By Sarah Muller
Madonna. Is. My. Hero.
It almost sounds like a cliché nowadays. (What hasn't the lady done? Who hasn't she influenced?) I've truly admired her work since I was way too young to understand her not-so virginal floor grinding back in the early '80s. I distinctly remember asking my mom, "What's a virgin?" soon after. That didn't go over so well — my mother tried to turn off my MTV! However, given my current job, it's pretty clear that didn't do much good. I was hooked for life — cone halters or cowboy hats, Guy Ritchie or no Guy Ritchie.
The thought of meeting her brings warm and fuzzy images like angels strumming golden harps, rainbows and puppies to my head.
Ever since I joined MTV News back in February, I've been angling for such an encounter. But when I caught wind that Madonna would be attending the premiere of her directorial debut, "Filth and Wisdom," my lobbying kicked into high gear.
Whether the planets were in proper alignment or co-workers just wanted me to shut up, on Monday, I finally got my chance to meet Madonna.
There weren't exactly angels over my shoulder on the red carpet: It was more like photographers screaming at reporters, and cabs honking nearby. (If I had a dollar for every time someone yelled at Billy Bush to move his "fat head" ...) There we were, jammed in between the Associated Press and CNN in a 3-foot-wide steel cage.
Glamorous, huh?
That all changed when the Queen of Pop arrived. The flashbulbs started popping, the red carpet erupted into a fever pitch, guys yelled, "Madonna! Over here! Look this way! MADONNNNNNAAAH!!!"
I felt like screaming, too, because I was so excited! As Madonna glided down the red carpet even closer to our spot in the press line, a publicist told me we would have one question with her. One? Really? There's so much I wanted to say, and so much I wanted to ask. And then she arrived right in front of me.
While it may sound cheesy to some, this meant the world to me. Someday, I hope Madonna and I can meet again — perhaps sometime when I'm not getting my ribs jabbed with camera equipment on a red carpet!
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