Cal's Journal

So here it is, the first of my London reports. :)

This is long and rambly. If only I talked this much in RL! ;D

( St James... )

So the first part of our James weekend was over. It was wonderful to see him singing live again, but I knew that the best part of the weekend was yet to come...and boy was I right!

http://www.jamesmarsters.com/home.html

The Sci-Fi Channel has begun looking for their Harry Dresden in the 2 hour
MOW of The Dresden Files. As many of you know, James brought this book to
life in the audio version. If youd like to see James as the lead in this
MOW and possible series, feel free to contact the following executives on
the project:

Bonnie Hammer (president Sci-Fi Channel)
30 Rockefeller Center
NY, NY 10112

Mark Stern (President Original Programming for Sci-Fi Channel)
100 Universal City Plaza
Bldg. 1440, 14th floor
Universal City, CA 91608

Kevin Beggs (Lions Gate Studio)
2700 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monic, CA 90404

Pass it on -

Over the years, James Marsters fans have proven themselves to be among the
most warmhearted and generous folks one could ever know.

Now, the people whose lives have been disrupted by Hurricane Katrina need our
help.

The U.S. government is estimating that this may be the costliest cleanup in
U.S. history. But, of course, there's no way to put a price tag on the cost in
human lives and suffering.

What we're asking is that James Marsters fans ban together to help raise
funds for the relief effort.

A temporary Yahoo group at

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/jm_katrina/

has been set up to coordinate efforts. This is an open group. There are no
membership requirements to view the board.

If you are a Yahoo list owner or a board moderator and would like to help
coordinate things for the group, just email me and I'll add your name as a
moderator to this list.

Basically, we want to provide information to people interested in making
their own individual monetary donations to their charity of choice.

We also want to encourage fund-raisers. The Bloody Awful Poet Society and
Support Spike will be holding some eBay auctions to help bring in money. 100
percent of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross in honor of
James Marsters.

If you are a member of a JM/Spike group and would like to organize a
fund-raiser on your board, please tell us about it on the new Yahoo list.

As the Red Cross is saying, no amount is too small for a donation. Please
help.

And please repost this throughout the fandom -- email groups, boards, LJs.

Thank you.

Alane
alanesue(at)aol.com
Bloody Awful Poet Society Listowner

I'm sure everyone has seen it by now, but a Smallville promo has been released, featuring James.

( Smallville Promo )

James is looking good!

If anyone on my flist could make me an icon from the promo pic, I'd be eternally grateul. :)

Now all I need is an airing date for Smallville Season 5 in the UK. *sigh*

Happy 43rd Birthday, James!

I hope you have a wonderful day! Wishing you all the happiness in the world, today and always.

Can't wait to see you again in October. :D

My tickets arrived this morning. It appears that the box office have screwed up. I got the front row seats I ordered for the matinee performance (in the wheelchair seats), but row C, centre for the evening. I have to admit to being a little disappointed. Now, if I'd been told when I booked them that I had third row, centre, I would have been over the moon. Third row in The Mermaid, to my understanding, are excellent seats. But I was told I had front row when I booked, so I can't help but be a little disappointed.

Anyone else had this problem?

I don't suppose I can really complain. I've still got front row for the matinee performance. But when you pay £75+ for a ticket, you expect to get what you ordered.

I got back from Coventry a couple of hours ago.

Tonight was absolutely amazing! I had the best time of my life. James was in fine form and his voice sounded even better than I thought it would. He looked very happy and relaxed. I met some wonderful people, but best of all I met James himself.

Not only did I meet him, but I got a hug, a kiss AND he held my hand. We were all led out row by row, and James was waiting for us at the end of the bar. I was so nervous! I'm extremely shy, and I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to think of anything to say to him. But when it came to my turn my fears just melted away. He has such a warmth about him, that you can't help but feel relaxed. We looked at each other, said hi and then he kissed me on the lips. It all happened so quickly that I didn't even have time to think about the fact that James Marsters had just kissed me! Then he hugged me. I can't even begin to describe how it felt to have his arms around me. All I can say is that it was one of the best hugs I've ever had. So warm. *sigh* I told him that it was lovely to meet him and that I loved him his work. He told me it was lovely to meet me, too. All of this was while he was still hugging me.

I told him that the show was amazing. He said "That's so good to hear. Seriously, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to do this." He said more, but I'm having trouble remembering exactly what he said. I was just so aware of the fact that he was holding my hand, and that I was looking into his eyes. I had my other hand on his back. I could feel the soft leather of his jacket. As I turned to leave, he was still holding my hand. Then he gave it a squeeze, and let go as I walked away. His hand was so warm and soft, I can still feel it now.

It was an amazing experience and one I will never forget. James really does make you feel like you're the only woman in the world. :)

spikesdeb, it was so good to meet you and Lou. I felt like I'd known you both forever. We'll have to do this again some time! *g*