I am a fan (and you should be too), because...

I became a fan the very first time I saw Chris perform "The Letter" at the Denver auditions for American Idol 5. I wasn't even watching the tv but heard his voice, looked up and saw this beautiful man with an absolutely beautiful voice that gave me goose bumps. My first thought was "Wow, totally amazing". I just sat there staring at the tv with my mouth open in awe. I was extremely thrilled when they sent him on to Hollywood.

I loved the clips they showed of Deanna waiting outside and talking about how much she loved Chris and wanted nothing but for his dream to come true. You could really see the love in her eyes and hear it in her voice. This brought tears to my eyes.

I was hooked from that moment. I had to plan my weekly activities around American Idol now. I could NOT miss seeing Chris or hearing that amazing voice. Each week I watched and loved him more and more as a musician and a person. In each show you could see how much in love with his wife and children he was and that he truly was a devoted and loyal husband, father and son. I love how he still calls his parents Mama and Daddy. You could also see how passionate he was about his music. This touched me to my very soul.

When he made the final 12, I wanted to find out everything I could about this wonderful man. I wanted pics and downloads of each performance so that I could always hear him sing. I began searching the internet, keep in mind that I don't have a home computer so had to do all of this during my spare time at work. In my search for info, I stumbled upon on website that has now become my second home. I have never so adamantly scoured any website for info on anyone for any reason until Chris came along and opened my eyes, my heart and my soul with his music. In finding this website I found everything I was looking for; pics, videos, downloads and most importantly friends! A group of ladies that know exactly how Chris & his music makes me feel. These women will forever be my friends and if it wasn't for Chris, I would've never found them.

Now I have 4 other guys to learn about and love. The guys are all so amazing and fit so perfectly with Chris and his sound. I will, however, miss Jeremy and wish him well in his ventures.

I am dying to see Daughtry in person and hopefully meeting all of them, especially Chris. I missed seeing Chris during the AI tour because they did not come to my neck of the woods. Now they are playing in a couple of places close enough for me to travel to but when I went to buy tickets, they were immediately sold out. I cannot afford to pay the outrageous prices that the "scalpers" are asking, even though seeing Daughtry in person would be well worth every penny and more, I just cannot afford it. So my only chance of making my dream come true is winning VIP passes to one of their shows. If I don't win them, I will be sad but will forever be a fan and will live vicariously thru my cyber friends! I will NEVER give up hope of meeting/seeing you!!!!