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My name is Monika, I’m 17 years old and I live in Warsaw,…

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My name is Monika, I’m 17 years old and I live in Warsaw, Poland. I met Justin Bieber 2 times.  My dream came true March 25, 2013. Dates for the concerts in Europe were announced, but the list didn’t include my country. It was terrible news for all Polish beliebers but we NEVER give up! In February, we received the best surprise though. Justin Bieber would be playing a concert on the Believe tour in Poland. Tickets were going on sale a few days after and it was all happening so fast. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a meet and greet ticket! One day before the show, I lived my whole experience with @lillybloom5. We were looking for information like when was Justin coming, where will he be staying, etc. On the night of March 23-24 we decided that we were going to Łódź. It was a very good decision! We booked the hotel in which he ended up staying at. This was the second best decision. After a few hours we saw a tour bus. In the hotel, we met Justin’s grandparents and all of Team Bieber (Alfredo, Dan, Kenny, Scrappy and more amazing people). We also met Justin’s dancers and they have so much positive energy in themselves and swag. After a nice conversation, we took a picture with them. Kaili started following  us on Twitter but then we were wondering where was Justin?! We only knew that he entered the hotel. We were walking around the hotel and then we noticed Dustin. We had a room a floor under Justin’s. We were on our floor and looked at the floor Justin was on, hoping that we’d see him before the show. After two hours, we went to talk to someone from the team made conversation. We talked about Justin, what is life like on the road, how to change our lives, taught us how to believe in dreams and touched on the fact that we know that he is 19-years-old and trying to be a normal guy. After a long conversation he told us that we shouldn’t expect seeing Justin in the hotel. Right after this, the guy from Team Bieber told us to look up at the floor and as we did, we saw Justin Bieber! We were in shock!! He was shirtless and had wet hair!  This was the first time I saw him real life! He first said to us “Hi” (it was so real, unforced, straight from the heart]. We said, “Hi Justin. Welcome in Poland! See you at the show.” I do not remember what he said after that! I was in such a big shock. After the incident, the guy from the team said dreams do come true. The next day, we ate breakfast with the team but that does not matter anymore! Today was a concert! Before leaving hotel, we were asked to give a short interview about Justin and concert. Later, we went into the arena and I felt amazing. In less than two hours we were going to see Justin again. I received my meet and greet bracelet and I stood in the queue! Then it was my turn to meet Justin. When I entered the tent, I immediately started talking to Justin. “Do you remember me from the hotel?” I think he said “yes” but I was in such excitement. We took the photo and I had to quickly leave. It was the best few seconds of my life. After an hour, the concert had started. The show was amazing and I never thought I’d have a chance to meet Justin, or even see him live! It was something big! When Justin shouted “LET’S GOOOO WAZZZUUUPPP POLAND!” my vocal cords went insane! The end of the concert was an incredible atmosphere. Polish beliebers want to thank him and made hearts in the crowd. I hope he remembered Poland and decides to come back here. Finally, I want to thank everyone for the amazing experience! After what had happened, I really believe more in my dreams and how to fulfill them! No matter where you live, how much money you have, who you are, always be yourself and do not get beat out of the way of your dreams! -@monishamonika  Here is the original post: My name is Monika, I’m 17 years old and I live in Warsaw,…

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Six Killed in Bar Shooting in Cancun

Six people were killed in a bar shooting in Cancun Thursday, according to reports. Two men armed with a machine gun and a handgun opened fire in a bar on the outskirts of the Mexican tourist resort town. Five others were wounded. A popular vacation area on the Caribbean, Cancun has largely escaped the violence that has racked Acapulco, a faded tourist hot spot on the Pacific. The country’s drug trade is largely blamed for Mexico’s crime problem . Just last month, six Spanish women were raped by hooded gunmen who forced their way into the Acapulco beach house the women had rented. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed to reduce the violence that soared after his predecessor, Felipe Calderon, launched an assault on drug cartels. How bad is it? More than 70,000 people have been killed just from drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007, according to government estimates.

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Billy Joel, Vanderbilt Student Perform "New York State of Mind": Watch Now!

It’s taken about a month for this to go viral, but it was worth the wait. Vanderbilt University student Michael Pollack went to see Billy Joel give a lecture/concert this winter when, during a Q&A session, he made the ballsiest request ever: Could he accompany his hero on “New York State of Mind”? Joel, awesomely, obliged … and it was incredible: Michael Pollack and Billy Joel You can see why the music legend gave him major props afterward. Pollack later talked about how the moment in January came about. He tells InsideVandy: “So I decided I was gonna go see Billy Joel right when we found out he was coming, and as a childhood idol of mine, right away I knew what I wanted to do when we went there.” “And the day came, I put together a question, and I was raising my hand, and my friends to the right of me kept pointing to me, and finally after a few questions he picked on me.” “I hesitantly said how ‘New York State of Mind’ was my favorite song, and how I had performed it with his saxophonist Richie Cannata in the past.” “I’ve been playing [the song] for at least eight years. I wondered if I could go up and play it with him. He thought for a little – he took a second – and then he just said okay.” “I had to tune up a little and learn the bridge one more time before the show just in case he called on me. But for the most part, it was by ear.” “I kind of lost myself playing. Then afterward he said to me … he said that I was great, where are you from … and I said, ‘I’m a Long Islander just like you.’ He was like, ‘Cool.’ Then I walked off, and that was it.” “It was probably the greatest moment of my life, up to date.” We imagine many more like it are still to come.

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I would never think that this day would ever come! I can’t…

I would never think that this day would ever come! I can’t even believe writing this at all. My dream came true one day when pre-sale for Justin’s North America Believe tickets came out. I didn’t skip school or anything on the day of the pre-sale because I know my mom would never let me stay home just to buy the tickets, and I already knew that I wouldn’t get tickets at all. I couldn’t concentrate during school, all I did was think about the pre-sale. FINALLY school ended, so I ran home and opened my laptop as fast as I could. I finally got to the site and put in my BieberFever code, and when the Ticketmaster was loading looking for tickets I called my mom and asked if I can buy tickets in Toronto. She told me to call my dad and he said YES! Ticketmaster stopped loading and there it was, my tickets! I grabbed my mom’s credit card and filled out all the info. I couldn’t even believe that I got tickets 6 hours after the pre-sale started. Fast forward to the day of the concert – December 1, 2012. I woke up so early, got ready and was bugging my parents to go early to the stadium because Justin usually goes outside of the arena before the show. Once I got to the Rogers Centre it was already packed! The doors opens at 5 p.m. and I came just right in time. I was shaking and couldn’t handle my emotions. My little sister was with me and she was just fangirling. We finally got inside the stadium and the security was checking our ticket. Then someone behind me screamed, “Omg look it’s Jon who directed Never Say Never!” At first I didn’t believe her and then I looked to my left and there he was! Then the camera was right in front of me, they were filming for the Believe 3D movie! All I could do was scream at the camera. The security finally checked our tickets and I ran to Jon and asked him for a picture. Even though he was in a hurry he still took a picture with me! I couldn’t even believe it at this point that I met Jon! My sister and I went to our seats after buying some merchandise. We saw people screaming and running on the other side of the stage so obviously we followed and there we saw Pattie, Justin’s tour bus and half of him. We were getting filmed and then we started chanting, “WE LOVE JUSTIN!” and singing his songs out loud. My seat was not on the floor seats at all but it was very close and I just can’t believe that I would be seeing Justin live! The stadium went all dark all of the sudden and everyone stood up and screamed, the concert was just beyond amazing! It’s a day that I will never ever forget and will always be thankful for. Don’t ever doubt yourself like I did. If you really want your dream to happen, you will fight for it and never give up! Keep chasing that dream of yours and it will happen very soon! Never say never right? -Camille (@JBieber_Secute) Go here to see the original: I would never think that this day would ever come! I can’t…

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First off, I’m the girl in the white shirt with the jean…

First off, I’m the girl in the white shirt with the jean jacket. Now I know everyone says they can’t believe that they’re writing a MBE, but I honestly can’t believe it. I’ve been a fan of Justin’s since 2007, aka the pre-fame YouTube days. I remember seeing him on YouTube for the first time on January 19, 2007 (at least that’s when YouTube tells me I subscribed to him). There were three videos up at the time, sadly I’m not sure if I’m hallucinating the first two or if they got deleted, but the first video I saw of him was him singing “So Sick” by Ne-Yo, and it was posted January 19, 2007. Once I realized I had tickets to see Justin in Greensboro, NC, on January 19, 2013, I flipped out. Exactly 6 years after I found him – I would be seeing him in concert! Then, the radio contests started coming along. There was one contest where you had to make a picture showing how big of a fan you are, get votes, and the top 5 people with the most votes were put in a panel of judges choice the best picture. The winner got tickets, meet and greet passes, and got to fly to Florida the next week to see him again. I came in the top 5 for that contest and lost. Let’s just say I cried for about two and a half hours. It was devastating. After this contest I tried others but basically accepted the fact that I probably would not be meeting him on January 19, 2013, or… ever. I had that in my mind until my mom came up to my room about a week before the show and said to me, “If I was a lunatic and bought one meet and greet pass… Could you not tell your dad until after the show?” I flipped out. I knew my mom would pull through, but throughout the whole week she was determining if she would purchase it or not. Finally the day before the show she called me in the morning and told me she purchased one meet and greet pass, and I would be meeting him the next day. I can’t tell you how excited I was. Finally, the day came. I woke up around 10 and began getting ready. We were scheduled to leave around 1:30 so we could meet up with the guy giving us our pass well before the meet and greet began. We had to be in a group of 6 for the meet and greet, so me, a girl named Caroline, and a little girl named Katrina all grouped up, and with our parents it was a group of 6. We got into line and it didn’t feel like I was waiting forever at all. It went so quickly. Kenny passed by but he was running, so clearly he was in a rush and I didn’t get to talk to him. Dan came out and he talked to all the fans and I had a casual conversations with Dan Kanter. Not going to lie, I was shaking. Once we got into the room where the tent was, you could see glimpses of Justin when they opened the curtain for other groups, and it was the coolest thing in the world. I think that’s when I realized it was actually happening. Finally, I hugged Justin. He was so sweet. He asked me my name, and I told him, and then he asked me how I was and I replied with perfect. He laughed at that because clearly it was all because of him. We took our picture and after the photo I turned to him and said “Can I have your hat?” He jokingly touched my arm and said, “Can I have your address?” Justin Bieber flirted with me. Beyond amazing. After that, security “escorted” us out. We went inside and got to our seats, and Cody Simpson and Carly Rae performed and they were both really good, but I was too stoked to see Justin again. Once he came out I was shaking all over again, crying and dancing and laughing and smiling, all at the same time. My favorite moment of the show was during ‘Be Alright.’ I was in a section with a lot of little children and adults, and they all sat down during that song – my guess is because it was slow. But I stayed standing up, belting my heart out. He turned to my section and I guess he saw I was the only one standing, and he, unless I was hallucinating, looked me right in the eyes and sang at least three to four lines of the song to me. I was singing back and smiling and pointing to him, and it was the most heartwarming feeling in the world, besides being right next to him, of course. I turned to my mom and the lady next to me and I asked if they just saw what I just saw and they both said yes, he was singing to me. So needless to say, January 19, 2013, was the best day and night of my life, and it always will be no matter what. -Julia Continue reading here: First off, I’m the girl in the white shirt with the jean…

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My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe…

My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe this happened. I never thought I’d be able to go to the show in my city, let alone go on stage with the kid I look up to and have supported for the past 3 years. Tickets went on sale, and I tried so hard to get them but they sold out way too fast and I was devastated. Two weeks before the show, one of my good friends, Hailey (ontariosidol) and I were trying to win tickets from our radio station on our way to school and believe or not, she won! We got to the arena like 5 hours before the show, around 2:30 p.m. The tickets we won came with meet & greets for Carly Rae Jepsen, so first we went to that. She was so cute and nice.  Carly told me that she loved my jacket. While we were in the box office area, we saw Fredo! He kinda got like attacked so we didn’t get to talk to him, but he was perfect . The show finally started and we were sitting in section 112, row 1, seats 8-9. Carly did great and then the countdown started. When it got down to one minute, we were on the floor freaking out. Justin finally came out and he was just flawless. Kenny walked by us and said hi. We saw Nick Demoura too! Allison was walking around the whole time and we said hi to her as well! During ‘Never Say Never’ these two girls who worked either for the arena or for Justin’s crew, were going to every section and just looking at everyone. I didn’t think anything of it because Allison picks the OLLG and I was too busy dancing and screaming. I never thought I’d get picked! They walked away, but they came back during BAAB. She grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the crowd and was like, “Come with me!” I knew what was happening, and I really couldn’t even think. I was so shocked and I’m nearly in tears writing this right now. We went backstage and she asked me for my name and told me I was pretty. She asked me if I saw her looking at me earlier and I told her yeah, but I didn’t think anything of it because I thought Alison picked the OLLG. She told me she does, but when she gets attacked, she picks it! We walked up the stairs backstage and I was so nervous and shocked.  Dan was on the platform of the stage and he waved down at me and was like “Hey!” I told him to tell Justin to sing the ‘Dan Kanter Song’ but we couldn’t hear each other at all. The girl told me to stand behind the curtain and that Justin’s dancer would be coming to get me. Justin’s dancer took me by the hand and lead me over to Justin. I looked out into the crowd and almost throw up . I have stage fright to the extreme, but I looked over at Justin and he was just smiling and singing to me. I couldn’t believe he was standing right in front me. He took my hand and sat me on the speaker chair thing and he was looking right into my eyes. His eyes are BEAUTIFUL and his smile is just perfect. Then he played with my hair. He sat next to me and I just had to hug him AND I TOUCHED HIS ABS . Okay, they felt like HEEAVENNNNN. He looked down at me and hugged me back. He got up to sing to the crowd. I was on the verge of tears, but I’m actually surprised I didn’t cry. I put my hands over my mouth, I just couldn’t believe it all. He caressed my face and put the flower crown on top of my head. He sat on the other side of me and I hugged him again. He wrapped his arms around me AGAIN, and was singing so close to my face. He went back to the crowd, then he back to me and grabbed my hands and rubbed my arm. The song ended and he helped me up and put his hand on my lower back and we went backstage. He didn’t say anything, he just went and got changed. The girls led me back to my seat and my friends hugged the life out of me. He came back out and started singing ALAYLM (shirtless, may I add) and I was just in a daze until my friend started shaking me and we started freaking out and enjoyed the rest of the concert. I honestly can’t believe this happened at all. It still doesn’t even seem real to me, but on November 4th 2012 at the Wells Fargo Center, my dreams finally came true all thanks to you Justin!  -Dominique (@pabiebs) Click here to watch me as OLLG!  Follow this link: My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe…

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My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how…

My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how much I prayed to meet Justin someday. I’ve been a belieber since 2009 and on November 26, 2012 in Montreal I saw my idol for the first time. Well first of all, I went really early at the arena around 8:00 AM. I went there alone since none of my friends could come with me. There was about 20 girls waiting in front of the garage and I decided to wait there also. Around 9:00 AM we saw a bus coming and we started freaking out. His grandma and grandpa were inside . When the bus left in the garage, suddenly Diane comes out and starts talking to us. I was right behind the fence so I was talking to her mostly. Some girls took pictures with her but I didn’t want to bother so I didn’t ask for a photo. I gave her a scrapbook that I made for Justin (which I worked on 2 months before the show). She was really sweet and she told me, “Don’t worry! I will give it to him”. When she left, I had a little hope. I was determined to see Justin. At 11:30 AM, some girls started leaving because it was too cold and they couldn’t wait any longer. Since that was my only chance of seeing him, I still waited. After a while, a man came out and he told us that Justin would come out later with Alfredo on his segwey to meet us. I was so happy. I did not move from my spot and I stayed right behind the fence. Around 1:00, a lot of girls started loosing hope and they left. Some of them still stayed there though. I could barely feel my fingers and my toes, it was extremely cold. I knew that Justin knew that we were waiting for him to come outside in the cold. I know my idol, and I know he would not let us stay there for no reason. Suddenly, as soon as the door of the garage opened at 2:00, I turned around and there he was. My heart was racing, my hands were shaking and all I could see was his beautiful face and his huge hat. I didn’t even scream or say anything. He came right in front of me and I made an eye contact with him. As soon as everyone saw him, they all ran in front of the garage, I decided to go inside and take a picture with him but it was getting too crazy. People were pushing and screaming. Unfortunately I couldn’t take a photo with him but I got pictures of him. He kept saying “I love you!” to everyone and he was sending kisses! He really tried to take pictures but he couldn’t or else girls would attack him. Since there was too many people running towards the garage he decided to leave before it would have gotten crazier. As soon as he left, I started crying. I couldn’t believe that Justin Bieber, my idol, was right in front of me. The security guard who was there told us that Justin was the first artist who ever came out to meet his fans and that he actually cared and wanted to sign autographs. Me and a random girl that I met couldn’t stop crying together. We were in shock that he was just in front of us. That day, was the best day of my life. Not only was the show amazing over all, but the fact that I got to see him 2 feet away from me was the best feeling in the world. I will never forget that day and I hope to meet him and actually talk to him next time.  – @PerfectBieber16  See original here: My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how…

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My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how…

My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how much I prayed to meet Justin someday. I’ve been a belieber since 2009 and on November 26, 2012 in Montreal I saw my idol for the first time. Well first of all, I went really early at the arena around 8:00 AM. I went there alone since none of my friends could come with me. There was about 20 girls waiting in front of the garage and I decided to wait there also. Around 9:00 AM we saw a bus coming and we started freaking out. His grandma and grandpa were inside . When the bus left in the garage, suddenly Diane comes out and starts talking to us. I was right behind the fence so I was talking to her mostly. Some girls took pictures with her but I didn’t want to bother so I didn’t ask for a photo. I gave her a scrapbook that I made for Justin (which I worked on 2 months before the show). She was really sweet and she told me, “Don’t worry! I will give it to him”. When she left, I had a little hope. I was determined to see Justin. At 11:30 AM, some girls started leaving because it was too cold and they couldn’t wait any longer. Since that was my only chance of seeing him, I still waited. After a while, a man came out and he told us that Justin would come out later with Alfredo on his segwey to meet us. I was so happy. I did not move from my spot and I stayed right behind the fence. Around 1:00, a lot of girls started loosing hope and they left. Some of them still stayed there though. I could barely feel my fingers and my toes, it was extremely cold. I knew that Justin knew that we were waiting for him to come outside in the cold. I know my idol, and I know he would not let us stay there for no reason. Suddenly, as soon as the door of the garage opened at 2:00, I turned around and there he was. My heart was racing, my hands were shaking and all I could see was his beautiful face and his huge hat. I didn’t even scream or say anything. He came right in front of me and I made an eye contact with him. As soon as everyone saw him, they all ran in front of the garage, I decided to go inside and take a picture with him but it was getting too crazy. People were pushing and screaming. Unfortunately I couldn’t take a photo with him but I got pictures of him. He kept saying “I love you!” to everyone and he was sending kisses! He really tried to take pictures but he couldn’t or else girls would attack him. Since there was too many people running towards the garage he decided to leave before it would have gotten crazier. As soon as he left, I started crying. I couldn’t believe that Justin Bieber, my idol, was right in front of me. The security guard who was there told us that Justin was the first artist who ever came out to meet his fans and that he actually cared and wanted to sign autographs. Me and a random girl that I met couldn’t stop crying together. We were in shock that he was just in front of us. That day, was the best day of my life. Not only was the show amazing over all, but the fact that I got to see him 2 feet away from me was the best feeling in the world. I will never forget that day and I hope to meet him and actually talk to him next time.  – @PerfectBieber16  See original here: My name is Hengi and I’m 17. Let me just start by saying how…

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Tony Lindsey, Cousin of Honey Boo Boo, Arrested for Gorilla Suit Antics

“Crazy” Tony Lindsey allegedly enjoyed a crazy, drunken night along a highway in Georgia earlier this month. According to a police report obtained by TMZ, this cousin of Alana Thompson was arrested after a deputy named Joe Rozier “observed a white male in a gorilla suit acting as if he was going to jump into my lane of travel” along Highway 20. Rozier swerved to avoid an accident, stopped his vehicle and went in search of the moron causing such a raucous. From there, he “observed several white males run up the embankment and into the woods,” all of whom came back down after he threatened to unleash a K-9 on their law-breaking behinds. The officer was then told by the group of seven (five adults, two children) that the gorilla suit in question had been stashed in the wood and he proceeded to arrest the older citizens for reckless conduct. After snatching back up the gorilla suit and taking it into evidence, of course. No word yet from TLC or anyone involved with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo . And, yes, cops confirm that alcohol was shocking involved in the incident.

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Rihanna Hugs Chris Brown in New Photo, Instagram Community Loses Mind

Rihanna gave Chris Brown a big ol’ hug in a new photo on Instagram, making sure we all know she’s standing by her man in the face of his latest dirty deeds. “i dont wanna leave!!! Killed it tonight baby!!!” she wrote alongside the (cute?) photo of her giving her former and apparently current boyfriend a warm embrace. You can’t see his face, we realize, but like the previous pic she Tweeted of Chris Brown shirtless in bed, the tattoos say it all. Besides … Rih’s not one to lie. Or give a … Earlier, both Rihanna and Brown (who remains active on Instagram after deleting his Twitter account Sunday) shared photos of matching Rolex watches. “Don’t believe me just watch #newtoy #justcusimnumber1 #roleylife #dopedealer,” she wrote. Great. While Chris has been assailed following his Twitter beef with Jenny Johnson , it’s good to see he has the support of Team Breezy’s most famous member. Maybe Rih’s into some of the things he talked about doing to Johnson. Who knows. And at least the Unapologetic songbird was clothed this time. Change of pace. We can’t remember the last day we didn’t see Rihanna shirtless on Twitter or Instagram. Rihanna and Chris Brown back together: Hot or not?   YES! They’re a great match! NO! Are you insane??? View Poll »

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