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Post by Duchess of Lashes on Jan 20, 2006 20:59:52 GMT -5
What a terrific summation of our weekend in New York, Kenina!
Having the opportunity to witness Ron Eldard perform live was an absolute joy and something I never thought would happen; having the opportunity to meet him and talk to him was just an added bonus. I had occasion to utter about the same number of words to him but in uttering those words, it was as if there was no else around - his focus on you is complete, his interest in you and your words whole.
When I think of Ron now, what comes to mind is beautiful soul - it is reflected in his eyes, in his smile, in his demeanor. He is, as I have said before, genuinely warm and unassuming.
As special as it was, as he was, had we not had this opportunity, though, nothing of this weekend would have been lost because of this group of remarkable women. Our common bond of admiration for Ron Eldard, our love for a defunct television show may have been the catalyst that originally brought us together but that is no longer what holds us or will keep it going - that, as we discovered this weekend, is the bond of friendship - it was there before, it's stronger now!
Thanks Barbara Ann, Marsie, Tracy, Becky and Jodie - I had the most remarkable experience and one that I will treasure always!
LongLashes
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Post by kenina on Jan 20, 2006 21:17:05 GMT -5
Kenina, thank you so much for that heartfelt and straightforward account of what was clearly a memorable experience! And how cool are you to ask Ron Eldard a question that elicited not only a response, but a laugh? The pictures are wonderful. Smart guy -- wears a hat in the rain (and at the correct angle -- most men just plonk 'em on their heads). And, if I may make a shallow observation, oh . . . my . . . God, those eyelashes.  I don't know how cool I am...I didn't even tell him my name! I was lucky to *remember* my name.  Seriously, I really wanted to have a conversation, but the weather and the crowd and my own hesitation just kind of prevented it. And that's the only question I could think of to ask...the one I really wanted his take on!! And I know he won't give it in the press, since that's the whole darn point of the play.  And although I honestly didn't even notice his eyelashes while talking to him (I wasn't that close up), they certainly are a sight to behold. And the hat was simply adorable--I never imagined him as a funky hat guy, or one to be so stylish, but apparently... |
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Post by housemouse on Jan 20, 2006 21:22:52 GMT -5
All I can say is that the four of us going on March 11th have a lot to live up to! I am a little frightened after all you have said that this happily married mother of three might beg a certain stage actor to take her away!
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Post by kenina on Jan 20, 2006 21:39:51 GMT -5
Great photos!!! And I really love the unintended motion and rain effects. Makes them more alive, somehow. And the hardware on the guy next to Ron made me laugh (that's a nose ring, right? Not a funky rain effect?). Right! In fact, my caption on that picture on my hard drive is "guy with nose ring and ron signing playbill." LOL! On the opposite side of the stage door was a group of --from what I gathered--high school drama students. They seemed to be just as interested in Jena Malone as they were Ron. He was very gracious with them. I was a bit worried about him, standing out in the awful freezing rain and wind, with him so recently sick, but it didn't seem to faze him at all. He wasn't in a hurry. |
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Post by kenina on Jan 20, 2006 21:41:29 GMT -5
That was a great description - and great pictures. Thank you. I have been wondering. How is his voice holding up on stage? I didn't really think about this until after the fact. He'd just gotten over the flu, but his voice was clear as a bell and sounded great, both on stage and afterward. Surprised me--he was always so froggy in B/J. |
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Post by kenina on Jan 20, 2006 21:45:07 GMT -5
I'm including the pictures to get them back up to the top of the posts. Hope that's OK. Thanks so much, Kenina for posting these and describing your fantastic experience. I can't believe that Ron is better looking in person than he was on Blind Justice - doesn't seem possible, but I am sure that you are right. I also liked what you said about your experience with the wonderful people you have met because of the fandom. I am so looking forward to the trip I am making on March 11 to see the play with other members of this board - both for the play itself and the totally great experience I know that it will be to be there with my new found friends. We are all counting the days (well Anita is keeping the official count down clock). 7 weeks from tomorrow! You're welcome. And I'm so glad you're going to be able to do the trip in March. It will be a precious gift--trust me. I know it takes money and time and energy, and most of us have busy lives and families to consider. Knowing that, it kind of seems like a miracle that all of us made it there--and on top of that, enjoyed each other as much as we did! It was worth every minute. |
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Post by Duchess of Lashes on Jan 20, 2006 21:52:49 GMT -5
Kenina, thank you so much for that heartfelt and straightforward account of what was clearly a memorable experience! And how cool are you to ask Ron Eldard a question that elicited not only a response, but a laugh? The pictures are wonderful. Smart guy -- wears a hat in the rain (and at the correct angle -- most men just plonk 'em on their heads). And, if I may make a shallow observation, oh . . . my . . . God, those eyelashes. I was so sure that Ron would be tall, with some bulk - he always appeared that way, to me anyway, in his role as Jim Dunbar. But, he was slighter than I imagined him to be, and a little shorter. I wore high heels on Saturday and stood right at 6 feet tall - that made me a little taller than him, the total benefit being that it gave me one heck of a view of, yes, a shallow observation albeit, those absolutely incredible, thick, long eyelashes - OMG!! LongLashes |
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Post by bjobsessed on Jan 21, 2006 2:26:44 GMT -5
I have been away all...day...long and am just getting caught up now. Thanks Kenina and Longlashes for wonderful recounts of your weekend. It is so nice to hear from everyone that Ron is kind, generous and attentive. To me, it says even more about his character because he was willing to stand out in the freezing rain. You hear of so many that are full of themselves. How he could be any better looking I don't know, but I'm not about to question that one. I absolutely love his hat. I am also looking forward to meeting Kathy, Mouse, Maggie, and Mary. I have so enjoyed getting to know them. I will forever be grateful to Ron's compelling performance in Blind Justice as well as the writing that had me counting the days week after week. Because of that, I have made some wonderful friends that will last a lifetime I'm sure. Meeting them in NY is something I never thought would happen as it is a bit of a financial stretch. I am so glad I'm going though and in the end, I don't think you can put a price on an experience like we will have. I only hope we can do our experience justice when we return and share it with all of you. 49 days...1176 hours...70 560 minutes...4 233 600 seconds...but whose counting?  |
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Post by bump on Jan 21, 2006 13:28:51 GMT -5
A MAJOR SPOILER FOR DOUBT APPEARS IN THIS POST ************************************ And as exciting as seeing Ron was, in all honesty, to me the best part of last weekend was spending time in person with these wonderful women I've gotten to know because of Ron. We totally bonded and had a great time eating (too much) wonderful food, being geeks snapping pics at B/J filming sites, getting teary at the WTC memorial, cursing the fog so we couldn't go up the Empire State Building, grabbing each other's hands in excitement just before the show started, and stuff like that. Stuff that I'll ALWAYS remember and treasure. That's why, if you have even the slightest ability to make it to NYC and see the show with friends you've made in this fandom, I urge urge urge you to do it! It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So those are my two cents, for what they're worth. I'm finally finding an opportunity to catch up on the board although I've been reading all week. Kenina beautifully summarized the evening as well as the entire weekend. Seeing Ron in the play and then in person was very exciting, but I also had an absolute blast spending time with Tracy, Lori, and Jodie sightseeing all over Manhattan. It was also nice to meet up with Barbara, Marsie and Carol as their time permitted. I hope that the those of you who are getting together in the coming months have as much fun as we did. Becky (Secretary/Treasurer) |
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Post by hoosier on Jan 21, 2006 17:15:31 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing your pictures and impression of RE. I am thrilled that you had such a great experince and will have so many wonderful memories! |
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Post by bump on Jan 21, 2006 23:36:13 GMT -5
Doing a crosspost here (from the "Celebrity Encounters" thread). I've posted the group version of Longlashes' avatar over on www.ron-eldard.com. It's under Candid Pictures ---> Other Candid Pictures. Becky |
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Post by sport57 on Jan 23, 2006 11:02:24 GMT -5
Even though I was there, I want to thank Kenina and LongLashes for their wonderful descriptions. I can only agree with Kenina's take on how Ron looks. He most definitely looks younger and his skin looked so smooth. I can only guess that he didn't bake himself in the sun when he was younger (unlike me). Two words that come to mind were gracious and kind. That's my take.
My husband and I traveled up to NYC together by car and got to spend some much needed time together. This was the first trip away from our daughter for a significant time period and I almost felt like how it was before she came into our lives -- except for all the phone calls she made to us (so I am glad, really, that she missed us).
Because of that, we only spent time with "the girls" the night we arrived and Saturday evening. We wanted to play tourist and visit some places we hadn't been to in awhile (we had move away from southern CT in December 1997 and had only been back to the city a few times, usually when passing through to visit friends and family in CT). We had not been to the WTC since 9-11 (mainly because I didn't feel "ready," whatever that meant) and had decided last year on our annual pilgrimmage to CT that we would go on our next trip. I honestly think a good part of my hesitation resulted from the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse in Bridgeport, CT back in 1987, where eight floors of slab collapsed during construction.. Not only did I pass the tragedy site daily (to and from work) but I spent a shift there working at the collapse site (FD, EMS and PD from all surrounding towns offered assistance and I worked with EMS). This has and always will be in my mind and I could only imagine the WTC maginified an infinity amount of times. I'm glad we finally got to see it and later that Friday afternoon we went to the FDNY Museum where they had a room set aside to remember 9-11.
And, I want to let everyone know, the CD's are going out today. George got them all burned and I found some nice mailers so they will be protected. Enjoy and share them!!
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Post by shmeep on Jan 23, 2006 11:07:16 GMT -5
Thanks for your take on your trip to NYC. I'm glad you got a chance to get away and enjoy being touristy and that you were able to work meeting Ron Eldard into the mix! You can't beat that.
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Post by Katryna on Jan 27, 2006 5:38:14 GMT -5
The March 11th group have been wondering why we haven't been able to find a critic's review of Doubt's new cast. Could one of you more familiar with Broadway shed some light on that? Mary and I have been checking the New York Times web site every day and I am wondering if perhaps they review the play when it first opens and that's it? Or has there been a review that we have missed?
There hasn't even been a reader review written about the new cast. Which leads me to a thought. I know that among the group that went on the 14th are at least two fan fic authors. And you are all very literate people. Why doesn't one of you write a readers review for the Times web site? I think that it would be a great help to someone who is considering going to the play (and doesn't realize what a great actor RE is) in making that choice.
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Post by maggiethecat on Jan 27, 2006 8:42:39 GMT -5
Great idea, kathy -- but I can't recall ever coming across a "reader review" in The New York Times . There was good publicity when the cast changed -- and more when everyone got the flu -- but that's probably it, I'm afraid. I set up a Google Alert and haven't seen anything, either. I'm guessing if there are reviews of the new cast, they'd be on the Doubt website.
Generally speaking, Broadway productions aren't re-reviewed when the cast changes, which is a shame, really -- how is the average ticket buyer supposed to know? Oh, well . . . .
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Seriously, I really wanted to have a conversation, but the weather and the crowd and my own hesitation just kind of prevented it. And that's the only question I could think of to ask...the one I really wanted his take on!! And I know he won't give it in the press, since that's the whole darn point of the play. 
And although I honestly didn't even notice his eyelashes while talking to him (I wasn't that close up), they certainly are a sight to behold. And the hat was simply adorable--I never imagined him as a funky hat guy, or one to be so stylish, but apparently...
