Being apart of the Drew Barrymore show was a life changing experience. I was literally emotionally triggered and healed all at the same time! Let's go back to the day before the show, Tuesday September 16th. I had a overnight shift at work and wouldn't be getting home until 5:30 am and the show starts letting people in at 10 to 10:15 am. I was tired but I wasn't going to let this opportunity pass me by. I haven't been in a studio audience in years. The first time was in 2018, I went with a senior citizens home located in Philadelphia PA. We rode to Connecticut for $3 to the Steve show. Steve was Jerry Springer's body guard and he launched his own show if you didn't know.
Now because I didn't know how the line situation was going to be and I wasn't sure how my priority ticket worked I decided to be there at least by 9am. Working off an hour and a half of sleep I showed up only to find out I could've gotten a extra hour of sleep; because priority ticket means I was definitely getting in as long as I showed up by 10am. I downed a red bull & a small black coffee & I was ready to go! There were rules to this encounter; I'm not going to go over them all here. Just the two that affected me the most.
The show wanted the audience to look their best. The pressure was on! I dress nice but... Now I'm in my head overthinking like 🤔 but is it Drew Barrymore nice? Turns out I did a great job and Drew called my dress either gorgeous or adorable I can't remember which. Thank you Burlington coat factory y'all came through because I had brought the dress the day before. The second rule I'm highlighting is the no phone rule. At first I was slightly bothered because that meant no pics. What I didn't know was that I was about to gain a lot of wisdom and knowledge from this experience.
Not having my phone allowed me to experience the show on a deeper level. I was able to connect with other people around me and for the most part keep the experience to myself & close to my heart. Douglas even came to say hi a couple times. With those "Hey who are you" sniffs & the "ok ur cool" licks to the hand lol. I was triggered when Matthew McConaughey was talking about ways to have a successful marriage and family. In my origin story nothing was healthy & it followed me into my future family. In hindsight I now know what could've been done but it's too late. I was ready to get up and leave until Misty Copeland came out and the conversation changed to resilience and making it no matter what your origin story was. Then I was back to healed and understanding.
Drew's production team is extremely diverse and they move like a family and a well oiled machine. Everyone greeted us with smiles and really great energy. I would recommend anyone that is looking for a phenomenal audience experience to go to the Drew Barrymore show. I left with a sense of pride and self love that I always knew I had within me. This experience brought it back to the forefront. Also Ross smiled and winked at me, chile made me feel like a DIVA lol. I truly enjoyed myself, made new friends, had great seats and was even able to participate in the show! I couldn't have asked for a better experience! Thank you and I hope y'all keep rocking out for years to come❤️
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