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Originally appeared in APeX Attack #6 (April 2000)
What’s it Like to be Gene’s Sister?
My first APeX experience
By Elaine Monterasatelli
The most unfortunate thing about being 5 years younger than
my brother Gene David is that the year that he and Brad got APeX
off the ground, I headed off to Chicago to attend college. Between
the hectic schedule that Gene and Brad have and myself trying
to obtain an undergraduate degree before the year 2020, I was
never able to see them perform until recently. Yes, I realize
that it is hard to believe, that Gene’s own sister was one
of the few Christian youths in this country that had not seen
APeX perform. The few times that they had been in my area, it
was always too far or I had either have a final or midterm the
day of their show. But don’t worry I had heard all the
stories: performing for audiences as large as 30,000, kids asking
for autographs, performing at the Papal Visit, girls with pictures
of Gene and Brad on their walls at home, traveling around the
country all the time. This all seemed so weird to me; I mean
this was Gene and Brad we’re talking about! Yet they seemed
to be living like Rock Stars! Finally, in February of this year,
APeX came to the Chicagoland area and I was actually free to
see them. I was so excited to finally get to see what my brother
and Brad has been dedicating their heart and souls to for the
past 3 years. I took a few of my friends and went to see the
show. I was blown away. Now don’t get me wrong, I have
always been so very proud of my brother and knew he was destined
to save the world, but I never knew those feelings could possibly
grow any stronger until saw him and Brad take the stage. Not
only was I moved as his sister, but as a Christian as well.
Gene and Brad were offering to these kids in the church that
night so much love and understanding it was truly powerful, but
what took place after the show is what I can’t seem to get
over!
Gene and Brad asked me to sell their tee shirts for them so that
they could talk to people after the show. While standing behind
the table of shirts, the kids started firing questions at me.
“Do you work with them?” “Do you get to travel
with them all the time?” “What other stuff do you
do for them?” Once I explained to them that I was just
Gene’s sister and that they were staying with me and he
had asked me to help them out, that’s when the kids got
real interested. “What’s it like to be Gene’s
sister?” I kept hearing this one question over and over.
It was then that I looked over and saw kids actually getting
Gene and Brad’s autograph (not that there is anything wrong
with that). I even saw a couple adults asking, too! That was
when I really started to get freaked out. I love my brother
to death. He is one of my favorite people, but I just don’t
understand it. Why would they want his autograph? To me he
is just a big old dork from Wyoming. I still remember him when
he was in sixth grade he would put his clothes on before he went
to bed so he wouldn’t have to deal with it in the morning.
Or him getting up early as a senior in high school so he could
watch Danger Mouse (a wonderful British cartoon) before he went
school. The same guy who honestly believed and taught me that
WWF Wrestling and Roller Derby were the true American pastime
sports was now surrounded by kids wanting his autograph. It
was just too much! I love and understand that kids feel a connection
with Gene and Brad, but I watched them both grow up so I guess
I have a different perspective of these two guys. I guess being
his little sister I just don’t get it and I probably never
will. I have a feeling that my other brother, Greer, would agree
with me that deep down, Gene is a big dork. But he is my brother
and that is what I love the most about him. And trust me on
this, Greer would be the first to agree with me! I guess this
is something that I am just going to have to get use to, my brother
the Rock Star. |