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It came to me last night that this month, August, is very special to me. I didnt realize it but it has been 5 years since I first heard of Elton John. Five years. I couldn't believe it has been this long. Maybe its becuase I have had such a good time listening to him and getting to know everything about Elton that makes him well, Elton. And to tell you the truth, I dont even have all of his albums yet. Its funny. I remember getting that fist greatest hits tape at the mall and not having one idea of who he could be and the look on my moms face when she heard me say "who's that?" But I soon figured out after I have been listening to his music for a while that he is from another time.From decades ago. I didnt know. To me his music was amazing. The first song I had played in my room was Dont let the sun go down on me. Those first few piano notes were enough. I had to know who this guy was. After a few months I had gotten the 1970-2002 greatest hits CD's. Looking at the pictures in the book insert, I didnt know who he was.But he seemed to look unstoppable. Those songs were so different than what iIhad ever heard before. Someone saved my life tonight couldnt have been better. All of the songs touched me so much. And I thought Philadelphia Freedom was the catchiest song ever! And it couldnt get any better, but it did. I had bought Goodbye yellow brick road but didnt listen to it as much but as soon as i had bought Captain Fantastic I figured out that he must have been very big back then. Looking at the picture of him on the piano flying and everything, studying all of the drawing. Hours I would play his music everyday and i'm not exaggerating. But I really started to change when I had got Honky Chateau. So wonderful. I woke up at 2:50 in the morning so I could listen to him because I had so much homework I had no time to just listen to music and I had to listen to him. I turned on Mellow when it occurred to me that, he means alot more than I thought. It was not just about his music anymore. But i still played his albums everyday and I only got worse (or better in my case). But then things started to change in my life.It was getting worse in school. I had a teacher that i did not appeciate so much and after i switched form her class i had not been so alone. I started to loose my best friends. But I still had elton i thought. And that summer was much more enjoyable thanks to him. In seventh grade I had to go to a school that was somewere else not with my friends becuase I had moved. I was alone basically. I had gotten a disease and was very depressed. As low as you can get. And I had pulled away from everything. My friends. My family. My life. The only thing I had was music. Elton. I would sit in my room in the dark listening to him and wondering why my life was this way. Why i couldnt have been born a different time. My family thought(or thinks) I was too obessed with him. And thats the way I am with everything. I do beleive that I get that way but I dont really care becuase Elton isnt something you can just like for a little while than throw away. He meant everthing to me and still does. So, he has helped me though everything. He has always been there. No one else has as long as him. Even if I never really knew him it has felt like I have. Now, it may be because i am a girl and care more about certain things and certain people but I know there are more people out there like me that have known him longer since he first came here in 1970. I wish I was there. I am sometimes.Like when I put in 11-17-70. Right in the audience, cheering him on. But I guess I can only dream huh? Wow, this is really the first time I have said all of these things really. If you have read this, whole thing, I hope you understand how I feel. And if you think i am crazy or something, I'm not. I just care alot. So, I would like to say thankyou Elton. Thankyou for staying with me though everything. You are the only one who has truely helped me. And your the reason why I am probably still here. I will never let you go.

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