Welcome back, sweetie! :-)

Thank you! I have no pics of Gale (boo! hiss!) but they were very strict about the photo thing and there's no way to sneak with my behemoth camera. I see in your LJ that you're going to NYC! YAY!!!!!!!!! You'll have a total blast, I know. I'm very excited for you. :)

I can't believe you'll be in the US and I won't get to meet you. :( Of course, I imagine you'll be mobbed by all the other LJ'ers who want to meet you. Still, I'd LOVE to meet you. Damn. Maybe I can convince Joe we just have to visit up there...Hmmm.

I see in your LJ that you're going to NYC! YAY!!!!!!!!! You'll have a total blast, I know. I'm very excited for you. :)

OMG I really hope so! I've never been to NY in winter and I'm all excited about it... and Gale, off course! :-)

I can't believe you'll be in the US and I won't get to meet you. :( Of course, I imagine you'll be mobbed by all the other LJ'ers who want to meet you. Still, I'd LOVE to meet you. Damn. Maybe I can convince Joe we just have to visit up there...Hmmm.

Aww...I would really love to meet you, too! :(( :(( :((
But hey, I'm sure we'll find a way to meet one day... never say never, right? ;-)

*smooches*

This is completely unrelated to your post but I just wanted to say that's a very HOT pic of Gale! *fans self excessively before swooning unceremoniously to the floor*

Eeehee...I completely agree! Gale was stunningly hot there. :-)

*swoons with you*

I think if Gale were the sort to court public favor, he would be well-advised to pay you to make pretty pics of him. But then, this opinion of mine will come as no surprise to you, I think. :)

paddies is very modest so I will brag on her. She is by far the most accomplished purveyor of Gale and Randy goodies on LJ. She makes the most swoon-inducing icons and runs a fabulous website. I have a billion icons by her.

Oh, you. ♥


*squeezes*

OK, I exaggerated. I have only maybe a half billion. ;)

Ah yes! I actually have a few of her icons now that you mention it! They're so pretty and HOT! : D

Oh yeah. Seriously hot. :)

I just know you're going to have a blast. It's a great city and it's made even better by Gale. I'll be interested in hearing what you think of the play.

*smooches back*

I really hope so! :-)

I read the play and I can't say that I'm crazy about it...I guess I'll just try to enjoy "teh Gale" as much as I can... ;-)

Er -- don't read this if you don't want to be "spoiled." Since you read the play, I hope I'm not guessing wrongly here.

The play strikes me as "Theatre" in the sense of being a bit...pretentious? (That might be lost in translation. Americans spell it, "theater," unless they're putting on airs in which case they might spell it "theatre." Sort of like a lot of shops try to invoke a sense of being quaint and cozy by spelling shop as, "shoppe.")

"Pretentious" is somewhat unfair because I think it's all about what Tennessee Williams found interesting rather than what an audience finds interesting. It's all about revelation instead of plot.

I will post a recap at some point soon, I hope. Essentially, Carla Gugino and Blythe Danner were both wonderful. It's very much a play about two women. I can't really say whether Gale was brilliant or not because he wasn't really given enough to work with. He's on stage a lot -- excellent for Gale watching -- but not given a lot of substance to work with -- bad for Gale talent appreciation.

I *am* happy, though, that Gale is off-Broadway in a major production with major stars. That'll look good on his body of work and I hope he parlays it into even better roles in the future.

I totally get what you mean and it's pretty much what I'm expecting anyway...I would have loved something with more humor in it, but I guess I shouldn't complain, Gale and all... ;))