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Cynthetiq · 08-07-2009, 01:24 PM

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Sincerely, John Hughes

I was babysitting for my mom's friend Kathleen's daughter the night I wrote that first fan letter to John Hughes. I can literally remember the yellow grid paper, the blue ball point pen and sitting alone in the dim light in the living room, the baby having gone to bed.

I poured my heart out to John, told him about how much the movie mattered to me, how it made me feel like he got what it was like to be a teenager and to feel misunderstood.

(I felt misunderstood.)

I sent the letter and a month or so later I received a package in the mail with a form letter welcoming me as an "official" member of The Breakfast Club, my reward a strip of stickers with the cast in the now famous pose.

This is a great read. I suggest clicking the link and reading the blog entry.

Have you ever sent a letter or spoke to an author, artist, musician, politician and gotten a personal response?

For me, it was bumping into Micky Dolenz in the cafeteria at work. I didn't realize who it was when I was helping him figure out how to put money on the cafeteria debit card. When mine didn't work, he offered to buy me lunch. It was then that I realized who I was talking to. I let him know how he helped me out as a kid. From then on when I saw him in the lobby we'd wave or quickly chat. It was neat.