I met Ramin Karimloo in Philadelphia 11 years ago this month.
It was at the World Cafe Live, in Philadelphia, PA. He was there in September for his birthday, but I was unable to go for some reason. I was a freshman in high school and got my last baby tooth extracted that day. I was also second in line. When he and his band came out to the area to sign autographs and whatnot, we all screamed bloody murder.
He signed my t-shirt and poster. He called me "darlin'," and said my legal first name was cool. I told him his music got me through a lot. The girl in front of me was cool, but I never saw her again. She had the Australian version of Love Never Dies on DVD for him to sign. He hesitated, but he signed it.
This was around the time I was getting into Supernatural, too. This was my first "grown-up" concert. I had been to Philadelphia to see Barney's Colorful World: Live in 2003 and The Wiggles: Live in 2006 but to a concert designed for mostly young girls and musical theater lovers, that was my first. I still have the shirt, poster, and tickets to his show. I was lucky that night. The intermediate unit I went to had an in-service day the next day. I went on a Monday night, it was Tuesday that I had off.