ENCOUNTERS
If You have met Erykah send Your
story with photos at this address: erykahbaducom@gmail.com.
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Tory
Ware
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This pic was
taking in Thackerville, Oklahoma (Indian
Territory) July 2014. It was "Duece's"
birthday (my older brother.) I surprised
him and a friend to an Erykah"
experience. I've seen Erykah perform in
several cities myself from San Francisco,
Houston and Dallas. I've met you several
times including community action work.
You're such a solid person; I still get
that "did y'all see that new girl"
jitters every time I see you. But you
work the people so smoove with your
"girl next door" flava; very
witty, very pretty and have solid
principles. This pic is one of my
favorites of several pics I have. One
love Analog Girl!
"Know your worth, make sure you're
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Andrea wrote: |
Milano
8 JULY 2009 , it was the most exciting
day in my life, ever ...i will never
forget it... a big hug.! you are the
light Erykah !!! Love , Andrea.
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Susan
Tanupo wrote: |
This
is photo from the Warfield in San
Francisco June 6 2009, back stage with
Erykah Badu, with my daughter Tanisha
Tanupo, every year since Tanisha was 5
she has given Erykah flowers, What a
gracious person Erykah is and what a
beautiful Baby Mars is! How gracious of
Erykah Badu, we saw her at the Warfield
in San Francisco on June 6, 2009. Eevin
her brother gave us all access passes,
the concert was fantastic, back stage was
GREAT, we met Mars he new baby and she is
beautiful. Erykah took a really nice
picture with my daughter Tanisha who is
now 11 years old. Tanisha had flowers for
Erykah and as always Erykah was so
gracious in receiving them, she even let
Tanisha give her daughter Mars a pink
carnation, upon leaving Erykah worked her
way over to us, gave us all a hug, shared
some time with us. This was at about 1:45
in the morning.
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Jolanta wrote: |
Usually
I prefer to tell the story of places and
people I experience only with my photos,
however, this time I need to use words to
describe how powerful the voice of an
artist can be. Last week I had the
opportunity to travel to Curacao's sister
island Aruba and attend the Soul Beach
Festival, and I want to share some of
that experience. Yes ....Erykah Badu....was
a reason why I came to Aruba....HER VOICE
....ENERGY ...There is no words to
describe it. This woman is so unique with
her voice and style .... I play her music
in my gallery..in my studio...she is
inspiration ...her music is such a part
of my creative process.. during listening
to her music ..I made one of my favorite
pieces. one of the rings ....I called her
name and I knew one day I am going to
give it to her. I am happy that we had a
chance to meet ..she likes this pieces ..now
is part of her life ...like her music is
part of mine.
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Susan
Tanupo wrote: |
This
is Tanisha & Erykah, at the Paramount
Theater in Oakland Ca 2008, Tanisha is 10
years old and loves Erykah, she has been
to al of concerts in the Bay Area and
always gives her flowers, Erykah has been
so kind and Loving to my daughter,
Tanisha is so lucky to so many signed
autographs forms Erykah.
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Sallie
J.
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I
got to meet my all time favorite artist
Erykah Badu this past weekend. I flew
down to Dallas with my friend Michele and
had one of the best weekends imaginable.
I could not have planned the events that
happened even if I tried. So the
condensed Campbell Soup version is...Michele
went with me but did not buy a ticket for
the concert before we left so she was
not able to go to the actual concert.
There were no tickets in the city, people
came from FL, UT, GA and even overseas,
it was so cool!! Anyway, she dropped me
off at the concert and went to Red
Lobster (LOL) to get her drink on. The
show started at 8:00 p.m. with an opening
act but Erykah was 2 hours late so the
show did not end till after midnight.I
called Michele to come get me but she did
not answer(that baby was sleeping). Then
I went outside to get a cab to no avail.
I went back in the theater to ask someone
if they could get me a cab as my phone
was dying and I did not have a number to
call. Then I started talking to this
guy who happened to be a part of Erykah's
family. Erykah has just finished
talking to the bored members of the
theater and was now seeing family. He
went to get the rest of her people and
then came back to talk to me. At this
point I was totally discouraged and
talking out the side of my head and I
said "It would be so worth my trip
if I could just meet her," to which
he responded go on back there!!!! I
jumped up and damn near ran down the isle
to go back stage. When I got back there,
all her family was in the room. She was
giving one of her uncles her moms phone
number and talking about the cousin that
she has a group with back in the day that
stole some of her music and did not give
her any credit... I was so excited,
moment likes this don't come often. She
hugged her other family and then
something clicked within her and she
finally acknowledged that I was in the
room (maybe she thought I was family, who
knows). She gave me a hug and I took a
picture with her. Well when I left, I
still had the dilemma of getting home, so
I started talking to one of her cousins
outside. Her name is Meka and she called
every cab company in Dallas. She would
have taken me home but they all were
waiting on Erykah to finish up with the
rest of the fans that figured out how to
get back stage before they locked the
doors( they all had to share their moment
with other fans!!SUKCAS!!!). After about
45 minutes she found me a cab but when I
went to the door, one of the ushers. Ms.
Nita said she would take me back to the
hotel, since the cab still was not there.
She was sooooo sweet. A 40 year old
Christian lady and bail bondsmen, who
told me that she would have never gotten
on a plane to go and see her favorite
artist but was some how inspired by me
and she was going to take a trip to
Denver in the summer. I gave her gas
money for her trouble and we exchanged
email address. Everyone was so nice and
helpful, they could have just let me
figure it out.... I was thinking when I
got back though that it would have been
cool to ride with Meka and the gang but I
defiantly got way more than expected so..
no worries!!!!! It was hands down the
most exciting and encouraging moment in
my life. She is so tiny and her shoes...
$600.00 gold and Gucci is all I have to
say!!!
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Jennifer wrote: |
It
was my third Erykah Badu concert. I
expected the music to move me. It did.
And I knew that Badu's performance would
be a masterpiece.It was. But I never
expected to meet her. It all began as the
Aug. 17 Richmond concert ended. Before
leaving, I had to get souvenirs: $25 for
a pink "Badu" tank top and
another $25 for a beige "Call Tyrone"
T-shirt. What's an event without momentos,
right? Then I briskly walked up to her
big, black tour bus, hoping to catch a
glimpse of my idol. After a few minutes,
Badu, who rocked a towering afro, Pink
Floyd shirt and a printed skirt, hopped
on.She looked at her fans through the
front window and waved. I almost lost my
voice from screaming. Ithought she was
immediately leaving so I crossed the
street and waited on my friends. Then my
friend Victorial called. She told me to
hurry up and get across the street. She
didn't exactly say why. But in my heart,
I knew she had some kind of access to
Badu. So that's when I got in crazy mode.
I ran into oncoming traffic like I had
just escaped from an asylum. I almost got
hit by two cars. But I didn't care. Badu
was on my brain. Once across the street,
I approached the tour bus, instead of
going behind the barricades with the
"normal fans." I asked one of
her bandmates how I could meet her and he
said he didn't know. "I'm not
security," he answered. My
initiative kicked in. I walked up to the
tour bus and guess who was standing in
the entrance way!!!??? Yes, ERYKAH BADU!!!
I ran up to her and hugged her for what
must've been hours. I told her that I
interviewed her back in June of 2005. (I
really did.) Then I told her I was her
biggest fan. (I really am.) My MySpace
page layout theme is Erykah Badu. Her
image is always in my profile pictures. I
have several Badu posters, pictures and
album covers hanging on my apartment
walls.I own all her albums and buy brand
new ones when the old ones skip. I know
all the words to all her songs. My main e-mail
address contains her name. I'm even in
the process of making a Badu scrapbook.
Despite the negative comments from the
blogosphere about her hair and her style,
I defend her. She could glue some grass
on her head and strut around in a potato
sack and I'll still bow down to her. So
if there's anybody who's a devout Baduist,
it's me. I couldn't believe how chill and
patient Badu was with me. She even
answered the million dollar question that
many fans have wanted to know. Her long-awaited
album is coming out in October, she said.
I was elated. Then, she even agreed to
take a photo with me. At this point, I
was just out of my mind. I couldn't have
been any happier. I was on a high, and
there were no drugs to blame. Aside from
marriage, children and other moments that
bring joy, this ranks high on my list.
Badu was everything I expected, classy,
patient and down-to-earth human being.
There was no diva-tude at all. As for the
photo, I've already made prints. One's in
my car, my pocketbook, hanging on my
apartment wall and even resting on my
desk at work. They're as priceless as
those Mastercard commercials. But come to
think of it, I didn't even think to ask
for her autograph.
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Elmira wrote:
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My name is
elmira and im a baduholic. btw as u can
see at the pics(My very HUGE-ass smile)
that was the best day of my life. im from
sweden, n when i heard that she was gon'
come not only to europe but to sweden,
gothenburg (my hometown) i knew it was
faith. and when Mike told me where to
find her, and i was the only one who got
to met badu that day i knew it was faith.
she was really beautiful nice kind down
to earth and i ate at mcdonalds with her
friends RC williams n two others too. i
mean, which celebs does that?? i will
never forget that day.) i also met kanye
west an hour after that, but that no big
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