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Ladyeevil Keeper of the Wing at St. Anne's for the Nuts for Nathaniel
DNMF#2
Posts: 223
(8/11/03 3:05 pm) Reply
By request... my Luncheon encounter with Nathaniel
I love talking about that guy.. so you got it!
Okay... I was with LadyDay when I met with Kathy and Nathaniel so I was caught up in the whole SAVE MARCAL thing so I didn't get much personal time like I did at SSW. That was okay though. I was worried he knew about me because of all I write here and I'm an intense person; and I wanted to show him I wasn't out to stalk him, but also let him know that it IS me, LadyEevil, dedicated fan to the end.
First of all, let me say this. He is a class act to have shown up considering what he must be going through. I found him to be in great spirits and as lovely to his fans as I said he was... I can't COUNT how many people came up to me and said "I totally get what you were saying about how great he is with his fans. I was his fan before but now I'm REALLY his fan" I just felt so good to know that others saw it too, and I wasn't just dreaming about a hot guy.. He just lights a fire in the fans he meets.. Such an amazing personality!
I would even go as far as to say I sensed something at peace in him, perhaps something spiritual about him this time. Seeing him this way gave me great peace because as you know I've been worried as if I was his mom. Maybe all this has pushed him to a greater place inside himself. Either way, it was also inspirational to me. It was another reason he inspires me.
He didn't say he recognized me at all but he saw I had a picture of him at SSW so he probably knew he met me even if he didn't recall me. I really don't look the same so I doubt he would recognize me. (I showed Shanelle and Catherine before pictures and they were in SHOCK, and looked at me and back at the picture and back and forth... I didn't show Nathaniel actually.. for some crazy reason.. I get shy around him, and I'm not usually a shy person. I couldn't get an intelligent word out. I didn't have that problem with any of the other actors.)
I wanted to say to him "if this were a kissing booth, I'd have to file for bankruptcy after the Luncheon" but smooth talking Eevil didn't have the guts. I NEVER have a hard time flirting with men, even the famous ones.. but Nathaniel? He just melts my butter. Some actress I am!
I brought him a copy of "Love is All There Is" to autograph and he was curious about MGM putting it out. He didn't write my name on the autograph, so he didn't know me, or was nervous enough not to ask me to avoid bringing it up, because maybe he did recognize me, OR I just sidetracked him from asking to doublecheck?
I told him about Nathaniel Marston Online (which I did as SSW also and since he already knew the Booth) I said we are starting to talk about his movies there, and that I hoped he'd keep in touch with us because we'd love to know any and all projects he will work on. I said that we also drooled alot there, and I smiled with that look of "I'm sorry" that I might be drooling a little too much. He assured me it was okay, and he had a big smile, and we were practically laughing about it, which made me feel better. He didn't seem like I worried him or anything so if he did know about me and what I wrote in this place, he would have known it was me without me saying it. I mostly wanted him to know who I was but that he didn't have to worry about me.
I took a picture with him, and MENTIONED, as I was almost walking away "by the way, I met you before at SSW, I'm LadyEevil. You know, the girl who writes the Al fanfiction" He acknowledged it as if he already knew it was me, but I can't say for sure, but he did acknowledge that he knew who I am, at least by bringing up my screenname and that I wrote the Al fanfiction.
I kept regretting that I didn't show him the Marcal socks so I sent it over with another girl and she was to tell him it wasn't a present for him, but to take a look and he could give it to the girl of his choice (seeing as I wouldn't be there to give it away for him), but she was as nervous as me, and just gave it to him from me and I totally understand because I couldn't say anything right in front of him too. I'm mortified, but who knows.. maybe he got a chuckle out of it... "What a dorky fan!"
I also kept regretting I didn't tell him about how he inspired me, because he might have liked to have heard about it, because maybe he DOESN'T know. But everytime I tried to tell myself to get back in line to tell him I forgot to tell him that.. I wimped out because I didn't want to ruin the good rapport I had earlier with him, by making him wonder if I'm obsessed or something by standing in line a second time. I want him to know how he inspired me.. and I hope he will read my Welcome Nathaniel letter.
I also kept regretting telling him how much I've campaigned for him, and was trying to promote him long before the departure news... so when he was leaving the building, I stood in the area he was walking through and called out "You are so not leaving the canvas" as like a vote of my confidence that the show will keep him on. I don't know if he heard me because he looked confused...
I think he should know that there's another angle being campaigned for him though.. a less powerful angle than Marcal of course.. but there ARE some fans that just adore Nathaniel as Al (or not, lol), with or without Marcie, and maybe the Booth isn't what they are about. I offer Brittany's forum as an alternative board for his support to those fans..
yes, thanks for posting this Char
I am so jealous of you right now it's not even funny and the same goes for anyone else that's met him already. he is such a prince I don't know how it's possible but my opinion of him keeps getting better and better with each day.
I'm glad that you let him know who you were. I wonder if he did know that it was you, from how you described his reaction its hard to tell if he did or not. He knows who you are by your screen name at least though so that's cool. and he didn't show any signs of running away screaming. so maybe we won't need a new emoticon of him running away from us after all, . and he didn't seem to mind all the drooling either but perhaps he understand that it's all in good fun.
OMG, Char you were shy around him. oh, imagine how I would be then. <-- those are probably what I would look like when I got up to him in line. Oh, I can only imagine how I'd be like if it was enough to get you to act shy around him. I'd probably definitely look like I belonged in that Nuts for Nathaniel wing at St. Anne's.
Quote:I wanted to say to him "if this were a kissing booth, I'd have to file for bankruptcy after the Luncheon" but smooth talking Eevil didn't have the guts. I NEVER have a hard time flirting with men, even the famous ones.. but Nathaniel? He just melts my butter. Some actress I am!
boy do I hear ya about the kissing booth.
Thank you so much Char for sharing your encounter with us.
Jen
aka whitetiger or Eevil Awakening -On the outside I may look like a sweet little cat but beware because underneath it all is a ferocious tiger ready to pounce at a moments notice.
-"I have tons of practice handling people's dark sides. I enjoy the challenge and bad boys can be very sexy." Greenlee, AMC
-"Well, after saying all those Shakespearean lines to you, it's kind of hard to come up with the right words, but, uh, I've been waiting for the moon to send down a goddess from the heavens. And then it must have done it because, uh...she's come."
-"From the tip of my heart to the depth of my soul, I Love You."
-"I promise that I will never wear clothes that you don't think I look good in." Rosario Cappamezza in "Love Is All There Is" played by Nathaniel Marston
Re: By request... my Luncheon encounter with Nathaniel
OMG!!!!!!! What a sweetheart! He's a prince, like Tina and Jen said. I'd love to meet him.. you're so lucky! You've met him more than once!!!
Of course, if I met him, I'd probably embarass myself by doing something like this: or this:
Or maybe I'd get the uncontrollable urge to go crazy ....
Hope you'll show us some of the pictures you got!
Brittany
Ladyeevil Keeper of the Wing at St. Anne's for the Nuts for Nathaniel
DNMF#2
Posts: 230
(8/12/03 8:14 pm) Reply
I'm anything but shy...
I tell you, I just looked like the goofiest fan... I could not control myself. My heart was pounding so freakin hard, and I could barely breathe. I can talk on the deepest levels, but I couldn't get an intelligent word out in front of Nathaniel! I wonder if I made him nervous, because to tell you the truth, I think I did. Either he knew me as the intense poster I am, or he was nervous because it was so obvious I had it bad. I mean, that's got to feel strange... I mean, I was no 4-eyed thickwired glasses dried up sow in a moo-moo by any stretch of the imagination, but that doesn't mean he wants to get with every pretty girl who has a crush on him... so what does a guy do in such a situation? He wouldn't want to hurt his fan's feelings by showing an sign of rejection, and I'm sure it wasn't just about not wanting to lose a fanbase etc, but because he's a nice guy who wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. He was a sweetheart, that's for sure, and I didn't expect anything other than to flatter him, and, aside from the intelligent things I wanted to say but couldn't get out... let him know there's one more pretty girl who is dying for him.I kept joking with the girls that I can't make plans cuz I know Nate will beg me for a date.. tongue in cheek... But what can I say? We were having the time of our lives this weekend and joking about things like that, but just like when I talk here about him, I don't ACTUALLY expect anything!
Here's the kicker.. I went with a friend of mine who announced to him when she stood in line for him.. she announced.. "you know LadyEevil? She wants you bad!" I just about died when she told me. She says that he gestured with a head bob and a huge smile and said something like "She's great", so I hope she's not exxagerating, because that would be cool that he thinks well of me. I'm not mad at all, and I didn't mind as long as he enjoyed it and is not threatened by it. And I know my friend was probably just being her comical self...
She also saw him as he was leaving the building, and I coincidentally was walking toward her then, and she yells out "Nathaniel! LadyEevil is right here and she" I cut her off with yelling her name, and put my hand in front of my face to show Nathaniel that I'm embarrassed. He was in a hurry so he kept moving, but what a last impression! At least he knows I wasn't expecting him to drop everything to be with me (OMG). .. as long as Nathaniel knows I'm not out expecting things from him, and he enjoyed the attention, I didn't mind a bit that he knows I want him. But who wouldn't?
I can so relate...
I loved your story Char....I had all this stuff I wanted to say to him....and every time I met him this past weekend my mind went blank. I loved every single minute and the only thing I 'd wished I'd done was get a photo with him when I saw him at the studio on Monday.
Tina
Keeper of the Wing at St. Anne's for the Nuts for Nathaniel
DNMF#2
Smitten Kitten
Posts: 303
(8/23/03 4:15 pm) Reply
Re: I can so relate...
So Tina.. why not add it on to the welcome or departure notes to Nathaniel here? If its departure related, add it to Whitetiger's post.. and if its about your history as a fan, add it to my post to welcome him...
I mean, if I were Nate, I'd come to the Booth and here to the Forum anonymously to see what people are saying... At least he'd know there's no MEAN spirited people around here and the Booth, not with protective moderators out and about...
I'd like to think that what we post is worth more than a letter.. a place for him to come to be reminded of the difference he makes...
Keeper of the Wing at St. Anne's for the Nuts for Nathaniel
DNMF#2
Smitten Kitten
Posts: 325
(8/28/03 12:58 am) Reply
Why did I even tell him to come here?
I mean... NOT ONLY would he find some of my posts a total joke and that my name is EVERYWHERE, I totally failed in trying to start discussions here. I have so many people to talk about Blair's life in depth, and even talk to people on the phone and discuss the minutest detail of each scene... but Al? I love Marcal parties and all, but find a group of people who want to talk about Al's relationships to others on the show, or Nathaniel's movies... Jen and I might as well email each other for all the good it does for us to post here...
Man, I wanted to find a way to rope in the fans who wanted to discuss, and the fans who were more Al oriented because I thought.. I can't be alone.. I just have to take some risks and find these guys... but even the more dedicated NM fans are more into the MARCAL scene, or the general teen scene... if it wasn't for Jen crossing over.. I'd still be alone over here.
Char
You know, a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows
And the dreamer is just a vessel, that must follow where it goes
Trying to learn from what's behind you, and never knowing what's in store
And each day is a constant battle, just to stay between the shores
And I will sail my vessel, until the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind, these waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination, if I never try
So I will sail my vessel, until the river runs dry
Too many times we stand aside and let the water flow away
What we put off until tomorrow, has now become today
So don't you sit upon the shoreline, and say you're satisfied
Choose to chance the rapids, and dare to dance the tides
EXCERPT FROM Garth Brooks' The River
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There have been times I wished I could not be propelled toward my obsessions. As much as it can hurt, there is nothing more wonderful than having your eye on a goal, and be willing to do whatever it takes to reach it.
Beppi564 - My oldest online friend, whom I can't find...
Re: Why did I even tell him to come here?
IMO, I think that maybe people are more into Marcal discussion because that is what they can grasp onto right now. We have the potential to see Nathaniel as Al on a daily basis. And especially now I think people are grasping on to that while they still can(though I'm hearing rumors of some potential change but nothing official so I'm not gonna say anything in order not to jinx anything). They may love his movies but they know that those will still be there in the future when Al may not be. At least that's how I see it anyways. Anyone else have another take on this, please post.
and, honestly, If I were in Nathaniel's shoes I'd be honored to have a fan like you. Though you do get carried away sometimes and do regret somethings after posting them(but that's what having deleting capabilities is for). You have done so much to get people interested in this site and Nathaniel. I mean I can't speak for him(obviously) but if I were him I'd definitely appreciate everything that you've done.
Jen
aka whitetiger or Eevil Awakening -On the outside I may look like a sweet little cat but beware because underneath it all is a ferocious tiger ready to pounce at a moments notice.
Natalie: "Al, when are you gonna realize that love isn't supposed to be this hard? When it's meant to be, it just happens."
Al: "Oh, whatever, in what fairy tale?"
-"I have tons of practice handling people's dark sides. I enjoy the challenge and bad boys can be very sexy." Greenlee, AMC
By request... my Luncheon encounter with Nathaniel
so maybe we won't need a new emoticon of him running away from us after all, 
. and he didn't seem to mind all the drooling either but perhaps he understand that it's all in good fun.
<-- those are probably what I would look like when I got up to him in line. Oh, I can only imagine how I'd be like if it was enough to get you to act shy around him. I'd probably definitely look like I belonged in that Nuts for Nathaniel wing at St. Anne's.
boy do I hear ya about the kissing booth.
or Eevil Awakening 
or this: 
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