Britney

In the beginning of the story, I really had no idea how this was all going to relate to each other. First of all, who is Starlee and who is this other voice that I'm hearing? What do they have to do with each other and how does this all tie back into stalking Britney Spears? In the beginning when Andrea and Starlee were talking about how no one really reads Andrea's work, it made me feel sad for her that she even has trouble locating it in bookstores. Then, when Andrea proceeded to describe this photo of Britney that she saw and announced that "... she's got my second book" (3:15), I couldn't help but smile and feel happy for Andrea that not only did she see someone with her book, but Britney Spears of all people. I actually think I got the goosebumps - my 11 year old self was screaming on the inside at the thought of Britney Spears holding something of mine, just as she had Andrea's.

At 30:50, Starlee contacts the ticket office where she purchased her meet and greet pass and tries asking the representative general questions about the process and how many questions she is able to ask Britney, etc. What doesn't seem like it would come next is her asking him his opinions on Britney and if he was in her position what he would want to know about her. They then get into a whole conversation about his childhood and upbringing and he opens up to Starlee, a complete stranger about a lot of his feelings and his parents and siblings. This has absolutely nothing to do with the plot of the story, but it was somewhat comforting because it let us know something about the minor characters and gave insight as to how personable Starlee can be. This lended to the end of the story when she actually met Britney because for me, I was able to relate her conversation with Britney to that of the personable one she had with the man on the phone. If this part did not exist, I think that the only thing that would really be lost would be time. I think it is a very effective use of tangent in this episode.