andy winter...

i thought andy winter was a parent of one of the boys. i saw him moving around during the meet and greet, taking pictures of the crowd. i've heared about andy from a close source - he is feared by everybody, libera boys included. well, none of my business, really. whatever his problem with them should be left in UK and for him not to bring his authority during their tour. it would have been easier for winter to have just smiled politely and told mitch reading greetings from fans is strictly prohibited. and doing hi-5s is prohibited, too? if he had his way, would he had prevented all of us fans from shaking their hands? would a SMILE kill you, mr. winter?

i stand by mitch young's story because another person heard it, too. it will not hurt to say those 2 words "i'm sorry" to mr. young. he, in fact, said those words after you shooed him off the line and uttered those words.

i commend barbara for being nice to us (either sincerely or half-heartedly), callum, for showing how he can be a bit friendly despite negative comments from last year and ben crawley for being mr. nice to the fans. eleonor, who is their voice coach for waving to the crowd (although no one really knew who she was). and i also salute our own local security for being nice to the fans at the podium & RCBC. there were little incidents but they were no big deal. we thank you for taking care of all 23 boys & the staff during their stay.

it's the people behind who will make and break libera (or any group or celebrity for that matter). we are PAYING FANS. yes, you sing, you travel, you get stranded elsewhere but you were somehow accorded royal treatment in our country. we buy your CDs (we bought "peace" twice, first, when it came out in the market & second to have it autographed in the M & G). how many kids skipped meals and gimmicks just so to save money to watch your concerts (some of them bought matinee and gala tickets, both orchestra seats) just to watch you twice. the crowd at the RCBC plaza were composed mainly of students of average income. some lived in faraway south and seeing all of you leave RCBC that night was something big to them (me included). one fan was doing a hi-5 to the boys and winter approached from behind and told him to stop doing so. why? would it hurt them? do we have unknown bacteria in our hands, mr. winter?

we will continue to love libera esp all 23 boys who became dear to us. not one boy showed arrogance to us during the M & G. even the little boys kavana, minijames, cassius & the rest were so polite and welcomed us with sincere smiles & hellos. oh, how we miss all of them now!

i just hope the next time libera comes back, mr. winter's attitude has changed for the better. wouldn't it be nice AW if we all become your friends so the next M & G wouldn't just focus on the boys but to you as well? we are forgiving fans.