My first celebrity crush finally responds!

C. Thomas Howell
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 2/28/11

Address used:
C. Thomas Howell
The Glick Agency
1250 6th Street
Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA

Comments: They say you always remember your first, and in my case, that's very true. C. Thomas Howell was the first celebrity I ever crushed on. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was the first boy I didn't think was icky. I was around 10 at the time, and I thought he was waaay cute in "E.T." and I was all about his Ponyboy in "The Outsiders" (which is still one of my favorite films of all time). By the time I saw "Red Dawn" I was done for. I think I've seen every film he's ever made (including another all-time favorite, "The Hitcher," and yes, I've seen all of the bad films, too), I still have the poster of him that hung on my wall for years as well as the hundreds of teen magazines from the late 80s and early 90s I collected with him in them. I know for a fact that my first fan letter, ever, was written to C. Thomas Howell, when I was in the fifth grade. I told him I loved him and wouldn't mind marrying him and invited him to our house for supper (I'll never forget my mom's reaction to that one). It has taken me probably 25 years to get a response. Don't worry -- I stopped including marriage proposals once I hit high school. But persistence pays off (and I suspect the fact that his career really has gone downhill since the 90s helped a little, too). I am ecstatic at his "Stay gold" inscription on the photo I sent him from "The Outsiders" because it's a shout-out to the film, but I almost fell over when I saw that he'd sent me this incredible movie still from "The Outsiders" as well. Thank you, C. Thomas Howell. You've made this diehard fan very happy and fulfilled a lifelong dream. :)