How I Met John Corbett

Me and two other girls from the hostel went to Point Pleasant park in Halifax this afternoon. They went for a nap, while I busked. I had just pulled out my trombone when a man walking past said “No way, are you going to play that?”

I knew that voice. I looked up. I knew that face. It was John Corbett aka Aiden from 'Sex and the City' aka the music teacher from 'Raise Your Voice' aka the guy from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' aka the sexiest man ever.

“Who plays a horn in a park?” he asked
I tried to breathe. Say something clever.
“Who doesn’t play a horn in the park” I said stupidly. Damn.
“Are you going to play a song?”
“Sure”

I don’t think I’ve ever been so nervous to play ‘Oh When The Saints’. I played it 4 times through and he stayed for the whole song.

“You play a mean horn. Do you take it with you wherever you go?’
“Kind of. I’m travelling around Atlantic Canada at the moment and this is funding my trip”
“You know there’s a massive buskers festival at the waterfront right now”
“Yeah, I was there yesterday. I just thought I’d come to the park today.”

He put $5 in my case.

"Well there's a beer..."

Yeah, I now have a $5 note that John Corbett touched, that I will never spend.

“How long are you going to play for?” he asked
“Not too long, I’m just waiting for my friends; they’re taking a nap”
“OK. So I’ll see you in a bit”

I played another song as he walked away, then gained enough composure to message the girls.
They came to my spot soon after.

“Oh my gosh we saw him! It’s really him”
“We walked past him. He was sitting on a bench.”
“He’s soooooooo hot. Agh!!!”

The 3 of us had turned into giggling school girls. Obviously we would wait for him to come back.

After a while I decided to buy a bottle of water from a nearby ice cream stand. The woman in front of me was taking forever. I turned to see John Corbett in the distance, walking towards where I’d left my trombone.

“I’ll get one strawberry and one…. Hmmmm… what do you think is better, the butterscotch ripple or the butter pecan?”
Oh my god. She was trying to kill me. I just wanted a bottle of water. I paced back and forth trying to hurry her. Should I abandon the water idea? Then I’d come back empty handed, that might be weird. I decided to wait for the water.
“I think I’ll get a hot dog as well…” the lady continued.
I got served after what seemed like an eternity but was probably only 30 seconds.
“Keep the change” I muttered after getting my water.

I turned. He was close. Too close. I was going to have to run to get back to my case before he did. I didn’t care, I wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.

I casually, or as casually as I could, ran back to my case. I got there just in the nick of time. He nodded as he came towards me.
“Hi” I said
“Hey, how about you play something and I’ll do a funny walk”
“OK” I racked my brain, trying to think of something I could play and not screw up. ‘I Got Rhythm” seemed like a good option.

He did a funny walk/dance thing as he passed. He turned around and blew me a kiss. Katrina and Phoebe were still giggling on the bench behind me. We have been talking about it ever since.