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Post by Janeway Forever on Oct 15, 2007 22:04:02 GMT -5
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. What about KATE?  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that you met KATE!!!!!!! |
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Post by vanynessa on Oct 17, 2007 9:52:28 GMT -5
You have no idea how much I've been wanting to go to Trek Expo in Tulsa, OK. (OK, so you might.) This year when I heard Robert Picardo was going to be there I was ecstatic! I was able to go and I kept trying to think of something to say to him besides "You're one of my favorite actors." I've met stars before, but none were my favorites and so this was... well, I'm sure you can imagine. For your time's sake, I'm going to try to keep the story short. I finally arrived on Friday evening and started walking around, looking at all the stuff in the booths. I hadn't expected to see him, but I glanced over to my left once and there was Robert Picardo sitting at the autograph table. Mere feet away from me!! I still hadn't thought of what to say, but I figured if I went over there something would come to me. On the other side of him was Ethan Phillips. I sorta wandered around looking at the available pictures to autograph and still couldn't think of anything. I did talk with Ethan Phillips for a bit pretty much because he started it. It was cool. So I didn't talk to him Friday... or Saturday... I finally thought of what to say and how to say it by the time I was arriving for the play "House Calls." (Great play, BTW, you must see it when you get the chance.) When it was over they were staying for autographs and stuff and I decided I should go home since it was so late and I'd be back on Sunday. Guess what sucks? I got there on Sunday afternoon (cuz I had church in the morning and it takes a bit of time to get to the Crowne Plaza) and he had already left by then. I got to meet LaVar Burton and talk with Ethan Phillips a bit more, but I'm going to hate myself for not talking to Robert Picardo until I get my next chance.  You know what I learned this week though? (Besides how important it is to seize the moment.) Actors are people! It sounds silly for me to say that, but you see people on TV and movies and maybe you've idolized them. Then you see them in person and maybe talk to them and they're just people! It almost seems like I didn't meet them because they're just people. Ordinary humans who just happen to have a job that makes more people know who they are. And Ethan Phillips is definitely a great guy. I'm glad I met him. P.S. I'll post pictures as soon as I get the chance. OMG, you went to the Expo and didn't talk to Picardo??? How in the world did you not talk to him; he was there ALL weekend long. I talked to him like 5 times!!!! Once when he signed my poster, once when Ethan showed him my old picture, once at the Q&A when he brought me on stage to try on his hat, once when I asked him my Q&A question, once at the photo op and I asked if we could "do something different", once after the play when I showed him and Ethan the scrapbook pages I made for them and bought his CD, and finally that night at the bar as he was leaving. Oh wait..........that's 7. SEVEN TIMES!!!! How in the heck did you miss him?? Girl, I'm going to have to drag you with me next time. I'LL MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO HIM. When did you go? (I hate I missed ya; I would have loved to have met you. ) Here's the picture video: youtube.com/watch?v=TcLX3NSPKnAHere's him signing right after I talked to him about my favorite movie that he's in, INNERSPACE (I didn't get our conversation on tape): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQT9pZJolI |
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Post by Mara Wildman on Oct 17, 2007 14:36:09 GMT -5
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. What about KATE? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that you met KATE!!!!!!! No, I didn't get to meet Kate. She was pretty much only there for the autographs, photo op, and talking on stage. I didn't get an autograph or photo op, so I didn't get to meet her. |
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Post by Mara Wildman on Oct 17, 2007 14:38:32 GMT -5
OMG, you went to the Expo and didn't talk to Picardo??? How in the world did you not talk to him; he was there ALL weekend long. I talked to him like 5 times!!!! Once when he signed my poster, once when Ethan showed him my old picture, once at the Q&A when he brought me on stage to try on his hat, once when I asked him my Q&A question, once at the photo op and I asked if we could "do something different", once after the play when I showed him and Ethan the scrapbook pages I made for them and bought his CD, and finally that night at the bar as he was leaving. Oh wait..........that's 7. SEVEN TIMES!!!! How in the heck did you miss him?? Girl, I'm going to have to drag you with me next time. I'LL MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO HIM. When did you go? (I hate I missed ya; I would have loved to have met you. ) Here's the picture video: youtube.com/watch?v=TcLX3NSPKnAHere's him signing right after I talked to him about my favorite movie that he's in, INNERSPACE (I didn't get our conversation on tape): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQT9pZJolI I didn't talk to him because I was too nervous. I was at his table a lot so I had the chance many times. I just didn't know what to say and didn't want to sound like a blubbering idiot...  You were one of the girls that went on stage? Were you the one wearing the black-and-white outfit and blue belt or was that the other girl? |
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Post by Janeway Forever on Oct 17, 2007 16:06:37 GMT -5
OMFG!!! If Kate and I were in the same room, there would be NOOOOOOO stopping me. ALL ELSE BE d**nED!!!!!
Mara I must say that you have far better restraint/sanity than I do..
I would have rushed the poor woman.
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Post by vanynessa on Oct 18, 2007 1:17:55 GMT -5
LMAO, she TOTALLY WOULD HAVE rushed Kate!!!
Hey Mara, I was THAT girl.........in the black and white outfit. Go to the convention reports link (top of the main page) to see my picture with those crazy guys......
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Post by Mara Wildman on Oct 18, 2007 6:59:22 GMT -5
haha, that's a great pic! I love it!
there was one time you and I were only about a foot away from each other. you briefly sat almost right in front of me (I forget when). I was dressed like an older Naomi Wildman in a blue uniform (in case you remember). I hope I can post my pix soon. (I don't have the internet at home and i don't often go to wifi hot spots.)
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Post by vanynessa on Oct 18, 2007 7:34:52 GMT -5
OMG, that was you!!! I LOVED your outfit!! That was awesome. Yes you HAVE TO post your picture.
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Post by Janeway Forever on Oct 18, 2007 10:55:30 GMT -5
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Post by DDL on Oct 18, 2007 13:27:42 GMT -5
I want to see a picture of your outfit too, Mara. Sounds great.  |
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Post by vanynessa on Oct 18, 2007 16:05:15 GMT -5
She totally could have been a grown up Naomi !!!! She looked great!
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Post by Mara Wildman on Oct 19, 2007 14:35:30 GMT -5
*smiles*
Thanks!
Scarlett Pomers was actually the main inspiration for me to grow my hair long again. (I'd had it long for a number of years but chopped it off at the end of 8th grade. I started growing it out again when I saw Scarlett's hair on Reba back in the end of 11th grade. I've cut it a few times since then, but 4 years is still a lot of time for hair to grow.)
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Post by Mara Wildman on Nov 2, 2007 15:23:29 GMT -5
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Post by DDL on Nov 3, 2007 12:54:30 GMT -5
Great photos! Looks like you got to see a lot of neat people. |
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Post by Janeway Forever on Nov 3, 2007 12:58:39 GMT -5
Awe, I love your pictures!! And your uniform!!! Those are awesome!!!!!!
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