about she. go 4 him!)
oh yea. btw. thanks for subscribing and adding me as a friend on youtube! i am ur absolute hugest fan! i will buy ur cd the day it comes out and download it to my itunes and memorize it like u did with gavin degraws songs( frount and backwards) HUGEST FAN WHO WILL BUY UR CD AND MAGAZINE! lizzi
Hey Jennette just wanted to say thanks for being such a wonderful role model for kids these days. I am a youth minister in Oklahoma and I was asking the kids in the youth group who their role models were and when I got to looking at some of their answers I have to say that I was really taken back by what these “role models” messages were. The shining point of all this rambling boils down to this. I have seen only a few iCarly shows, but in the list of names of role models your name came up almost three times more, either as Sam on iCarly or Jennette. So i just wanted to say thank you for being a light of hope to kids who are getting trash everywhere else. You are a real inspiration and I personally thank you for that for the kids in the youth group. So from Duncan Oklahoma by way of the “CLASH” youth group we say THANK YOU for being You!
God bless and have a great day!
PEACE!
awwwsome!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s aweeesome!
A fashion show andd your favorite artist!
Tightness!
I’d just like to put it out there that I get told I look like you about twice a week….
My hair used to be super blonde, so that added to the look-alike-ness.
Now its growing out into brown, though, so not as many people say it anymore.
When iCarly first came out, I guess there was like an audience or something at one of the episodes, and this girl at church had gone to it and REALLY thought I was you. It was funny, but it was probably because the show had just came out and she hadn’t seen it enough to really know what you look like.
I just thought i’d tell you that, because it has really added to my fan-dom.
If that makes sense any.
Oh yeah; I also dance and figure skate.
It’s wierd.
L0L ;-))
now you know how some of your fans feel if and when they meet you in person
(at least the ones who are your age)!
Joe
Peace2008 11/03/08 3:52 pm EST
Hi Jaymacster I just wanted to say I love you, your beautiful in the extreme, and I love the dare video idea. And thanks for calling us frans. That makes me feel good. When do you think you will do another dare? That is all for now. I hope I can meet you and kiss you sometime. Your Fran Jeremy. PEACE!!!
Heey Jennette, it’s really cool that you have met him!
I’m a really big fan of you! When i’m at home i watch icarly.
Really, your the best!!!!!!
Luvv you!
Your fan from Holland: Tez
Wow. That is so awesome! I would have freaked if I met him. I so love him. I would have juts standed there drooling like crazy. And maybe said a few words that are not added to the english language. I might have just died right then and there at his feet. I just love his music.
I also love icarly best show EVER!!! In the history of FOREVER! I must say you do your roll perfectly! You are definetly an actor. When I watch T.V. There are some people who just don’t seem to act right infront of the camera. I don’t think that about you.
Your true Fran, The awesome but not as awesome as Jennette, Jennifer
Wow, Jennette makes me jealous. Today as I write this I am wearing a Jerzees T shirt, a pair of wrangler jeans, Hanes underwear, and a pair of Asics sneakers. I’m sure Jennette looked a whole lot better in her outift than I do in mine.
And let me tell you, I have absolutely no idea who Gavin DeGraw is, but if Jennette likes him then he’s gotta be good. Must be like Elvis or something.
Hey, Jennette! I was just reading the USA Weekend and saw that you had a blog, and that you want to be a director! I think that’s really cool. I want to be a director too, I just need more acting experience! Hollywood totally needs more female directors ;]
Also, I’ve seen iCarly, and was wondering, do you relate to Sam’s character at all, or are you just a really good actress? Lol.
-Becca
hey jennette um…on toutube someone claims “jennettefayemccurdy” as the official jennette mccurdy youtube channel…so um…yeah
Hey Jennette, O.M.G I CANT EVEN BELIVE YOU SAW GAVIN DEGRAW!!!!!! Lucky!!!!
Any ways you meet me before when i was ice skating. Hope you remember me. come this Saturday. I always go every Saturday. sometimes Wensdays too. I am a big fan of you i wish you can Email me now. I gave you my e mail address when we were ice skating. Hope I see ya again. Your #1 fan.
P.S. I love peanut butter
P.s.s I am your #1 fan
P.S.S.S Your so funny
P.S.S.S.S Um i forgot
P.S.S.S.S.S bye!!!
jennette. I to be very sad, I to cry much in these days, but your you make me laugh a little. Thanks, I appreciate much to you. I feel because your these side, your you are as an angel for my and I thank to you. I wish a day to be with you. God blesses much to you. attn Mauricio
Hi, Jennette! I am so sorry. you will probably gasp at this but… i have no idea who that is. seriously. I SO wish i could meet you so i could ask you all of the questions about you i could think of. unfortunately, that will probably never happen. u r so cool! keep posting.
Jennette! Your such an inspiration to me! Ive been taking acting lessons since I can remember and recently joined the drama club at my school. I really hope to have an agent one day and maybe make it to where you are now! Its been so hard, and alot of times you feel like giving up. But I keep remembering you cant give up on your dreams! Its really helpful when you have inspirations who actually tell you this stuff, like yourself! I met you on my birthday in florida and that was pretttyyy awesome! So keep looking on for ma name .. JONAS LOVE cause youll see it on the big screen one day! Thanks again!! Keep on rockin!
Muah!
Jonas
Jennette Hi… I just wanted to say that I really liked the iCarly movie iGo to Japan…it was funny.. I also think that you were so Awesome in the movie and really pushed the envelope in a great way…..nice going., iCarly rules…. thinking of you peep’s alway’s at iCarly… with Love alway’s Anthony..
Heyy Jennette!
Just watched iGo To Japan.
Bomb movie.
It was great, really funny.
Can’t wait to see more!
omg iGo to Japan was awesome! i loved the end where freddie(nathn) poded your stomach saying ” a little reddie techno magic!” awwww so cute!
Hey Jennette!
I loved iGo to Japan! Keep up the good work!
~Kristina
I love iCarly!
that’s so cool! i felt the same way when i met u on the nickelodeon cruise. u are so awesome!!!!! : ) what song is everyone talking about that you’re going to sing or release? i can’t find it on your site.
hey jennette,
The 3 of you on Icarly might be the best show on TV. I cannot wait for another Icarly to premiere. I really can’t believe your 16! You look like your my age!
Hope to hear from ya!
James
I saw the pics they were very cool, you were beautifull:)
hey jennettte u r my 6th fave actress peace out homey g
peace around the world 4 generations
Hey Jennette!,
Sorry too bug you, again. Anyways, it sounds like you had fun. :D. Oh, I seen those picures of you!. You’re soooo gorguess in those dresses and stuff!. You’re gorguess anyway!.
Hope you had fun.
BYE!!!.
Am I the only person who hasn’t heard of Gavin DeGraw? I feel out of the “loop.”
I’m leaving you a comment on a very very old blog because I thought that this was too interesting to pass up. My cousin feels this way about you and has been talking about iCarly non-stop for the past few weeks. I had to laugh when I read this; not because I thought it was silly but because it resonated so much. At the same time, it was not what I expected to read when I finally googled you and started poking through your website. Because you sound like a fan girl, and I realized that you are are a fan girl. That boggles my mind. You are either a very rare and special person or my conception of what being a celebrity is like is completely wrong. How do you remain so profoundly and fundamentally normal when you are so famous? Do you think that all celebrities are as normal as you seem to be and are simply less public about it? Does Gavin DeGraw have a Gavin DeGraw that he would react this way to? Or is there a level of fame at which the fangirl’d cannot be fangirls themself?