I encountered Nick in Detroit .... ...November of 1997 after their show. After waiting a long time outside of the stage door (compared to adoring him for many, many years, that was nothing), a security guard took me over to Nick. Of course, any form of thinking correctly went out the window and I asked Nick to sign my purple velvet tank (it was freezing out, but hey, one MUST dress for any Duran gig). I clammed up and could only stammer "Thank You" repeatedly while he signed the shirt, me using his shoulder as balance. My boyfriend at the time then swooped in and got him to sign the tour program. I was high for an entire week afterwards and still get a kick out of it. Tonight is the first Chicago gig (5 Aug. 99) and I'm hoping for a repeat performance, but this time I will be prepared to talk! Enjoy.