By Afrykayn Moon (www.rondevoefanpage.com)
September 10, 2003 the day started off with me running to pick up my Bus tickets to leave later that day. Then stopping by the Florists to buy Ronnie 2 dozen Carnations. Then off to School I go, had three classes before I left. So I drop my mother�s car off at her job and catch the bus to the Greyhound Station. I get to the station and realize I left the flowers sitting in the car. Now I�m standing at the Greyhound Station mad cause I�ve forgotten the one thing I wanted to give Ronnie. I asked the attendant at the station if he knew where a florist was, and he tells me it�s one 8 blocks up. Then he tells me that the station is about to close so they�re going to send us (My sister and myself) to Toledo and we could wait for our bus there. I ask �How long before then next bus leaves?� he told me in 15 minutes. So I take off running up the street so I could get to the florist and back before the bus gets there.
I made it there and back in 9 minutes. Man I�m just breathing all hard and everything but hell I made it back before the 15 minutes were up. Then my sister tells me that the bus came and left in that short time. So now the station is close and we had to sit outside for 2 hours before our bus showed up. About an hour into our wait we see a cop car pull this couple over.
I couldn�t really tell what was happening but the woman in the car threw something out her window. Man the police ended up taking the couple�s car and leaving them standing outside. My sister and I are watching this like what the hell was that. Not 30 minutes later we see the police pull over another car. And they took that car too. I�m like we have rode up in some sh~t here. The Tow Truck that was taking all the cars came back. He pulls up in front of us and tells me that they have a sting set up out here and we should watch our backs just in case they start shooting. I�m standing there in shook like I ain�t never seen no stuff like this. There wasn�t a station in the city where we live so we were two cities over. I told my sister ain�t no way in hell we ever coming back over here again. Then I say to the guy in the Tow Truck why you all have to do that sh~t today? I�m trying to go see Ronnie and
I (ain�t) trying to get shot.Anyway now we�re finally on the bus. It took forever to get to Memphis 17 hours, and then we had to pay someone to drive us to Mississippi. We finally arrive to the Casino it�s 11 am Thursday, and we ask where to Sky Show was going to be held. Everyone looking at us like we�re half damn crazy for getting there that early, but who the hell cares? I told them I�m trying
to see Ronnie I don�t care if you all think I�m nuts. They were going to have people line up in side the Casino so we go get in line. Then the security comes tell us that we can�t wait in line we need to come back at midnight. I�m like you are crazy it�s 11 in the morning I ain�t standing around outside in this Mississippi heat until midnight. So they end up saying we can sit out there but at this table not to far from the door. So we sit there and sit there. People kept asking us are you here for the Sky Show, and then once we answered they said you know it�s not until tomorrow right? *Laughing* Anyway then around 3 pm one of the club members show up and sit with us for a while. We were watching that door hard every time it opened we thought New Edition would walk out. About 5 pm we hear some music coming from behind the doors, and then I hear Ricky saying something about Ronnie. Man I was out there tripping. So we sneak back there and there they stood. I started crying, man New Edition was right in front of us practicing on stage. So we stood there for over a half an hour just watching them. After that one of the guards come tell us that we are distracting them and we had to leave. I stood there with my lip stuck up and I said well can you give these to Ronnie? He
said no give them to him tomorrow at the show. I said they may die by tomorrow, now I didn�t really think they would die I was just trying to see if he would call Ronnie down to where we were standing. Anyway we leave and go stand back in line. Low and behold an hour (if that long) later here they
come out the door. I freaked out. I start walking backwards like I was running away. *lmao* Don�t ask me where I was going. The guards stops and asked me don�t you have something for him? I said OH YEAH. I picked up the flowers and said these are for Ronnie. He looked shocked, he said for me? I�m
like yeah man. So he HUGGED ME. Then he said I can�t get a picture? My sister was the one who had the camera. She had forgot about it all together. So she tries to take a picture but couldn�t get the camera to work. And he stood there with his arm around me until she got it together. I couldn�t even
look at him though. There I am with my arms around Ronnie and I couldn�t even look him in the face. No sooner then he walked off (well I hope he was gone) I hit the floor. That�s right I fell on the floor and started crying.
Ok so now it�s almost time to go take our seats we�re standing out there waiting for them to open the doors. People started pushing and they even knocked this lady over. Once we got in people started running, but there was nowhere to go. They had the doors inside closed too. So we stood there until they open the other doors and they took off running again. This couple that my sister and I met while we were waiting in line (we were out there talking to everyone) had saved sets for us in the front roll. Anyway New Edition steps out and starts doing their thing. Please don�t ask me what song because I was so out of it I have no idea what song it was. Anyway Ronnie saw me standing by the stage and he waves at me. I could�ve died me I was happier that he pointed me out in the crowd then I was about him giving me a HUG the night before. So they come back out for the second set and you won�t believe what happens next. Ronnie points at me for me to come up on stage.
I was so scared that I just stood there looking crazy. My sister and another member from the NE group had to push me over to him. So I�m standing on stage and I was trying to make myself dance with him. Then he gets down on his knees and I almost fainted. I had to stop looking at him because my knees were shaking and I just knew I was going to pass out on stage.
So this time when they came back for the third set my and the girl from the group were standing at the stage dancing. Doing all the moves for the songs. Ralph comes over and pulls her on the stage. She hands me her camera to take a picture. Man he is standing there waiting for me to take the picture and I couldn�t get the camera open. I felt so bad. My mind was so gone. I don�t think I could�ve even told anyone my name at that point. But she looked good up there with him.
So I�m back home now and I�ve never been happier. I got to hug Ronnie, and dance on stage with him. I didn�t get to talk to him though. Maybe the next time I see him I�ll be able to say something lol!