圖中：1997 都柏林 Steven Gately 和Michael Jackson
Stephen Gately 曾是著名的愛爾蘭流行樂隊Boyzone 的成員（Sara: 多年前，他們也曾是我很喜歡的一個boyband :P）。1997年，當時剛滿21歲的Stephen 終於夢想成真，在都柏林RDS運動館的後臺，見到了他心中的偶像Michael Jackson.
按計劃1997年7月，歷史巡演中的MJ 會在都柏林開一場演唱會，當時門票早已被搶購一空了。所以當Stephen得知Boyzone 樂隊經理Louis Walsh為他搞到了演唱會的VIP 票時，他的確是欣喜若狂了。他們倆一起在後臺附近觀看了全場演出，當時他們的位置與MJ家人坐的地方很近。Stephen 還趁機與MJ 的母親Katherine 拍了張合影。 當然，最讓Stephen激動不已的還是與長期以來被他視作偶像和創作上的榜樣的MJ 的見面。
當時他們還一起拍了這張合影
——照片中Stephen 的喜悅溢於言表，MJ 則一直微笑著望著鏡頭（Sara: 我猜當時MJ 可能對Stephen 是何許人也，還沒多少概念吧？會不會只當是他fans 中的一個？！其實那時Boyzone 在歐洲和亞洲已經很火了，不過可能他們在美國還沒太大影響，因為美國當時也有他們自己人氣超高的的boyband——Backstreet Boys，哈哈哈。。。）
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++後記：
Sara: 2009年在MJ 離世後，Stephen Gately 曾在twitter 上表示悲痛和哀悼，並向MJ的孩子和家人表示慰問。沒料到幾個月後（即2009年10月），他自己則在國外度假期間突然因病意外死亡，當時年僅33歲。
The night tragic Stephen Gately met his pop idol Michael Jackson
Tragic pop star Stephen Gately fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams when he met his idol, Michael Jackson.
As this exclusive picture reveals, the late Boyzone singer came face to face with the superstar in 1997.
Fans of the high-profile singers were left stunned when both men died just four months apart in 2009.
Stephen, who died last October from natural causes at the age of 33, was just 21 when he met Jackson backstage at Dublin 's RDS.
The Thriller singer was in town for a sell-out gig at the Southside venue as part of his HIStory tour on July 19, 1997. At the time delighted boyband singer Stephen expressed his joy when manager Louis Walsh managed to score VIP tickets to the gig.
The pair watched the concert backstage close to where Michael's own family were situated, with Jackson 's mother Katherine also posing for a picture with the young Dubliner.
However it was the meeting with his long-time inspiration Michael Jackson that really left Stephen on a high. Posing proudly here alongside his idol, Stephen looks the picture of happiness as he and Jackson smile for the cameras.
As this exclusive picture reveals, the late Boyzone singer came face to face with the superstar in 1997.
Fans of the high-profile singers were left stunned when both men died just four months apart in 2009.
Stephen, who died last October from natural causes at the age of 33, was just 21 when he met Jackson backstage at Dublin 's RDS.
The Thriller singer was in town for a sell-out gig at the Southside venue as part of his HIStory tour on July 19, 1997. At the time delighted boyband singer Stephen expressed his joy when manager Louis Walsh managed to score VIP tickets to the gig.
The pair watched the concert backstage close to where Michael's own family were situated, with Jackson 's mother Katherine also posing for a picture with the young Dubliner.
However it was the meeting with his long-time inspiration Michael Jackson that really left Stephen on a high. Posing proudly here alongside his idol, Stephen looks the picture of happiness as he and Jackson smile for the cameras.
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