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This month we are happy to spotlight Mercedes Gomez of Tijuana,
Martha Romero or Torrance, CA, and Elsa Vargas of Monterrey.
Here they tell us in their own words what it means to them
to be an fan of iNNiS Casey.
Mercedes Gomez
For me, being a fan has been a very beautiful experience because
he is very down to earth, you can talk to him about anything.
I enjoy supporting him by going to his performances, personal
appearances and meeting him at the airport. The first time
I met him was at the EXA concert in Tijuana. It was the best!
After that he has returned many times for radio promotion
and I was there for every visit. I am very happy to be part
of his fanclub and I will always support him because he is
great person and he sings beautifully.
Elsa Vargas Gonzalez (Elsa)
Myself, like many of you (I imagine) met iNNiS but in my case
it was before I ever heard his debut song "dime donde,
dime  cuando"
(don´t get excited) I met him in a dream, well I was
on a beach with a guy who was identical to iNNiS and we spoke
of many things... one was why I hadn´t told him where
to look.... the next day as I was watching a music videos
program I was surprised to see the man of my dream on tv!!
At the time I was about to turn 15 (April 10th) and of course
at that age many things are important especially love, a central
theme of innis songs. At times I would daydream while listening
to "dime donde".
That August (2000) Innis came to Monterrey for promotion
and a radio dj from EXAFM gave me an autographed cd, and so
I quickly wrote a letter for Innis and my mom drove me to
the all. I will never forget the huge crowd, according to
the local press there was over 2000 people. Thanks to the
radio dj I was able to enter the store without a problem where
she handed me the cd. About 30 minutes later, Innis arrived
and I was second in line to have my cd autographed. Something
I will never forget was when one of the store staff ouldn´t
let me pass because I had the cd, the letter and a notebook,
the guy rudely told me I couldn´t pass with so many
items (???)
Just as I was about to defend myself Innis intervened and
told the store employee to leave me alone, I stepped up and
he signed my cd and gave me a kiss on the cheekSince there
was such a long line of people waiting I was only able to
hand him the letter and say thanks. He only smiled and replied
"For what?". I walked out of the store elated and
proud.
Currently I am studying for a degree in Psychology, just
turned 18, in a sense I have left that phase of my life behind
but those moments will live in me always. At that moment I
knew he was my platonic (dream) love....and for that is why
I am a part of the fanclub.
Besos y abrazos xoxo Elsita
Martha Romero:
I first heard of Innis on the radio as I was driving to work
one day. He was being  interviewed
on Super Estrella. I immediately fell in love with his voice
and his personality. What caught my attention most was he
being from Glendale and his perfect Spanish, despite not being
Hispanic. At the end of the interview he gave out his web
site. As soon as I got to work, I looked up his web site and
immediately fell in love with his face and his gorgeous blue
eyes and of course his music.
I have seen Innis perform now twice and fortunately both
times I was able to get my picture taken with him and get
his autograph. The first performance was at Disney's California
Adventure in September 2001. Unfortunately due to technical
problems we were not able to see both performances scheduled
and he was only able to sing three songs. Sitting in the sun
for hours waiting for the performance was well worth it, especially
when as we were waiting Innis came out to sign some autographs
and take pictures with his fans. This appearance certainly
took me off guard, but I grabbed my camera and ran to get
an autograph and picture. I had Innis sign my Disney map,
since I left both CDs in my car as wasn't about to run 5 miles
to the parking lot to get them as Innis suggested. Then my
boyfriend, who went with me, took our picture. I still couldn't
believe Innis would come out before and then stay after the
performance to sign more autographs. It was a great day.
The next time I saw Innis perform was June 2002 at LATV Live.
Again, Innis only sang three songs, but stayed after to sign
autographs and take pictures with his fans. This time I went
prepared and took my "Es Por Ti" CD to get it signed.
I still didn't get it signed, however, since some posters
were given out and I had him sign that instead. We were able
to sit on a couch with Innis to get his autograph and picture;
again my boyfriend was sweet enough to take our picture. It
was a cool experience to sit and chat very briefly with Innis.
I have now been a member of Irresistibly Innis, his official
fan club, since November 2001. It has been a great experience.
I never thought I would get as close to an artist as I have
so far. I may not have had a lengthy conversation or spent
much time with him, but he has made himself accessible to
his fans and I think that is awesome. Thank you Innis and
the rest of the Irresistibly Innis staff for this wonderful
opportunity.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY INNIS!!!
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