Gleek of the Week

My gleekness paid off! I can't believe I was GOTW!!!! It was a couple of weeks ago for the Born This Way episode but I'm still getting props from friends about it =).

I have been a fan of glee from the beginning. How could you not like glee? I bought the first episode from walmart, and mailed my coupon for a free shirt, and must have seen that several times and got the chills every time they performed Don't Stop Believin'. I couldn't believe that we had to wait a few months for the second episode, especially since there was a preview on the disc.

I was hooked! I got my family and friends to watch the show and even turned non believers into gleeks. I started a scrapbook and collected any photo/article relating to glee. I always promoted and shared glee info on social networks and word of mouth. I even joined twitter just to follow the glee cast. Once the first season continued in the fall of 2009, I was even more obsessed! Christmas time was great with the CDs & DVD coming out. I had just bought a car and I've always wanted a personalized license plate, so when it came down to picking one, I chose: GLEEK * (with the Rachel Berry star at the end).

Last August I tweeted to Fox to pick me as Gleek of the Week and tried again but wasn't successful. I could just imagine all the people that were tweeting to get picked. It was really hard trying to write, in limited characters, why you should be picked, so this year, when they mentioned, via facebook, that you could email (gleekoftheweek@gmail.com) them explaining why you should be picked as GOTW, I jumped on it. I emailed them and included a picture of my license plate but got no response. A couple of weeks later I forwarded the email with a note saying that I've tried a few times before and was sending the same gleeky info. Later on I got an email saying I was a finalist!!!

I had to sign a release form and set my default photo to a solo picture of myself. I didn't tell anybody because I didn't want to jinx it. I received an email the day before saying that my info was received and I would be hearing from them the following day. I checked my email on Tuesday and there was no word. I was a little sad but still hoped I got picked. At least I was getting a mega 90min glee episode to watch with my family.

When the episode ended and they showed the gleek of the week, my family and I screamed!! I was just as surprised as they were =-}. I checked my email and I was informed a couple of hours after I stopped checking my inbox. I also wanted to give a shout out to my fox correspondence, Cait Hood, whom was very sweet via email.

People had been asking what it was that I said to become GOTW, so below is the email I sent:
Ok, I just totally have to win the GLEEK OF THE WEEK! I've tried before on twitter but wasn't successful =(. I saw this post on facebook and wanted to email because I'd be able to share more reasons why here, than a tweet (limited characters).

My license plate says: GLEEK * (and we all know what the star stands for). picture: http://twitpic.com/1e4vqc

First off, I'm so OBSESSED! I've seen every episode, have the DVDs and have all the CDs, including Vol. 5 - that I just bought. Glee is so AMAZING! The show, the music, the characters, the story lines, the choreography, and anything else I've missed. I get the chills whenever I hear the songs. I have the glee iphone app (stereostef) and I share my songs on facebook. I'm always promoting glee and sharing info. I saw GLEE LIVE last year and plan to again this year, if I can afford it. One of my favorite tweets is, "Will Work 4 GLEE." I went to last year's paleyfest glee panel and I'll be going again next week.

Now they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, here are over a hundred pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stereostef/collections/72157624189316127/(My gleek (related) photo collection on flickr)

Check out my GLEE YouTube vids:
Hanging out at McKinley High on 4/22/2010
Glee Season Finale Party on 6/8/2010
Claire's GLEE Pop-Up Shop on 9/20/2010
Glee Season 2 Premiere Party at Claire's on 9/21/2010

I made the whole glee cast necklaces but I haven't had the honor of giving them to the cast because everybody is GLEE CRAZY! I did give Lea, Ryan & Jane theirs though =).

My name is STEPHANIE CHAVEZ and you can find me by StereoStef via the internet.

I really really really hope to get picked.

GLEE ROCKS MY WORLD!!!!!

ps: I am the biggest gleek, according to my family & friends but i would love for somebody else to notice. thanks,stefFor all the gleeks out there that want to be GOTW........DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
BECAUSE WE MUST!

Gaga 4 GLEE

Tonight's the night! I wish glee episodes were BORN THIS WAY - 90mins. A lot of people weren't too excited about last week's episode but I'm sure they'll be over it after watching an hour and a half of McKinley's finest.

Angelenos, don't forget to watch GLEE at downtown's coolest gleek-spot, First & Hope, for their weekly glee viewing party with fellow gleeks.

Below photo, taken from FOX, is what we'll get to see on tonight's episode. Can you say, "Barbara Streisand?" Sweet thing is that I was at the mall when this was being filmed =D.

Okay, this is glee related; I'm a fan of Bridget McManus, whom is beyond awesome, and in her recent Afternoon Delight, she gleeks it up - lez style.

Let's Go to the Mall GLEEKS

I knew that gleek filmed a couple of times at the Eagle Rock Plaza, so when I heard a rumor that they were filming there this week, I had to go and take a look. I drove out there with two friends, Liz & Rich, and when we got there, I saw the sign - WMHS (William McKinley High School). Bingo! We parked and went inside.

We get to the area and people were hanging around watching a crowd dance. I saw 2 takes of that and then they took a break.


I asked a crew member how long they were going to film and he said all day. They were breaking for lunch. We hung around for a bit and the crew was very nice.

The glee cast was also nice, too bad I couldn't say the same for their security. Luckily my friend was able to score a photo with Mark and Cory. After she was all shaky and nervous that she made me nervous.

After the lunch break, we still hung around at the mall for 7 more hours. Why wouldn't we? GLEE is our favorite show and it's not everyday we get to see it getting filmed.


All the gleeks were at the mall filming except Amber Riley (per twitter - she has been sick) and Dianna Agron (unknown).

SPOILER ALERT: Kurt, Rachel & Puck were at the mall, top of the stairs - unknown dialogue, when Puck runs down the escalator and goes to this jukebox/radio and hits play. Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce filled the air and everybody started dancing, flash mob-esque. Kurt & Rachel head down the escalator with other dancers and join the mob. Everybody is dancing and the other gleeks surprise Rachel by being part of the flash mob.



Ok, so I'm totally going to have "Barbra Streisand" stuck in my head for forever.



It was a flash mob. People all around had their cameras & phones out and I assumed we were able to take pictures. Unfortunately, security went around saying no photography was allowed. Oh well, at least I got these few shots.

I had made presents (necklaces) for the cast and I've had them since last year's paleyfest but it's so difficult to meet them because the fans have gleek-mania. Last year I gave Lea & Ryan theirs at The Egyptian Theatre, Jane's at outfest, Matthew's at this paleyfest, and only succeeded on giving Chris & Mark's theirs at the mall. I need to learn how to be more aggressive.

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LA Tuesdays - GLEEWATCH

L.A. has a gLee viewing party every Tuesday in downtown at First & Hope. I was excited to find out that there was a viewing party for my favorite show and close to home too. I was surprised that more people didn't know about this and I promised to spread the word.

They had "school lunchtrays" for dinner and an awesome drink called, "Loser Slushie." Of course I had to get a couple those.

The Fedora Lounge is a lovely environment for watching glee; great sound system, comfortable seats, complimentary "after school snacks" and glee songs playing during commercial breaks. After the episode, the gleeks hung around to play the new GLEE game.

First & Hope is gleek sheik.