The American Music Awards: A Seat Filler's Report

www.starpulse.com - 28th Nov 2008

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American Music Awards: Having friends in high places is a definite perk to living and working in this crazy town they call Hollywood. Which is how I found myself on a Sunday afternoon with about 200 other fans in my trendiest Hollywood club attire, waiting to be bused to the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles to serve as a seat filler at the 2008 American Music Awards. Prior to this the largest awards show I had attended was my sister's high school graduation, so I had no idea what to expect. This being Hollywood however, I figured I'd be hanging out with a bunch of Pamela Anderson wannabes and hangers on hoping to slip their digits to any celebrity that looked in their direction. What I found, however, is that seat fillers are quite the motley crew. Working in the business I forget what it's like to be around people who are starstruck and it was refreshing to see how excited people were. There was some kind of school or church group that made the day into an outing which I thought was a great idea and something totally different from what other kids around the country get to experience. After waiting in line for about 2 hours we made it over to the theater into the seat filler holding area, which was at the back of the auditorium, much to my surprise. Honestly, I could have just sat in the holding area for the entire show and still would have considered the day a success. I had a great view of the stage and a comfortable seat. Getting into a seat in the coveted first fifteen rows wa

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