Hard to believe you were ever a rookie JaiDee, just goes to show we all started somewhere. What you say about being star struck is interesting. I would say there are 3 types of first encounters.
1 Is the one you describe here about seeing a superstar. A guy follows her on the net, gets a bit of a thing going for her, and finally takes the flight to Los and there she is, the woman of his fantasies in the flesh so to speak and more importantly obtainable.
2 Second is your earlier encounter with the post op, where a guy sleeps with an LB without knowing, and is more aroused and curious when he finds out rather than being disgusted. He cannot get the thought out of his head and needs to experiment more, I have heard this tale many times.
3 Are guys like myself who are into transexuals, but are not looking for the "superstars" or famous LBs when we arrive as such. I just knew when I got to Los I wanted to get a piece of LB action. This type of guy is hard to find these days with so much exposure on the net, but back in early 2000s there were a lot more I would guess.