MY REUNION WITH OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

(PHOTO COURTESY OF OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN)

ON THURSDAY NIGHT, WE WENT TO SEE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AT THE FLAMINGO.

AS OLIVIA CAME OUT, SHE WAVED DAINTILY AT AT A FEW PEOPLE. THEN SHE SAW ME AT MY TABLE AND GAVE ME A BIG WAVE. I WAS DEEPLY TOUCHED. AT FIRST, I ACTUALLY WASN'T SURE THAT WAVE WAS FOR ME. (BUT IT WAS!!!)

OLIVIA SANG MANY OF HER HIT SONGS, THEN SHE GOT TO THE GREASE SONGS. THEN SHE SAID:

I WANT TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY CO-STARS IN GREASE WHO IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE: EDDIE DEEZEN, WHO PLAYED EUGENE.

I STOOD UP AND WAVED. SHE CALLED ME UP ON STAGE.

I RAN UP AND HUGGED OLIVIA AND GAVE HER A KISS ON THE CHEEK. I SAID:

YOU'RE STILL BEAUTIFUL.

(WHICH WAS VERY TRUE).

WE HUGGED AND I WENT BACK TO MY SEAT. OLIVIA SAID:

WE HAD FUN, DIDN'T WE?

TO ME. WE GOT GREAT CHEERS FROM THE PACKED HOUSE. IT WAS A TRULY MAGICAL MOMENT.

MOM AND I GOT TO SAY HI TO OLIVIA IN HER DRESSING ROOM AND LATER AT THE MEET AND GREET.

THIS WAS DEFINITELY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY ENTIRE TRIP. OLIVIA WAS LOVELY, KIND AND GRACIOUS. SHE CALLED ME OVER TO GET A PHOTO TOGETHER. SHE SAID:

COME HERE, EUGENE.

THEN SHE APOLOGIZED FOR CALLING ME MY CHARACTER'S NAME.

I LOVED OLIVIA 37 YEARS AGO WHEN WE FILMED "GREASE" AND I STILL LOVE HER VERY MUCH.

I AM HAPPY AND PROUD SUCH A WONDERFUL LADY IS A PART OF MY LIFE.

Comments

[DAVE T.]

AWESOME STORY! TWO CLASSIC CHARACTERS FROM A CLASSIC MOVIE...WHO HAPPEN TO BE CLASSY!

THANKS EDDIE FOR SHARING THE STORY.

YOUR THE BEST EDDIE!