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Hi to all the wonderful McPhans. Sorry it has taken me so long to get this to you. I arrived in Syracuse at 2:30 on 9/17 and AI buses were already there. Ace came out & signed autogrphs for quite some time. He was very sweet and gracious with everyone. Then Bucky was there for a bit, also very sweet. Chris also was there in beginning as well as Mandisa. Tried to get into M/G since there weren't that many people (25 0r so) with passes but AI "powers that be" were not having it! Still no sign of Kat or Kellie yet so I walked back to my car and cried! What can I say, am a big baby when it comes to Katharine! So after I pulled myself together I still saw a small crowd at back of buses, about 40 folks andso decided to go back and wait!!! Boy, am I glad something told me to do that. A few minutes after I got there (around 5 or so after m/g had finished) I saw Katharine come out of backstage door and walk toward the crowd. I was beside myself to say the very least. Of course, at that point I had forgotten AI poster and had to borrow scrap of paper(literally) from woman ahead of me-very lame I know but I was desparate at this point. I have to say Katharine looks so much younger and I have to say more "shy" in some ways in person than what I have seen on interviews, AI show etc. She was amazingly sweet of course but seemed somewhat "vulnerable" to me also (in a good way of course!!!) She very graciously signed all the autographs that people were trying to get to her. Also met All About McPhee from Syracuse there with her I love Kat shirt on. She was also "in front row of crowd " and from what I could see got a very nice hug etc from Kat! So Ifinally got Kat's attention and gave her my scrap of paper to sign- I tried quickly to ask her about McPhans letters and book I had left for her with Kellie in Rochester but she didn't seem to have even seen them or know where they might be (back of bus?) Then she left and kept signing away she came back to my "end" of the crowd and I asked if I could get a picture. Woman behind me offered to take picture. I was so nervous I didn't "get that close" and completely forgot to ask for a hug. She had her hair cut and it was very straight and looked great of course. Did I mention yet how very young she looks in person!!! ( could be me-at age 61 everyone looks young to me maybe lol!!!) Anyway, she is adorably beautiful, sweet and just a wonderful young woman in person. I told her a few times how much I loved her etc etc.- hoping she heard me but things were moving so fast at that point! I wanted so badly to be able to "chat" with her for awhile but in that situation this just wasn't possible. Anyway, I do feel extremely blessed that I got to see her up close and get a beautiful picture of her. Paris also came out and she was very sweet too. Kellie came out at same time as Kat so I didn't get chance to connect with her at all since she was at other end of the area. Taylor was also there for few minutes along with Lisa too. The concert started about 30min late and went on until 10 pm It was great. Everyone did a great job- Katharine sounded amazing of course but it seemed like her "set" went way too quickly- she changed "Rainbow" up abit as she always does and it was fantastic. She wore the beautiful long black dress and then at end her "blue top" (one from People mag.interview?from awhile back) and jeans. Of course she looks great in anything she wears. Sorry to say I had no "camera phone" or any recording equipment so don't have any AV stuff so my words will have to suffice I guess. Tour is winding down of course and we are all naturally looking forward to hearing her first CD. I feel extremely blessed to have met Katharine and am sending all of you much love and good wishes that if you haven't already met her you will definitely meet her in the future someday! Feel free to email me or ask questions online-it may jog my memory about any McDetails I may have forgotten! Blessings, Yogini/Nancy