Marty at Franz Ferdinand in NYC

[anajat1]

Wow, what an aweome story but how heartbreaking it had to end that way for you! :0( Hopefully you'll get your chance to redeem yourself someday.

[wendyc122]

He was HERE in NY last night? ARGH!!!! Comfort yourself with knowing that you actually were that close to him.

I'm shocked that no one knew who he was. That won't last long.

And I wonder if the "female friend" was the chick from "Trees" (he wrote the song while he was here, ya know ... )

[suzy]

waitingformc, I am so sorry that you lost your picture , I know you feel awful as I would too. On the up side though, you did get to meet Marty up close and personal and that is something to be really happy about! You'll have that memory forever, a memory I can only dream about. If it's your destiny, you will get your picture someday. So try to wipe away your tears and put a smile on your face....YOU GOT TO MEET MARTY!!!!! !!! Don't forget to soak that IMPORTANT part in and revel in it. Now and go and put some cool cucumbers on your eyes, they'll feel better. Chin up sweetie!

[Tooks]

Like suzy said: I'm sorry that you lost your pic (phone pics can be tricky sometimes), but if you're meant to have a pic with him, you'll get your chance another time. For the time being I'd focus on the positive...YOU MET MARTY!!! You sat next to him, he shook your hand, and he had his arm around you!!! Those are incredibly cool things to have happen (especially on a fluke) and you'll always have those memories! ---No matter what, you didn't blow it...at least you had the guts to go up and talk to him; and look at all the great stuff that happened as a result (sitting next to him, the handshake, and his arm around you)!

---Now take some aspirin and get some more sleep.

[hotrox]

That's terrible that your pic didn't turn out----------BUT.......... you are so fortunate to have that experience! Have you washed your hand? It's neat to know that Marty is the type of guy we hoped he would be! Hope you are feeling better!

[jamied]

Gah! That SUCKS!!!! *sobbing on your behalf*

[RayneDove]

waiting4mc,
Are you absolutely sure the picture is lost? I mean since you don't know that much about using the camera within your cell phone maybe its there and you just can't find it? I be reading the instruction book on that cell phone just in case.

If its really gone at least your memory of that awesome experience will be with you always and you have a witness.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us its so good to know Marty is approachable.

[polarfan]

Waiting4mc...I feel for you cuz that is probably how I would have acted, I think most of us would but at least he was gracious and it was a positive meeting...also MAYBE if you take your cell phone to wherever you got it they might be able to retrieve the photo? It might cost a bit but it would be worth a try "we got one shot so let's use our imagination"

[scaryisgood]

waiting4mc said:

yep, the pic is gone...i just called the cell phone manufacturer....she pretty much laughed at me....

i'm an engineer, so i know that sometimes things don't get deleted..sometimes they are there until they are over-written....

not this time according to her............

Oh that's such a shame! I was going to suggest calling the manufacturer too, but you already did that... I always thought things were never really completely deleted from digital cams, phones, etc. I heard there was some way to recover even deleted photos from digital cams, so I wonder if that would work on phones, too? There's some kind of service that specializes in it...

Well, at least you got to MEET him -- and he had his arm around you! GAH - I would've been a blubbering idiot too (I'm sure you sounded just fine though)...

Wonder who the girl was???

[steph0313]

I would try going to some really teckie guy and asking him to look at it. The girl on the phone maybe just not bothered.

My brother is a computer wiz and things that everyone else has said is lost for sure....he manages to find....I would at least explore the possibilities.

[wendyc122]

If it was never saved in the first place, I don't think it can be recovered. Really is too bad.

And on top of your misfortune, now I can't stop wondering what he and the "female friend" did when they left the concert ... I'm getting very distracted by that.

[penny74]

That sucks about the pic, but great that you got the chance to meet him and he was so gracious. I know I would have been a slobbering, blubbering idiot if I had the chance to talk to him.

Normally I am calm, cool, and collected (okay, sometimes!) but there is just something about Marty that makes me lose my shit.

[backformore]

Let me chime in and say that I am happy and sad for you. Happy you got to meet Marty
and that he was gracious and sad that your picture is lost.
But like everyone has said you do have your memories of that special encounter and
that will last a lifetime.
Funny, just yesterday, my soon to be 14 year old was listening to something on her computer and I thought it sounded familiar. Turns out it was FF singing TMO and I have to say that I liked Marty' version alot better. That's cool that he went to the concert.

[franny2]

Karen - I understand your despair at losing that picture - I treasure my own photos as my dearest possessions. However, when I think a little more deeply about that, I realize it is not the pictures themselves that mean so much to me - it's the memories they bring to the surface. It's the same reason we keep special objects that mean nothing to anyone but us.

I doubt for a second that you will ever forget meeting Marty, but if you really want something tangible to remind you of that moment, you can always create it. Do you draw - could you recapture the scene with pencil and paper, or could someone do it for you? Do you write poetry at all? If not, give it a try - i think you would be very good at it, since you have already proven you can put your feelings to words. A simple arrangement of a few words can be very powerful if it comes from deep within.

And don't kid yourself - Marty probably has his own heroes, and now that he will likely have the chance to meet them face to face - he's going to be feeling exactly the same way you felt. I'm thinking Marty may have understood and been very flattered by your reaction. (Personally, if it were me I would feel honoured.)

I also agree with everyone else about being glad you met him. Receiving confirmation that someone who had affected me deeply was who I thought them to be, would mean more to me than having a photo with them and never knowing for sure if it was all just in my imagination.

Whenever something touches you deeply and causes you to truly care, it also carries with it the potential to cause great pain. When loss hurts, don't hide from it or wish it never happened - if you feel something that intensely it's only because you had the opportunity to feel love - and that is ALWAYS worth it. You can't find it if you go looking and there is no way to buy it...it comes on it's own as a gift.

And who knows - Marty being who he is - maybe someday he will find a way to make your day again!

[kellysgirl]

Tell us about his date/friend?

[ndavis021410]

That is so cool, and like everyone else is saying, at least you got to meet him, and you will have that memory to last a life time...Thanks for sharing that memory. I also feel your pain in not saving that picture, oh man, but someone suggested using cucumbers to help with the swells, I suggest steak, it works allot faster. Later...Nancy

[myohmy]

Hey Karen...

What an amazing experience!!

I know you are devastated about the picture being lost....I can so totally understand that....your heartache is evident....so all I can say is how sorry I am about that....and I would have cried buckets too!!!

But..did you EVER think you would even get the opportunity to meet him this way?? Probably not!!! And you had guts girl...to go up to him and have the time you did have with him....picture or no picture!! I am sure this meeting in SEARED into your brain...forever...

We are all envious....believe me....that you had this amazing opportunity....I am sure he understood if you were less than coherent at times...but honestly...to me...you did great!

You are one lucky and brave girl.....I applaud your chutzpah (sp?) ...I am technically challenged don't even own a camera phone...just a basic one...so if I had been you....I would have been SOL...and I don't know if I would have been able to get myself to go up to him....not my nature....I would probably just admire him from afar...scared out of my mind...unable to move!! That would have been my reaction!!!

Nice to hear he was with a female friend...possibly "up in the trees" .... since Ms Trees is from NYC.... it kinda makes sense.....it might have been her....

I hope you feel better....you seem so upset....you did not act like an idiot...and unless your memory gets erased....it is with you forever!!

Valencia

[ameemc]

Karen,
Shedding buckets of tears with you!! but, ALSO, greeeeeeeeeen with Envy!! Don't forget the IMPORTANT thing, you got to meet him, touch him, sit with him.. that's more than most!!
Wooooo HooooO!!!
Thanks for sharing your story!! I certainly hope you get the chance again, Marty do you hear us???

[Nelle]

Karen,

I know exactly how you feel regarding Marty. I, too, have NEVER viewed, let alone posted on a message board. Like you said, Marty has just struck something deep inside of me as well. Congrats on meeting him and having the courage to approach him. I don't think I could have done that. Thanks also for sharing your story. It is nice to hear that Marty really is as humble and friendly as he seems.

[sweethomechicago]

Karen,

First of all, I hate that feeling you had last night! And, I really wish you had that picture! How amazing.

However, I would have gotten home wishing I would have at least gone up to him... I don't think I would have had the courage to even do that. Now, that would have really been something to regret.

I'm so impressed that you approached him at all and talked to him and took advantage of that amazing opportunity. Good going!

To be able to meet him like that is really unique...those opportunities will become less and less as time goes on and his star continues to rise. Once your feeling of regret wears off, I hope you'll feel happy about your encounter. And, maybe as a result, you'll have another chance.

And, I'm sure I'm not the only curious one on the board that is wondering what did his "female friend" looks like? Please share...

How fun that you had such an "upclose" encounter and were able to confirm that he's the real thing!