Today, I was looking forward to being a seat filler at the Soul Train Awards. The time came and I was sat in the second row, center stage. I couldn't believe it. Especially since I never left my seat. I stayed there the whole time. I was in heaven. The show was about to start and Juvenile sits right in back of me. I wasn't acting excited, but for the most part, I couldn't believe I was this close to the stage around so many famous people.

I was waiting for Whitney to come out to the audience. I saw Bobby and Bobbi Kris, but no Whitney. I guess she was changing or talking to people the whole time. But she didn't come out into the audience until a few minutes before she was given her award. When she walked out through the audience, she stopped and was talking to Mary J. Blige and her mom. Mary J. was sitting right in front of me so I was excited to see Whitney right there.

After she was done with her conversation, I said hi to her. She looked over to me and said "Hi, enjoying the show?" I was smiling and told her yes and how beautiful she was. She smiled and said thank you. I asked her how things were going with the greatest hits and she said very good. She said that she had to be back in the studio first thing in the morning. Then she said, "They're calling me, I gotta go. Nice meeting you." Then she told Mary J. she couldn't wait to see her performance and she knew she was going to tear it up........

While I watched the show on TV, I realized how different it seemed. I couldn't hear all the screams that were going on when Whitney was talking, and the same with everyone else, like it was while I was there. Plus I read a few comments saying Whitney didn't thank the fans. She thanked them, and her attitude towards the fans was obviously all fun and play. The audience was laughing the whole time. Everyone knew she was trying to be nice. Plus she was trying to give a speech and the entire time people were screaming so loud. I didn't really hear all that on the TV though. This is definitely a night to remember.

--Drew