London Convention Story, Starring Nathen, and Alan. For those that couldn't make it.

POSTED BY: PurplePebble
UPDATED: Friday, September 22, 2006 23:02
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FLORALBUNNY

Friday, July 7, 2006 7:06 AM

I second the motion for a long-winded
"meeting Nathan" story, and if anyone
has a long-winded "meeting Alan" story,
that would not go amiss, either.

Plus long-winded "watching the talks"
stories. And those adorable pix of
Harvey and Nathan...

Vicarious living for those of us who
couldn't attend your con.

PS Does anyone know who got the big
posters that Alan and Nathan drew the
face-fur and R.I.P. on?

/\/\/\/\/\/\bun/\/\/\/\/\/\
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
----Hide the rum! 7706----

PURPLEPEBBLE

Friday, July 7, 2006 7:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by cinderella:

I got me some great photo's though! And a bit of a long winded meeting Nathan story, which includes being a millimetre from his chest and thinking i'd gone temporarily blind...

Share?
Come on my post's weren't exacly short!- lol

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"Why did you leave?".... "Why didn't you ask me not too?"

LAURA17

Friday, July 7, 2006 11:49 AM

I love read your experience and see your pictures.
In Italy there aren't conventions and I dream read your posts.
Thanks!

My portfolio - http://www.confusedillusion.com/fortuity
Nathan Fillion Italia - http://www.confusedillusion.com/nfi

ORCBLASTER

Friday, July 7, 2006 12:32 PM

Hey guys!
I just got back from London and had a blast there!
Alan and Nathan were great!
I had my video camera with me at the event and made a short vid about it!
Check it here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4473876148507007506
(I' m trying to get it online in better quality though)

CINDERELLA

Friday, July 7, 2006 2:36 PM

Ok, get yourself comfy because this is gonna be a long one.... (You'll also have to excuse the excited, fan girl thing, I don't know what happened, but in his presence, I turned to mush )

So, I work Earl's Court a lot, know it like the back of my hand, I also happen to have worked with the close protection guys that were looking after the guests for several years so my boss thought it would be helpful to stay close to those guys as a means of working as a go between. No complaints from me! Initially I was supposed to just patrol the backstage area, as crew were supposed to be looking after the entrance, but they didn't do a very good job so I had to take over and so there I stood, for two days. But seriously, no complaints!

Alan's close protection guy knew i'd want a picture with him, so he came over to me and asked if I had a camera and we posed. I'd already met him twice in New York and had done the whole swoon thing with him before so it wasn't quite a big deal. I told him how we'd had a picture done in New York but after having 'words' with the friend that took it, he deleted it out of spite. Which made him laugh.
Anyway, here's that picture, he signed it later too, but it was just a signature, no personalisation or anything.

First encounter with Nathan was as he walked past to get lunch, he'd been eating a peach or something and stood next to the bin where I was as he finished it, threw the core (or stone, whatever) away and said 'don't eat that', at which I said 'how about I sell it on Ebay?' and he just gave me the most swoonworthy (so a valid word) grin imagineable.
Then a little while later, a guy i'd been speaking to all morning, one of the agents from LA, was with Nathan after he'd had his lunch break and I saw them talking. I turned round to face the other way because I knew Mike would ask him for a photo and didn't want to see if he said no (i'm a total wimp and that would have knocked me for six). A couple of seconds later I felt two hands on my shoulders and turned around, only I couldn't see anything at all. Just a vast blackness, so I jumped back and gasped in shock/fright, which the close protection guys were killing themselves laughing at as I looked up and realised it was Nathan and i'd just jumped away from him and his perfectly gorgeous chest. He had his hand on my arm and was looking straight into my eyes and just said 'What's your name Angel', in a totally smouldering way. At this point I squeaked out 'Danielle' and felt my knees quiver. I had my camera around my neck on a lanyard and he just started fiddling with it, asking how he got it to work and so on, so I just about managed to switch it on and get it from around my neck and he asked how to take a photo, then got oh so close and rested his head on mine (!!) and started to take a photo, he wanted to see if it had turned out ok, which it hadn't because I blinked..

....Richie (his cp guy) said he'd take the photo. But Nathan said 'No, we're having a moment'. And we posed again; again with his head resting on mine and he took another photo, which turned out great. I thanked him a lot and he was like 'No problem Angel, it was nice to meet you'. And then he had to leave to carry on signing. I was literally shaking after he'd left, with the worlds widest grin. It was amazing. He was such a trooper all day anyway, he had only one twenty minute break the whole day and posed for pictures with everyone (including several babies *sigh*), infact at the end of the day when we were all crowded round a tv in the middle of the hall watching football (including Alan) Nathan was still signing things! The guy deserves an award or something.

Anyway's, the next day I went to Snappy snaps and asked if they could print my pictures there and then so I could get them signed, they did it in twenty minutes, so props to them and all th

TEACHNDOC

Friday, July 7, 2006 6:20 PM

Purplepebble and Cinderella,
Awww, the two of you seem to have had a great time. Keep the stories coming I live vicariously through you, y'know.

LEAINA

Friday, July 7, 2006 10:40 PM

aww wonderful stories guys! I'm so volunteering for stewarding next time!!

Also really good news he didn't leave with the journo- I'm just so glad that pushy, in-your-face tactics that I *hate* don't succeed.

Nathan was so lovely. I know that even people who'd never heard of firefly were really impressed with him and his dedication and were going straight home to rent the series. A walking advert for the show.

REDNAX

Saturday, July 8, 2006 12:02 AM

I was their Sunday.

Almost missed my photo session with Nathan as I ws in a talk (DR Who one). He was patiently waiting when I tuned up & said "Glad you made it".
He looks way cooler than me in the photo (will post once I scan it).

He recognised me later when I got his sig.

Talked to Alan about the movie he's just finished in UK - 'Death at a Funeral' in which he had an English accent (which he used during the talk a bit).

I tried to tape the Nathan/Alan talk but it didn't come out too well.

A great day. Roll on Adam at Collectormania :)

IHEARTFIREFLY

Saturday, July 8, 2006 12:12 AM

Oh my goodness! That has to be the finest Nathan story I've ever heard. It gives me butterflies to just read it. I'm so excited for you!!
I've met Nathan once and I know how shocked I was with the way he looks right into your eyes when he talks (it totally makes you forget everything you ever knew) and the way he puts his cheek right on you. It's really quite remarkable how amazing he is with his fans. And the best part is, his friendliness is not the creepy sort where he's just trying to touch fans. He genuinely makes you feel good and special in a crowd of tons of fans.
...Okay, sorry, I know this is your story, but I completely get the swooningness and excitement you must have felt. !!!
Can't we clone this treasure of a man for the good girls of the world to enjoy?!

"Can't take the sky..."

FLORALBUNNY

Saturday, July 8, 2006 2:39 AM

TQVM, Cinderella!
Glad we talked you into sharing, though
I was trying to grab a snack while getting
my fff.net fix and now I have tuna salad
in my hair and no recollection how it got
there.
Must be the result of your effective
writing.

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
----Hide the rum!(today!)----

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