Monday, September 9, 2013

Hats off to Liam Payne of One Direction for thanking his fans in Seattle

A few months ago my son and I were near the Seattle Center and heard hundreds of girls squealing with delight near Key Arena.  Upon walking over to inspect what was happening, we stumbled into a brief encounter with Liam Payne of One Direction.  

As we walked up to a security gate, Liam approached, said hello, signed a few things for hysterical fans and took my camera phone for a quick portrait of me, my son and others at the gate.

At the time, I did not know how big of a deal One Direction was.  Now I do and I am quite impressed that Liam took the time to step outside and say hello before the show.

If by rare chance Liam or anyone at Syco or Sony records reads this, I wanted to say a huge thanks to Liam for being an approachable nice guy and for engaging with his fans.  The fact that Liam came out to say hello sent a strong and positive message to all the folks swooning over him.  He certainly earned my respect as a dad and business man, and it was refreshing to see this young superstar acknowledging that people matter most.


Liam Payne of OneDirection plus fans in Seattle, 2013









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