My friend Emma and I managed to secure tickets and a meet and greet with John Mayer through a radio station when he came to Auckland earlier this year. Emma was busting at the seams as he was one of her dream guys. We decided we'd sweep him off his feet at the meet and greet, got all dolled up, only for the meet and greet before the concert to last all of 30-45 seconds! It consisted of "Hi, how are you, nice to meet you, sign this, ok thanks, photo, bye!" Emma was gutted. This wasn't good enough. We went away tails between our legs, into the Vector Arena for the concert - which by the was was quite good! But Emma wasn't satisified, so I got on the old text machine to a few muso-mates and managed to find out that he was staying at the Sky City Grand. So the decision was made to give the groupie thing a nudge, so we headed there after the concert. Went up to the bar, ordered a drink, and sat on nice couches and tried to fit in with the furniture. After about half an hour some of his band members started trickling in, so this was a good sign. We were trying to be uber cool, calm and collected, when, Emma started going bright purple saying "OMIGOD, OMIGOD, he's here, he's here, he's at the bar, OMIGOD!" So we would sit there for another 40 minutes while Emma told me what he was doing at the bar as I couldn't see a damn thing. At that point I said, it's late, I'm tired we've gotta go...I said to Emma, "we either go up to him, ask for a photo, and he says yes and we sweep him of his feet, he says no and we walk away and that's fine, or we don't go and you're left wondering "what if?" Emma was still purple so I said righto let's get up there. Bowled up to the bar, right up to John Mayer, who at this point is sitting with a woman, and is surrounded by band members.

ME (BK): "Hi there, look I'm sorry to bother you..."

JM "Don't apologise, why are you apologising?"

BK: "um...ok then, um well any way we just wanted to get a photo with you

JM Why do you need another photo with me, you already have one

BK Oh (warning bells, get out get out!!) look I'm sorry, don't worry about it

JM No wait a minute, now you're angry

BK No I'm not

JM Yes you are

BK, NO, I'm not

JM Yes you are, you're all pissed off, you're gonna go home tonight, tell al your friends I'm a wanker, and not listen to my music"

BK (slight laugh of disbelief) Honestly mate, I'm not angry

JM Yes you are, I can see it in your eyes

BK What are you, the f*#king Mentalist???"

JM Oh no, I know way more about body language than those guys

BK righto, well I'm not angry anyway, we're just gonna go

NOTE:at this point Emma is just staring at John Mayer, doesn't say a bloody word!

JM Well I think you need to go home tonight, and re-evaluate your expectations in life....

BK I beg your pardon?

JM Go home, tonight, and re-evaluate your expectations in life

BK, Oh yip, righteo then (sarcastic tone), thanks for the advice

BK Well look this has been great, it was LOVELY to meet you and all, and I hope you have a LOVELY night here in Auckland, all the best with your career....(totally sarcastic)

JM good night

Emma pipes in: I loved the concert!! in a giggly voice, Thanks for having my back Em!!

So we walk away in total disbelief about the douche-like behaviour we'd read so much about in magazines, and it actually happened to us! Funniest situation ever, and Emma said it didn't effect how she "felt" about him....I just now think: douchebag!

Note: photo before the concert, obviously we didn't get one during the "bust-up"