Then and again, I am trying to get the Golden Pot, but I will still keep on trying.

Well, I would say this trip was one of the most incredible I've ever had over my lifetime. I got really closed, but it wasn't now yet.

March 18th 2004

Arrived in Vegas around 12pm, got a taxi to the hotel and just went to the Caesars, to make myself believe I was there again. Walked around, checked out the Celine Dion Store, the Virgin Megastore.

When it was around 4pm, Elyse arrived. I got really surprised because, after calling her name, she just looked at me and said "Hi, Aren't you the guy from Brazil?" ... I would never thought she would remember me one year later... When I said "Yes" she just asked... "Are you here again?" "Tudo Bem" (It means "How are you?" in portuguese)... I just said to myself, this is just going to be the most awesome trip EVER!

After chatting for a couple of minutes, she went by and who have I seen? Michel Dion, Yes! Celine's brother... he's awesome too... really friendly and patient... he talked to me as if as we were timeless friends!

I went back on my "walk around", and suddenly, met some fans who helped me making my trip a reality, much more than it would ever be! I LOVED having met 4 AMAZING German Friends. I am already missing them. They were incredible!

March 19th 2004

Well... Almost 1 year later, it was the first time I could see Celine again, singing live. The German fans got tickets for the very first row, and what else? Katrin just got a really warm hug from Celine, and also the ROSE she gives someone every night. I felt so happy for her!

Believe me, after the concert, we got a chance to meet Elyse again, we got some more chatting, and more pictures. She's really incredible!

We also got a chance to get another picture with Maman Dion. She was quite sad at that night, and looked a little bit tired, but even though she was also really kind to all of us.

Just hours before the concert, we could see the whole family walking around together, we could see the little and beautiful face of Rene Charles, the cutest child I have ever seen in my life!

March 20th 2004

Every morning I used to wake up around 6 and get to walk until the sun wasn't that hot. On this day, I went to the Caesar's Palace to get my ticket. Because I had another 2 tickets besides my own, and I needed to hand them in to a man who bought me on e-bay. So, around 10am I was just going back to my hotel, and suddenly, when I looked at my back, there was him: Rene Angelil, no other than him. He IS REALLY KIND. We had some very cool chat, I started trembling, it was like when I got the chance of talking to Celine 2 years ago, but at this time, I could at least ask him for a possible meeting with our diva, but it was just impossible. Rene said Celine is having serious treatments against Asma, and also, she was quite busy on the conclusion of her new album's photo shooting . YEAH GUYS! According to what I could hear here and there, A NEW DAY LIVE is probably coming on MAY 2004. Rene also thanked me for coming from brazil, All the way to see Celine, and said sorry but at that time, the possibility was negative.

So Did Michel when we just asked him hours later...

Got really nice seats for this night. When Celine sings If I could, she seats down on the stairs... and it was just in front of me... I could watch her over the WHOLE song, and get the best of it!

On this night it was also Maman Dion's Birthday, she dedicated the concert to her and by the end, she went in the middle of the audience and hugged her mother really warm and tight, saying her a very happy birthday. It was incredible!

March 21st 2004

THIS is what I can call a good concert. I don't know, it can also be my imagination, but I was seating in the very middle of the theather, 4 rows away from the stage, and Celine was all the time looking at me. You know when you keep watching somebody's eyes, and the eye balls go over and over again crossing yours?? That's exactly the feeling I have had! She saw me, she made that 2 fingers signal looking at me, I started crying, I couldn't believe I was having that awesome experience.

It might not be real, I mean, perhaps, that seat is the one she looks every night, because it was really in the very middle, but as a dreamer, and a dreamer who NEVER GIVES UP, on my very inside, she was looking at me, and period! I better keep this dream and these beliefs alive.

Michel crossed my way when I was just about to leave the theather, and he said "Alchool for you, Steven?" (I was carrying out a wine glass somebody just left inside) . . . I couldn't believe I was listening to that... of course, I talked to him every one of the 4 nights I spent in Vegas... but what I would never believe, was that he would remember my name.

Incredible!

Well, Now it's almost time to go back to reality, studying and working hard, and doing my best, to get money to go again, being able to give myself another night (or maybe some more nights) of pure Reality Dreams!

I would like to thank everyone for giving me support, for sharing their thoughts, and specially, my new German friends who let me stay with them everyone of those magical nights. I will never forget you!

Estevam Peric
March 22nd 2004

... Et rien est vraiment fini!