Jo Dee Concerts

Jo Dee & Me Stories

Hey everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read a little about the experiences Ive had with Jo Dee. Every concert, every time I've met her has a story. As of now, I have met and seen Jo Dee 16 times. (The most recent time I saw her was December 11th, 2002) I have posted here on my site what I feel comfortable sharing and the pictures from my experiences. Not all of my Jo Dee concert stories are here, but almost all of them are. However, not all my pictures with Jo Dee are on here. In 2000, just after I returned from Fan Fair, I found out that a person (whose name I will not mention) had taken my pictures of me and Jo Dee and my personal pictures of Jo Dee off my website and been using them as their own for almost 2 months without my knowledge. Because of this, I have chosen to leave the first 4 pictures of me and Jo Dee off the internet. And, because those pictures were taken when I was quite younger and in the early years of Jo Dees career, I am still protective of them and what they mean to me.

Even though this person is not a member of the JDM board or a fan anymore, this is my personal decision and I hope you all can understand my reasoning. It caused me to be offline for a long time, got me in trouble, and caused me a lot of hurt. If you were on the board in 2000, you probably remember what happened. It wasnt something I like to remember, and I also dont like to remember when I had to tell people I hadnt met Jo Dee or I had only met her once or twice to keep people from getting mad at me or people saying that I was bragging. It was almost like I had to start over in the JDM Community because of 2 or 3 people who almost ruined the entire joy of being a Jo Dee fan for me. Now, I dont care what people think of menobody can take away the memories I have. I thank those of you who were my friends then and still are, and also those of you who have become fans and my friends since then for listening to the stories and supporting me.

1996

I met Jo Dee for the first time when she was out with Brooks & Dunn just shy of my 11^th birthday. Brooks & Dunn performed traditionally every year at The Jackson Co. Fair in Jackson, Michigan for 5 years straight, and in 1996, they brought along Jo Dee. I heard she was coming on the radio one day after school, and I forced my parents to buy me tickets. I cried the entire time I waited in the (very small) Meet & Greet line while my mom kept trying to get me to stop crying. I was sight for sore eyescute, I suppose. I wore pink stretch pants, a kids Jo Dee shirt, a pink sweater (Which I left unbuttoned to proudly display my new shirt) and yes, Street Lights shoes, you know, with the lights in the bottom? (Im NOT KIDDING! I wore those shoes until 6^th Grade, and people used to laugh at me in band because when I tapped my foot, theyd blink.) I had very long hair at the time, and my mom braided it and put in pink ribbons at the bottom. Yes, I was a very pink and prissy dresser until about 7^th Grade. So short little me, scared out of my mind, waited very patiently. When we finally got in there, you know what I did? I cried harder. I bawled. And it was HORRIBLE! I was old enough to know betterbut well, a lot of people cry the first time they meet Jo Dee, so looking back, I dont feel so bad.

Jo Dee was really sweet. She comes over and kneels down in front of me (I was very short still for my age.) and she goes "Hi." in this little baby voice thing and gave me a hug. It was so sweet. And she goes "Are you OK? Stop crying, youre going to make me cry. SHHHH." And I stopped. And she says something like "Thats better." or along those lines and like, did this little tickle/poke thing to me and started laughing and just didnt stop. And then Jo like, she laughed and signed my CD cover. They let me get a Polaroid picture of Jo Dee & me, (Well actually, they took 2 SHH!), and I got a regular pic, too.

After I got my picture taken, I talked to Jo Dee for a minute or so, but I dont really remember what I said/she said. I know she asked me how old I was, what grade I was ineverything like that. She kept calling me sweetie and all that kind of stuff. It was cute, because she really made me feel better. Thats just the kind of person she is. But, what I do remember was right before I left, I told her "I dont know if Ill see you again. But youre a really good singer and I love you." And she smiled and she gave me a hug and said, "You will." I thought that was really cool. Shortly after that, I started crying again when my mom and I got to our seats. I stopped again before Jo Dee came onstage, but the minute the radio DJ introduced her, I was back in tears again. I dont remember the exact set list, but I do remember her singing Heads Carolina, Tails California and Youre Not In Kansas Anymore. My mom says she sang Hip To Be Square but I dont remember. LOL.

When Brooks & Dunn came on, I wanted to leave because Jo Dee was off, but we stayed. At the end of the show, about 15 minutes after B&D went offstage, Jo Dee came back on to sign autographs. I didnt have anything else for her to sign, but I went up there anyways. She grabbed my hand and goes "Hi sweetie," and I gave her one of the Polaroids of us and she said "Thanks," and she moved on to the next person. I couldnt get back through the crowd to my mom, so some guy picked me up and walked me down the stage and off the stairs at the side and down to where my mom was waiting and I go "SHE TOUCHED MY HAND!" and I screamed and started like, doing this little dance and all these people were looking at me, LMAO. In the car on the way homesomething Ill never forgetI laid down in the backseat and stared up at the sky and saw this star and I cried like the entire way home and I kept saying to myself I wish I could see Jo Dee again. When I got home, my mom made me take a shower and get ready for bed. I didnt want to sleep, and I didnt want Jo Dee to wash off of me as I put it. LOL but she took this picture of me and my brother right before I went to sleep.