Come Together, Right Now, Over Me

Dear Kris,

I don't know how many times I've seen you and the band perform Come Together (let's just call it "a lot"), and I don't really understand most of the lyrics to that song, but just about every time you sing "Come together, right now, over me" I think to myself, "You know what? We really have."

Initially, we came together as individual fans, most of us never having met each other, but sharing a common appreciation for your music. We each have our own story about when we 'discovered' you, but in the end you had us all hooked.

We came together through Twitter, or KrisTogether or KrisAllenAddicts or FourteenPlums, or another online site to talk about your music, to share links to interviews and videos, to speculate about the music you would make.

We came together to listen to the premiere of "Live Like We're Dying" on Z100 last fall. We were excited for you to release your first song and we were ready to do what we could to support it.

We came together to learn more than we ever thought we'd need to know about how radio works... formats, spins, add dates, you name it. Some of us found that the numbers spoke to our inner math geek, and developed a bit of an obsession with tracking the progress of your songs.

And then something interesting happened. At some point, we really came together.

We came together at your shows.... the holiday shows, shows in the Bahamas, Benton, San Diego, Atlantic City, Conway, and many more, turning those online friendships into real ones.

We came together to enable each other to go to as many shows as possible, offering tickets, transportation, a place to crash. Not only could we experience your music, but we could experience it together. You know all those shows where you keep seeing the same faces over and over again? That was your music and your passion bringing us together.

We came together to donate thousands of dollars for Haiti relief, Heifer International, Blackbird Academy, and more because your spirit of giving back inspired us to do the same.

We came together as somewhat separate groups of fans and formed Little Pawns, because no matter where we got our start following your career, we realize that there's strength in numbers and we can do so much more if we work together.

You're very quick to thank us for our support, but you deserve our thanks. Thank you for your music and your passion for performing. Thank you for being a man we can all admire. Thank you for being so open and real with your fans. Thank you for surrounding yourself with people like Cale, Torres, Andrew, Ryland, Lizzie, Steve, and the rest of your crew, who have treated us so well. But most importantly, thank you for the permanent changes you've made in our lives through the friends and memories this amazing year has brought. We've seen new places, discovered or re-discovered new artists, laughed til we cried, cried til we laughed, learned from each other, and accomplished some pretty amazing things. We came together, over you, and we can't thank you enough. We can't wait to see what the next year will bring.

Love,
Your Fans

P.S. For many of us, your concert at Valparaiso University was our last show, and therefore our last chance to meet up with new friends. When we had the chance for some post-show Karaoke, it only seemed appropriate that this happen:

(audio and picture credits to @subeeDC and @bglbayley)

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Comment by lyndsey_n on October 30, 2010 at 1:04am: Amazing how you've captured it all, right here <3 Speaks perfectly of how we all feel about Kris, and about each other.

Comment by SarahBeth on October 29, 2010 at 7:46pm: This is beautifully written and so true. <3

Comment by Amanda Spencer on October 29, 2010 at 7:14pm: This is awesome! It just rocks. It's beautifully written!

Comment by Annie L on October 29, 2010 at 5:28pm: Great job summarizing what many of us feel, Kathy! It really is true that many of us have come together initally because of Kris through Twitter or one of the other forums, but I know many true friendships have formed and will last forever. Thanks!

Comment by damitman on October 29, 2010 at 2:55pm: This is a beautiful letter and sooo true. We have all met such awesome people this past year because of Kris. Thank you Kris for bringing us all together and thank you Kathy for writing this!!

Comment by Andrew Davis on October 29, 2010 at 1:33pm: Hey Everyone... this is Andy Davis from Music Empowers Foundation. Thank you guys for being such awesome fans of Kris. I did pass along Kathy's wonderful post to Kris and his mom and dad. You heard me talk about Kris so you know how I feel. I will continue to work hard with him to help him achieve his philanthropic goals... I am in for the long haul!

Comment by Rana on October 29, 2010 at 8:40am: Wow Kathy. This is amazing and so true to the heart. It really hit me and amazingly written. Well done!

Comment by Amy H on October 29, 2010 at 7:48am: Thank you, Kathy! This is so amazing and so very true.

Comment by Vincentia on October 29, 2010 at 7:43am: You just wrote down everything we all have in our hearts. Thank you!

Comment by Amanda Mayes on October 29, 2010 at 7:34am: Thank you, Kathy for this excellent letter. It was so great to meet you at the Krieth concert, and it was terrific that I had tickets and that you and Barry needed them. Sorry that I couldn't be in Conway the other night, but I am glad that you got to meet the other fangirls. I have made so many lovely friends because of Kris, and dontating to a great cause just makes me feel good inside. I hope Kris reads your letter.