Throughout the years, I was able to call or email Chris and ask for a new interview or run a contest for fans to hang out with him for the day and he would be down for it all. That’s the kind of person he was. He loved his fans. He appreciated all of the support from them and the media and he treated everyone like they were his family.
In early 2004, I actually began doing publicity work for Chris running his mailing list, setting up interviews, and putting together meet & greets. I was new to public relations at the time and I remember standing next to Chris at a telethon he was performing at. They gave us our credentials and mine said “publicist”. Chris was just as excited to see that title under my name as I was.
That’s another thing about Chris … He was supportive in other people’s successes. He didn’t like egos or celebrity attitudes. Even years later, when I was helping with a charity event for Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys at the 40/40 Club and brought Chris Trousdale and Anna Sundstrand as my guests. There we were rubbing elbows and smoking cigars, but Chris treated everyone equally. From Howie, to the bartender, to the fans at the event.