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Post by Ditto on Jan 24, 2005 10:48:09 GMT
Ladyhawke's got our tickets I think. At least I hope she has. I'd rather he just did a straightforward convention and then at least we'd know where we are. Or I would. I'm finding this touring England thing very confusing, I'd rather he stay in one place and we all flock there. Somebody tell him at the Q&A also somebody ask him to be on next years UK Celebrity Big Bro so we can see him 24/7. ;D
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Post by Pixie on Jan 24, 2005 10:50:09 GMT
Well, at least we get to see him live! And over a period of a week - has to be of the good.
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Post by Ditto on Jan 24, 2005 16:04:27 GMT
But he's gonna be haring about the country, we're gonna be haring about the country; crazy! Like something off Benny Hill. ;D
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Post by Pixie on Jan 25, 2005 15:53:21 GMT
's gonna be fun. Have posted my cheque today! ;D
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Post by nightnurse on Jan 31, 2005 10:43:59 GMT
I'm miffed.....checked my statement and the money for my tickets hasn't been taken out yet....and I phoned on the 20th Jan I've e-mailed to ask what the buggery is going on
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Post by DeeDee on Feb 1, 2005 11:12:09 GMT
But he's gonna be haring about the country, we're gonna be haring about the country; crazy! Like something off Benny Hill. ;D Heh heh I can hear the Benny Hill music now ;D
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 11:00:16 GMT
This is kinda Collectormania as well, but here's my LJ stuff for those as aren't on there... or can't be bothered!
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Post by PokerKitten on May 2, 2005 11:50:44 GMT
Just wanted to thank Mr Teebee for him gettign me there and back, and being such a good leg lifter And Pix for pushing me around when she was already weary from the gruelling tour schedule, lol The fuss made by certain people (one in particular) at the evening thing was unseemly IMO and not in character with the spirit of the tour so far. Okay, maybe the organisers of this particular even had stuffed up a little with the seating but they were doing their best in difficult circumstances. And there was absolutely NO NEED to abuse audience members for being a row or two ahead of 'them'. Petulant and spoilt isn't in it. There's no point in taking out your own perceived disappointments on innocent parties and spoiling their enjoyment too, so I couldn't stop myself mentioning it, even though you know I don't get into fandom rows and kerfuffles on this board. A lot of folks were disappointed too at not being able to get an auto with James at the Collectormania event itself. Just too many people wanting to see him. Maybe some of you will have better luck today (Monday). As for the evening Q&A, I don't think there's much very new to say. Great to hear that Joss has been in touch with James in the past few weeks to ask if he is still up for a Spike movie - keep that momentum going! And the insights into the state of his bedroom at home were cute ;D (cluttered up with boxes and stuff but with his lovely bed at its heart). Oh, and sleeping naked (all the best people do that, of course, says I! ;D). And the attraction of going commando - with just that little bit of denim between him and um, us. Lol. Oh yeah, and what has gotten into our DeeDee on this tour?! She's one feisty broad ;D Even insisted on unwrapping James' lollipop for him (some of us do think the spitting thing is sexy though James, lol!).
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 11:55:52 GMT
lol... yeah, some of those peeps did go a bit far and it did nearly spoil things a bit, it's a shame when people go off the deep end. Eventually, though, I did quite enjoy it, once everything had settled down. LOL, the bed thing was cute. Sounds like me after a tour or holiday I never unpack straight away... if at all... I didn't mind wheeling you around, PK! I quite enjoyed it, actually!
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Post by PokerKitten on May 2, 2005 12:12:04 GMT
Next time, I'll have the stick of doom to hand to smack people's legs when they don't get out of the way!
*exterminate, exterminate*
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 12:14:20 GMT
Ooh, yeah, I forgot to mention that... hehe, random daleks in the shopping centre... ;D
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Post by nightnurse on May 2, 2005 12:19:14 GMT
LOL...Bendy's lovely little boy was chased by a Dalek, and when he threatened to kick it in the shins , it said 'I haven't got shins' LMAO ;D Mr Twistie, got a pic of a Dalek having a crafty smoke ;D
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 12:22:20 GMT
Smoking daleks! lol! That sounds weirdly funny... Aw, Bendy's littl'un was soooo cute! I hate children, usually, but when they do cute stuff I go all melty!
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Post by PokerKitten on May 2, 2005 13:42:46 GMT
Reposted with permission from Wendy at BAPS:
Collectermania at Milton Keynes reminded me of why I like to go to conventions so much. It was like a bear garden folks, too crowded, too noisy, and too warm.
I didn’t bother with queuing for autographs because I’ve had my fill of queuing for one week. I did see ASH, Jolene Blalock, Nichelle Nicholls, and Alexis. Oh yes, and the top of a certain other party’s head.
However, there were some actors who had no queues at all. You just walked up and talked to them. These were mainly vintage Dr Who people so I got autographs from Sylvester McCoy, Wendy Padbury (who I always liked because we have the same name!), Lalla Ward and the hot black actor who plays Rose’s boyfriend in the new series. His name is Noel Clark and he was really sweet and posed for a photo with me.
Then I went back to the Stadium which was about a mile away to look for a queue. I guess I was getting withdrawal symptoms from not having had to stand in line for anything since yesterday.
I found Helen at last, yippee I found my friend, so we queued together and enjoyed some people watching which is always amusing.
Inside, it was the worst venue I have ever been in for a Q&As. Helen and I had seats fairly near the front but as the room was narrow, only fifteen seats across and the back was so far away you could hardly see it, those people sitting back there would have seen absolutely nothing. A long narrow room for a talk as popular as the James Marsters one was one of the worst examples of mis-management I have ever see. I suspect there will be many complaints about it.
James’ Q&As. I don’t take transcripts so I will attempt to highlight some of the best points. A great number of the questions were all the old favourites and it always surprises me how little some people actually know about James. I will not repeat those here.
Oh yes, at the beginning Steve Himber came on to thank everyone who had supported the tour. In the last week, the JMLive website had received a quarter of a million hits. (much clapping) . James writes all the messages himself. He doesn’t actually type them Steve said because he can’t use a computer but everything is in James’s own words. (More cheering).
James came on and apologised for not personalising autographs. He had to pace himself with the signings. He had a broken hand once and he told the story of how he had had a row with a stone floor at a rehearsal. This story was reported at Halloween.
(Please note that I have summarised James’ words. I make no claims to having got everything down.)
Q. Is there going to be a Spike movie? JM .Hopefully. I talked to Joss two weeks ago and he asked me if I was still up for it. I would love to do it but we’re on a clock. I’m a middle-aged man and in 5 years I will be (thinks) I will be 48. Vampires can’t age so it must be done soon. Spike needs to have something to aim for, to win the girl, lose the girl, something like that.
Q Did you prefer working on Buffy or on Angel? JM Buffy was a better experience. The writing was better.
Q. Would you like to do an RSC season here? JM Oh yes. That was the Holy Grail for actors. But Shakespeare is easy, Becket is much harder. With Shakespeare you just have to stand up, say the lines and get the hell off the stage. But I have family commitments for 10 years. After that, if they want me, who knows?
Q. What was the worst thing to happen on this tour? JM. I broke my G string. (Audience screams with laughter) My E string, I broke my E string. (James doubles up laughing.) A new string takes about 12 hours to settle down and it was 3 in the afternoon (Friday.) This guy said a hair dryer would do the trick so he took the guitar and found a pub where there was a dryer in the men’s room. It worked but we had to keep people waiting. (Helen and Wendy remark in unison, Yes us!!)
Q (from a very small girl) How does Spike turn into a monster? JM (not hearing) How does Spike turn from Buffy to Drusilla?
Audience. NO! How does Spike turn into a monster??
Little girl runs up the hall to her James who gets down on the floor to explain about the makeup and how long it took.
Q What was your first car? JM. I was a punk and I had no time for cars. I had a bike. I got around faster on my bike. My first car was a wedding present (says make I did not catch - Wendy). We left on honeymoon to drive back to Chicago where we lived and it was freezing. My wife had told me to put in anti-freeze but I didn’t (pulls face). It broke down of course.
Q I am French Canadian. Why don’t you ever come to Canada? What about your Canadian fans? JM I do go to Canada. I work in Canada. I love Canada. In fact I go to Vancouver often.
At this point Steve Himber comes out to remind James he will be in Toronto at the end of August. Audience roars in laughter and James covers his face.
Then a question I didn’t quite catch. James replied that there was more ground for characters in Angel. Spike didn’t give crap for the characters in Buffy with the exception of Buffy and Dawn. But Spike had raped the main character. (so he still has issues over the AR – Wendy)
Q What was your first job? JM Professionally? My first job was at the Goodman. In the Tempest There was a change in the casting and I got to play Ferdinand. (James then relates at length the whole story of the Tempest and the naked bit etc. – Wendy)
Q. What is your favourite part of a woman? JM (with no hesitation) The woman.
Q. What is your bedroom like? JM. There are no pictures of me in it. It’s mainly full of boxes because I travel so much. The bed is like a temple in the middle of it. I just crawl in.
Q. Would you sing something for us? JM. I’d love too. Yes I would. They took my guitar from me last night and now I’m ready to have a go again. Does anyone have a guitar. If someone can find me a guitar…..
Q. Did you get any injuries while on Buffy? JM. Yes I have an arthritic spine. It was Joss’s idea to work over a stone floor. That caused some problems. It can really hurt when I first get out of bed.
Q. If you could be a toy, what would it be? JM A dildo. (Audience laughs) Yes, which everyone knows is a stuffed animal.
Q If you had a special dinner party and could invite anyone, who would it be? JM. Stalin. Boy does he need to be questioned. Winston Churchill. George Lucas.
Q. What has really embarrassed you? JM. Having to work naked on Buffy. Sarah is a sweet girl but she made fun of me. Everyone poked fun at me, 17 hours a day. I never used to mind going naked but now, no way. When they scream to me to get my shirt off, I want to hide.
Q. Who would you most like to work with again. JM. Alexis. He is just so good. Much better than me.
Q. When did you lose your virginity? Audience howls JM. At 13, with a lesbian couple.
Q. What do you think of programs like American Idol? JM. I’ve never watched it. If I think something is really popular, I tend not to bother to watch it. That’s the way I am.
Q. You said you had some material ready for your next album. Will that include more Blues stuff? JM. Yes, that looks to be the way it’s going.
That was the end. James waved and thanked everyone and left. They took him to the back of the room so that the people there could actually see him.
There was to be a auction of a thing that I can barely describe. It was a sort of Spike puppet with a small body and a huge nodding head. It was gross, utterly awful and while I usually find it hard to resist an auction of any sort, this time I was in no way tempted. I don’t think anyone else was interested either.
<snip> Wendy, signing off
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Post by PokerKitten on May 2, 2005 15:55:08 GMT
BuffyPurple's pics from Collectormania at Marsters DailyOh, and I have fleshed out my report at my LJ
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Post by twistedspike on May 2, 2005 20:14:59 GMT
Hmmm James' talk and Collectormania. James' talk was great as usual he was in fine form. The place they chose though was absolutely crap and I couldn't even see him from where I was The taking of pics was almost impossible so when Wil puts then up I'm afraid there's not gonna be many from this event. I'm still sulking because of not being able to get James' autograph. We arrived there early about 8.50am but because of the mix up of which door to go through didn't get early enough tickets. Our ticket numbers were in the 1300s and as everyone now knows he only signed up to about 900 and I seriously don't blame him because it must have been tough on his hand. If people had stuck to perhaps only one auto each he might have done more numbers but this wasn't to be. Anyway I just want to tell you about Mr Twisties encounter with James......cheeky beggar that he is. First some back story because at the time we were the only peeps with tickets to see James. Pixie, NN and Pluto gave us gifts to pass on when we saw him. It soon became obvious though that we weren't gonna see him so we gave Pix and NN there gifts back. We didn't see Pluto though so I still had hers. We then went onto James' talk and took Plutos present with us incase we bumped into her. When we realised James was accepting gifts during the talk which btw he never has done before. We frantically looked around for Pluto so she could give the present to him herself. As luck happens we didn't see her and I was getting frantic that she would miss this opportunity. Anyway at the end of the talk they asked James to come out at the back of the hall so some peeps could get James' photo. We dutifully sent Mr T off with the trusted camera to get some pics. He came back a few minutes later and had been about a foot away from James....lucky sod......and managed to get a couple of pics. He came back to his seat after James had left and had gone into a back room somewhere. I was still clutching Plutos gift and searching the crowd for her. Mr T said " Go and give the gift to James" and I'm shaking my head saying " No it's too late now. he's gone". He then proceeded to take the gift and head of in search of James. Apparently he went into the back and knocked on the door where James was staying A security guard opened the door and was gonna tell Mr T to leave, but he held up the gift and James seeing it came forward and took the bag from hubby and said " Thanks, Man ". Mr T then just nodded and walked away. When he came back and told us we both couldn't believe the nerve of him and wished we could have been as cheeky LOL. His only comment when he came back was he's very thin isn't he. His face is really thin Some people * sigh *.
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 20:17:32 GMT
Well done Mr. Twistie! ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on May 2, 2005 20:24:49 GMT
Lol, that's terrific! Well done Mr Twistie. James was holed up within spitting distance of the disabled toilet, lol. We weren't perceived as a security risk, fortunately ;D
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Post by Pixie on May 2, 2005 20:30:18 GMT
lol... I was trying to look studiously anywhere but through the door... couldn't help taking one or two little peeps, though! Man, that guy is sooo beautiful... *please excuse fangirly moment, I was good at the time, so I feel it's perfectly fine to swoon now!* lol
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Post by twistedspike on May 2, 2005 20:31:47 GMT
Just shows he's not a James fan ;D we just wouldn't have had the nerve LOL.
This room was near the back. He was doing his press thingy in there whatever it was. I asked him if he saw a certain lady in there and he said no. There was a man with a camera, the security guard, someone watching the hockey, Steve and James. ;D
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