The Internet is an amazing thing. This week it connected me with the fan who Justin Timberlake took a selfie with at his December 3, Dallas show. How? Avery Liardon found me on YouTube.

After the concert, I was slow to videos to my YouTube channel, but I managed to upload one of JT singing Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel.' It was a moment in the concert where he had gone to the other side of the stadium on his moving bridge, and walked down to the tequila bar section and played acoustic guitar.

On Tuesday, I discovered that someone had commented on the video stating that she had been in the tequila bar section where the bridge docked, and wondering if I had a video of the moment when he took a selfie with fan, because she was that fan.

I looked through my videos of that night, and sure enough I had it! I emailed her back and through our correspondence I learned that Avery is 15 years old, a sophomore at Lake Travis High School in Austin, and this was her third time to see JT in concert.

"I can remember listening to the Justified album with my mom on the way to kindergarten. This was our third time ever seeing Justin, all on his most recent tour the for The 20/20 Experience," Avery told me.

Avery said that she had sat in the same section once before, but didn't think about the selfie idea until that night.

Photo Provided by Avery Liardon
Photo Provided by Avery Liardon
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"I turned my phone on front camera, and faced it towards him as he walked by, hoping he would get the gesture. He obviously did, and I couldn’t believe a single second of it. I got chills seeing him perform, but actually speaking to him and making eye contact was almost too much to comprehend."

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Afterwards other fans were hugging her and some sent her their photos to commemorate the moment.

"After the iconic moment ran its course, I was overwhelmed with “oh my God” and hugs from strangers and newly-made concert friends," she shared.

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Not long after JT took a selfie with Avery, he performed her favorite song, 'What Goes Around Comes Around.'

"It is my favorite song in general, and hearing it shortly after getting my selfie made it so much better. Knowing that was my last time seeing him sing it until next tour, it was bittersweet, but it still ranked as the second best part of the night."

Avery has had the opportunity to see JT in the Bay Area, and has loved the experience each time sharing it with her mom, Amy.

"I am so incredibly thankful for Justin and his music, and I am more than happy to have shared this moment it with my mom and to end 2014 in the most perfect way :)" Avery said.

 

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