Dreamtime- March 22, 2004- Party in Maine

Mom and I were at a party at a nice beach house in Maine. Fictional friends of the family were the hosts. Aunt Ann and her four kids, Missy, Kevin, Donna, and Fran were there. A few of our other friends, Kathy, Helen and Maureen were too.

   We all looked younger, as we did in about 1986. It was a little disappointing that my brother wasn’t part of this storyline. I guess that he was unable to make it to this get-together. I wondered why.

   I was talking to a guy who looked like the actor who plays Jamie on “EastEnders”. I wasn’t even feeling that nervous. We chatted for about 15 minutes before he went outside to play horseshoes with three of the other guests.

    My cousin Kevin accidentally called me Sara instead of Lara; he apologized for this. He told me that my mother and aunt went for a walk.

   I saw Missy but it was so strange that she looked about only 10 years old. In reality, she is only 3 years younger than me so she should be 13 here. Time and other things are often different in the holodeck. She was playing a board game, Parcheesi, with 2 other kids around her age.

   While a boy was taking his turn, she gave me a picture of a dog that she had drawn. I thanked her for this. I folded it in half and put it in my sweater pocket.

   I suddenly felt tired, but it didn’t feel natural. It was almost as if the mean aliens were making me feel this way. I fell asleep on the couch in the rec room. I had put my glasses on the coffee table before doing so. When I woke up about 25 minutes later, I could not find my glasses which made me feel panicky.

   I looked around for about 30 seconds and spotted a pair but these were not mine. Then, in other spots throughout this room there were five more pairs, none of them mine either. I was very upset about this. I went out into the hallway and finally found mine on a table next to a vase of flowers. I was so relieved.

   I guess that this was yet another terrible thing that had been done to me by the aliens who sometimes hack into Sam’s programs. It is twisted that they seem to like upsetting me.

   I went into the living room. Fran and a few others were watching “Magnum P. I.” on a big screen television. I watched it a little while with them and talked to Fran for a bit during the commercials.

   I decided to go outside. On the deck, I saw Helen, Kathy, and a few other people sitting around a picnic table. I talked to them for a little while before taking a walk.

   Only about 10 minutes away from this house was a small restaurant. I wanted to see what it was like so I went inside. I saw Mom and Aunt Ann sitting at one of the tables. That was odd; why would they want to eat here and not at the party?

   I didn’t go over to them right away. I was looking at the photos on the wall. There were some of famous people that had signatures on them. They must have been customers at this place.

     I saw Hall & Oates and Jon Bon Jovi, who looked as he did in the early 1990s. He was wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses, and was sitting on a motorcycle. I couldn’t help thinking “Oh brother”. Even in a family storyline, that guy has to show up in it somehow.

   When I went back towards the table that my aunt and mother were at, they were no longer there. Maybe they had walked back to the house. I started doing so too but could not find it. Had I been going the wrong way and gotten lost? How could I have done that though? Maybe the aliens messed with my sense of direction.

    I turned around and headed the opposite way. I was certain that I was now near the spot in which this home was located, only it was not there anymore. I was feeling both angry and upset. This holodeck program had been kind of cool except for when it was being interfered with by the bullies.

   They had made the house and my friends and family disappear. I was feeling so scared and alone, as I have been in real life. I wasn’t sure what to do next. I checked my sweater pocket; the doggie picture was still in there.

   I sat down on a bench outside of the diner. I was feeling sleepy again so I closed my eyes. When I opened them up a few minutes later, I saw that I was now back in my bedroom on Earth. I noticed a piece of paper on my dresser that hadn’t been there before; it was the drawing that my cousin had made for me.

   I was glad that Sam had let me keep this. I heard his voice in my head telling me that he was sorry that he was unable to prevent the program from being corrupted. He said that he would try to find a way to stop this from happening in the future, but it would be hard because the mean aliens were extremely sneaky and highly intelligent.

"Magnum PI"

Jamie- "EastEnders"

Note- The 2nd photo is from the internet

    

    

Dreamtime- February 5, 2010- Bon Jovi Bus Concert

 February 5, 2010- Bon Jovi Bus Concert

I won contest- 2 tickets to a private Bon Jovi concert. Mom came with me because my brother was too sick to do so and I didn’t have any friends even in this holodeck program, which is kind of pathetic. This event was taking place in a very strange place- on a big, nice bus while it was on the road. I wasn’t sure where we’d be driving to yet though.

   It was leaving from the Meadowlands so I had to drive there, but luckily in this reality there wasn’t much traffic and less development in the area, as is often the case. We saw the old Giants Stadium being torn down there too. 

    It was the beginning of May and the temps were in the low 60s by late afternoon. Mom was feeling cold and wore her winter coat and hat. I had on a sweat jacket, t-shirt and jeans.

    There were about 50 people on the bus. In a space at the front of it were the bands’ instruments.  I saw a lady with her doggie, a Border collie mix. I was thinking how odd it was that she had it with her but also was wishing that one of my doggies were here also. 10 seconds later, Mookie appeared on my lap.

    Bon Jovi showed up 15 minutes later and now it was time for this adventure/event to begin.  I’m not certain what road we were traveling on, probably Rt. 3. I’m pretty sure that’s the one near the Meadowlands. But here there were mountains; I saw snow on top of them .The area seemed more rural after about a 5 minute drive.

   They performed 3 songs before stopping to do a lecture/Q & A type thing. I was so upset when my glasses disappeared during the latter. One of the mean aliens must’ve hacked into the program and made this happen. They like picking on and spoiling things for my friend Sam. I hoped that he’d detect this change and correct it so I’d get my glasses back.

   At one point, Richie sat next to me. He was wearing a black leather jacket. I was feeling kind of sleepy, and still angry about the glasses. I started dozing off, completely unaware that my head was now on his arm. A little later, I woke up as he was getting up. He left a flashlight on the seat next to me.

   They were taking a couple of requests, which was good. The first was one of my favorite songs, “It’s My Life”; I was really getting into that. By then, my glasses had been returned, thank goodness. They also did a few songs off of their new album.

    Jon was walking near me and I was feeling a bit nervous. This anxiety increased when he actually talked to me. He told me that he liked my eyeglasses and asked me where I got them. I said thanks and told him that they were from a place in Elizabeth. He was wearing sunglasses which seemed sort of strange to me.

      They had performed only about 8 songs during the 2 hours that we had been on this bus so far, which I was slightly annoyed about. I should have just been appreciating the fact that I was part of such a special and unusual event. I felt guilty for having that negative thought and emotion.

   Jon asked us if we wanted to go to a rest stop for something to eat, their treat, and everyone was saying yes.  When we got there I told mom to stick close to me. We had to leave the 2 doggies on the bus. Mookie had been sitting on Mom’s lap for most of the journey.

   Only about a minute later, I didn’t see Mom. She had wandered off already, which was upsetting. I couldn’t see her anywhere; where could she have gone so quickly? I thought that I had found her a couple of minutes later but this was just a woman with a similar coat.

    There seemed to be a lot of people at this rest stop. It was much better than the ones in reality. Another lady saw how upset I looked and offered to help me look for my mother after I told her about my dilemma. That was very kind of her.

   Luckily, we found her a couple of minutes later. Many of the people from the bizarre traveling concert were getting ice cream from Baskin Robbins, as did mom and I. I chose my favorite flavor, mint chocolate chip, in the kiddie- sized cup.

   We were all back on the bus about 30 minutes later. Bon Jovi did a 6 more songs and there was further interaction between the fans and them. During one of the power ballads,” I’ll Be There for You”, Jon was close to and looking right at me for a bit. I wondered why he had done this, but was also feeling happy about it.

   The return trip to the Meadowlands was much quicker, only about 70 minutes. We seemed to be going the same speed as before. That seemed kind of weird, but in the holodeck many such peculiar things happen.

   It was already daylight by the time that we got there even though it was only 12:30 a.m. Time was definitely different in this reality which was cool, now I wouldn’t have to drive home in the dark which is very hard for me because of my bad eyesight and other reasons. Maybe in this reality I wouldn’t have such problems though.

   When we were in the parking lot, Jon said “Let’s do some more” The audience was excited that the concert would be continuing. The bus traveled on a different road this time for about 45 minutes as Bon Jovi did 5 more songs and chatted with the audience. They signed some autographs too.

    What a long trip/concert this turned out to be, like 5 hours. I did have a very nice time. Mom was tired. Mookie and Buffy didn’t have any “accidents” just like in the real world when Mike, Mom, and I were at a party at Kathy’s house in PA for most of the day. This was good.

   I was petting Mookie in my car for a minute and just about ready to head home when Sam sent me back to my Earth. I had been preparing my lunch before being taken to his world. Mom and I were going to watch “The Price is Right” then. That seemed so dull compared to the thrilling event that I had just been a part of.

Buffy and Mookie

Dreamtime- January 18, 2006- Revenge Demon and Duran Duran

Duran Duran was doing a concert in my town. I had been the grand prize winner in a contest. I would also get to hang out with them beforehand. As if such a thing could ever happen in the real world.

   This would be taking place in the field across from my old apartment which I still lived in. The DD guys were already in the living room. I was not even feeling that nervous.

   When I went into the kitchen to get a couple of them something to drink, I overheard Simon saying something mean about me “She is both ugly and stupid”.  I was upset that this version of him had been such a jerk and that the others had laughed. I still wanted to hang out with them despite this.

   After that incident, very bizarre and scary things began happening. Simon was acting so strangely for a bit; he sprayed some hair spray around the room and was laughing. A couple of minutes later, the six of us were teleported into my neighbor’s 1970s white car.

   Andy was under a spell that had him driving fast and crazily. We hit a couple of parked cars. We were then sent to another location, the part of the field near the community center. An invisible force lifted up John, dropped him to the ground, and slid him through a big puddle of mud there.

   The guys were seriously freaked out and also mad. They even wanted to leave town then. A loud, deep voice said “You will not be allowed to go until after the show”.

   They did try driving out of here shortly after this but it was as if an invisible force field was preventing them from leaving my small town.

   We went back to my place. Nick actually asked me if I was a witch who was causing all of these horrible things to happen. Why would I do that? I was guessing that maybe some sort of demon was responsible for it all.

   They changed into their concert outfits and we went across to the stage area for a sound check. About an hour later, the crowd started arriving. There would be around 300 people at this event, including a few of my former classmates- Laurie, Michelle J, and Janet.

   Even more odd stuff occurred during the concert. Simon forgot most of the words to “Hungry Like the Wolf”, the sound system was majorly acting up during “Notorious”, and a herd of bulls was coming towards us then disappeared during “My Own Way”.

   The crowd would totally forget each of these weird episodes almost immediately afterwards. Only the DD guys and I would have the memory of them.

   As they performed “Hold Back the Rain”, it began raining heavily for about 45 seconds .Everything was totally dry afterwards.

   During “Save a Prayer”, a TV appeared near some of the crowd near the stage which is where I was. A Bon Jovi video, “Livin’ on a Prayer” was on it. I heard a girl saying “We would rather see Bon Jovi than you guys!” That vanished a minute later.

   Irene Cara magically materialized and performed her hit “Fame”. No one seemed to think that this was peculiar. She was gone right after that.

   I noticed that a giant zit was now on John’s chin during “Planet Earth”. Would such bad things ever stop happening? Laurie, who was standing next to me, told me that she suddenly recalled all of the concert fiascos.

   She said that she believes in the supernatural. She had heard of a revenge demon and believed that it must be responsible for everything. I told her about Simon’s mean words about me. She said that the demon would go away if I get him to apologize.

   I went up close to the stage and motioned for him to come over to me. I told him what Laurie had said. They all did apologize. Roger did say that he hadn’t laughed and even tried defending me which I hadn’t recalled but believed.

   The rest of the show-only 3 more songs-went smoothly.They did not stick around my town for much longer following this. I am sure that they were glad to be out of there.

   Before the demon departed, he telepathically told me that I would be the only one who remember that this concert had happened. I wrote a short fiction story based on this strange experience that was published in a magazine.

Mr. K's car

Our Town Field

Note- The last 2 photos are from the internet

Dreamtime-October 19, 2015- Time Travel

I had the ability to travel through time and space by just using my thoughts. My appearance had been made younger, early 20s- for this storyline. I teleported to NYC in 1984.

 I was in a music store when I saw Simon Le Bon and John Taylor. I overheard them talking about dogs. Simon was asking John a question about a certain breed but he didn’t know the answer. I was brave enough to go over to them to reply to this. Part of me was worried that they would be annoyed at me, however.

   They didn’t seem bothered by this. In fact, I was even showing them photos of my dog. I accidentally touched Simon’s hand then. Suddenly, we were in his future- 2008. That had been the year on the calendar in the last photo that we had been looking at.

   We were in the same store. It was different now, obviously. There were mostly CDs and a smaller section that still had albums. Simon wasn’t even freaked out about this. We just happened to be in the section where the Duran Duran CDs were. He saw the Astronaut one there.

   Before we had a chance to look around, we were transported to a different location. I was definitely not responsible for this. We were near the woods that are close to my current apartment.

  I was assuming that my past self and family would not be there as we walked to it. Simon commented on some of the automobiles along that way.

   When we went inside my apartment, Buffy was there enthusiastically greeting me. I was so happy to see her. She got a little skittish when she saw Simon but was calmer after I told her that he was harmless.

   Simon liked my brother’s computer. I didn’t tell him about how advanced that these machines presently were though. He was checking out some of the other electronics in my living room too.

   After having lunch, Simon asked me if I could take him back to his own time which I did. When we arrived there, it was as if no time had passed. John had this look of disbelief on his face when Simon told him that he had been to the future.

   He finally convinced John that this was true and asked him if he would like to go there too. John was totally uninterested in doing so though. I didn’t get a chance to hear the rest of what he was saying because my time in this holodeck program was over then.

 

Note- The photo of Simon and John is from the internet

Dreamtime

August 27, 2016- Alien Attack

I was in a department store that was Target-like but a bit bigger. My friend Joe was with me. He looked like John Taylor. Our appearances were younger though, like circa 1992.

   We first looked in the electronics department. There were many types of stereos from the 80s- present day. After this, we decided to split up for a little while. He went to the men’s department to look at shirts and I was going to look for a pair of jeans for myself.

    I saw about 30 people gathered by the housewares department. I was curious about this so I went over there to find out what was going on.

   I had thought that perhaps some sort of demonstration was occurring. I saw a keyboard set up there and standing next to it was Howard Jones. What the heck was he doing here?

  A girl was asking him a question. After he answered this, a man told the small crowd that Mr. Jones would return in about 15 minutes to perform a couple of songs.

    I wondered if these would be “Things Can Only Get Better” and “No One is to Blame” like he did at the “Today” show mini concert in June. I am glad that I hadn’t backed out of going to that.

   I found out that he had been doing a question and answer session for around 25 minutes. I wish that I had been there for this. I decided that I would find Joe because I knew that he would like to see this performance.

  As I was walking towards Menswear, I saw my cousin Missy. We talked for just a couple of minutes. She was heading towards the fitting room to try on a couple of outfits.

   Before I got to that department, I saw something very unusual. A small orb shaped object was flying nearby me. It was about the size of a soccer ball. I saw it get close to a guy and then bump into his arm.

   The man immediately fell to the ground. He was in a frozen, statue-like state. I became really scared, started running, and looked for Joe. I was worried that the same thing might have happened to him.

   He was looking at ties. I told him what I had witnessed. We heard a woman screaming a few seconds later. We saw that two more people had been attacked in a similar manner.

   Was this some sort of alien technology and were there more than one of them in the store and/or perhaps elsewhere too?

   I prayed that my cousin had not been harmed by this sinister object but when I went into the fitting room I saw that she had been.

   Joe and I began running towards the front of the store so that we could escape this attack. Before we could get there, however, we saw the orb coming towards us.

   We were near the electronics department. A stereo on the endcap was turned on. A Barry Manilow song,” Mandy” was playing. I noticed that the orb had slowed down and some sparks were coming out of it.

   I wondered if the music was causing what appeared to be a malfunction. I turned the volume up really loud. Even more sparks were shooting out of it now. It then fell to the ground. It seemed to be totally damaged which was a relief.

   Luckily, shortly afterwards the people who had been attacked were no longer in a statue-like state. I am not sure how destroying this weapon had reversed the effects of it though.

  Joe said something like “Barry Manilow music saved us” and we laughed. Would any music have caused this to happen or just a specific kind?

    I was no longer in this storyline right after this so I never did find out if other such alien weapons were around. If there hadn’t been, would Howard Jones still have performed for us after such a terrifying incident?

 

 

Dreamtime-

November 16, 2014- Strange Building                                                                                                       

Mom and I were visiting Aunt Ann for a couple of days. We had taken the train to get there. She had picked us up from Trenton station. We went to Columbus Flea Market, a couple of thrift shops and a few other stores. She took us out for lunch a couple of times. We looked as we did in the mid-1990s.

   It was odd that Dad was taking us home. My parents were divorced in this reality too but got along okay. He had been to Columbus Market and picked us up afterwards. His car was the 1976 Chevy Malibu station wagon. He had that until about 1990.

   I was feeling so tired that I had to take a nap during the ride home. When I woke up, I saw that we were close to NYC. Why were we going there? I found out that Mom had a dentist appointment in the city. This was bizarre because she really goes to a dental clinic in New Brunswick.

   I was feeling even more exhausted when sitting in the waiting area with them. I had a feeling that the mean aliens were somehow causing me to feel this way. I fell asleep and when I woke up saw that the setting had entirely changed.

    I was in a waiting area but in a nightclub. I saw lots of posters of music stars from the 1980s on the wall, including The Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, Duran Duran and a few of just John Taylor. I also heard “Our House” by Madness playing on a stereo system.

    There were 8 other people here. Two of them were sitting behind a reception type desk. Was I in the same building as before?  I did try leaving it only I wound up right back inside which made me feel like I was trapped here.

   I went back to my seat. Sitting nearby was a guy who resembled John Taylor, circa 1983. He was dressed in a red top, black leather pants, and a black jacket. He saw that I looked anxious and told me not to worry and to just enjoy myself.

   We started talking. His name was Joe. I saw a guy who looked like Howard Jones and then heard Joe saying “He’s cute” about him which made me smile.

   A girl in an outfit like Pat Benatar wore in her “Love is a Battlefield” video approached Joe. She seemed really interested in him. He told her that he has a boyfriend.

   She was disappointed but then moved onto another John Taylor double, circa 1981. He was wearing a white puffy shirt and black leather pants and had the burgundy hair. Joe said “not bad” about his outfit.

   I was feeling a little less anxious now. Joe said that it was time to go inside. I don’t normally like nightclubs and have only been to one ever (in NYC for a 2009 DD Megabash event). Luckily, the music wasn’t so loud as it had been there.

   This place had video screens. “The Reflex’ had just started. Joe said that this is one of his favorite Duran Duran songs. He asked me to come out onto the dance floor with him. I was hesitant but he convinced me to do so. I wasn’t even feeling that embarrassed unlike in the real world.

   After that, I told Joe that I had to go to the restroom and that I would meet him at one of the tables when I got back. Unfortunately, the scene faded and I was now in my actual bedroom. I wished that I could have been at that club for a little longer.

Columbus Flea Market

 

Note- Columbus Flea Market and Pat Benatar photos are from the internet

December 17, 2015- Star Gazing and Dream

We went to the Observatory at UCC in Cranford once but I forget which planet we were looking at or even when this was- probably sometime in the mid-80s. We gazed at Halley’s Comet in 1986 and the Soviet space station Mir through my brother’s telescope; I wished that we had used it more.

   We sometimes watched “The Star Hustler”- Jack Horkheimer- on PBS when we were kids. I somehow came across his website online but now he’s known as the “Star Gazer”. “Keep looking up” was one of his sayings. I forget how long ago he passed away.

 

 

 

 

October 23, 2014- Mookie and Stargazing

I was sitting in my room stressing out about having to drive my mother to her doctor’s appointment one minute and the next I was outside in the yard of my old apartment. It was now night time; the moon looked full, big, and bright.

   I heard a couple of dogs barking. One of them was our Mookie. She ran over to me and I petted her. The other dog was in our neighbors’ yard. My father did not live there in this reality.

  My mother, Kathy, and her mother, Helen were coming out of the front door of our house. I didn’t even go over to say goodbye to our 2 friends. I watched them get into their car from the back porch.

   My brother’s binoculars were on the bench there. I looked at the moon through them. I could also see a red planet; was this Mars? I can’t remember if that is the red one. It looked close. In reality, I doubt that it could have appeared this way.

   Mom went back into the apartment. Mike must’ve been out somewhere, possibly with Tony. Mookie stayed on the back porch with me.

   I pet her some more before doing further star gazing. I have always liked observing the night time sky but didn’t do so as much as I should have.

   Sometimes it is kind of scary looking into space though because I wonder if there really might be unfriendly aliens out there that might invade Earth someday.

   I was back in my room a few minutes later. It was nice being with my Mookie on the holodeck even just for that little while. It’s hard to believe that next July will be 10 years since she died. I still miss her a lot.

 

 

Note- internet photo- Jack Horkheimer 

 

 

 

         

 

Dreamtime-

June 28, 2009- Dinosaurs and Aliens

I was carrying a little white doggie-a Maltese/Bichon mix- as I walked around an office building that had shops on the first few floors. I was happy that a doggie was a part of this holodeck program. And it was nice that doggies were allowed in this place.

    It had a food court. I had a little trouble deciding where to eat but finally chose a sandwich place and got a turkey wrap sandwich. I met a nice couple there that liked my doggie. I let the woman hold my Daisy – I was told her name telepathically by Sam. I felt pretty comfortable talking to her and her boyfriend.

   We heard some people screaming and wondered what was wrong. I looked out the window quickly and saw the reason for this- there was a huge dinosaur outside. People were running from it.  I then saw a few more dinosaurs suddenly appear. One was smashing in the windows of this building.

    The couple started running towards the exit. The woman still had Daisy in her arms. I was running with them. I was about to ask her to please give me back my doggie but somehow we got separated.  I kept looking for them when I got outside but didn’t see them. I was very upset about losing my doggie- and frightened about the dinosaurs, of course.

   More and more dinosaurs of all kinds were appearing out of nowhere. I looked up into the sky and saw a big alien spacecraft; they were the ones that were causing this to happen. There were a lot of people fleeing from these scary beasts. We were in a big city- smaller than Manhattan though.

    I saw a guy who looked like John Taylor sitting on a park bench. I’m pretty sure that it was him, actually. He had a marble notebook and was writing in it. He wasn’t even looking up and noticing all the chaos that was going on around him. He didn’t even move when a dinosaur was getting closer to him. 

  I was thinking “Is he crazy?” I wanted to yell out that he really should be running to safety like everyone else was but I didn’t have the chance to. A couple of the aliens had beamed down right near me and were abducting people. One looked like Xena, Warrior Princess and the other like one of the gorillas from the movie Planet of the Apes.

    They would touch a person and he or she would disappear; I guess that this would teleport them to their ship that was hovering in the sky. I was so afraid that this would happen to me so I ran to get away from them.

     The military was coming to try to fight this alien invasion. One of the dinosaurs looked like Godzilla and another like his little son Godzuki. That was his name in the cartoon that my brother and I used to like.

    I ran into a building to hide.  Others were doing the same. We thought that we would be safe here but then we saw smaller dinosaurs starting to appear and go inside the movie theater that was a part of this structure.  I saw some people looting stores nearby too.

   The program ended then. I was back in my living room hearing my brother complaining yet again about how miserable his life is. I was thinking that I’d much rather be back with all those scary aliens and dinosaurs than having to hear all of his negativity.

Daisy

John Taylor

Godzilla

Godzuki

Planet of the Apes

Xena

 

Note- the first 5 photos are from the internet.

Dreamtime-

September 24, 2008- DD Autograph Signing

I was at Target one moment looking for my mocha frap and the next at a mall in the holodeck.  This mall was like a combination of Woodbridge and Quakerbridge, 2 of my favourites.  I saw a small crowd gathered outside of a music/book store and wondered what was going on there. As I got closer, I saw a sign that said that Duran Duran was going to be at this place for a few hours doing an autograph signing.

   Part of me wanted to go on the line for this event but I was feeling a little anxious even though they wouldn’t even be the real DD guys. It is nice that it wasn’t a mob scene. The reason for this is because Sam knows how much I hate big crowds so he made it a smaller one.

   I walked around the mall for a bit before going back to that store. I was just there to observe the other fans interacting with that group, to look at the special DD merchandise and also at them too. I saw books and pictures that I’d like to have but I couldn’t make up my mind what to get.

   I was having thoughts of just wanting to back out of this. The line was shorter now but I was still too scared to get on it. Did I really need their autographs? Would Sam even let me keep them for my scrapbook in the real world?

     I felt sort of weird being there, like I didn’t belong with these fans. I do like DD, but not as devotedly as some of these girls. I overheard some of the things that they were saying about them. The one girl said that her walls were practically all covered with posters of them when she was a teenager. I wasn’t even into them back then.

  An employee announced that Simon was taking a short break. I was feeling like I couldn’t breathe, esp. when looking at John. It’s so ridiculous that that man makes me feel so nervous. I needed to get out of that mall for a few minutes.

   While I was outside, I saw Simon talking to one of the security guards. I hadn’t even realized that it was him until I walked closer to them. If I had known this, I probably wouldn’t have gone in that direction. Maybe it’s a good thing that I had though, because suddenly my fear of getting their autographs disappeared.

   I went back to the store, bought a few pictures and a book and then went onto that line.  I had wanted to spend even more but didn’t think it was wise to go overboard on the DD purchases.  I’ve done that enough in the real world. That was mostly my brother’s voice saying this in my head then.

   Nick and Roger were sitting at one table. I was surprised that I wasn’t even nervous at all when talking to Roger. But I was already feeling anxious about going over to the Simon/John table. I felt ashamed to even be looking at John. 

     I was trying to tell myself not to be so afraid. I also was thinking that I’m sure that I will do okay talking to him. Just as I was getting closer to him, the scene started to change. He was fading away and now I was seeing the bottles of Mocha Frappuccino on the shelves of Target in front of me.

   Darn, just when I was finally feeling more brave and positive, I was sent back to reality and never had the chance to get Simon and John’s autographs. I did actually still have those of Nick and Roger. I’m surprised that I was allowed to bring something back to reality- that hardly ever happens.

 

 

Dreamtime-

December 30, 2013- Meeting JT and Simon

When I woke up, I was no longer in my own bed but in one in a room on the holodeck. There were 2 other beds in it; the setting looked like a college dorm room. Was I visiting a friend or was I actually a student here?

   I stayed overnight in my friend Kathy’s dorm room at Rutgers. I visited her there a couple of other times too. She always seemed disappointed that I did not get a college degree. I did take about a year and a quarter’s worth of credits at the community college but it took me a few years to do so. I should have at least finished up at that place.

   I saw a girl who looked like Jamie, my former school mate. She was sitting in front of a mirror that was on top of a desk. She was putting on a bright shade of pink lipstick. There was a tall guy sitting on one of the other beds. He resembled John Taylor as he appeared in his mid-20.

    I didn’t believe that he could be DD’s bassist at first because why would he be in this type of setting, even in this fantasy world. But when I heard Jamie giving him a compliment about his bass playing in the song “Rio”, I knew that it was indeed him.

   I tried getting up then but I could not even move. I was feeling really scared about this and then was more frightened when I was unable to speak. I finally was able to move just a little bit. I was hoping that John and/or Jamie would notice that I was having physical problems but they were not even paying any attention to me; it was like I wasn’t even there to them. That was also upsetting.

   Obviously, the mean aliens had taken charge of Sam’s program and was making these bad things happen to me. They want to spoil my enjoyment often, and now it was when I was getting the chance to meet JT.

   I discovered that Simon Le Bon was also in this dorm when Jamie said that she wanted to ask him something. They went out into the living room area to be with him and a few other students. I was beginning to wonder if I was invisible. I was supposing that Jamie was my friend in this storyline but if she was then why wasn’t she even acknowledging that I was there?

   They put on a radio; a female artist that I was not familiar with was singing a jazz type song. I was able to peek out the door which thank goodness that Jamie had left open. A few of my other school mates were sitting on a couch and chairs.

   They all seemed so overjoyed that they were getting to hang out with 2 of the guys from Duran Duran. They must have won some sort of contest in which this and perhaps even concert tickets was the prize. I really wanted to be out there with them then. I tried moving and was able to do so slowly. Each movement towards the door felt pretty painful though.

   I was praying that the evil aliens torment would be put to an end by my friend Sam. He is always upset when they hack into his programs. He told me that it is often hard to stop this from happening. He is sometimes able to reset the program but other times can only pull me out of them and send me back to Earth.

  I heard “Hungry Like the Wolf” coming on the radio next. One of the girls asked them if they thought that it was weird when they heard themselves on the radio. I was upset that I did not hear their answer; it’s like someone had hit a mute button at this point. I was able to hear the laughter after the response though.

   I felt so alone and frightened. I wished that I could join in on the fun. I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to keep trying to go out to the living room. I was closer to the door now. I could hear them talking about the concert that DD would be doing in the campus auditorium that afternoon.

   This seemed like an odd time for such an event; would I even get the chance to be a part of it? I once again prayed that Sam would get back the original storyline so that I could have a good experience here. What a relief it was when about 15 seconds later I was able to walk normally and talk also.

   I went out into the living room. I was still wearing my night time outfit of black sweatpants with a Scooby Doo T shirt. The 2 Michelles, Jane, and Jamie seemed very happy to be talking with 2 of their idols.

    I remembered a time on the grade school playground when they were going gaga over Duran Duran. I had been laughing on the inside about it. I never was into them in the 1980s but when I first started becoming a fan in the early 90s, I could sort of understand their teenage crushes on those band members.

   I was feeling really nervous and also like I did not belong in this setting. I was too afraid to even say anything to anybody. These girls had been in the popular clique and I was always just the nerd. They would even sometimes pick on me. Maybe in this plot they would be nice to me as they have been in other holodeck ones.

   I stood by the table in the nearby kitchen area. No one seemed to notice me. I listened to their conversation, wishing that I could be a part of it. I often feel this way in social situations in reality. I am more of an observer than a talker as I was being here. For the most part, however, I was simply enjoying seeing John and Simon.

   Just as John was walking over towards my direction, I was no longer in that dorm room. I had been returned to my own bedroom; how disappointing. It seemed as if John might be about to talk to me. I guess that Sam had to end the program early due to complications with resetting it. Or perhaps the mean aliens were in control again and wanted to take away my chance to talk with someone that I really admire.

John and Simon

 

Note- this photo is from the internet

Dreamtime-

May 1, 2009- Two Parties

My family and I were at a party at the big, fancy home of one of my Aunt Ann’s friends, Barbara (fictional). Approximately 70 people were here. I was a little anxious. Mom was chatting with her niece, Fran. Dad was having a conversation with Uncle Joe.

   I was mostly hanging out with my brother and cousin Missy. I did go over to my aunt for a bit. She was talking to her daughter Donna about mystery novels. I sort of wanted to join in on this conversation but wasn’t feeling comfortable enough to do so, probably partially due to my low self-esteem.

   Barbara announced that there was a special guest arriving now. We were told to go into the living room where a piano was. Sitting at it was Elton John. I was happy about this. He performed “Sad Songs” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues”. He would be doing a few more songs later.

   I suddenly felt very tired. I asked if I could go to one of the bedrooms to take a nap. Barbara said that this would be fine.

    I was awoken from my sleep by the sound of 2 guys talking. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was now in an entirely different setting. I was in the passenger seat of a car. The driver looked like David Hasselhoff. We were in the KITT car (Pontiac Trans-Am) from his show “Knight Rider”. He was talking to it.

   I didn’t really say anything to David/Michael Knight. I wondered where we might be going. No, I never did have a crush on this actor.

   We were driving through the countryside which was nice. I saw around a dozen balloons like the ones in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in a field; one was the Pillsbury Dough Boy.

   We arrived at our destination, a Victorian style home. I saw my mother’s car, the 1984 Buick Century, parked outside of it.

     This home turned out to be that of our friends, the Prescotts. Mrs. P asked Michael if he would stay for the party but he couldn’t because he had to go back to work.

   My parents and brother were in the backyard. Why hadn’t I just come there with them? It certainly was strange but interesting that a fictional character was part of this storyline.

   Mike and Jeff took a walk. I talked with Pam. Mom and Mrs. P were chatting about a Bradlees coworker of theirs. Billy Joel music was playing on the stereo.

    Dad and Mr. P had just made up over an argument that they had had at their workplace, General Motors. They put the burgers and hot dogs on the grill. I helped bring out some of the other food to the table.

   Mom had made her baked beans (she used to bring this to most barbecue parties that we went to), coleslaw, and potato salad. For dessert, there was cupcakes and Mom’s chocolate mayonnaise cake.

   Mike was talking about the trip to Austria that he was saving up for. The program ended shortly after that. I wished that I could have been at both parties for longer. I would have loved to have seen the rest of Elton John’s performance.

 

Our 1984 Buick Century

Mom's Pork and Beans recipe

Chocolate Mayonnaise cake

 

Note- the food, balloon, Elton John, and Billy Joel 8 track photos are from the internet.