Hopelessly Devoted

When I was about 11 or so, I saw Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Still one of my favorite movies ever, BUT when I was 11, the only real reason I would watch it was *gasp* Elijah Wood. I fell in love with those blue eyes and became slightly obsessed. I have never been so obsessed with any celebrity before him or afterwards. By strange coincedence, my classroom had a book with celebrity addresses from Nicole Kidman to Mel Gibson. (don't ask me why there was a published book with addresses in my classroom) . But, lucky for me at the time, Elijah Wood's address was there! So I wrote it down on a paper, got home and started writing to him on my Harry Potter stationary (how embarassing!) I asked him how he was and told him about myself and also asked if we could be pen pals. I also put some of my drawings in the envelope as well. Eventually, after waiting so long, I decided he was never gonna reply and be my pen pal. But strangely...after a few months, I checked the mailbox and there was an envelope addressed to me from California. I opened it...there was no written reply from Elijah, but an autograph...better than nothing. I put it in one of my Lord of the Rings books and to this day, it's still there. I admit it is a bit embarassing, but whenever I open my LOTR book to read, I see his autograph and I remember one of my dear childhood memories.

I hate to tell you this, but here in Washington State, Pat comes into my coffee store. I was too young when Train really blew up to know what he looked like, or who he really was for that matter, but one of my co-workers explained to me who he was one day after he left. He is always courteous whenever he orders a drink, and his wife is a sweetheart to every extent. I always look forward to helping him with an order, and I've finally stopped being nervous if I drop a pastry or something near him!

While I have never asked for an autograph, I think the day I leave to return to school I might have to sneak one.

Oh, and his favorite drink is a Tall Non-Fat Soy Latte with no foam. It's ironic---you'll know why.

My best friend wrote a letter to Prince William one time. The funny thing was, somebody who read, or said they did, wrote her back a kind letter saying that the Prince was sorry he couldn't read all of the letters he got, but he very much appreciated it, and so on. I never wrote a "love letter" to any of my celebrity crushes. I never really cared enough to write to them, my crushes usually only lasted a day or so. Now, I will occasionally write to a band on their MySpace that they're performance was fun and I had a good time meeting them and such. Maybe I just didn't have the nerve to write a letter confessing my love or just about my day. It does make a person wonder though, if they really do read, or at least skim, the notes that you send. It's worth a shot though right?

My best friend wrote a letter to Prince William one time. The funny thing was, somebody who read, or said they did, wrote her back a kind letter saying that the Prince was sorry he couldn't read all of the letters he got, but he very much appreciated it, and so on. I never wrote a "love letter" to any of my celebrity crushes. I never really cared enough to write to them, my crushes usually only lasted a day or so. Now, I will occasionally write to a band on their MySpace that they're performance was fun and I had a good time meeting them and such. Maybe I just didn't have the nerve to write a letter confessing my love or just about my day. It does make a person wonder though, if they really do read, or at least skim, the notes that you send. It's worth a shot though right?

hmmm i used to do the same n it did cost me to a lot to write those overseas fan letters(hehe yeah i live in asia) it just seems hopeless devotion is everywhere on this earth:P from devon sawa to leo and let alone those popular boybands.so far i havent got any letters bk from them n my friends either.wen i grew older haha yeah i just turned 26 bt still havent learned a lesson from tat yet:P i mean im still obsessed with those pop celebs hehehe the only different thing is tat i dont write any fan mails or emails at all.just keep their posters on the wall of my room n go to their concerts(if they ever come over hea).all tat i wanna say is NO REGRET ^ ^ still gotta say thx to them for bringin enjoys to me n my friends

haha wish i could see the high skool musicial live with my own eyes there-.-

I know a girl kind of like this. I don't believe she sends any fan mail, though it is quite possible. However, she spends more time on the fan forums for David Arch, former American Idol contestant, than I want to know about. I don't know if it's just me, but I think it's strange that people can get so obessed with that show that they still continue to be active users supporting someone who lost in American Idol. It's understandable to some degree, but people get a little carried away. As long as is doesn't affect their everyday life I guess I can be ok with it. I am kind of intrested in this girl, but I I think she is so obsessed with David Arch, Zac Efron, and Johnny Depp that I wouldn't even stand a chance. Thanks for the article, I really wanted to vent about that.

I know a girl kind of like this. I don't believe she sends any fan mail, though it is quite possible. However, she spends more time on the fan forums for David Arch, former American Idol contestant, than I want to know about. I don't know if it's just me, but I think it's strange that people can get so obessed with that show that they still continue to be active users supporting someone who lost in American Idol. It's understandable to some degree, but people get a little carried away. As long as is doesn't affect their everyday life I guess I can be ok with it. I am kind of intrested in this girl, but I I think she is so obsessed with David Arch, Zac Efron, and Johnny Depp that I wouldn't even stand a chance. Thanks for the article, I really wanted to vent about that.

And add the February part in... go to the cached version on Google, and you'll see that it says February of 1990, not 1998. Clearly it was a typo and it was corrected.

Or actually, I don't need to email the article to you. Just Google "In 1990, I wrote this to Leonardo:" and you'll see the Newsweek link with the 1990 date on it, below the new version with 1998 on it.

Ugh - I printed it this morning as a PDF and it did say 1990 - I can email it to you if you want. I agree that the "14" comments were stupid, but this morning it said 1990 for Titanic. You really think that many people made up the 1990 comment?

I'm sorry but you aren't the best readers. First of all, the article never metioned 1990 for TItanic. I read it the first day it was posted, last Saturday, and I printed it out to show my elementary class and it says 1998, which is when she would've written the letter. Secondly, Saved by the Bell has been showing re-runs since it stopped airing new shows. So, that isn't confusing at all. And lastly, it's saying she stopped counting how many letters after 14, not that she was 14 years old when she stopped writing. Learn to read people.

I wrote to New Kids on the Block a few times. I did get a couple form letters with pictures from the fan club. I was ecstatic! Now when I want to do something for my favorite star, I make them a gift and give it to them when I see them in concert. I've given Fergie several gifts and written her letters, but they were given to her in person.. Back when she was with Wild Orchid was the first time I gave her a gift. I made the girls jewelry and cards and I put the link to my Wild Orchid web page on the cards. A few months later they added my link to their web page!! And now Fergie remembers me each time I see her. Though I don't think she remembers my name lol.

the Jonas Brothers are my life- im 13- i clicke on this link right as I saw the pic of them on the hotmail thing- the JB have helped me thru so much just by listening to their music bcuz theirlyrics can relate to teenagers so much. ive been a fan since 2006- been to 4 concerts- 2 more in July- and Ive met them once afterwaiting over 13 hours. I dont know where I would be without them- and Nick Jonas- he is everything i could ever wish for and more- he is my hero- I told him that when i met him and he thanked me. I really need him to know that Ive never felt this way about anyone before. I dont send letters to the JB- i write letters and save them until a concert so I can give them to a member of their crew- also when I met them I had a 4-page long letter for them and I gave it to kevin- Im not sure if they read them but its better to give it to them in person.

I want you.

When I was 16, I wrote a letter to one of my favorite french singer... I don't think things are different is my country but he answered me... I could remember that day my whole life. I read his letter again and again because it was a 'real' letter that he wrote himself giving me an advice about what I had written to him! I tryed to write him back but I couldn't... I was feeling so stupid and couldn't find my words... so time went on... and you can't imagine my surprise when at the end of the summer I had another letter from him, asking if has solved my problems... I felt so important at that moment! I was just happy!!!
Stars should know that just a little thing can make their fans feeling stronger and better... I can't imagine how many letters they have a day and I'm sure they can't answer to everybody... but even 10 letters a week would make 10 fans happy... it's better than 0, isn't it?

Actually, she edited it to say February 1998. This morning I read the artice (about 7:15am), and it did in fact say 1990 for the Leo DiCaprio letter. She obviously changed it since then because her error was brought to her attention.

Cute article. :)

the Jonas Brothers are my life- im 13- i clicke on this link right as I saw the pic of them on the hotmail thing- the JB have helped me thru so much just by listening to their music bcuz theirlyrics can relate to teenagers so much. ive been a fan since 2006- been to 4 concerts- 2 more in July- and Ive met them once afterwaiting over 13 hours. I dont know where I would be without them- and Nick Jonas- he is everything i could ever wish for and more- he is my hero- I told him that when i met him and he thanked me. I really need him to know that Ive never felt this way about anyone before. I dont send letters to the JB- i write letters and save them until a concert so I can give them to a member of their crew.

I can totally relate to this article. I'm 28 years old and I've been writing to celebs since 1993. First person I ever wrote to was actor Thomas Ian Nicholas after seeing him in "Rookie of the Year". He replied back with a signed pic and a form letter. I was thrilled! I still collect celebs autographs to this day and my most recent one was from Shia LaBeouf.