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#508 From: wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:04 am
Subject: Birthday Reminder
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#507 From: wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:50 am
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#506 From: wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:02 am
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#505 From: wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:51 am
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#504 From: wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:03 am
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#503 From: madkata@...
Date: Sat Jun 9, 2007 3:07 am
Subject: Wecome New Member!
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In a message dated 6/8/2007 5:22:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
baseaurora@... writes:

Greetings Programs!

I am from Aurora Colorado.

I have  followed Wil's career since he left STTNG.  I am a computer
programmer  and became very interested in Wil when he started programming.
Figured he  must be a geek.

Let's see .. only 3 things?  Well these are the  first 3.
His willingness to share himself with all of us.
His writing  style really grabs me.
I love the man he has become, husband, father, actor  and writer.

I keep encouraging him to find a premise and write a novel  (by responding to
some of his blog entries).  At least try it.   If he could successfully
transfer his writing style from first person to  second and third, he could
write a novel I would want to read for  sure.  (assuming he found a good
premise as  well).




Madley



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#502 From: madkata@...
Date: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:09 am
Subject: Please welcome Lisa P from Modesto!
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Welcome Lisa!  FYI, it's really really REALLY quiet here -- all the  action
is pretty much at _www.wilwheaton.net_ (http://www.wilwheaton.net)  !

Lisa's answers:
1. Where are you from?
Modesto, California

2. How did you discover Wil Wheaton and his work?
Seeing him in his movie Stand By Me.

3. Your three (3) favorite things about Wil. :)
His smile, His role in his movie Stand By Me & his role in Star Trek  Next
Generation.

Madley


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#501 From: madkata@...
Date: Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:01 am
Subject: Welcome new member, comace12
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1. Where are you from?
2. How did you discover Wil Wheaton and his  work?
3. Your three (3) favorite things about Wil. :)


1.)Pennsylvania 2)a friend and I watched Stand By Me and Toy  Soldiers
together and i loved it
3.)His sense of humor, his writing abilities, and the fact that  he's CUTE!

  Wil Wheaton Rules!!!!!!

-comace12



Madley


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#500 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:39 pm
Subject: Welcome New Member, bvickersgirl25!
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1. Where are you from?
2. How did you discover Wil Wheaton and his  work?
3. Your three (3) favorite things about Wil. :)


1. I am from Ohio
2. I had bought Stand By Me and fell in love with him haha
3. 1. I love his acting
     2. I love his personality
    3. I love how he has his own website where his fans can  contact him!


Madley



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#499 From: madkata@...
Date: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:01 am
Subject: Welcome New Member KELSEY
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1) i am from berkeley, california'
2) i discovered wil long ago, when my  pop and i would
watch star trek: next generation, but i didnt realize
it  was wil until my friends and i watched stand by me
recently. then my love  grew and grew. then i saw toy
soldiers and got thoroughly traumatized when  joey
died. but i love wil wheaton so much!
3) my three favorite things?  only THREE??? how can i
choose? ok, well how about
-hes real, he keeps an  online journal for gosh sakes.
i think that is so amazing that a great actor  slash
writer would do that. i respect him so much.
-he is so cute! i know  that seems shallow, but he just
gives off this adorable vibe. hes wesley!!  and gordie!
i mean, come on, hes jsut so cute!
-um...HES WIL  WHEATON!!

thank you



kelsey


--- wilwheaton  Moderator
<wilwheaton-owner@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hello WW fan,
>
> Please let us know a couple of  things about you and
> we'll be happy to add you to our growing  roster!
>
> 1.  Where are you from?
> 2.  How did  you discover Wil Wheaton and his work?
> 3.  Your three (3) favorite  things about Wil.  :)
>
> Looking forward to hearing from  you,
>
> Jen and Madley
> Moderators
> Wil Wheaton  Group at Yahoo!


Madley


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#498 From: "Kurt Stahl" <tweenidols@...>
Date: Sun Mar 6, 2005 5:13 am
Subject: New group for Tween Idols
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Hello everyone:

I would like to invite you all to join a brand-new group called TWEEN IDOLS. 
This is a
group for all fans of tween-idols (younger male actors who were or are
up-and-coming
teen-idols).

The link is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tweenidols

If anyone is interested, please join!

Thanks.

Kurt Stahl
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#497 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Mar 3, 2005 3:44 pm
Subject: Welcome New Member, JPIXIE!
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And a little info:

<< I think he is cool...ww.net is a really great site..esp now he is  in CSI
--
I am from  the UK..cant remember where/when i found out  about ww! ..


Madley


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#496 From: "dionsstartrekpage" <dionsstartrekpage@...>
Date: Wed Mar 2, 2005 4:37 pm
Subject: Re: Welcome New Member DION!
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really thats cool, im living in london at the moment

what suburb
im in west lakes



--- In wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com, "Claire" <sailorearth_online@y...>
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>
> Hey there... I'm from Adelaide as well, hehe! ;)
>
> ~Claire~
>
>
> --- In wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com, madkata@a... wrote:
> >
> >
> > Welcome New Member DION from Adelaide,  Australia!
> >
> > BTW, what's the URL of your Star Trek site?
> >
> >
> > Madley
> >
> >
> > hi  there
> >
> > im from adelaide australia, but have been living in
> > London for  a year working in a photo lab.
> >
> > I discovered wil whilst engrossed in TNG  and being
> > roughly the same age was envious of him.
> >
> > I think he was a  vital character in STar trek.
> > I love his personal web site.
> >
> > I am 26  years old and have been with my girlfriend for
> > over three years now.
> >
> > hope to hear from you soon
> > Dion
> >
> >
> >
> >
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#495 From: "Claire" <sailorearth_online@...>
Date: Wed Mar 2, 2005 12:40 pm
Subject: Re: Welcome New Member DION!
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Hey there... I'm from Adelaide as well, hehe! ;)

~Claire~


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>
> Welcome New Member DION from Adelaide,  Australia!
>
> BTW, what's the URL of your Star Trek site?
>
>
> Madley
>
>
> hi  there
>
> im from adelaide australia, but have been living in
> London for  a year working in a photo lab.
>
> I discovered wil whilst engrossed in TNG  and being
> roughly the same age was envious of him.
>
> I think he was a  vital character in STar trek.
> I love his personal web site.
>
> I am 26  years old and have been with my girlfriend for
> over three years now.
>
> hope to hear from you soon
> Dion
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

#494 From: "dionsstartrekpage" <dionsstartrekpage@...>
Date: Wed Mar 2, 2005 11:26 am
Subject: Re: Welcome New Member DION!
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www.startrekuniverse.tk

from dion

--- In wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com, madkata@a... wrote:
>
>
> Welcome New Member DION from Adelaide,  Australia!
>
> BTW, what's the URL of your Star Trek site?
>
>
> Madley
>
>
> hi  there
>
> im from adelaide australia, but have been living in
> London for  a year working in a photo lab.
>
> I discovered wil whilst engrossed in TNG  and being
> roughly the same age was envious of him.
>
> I think he was a  vital character in STar trek.
> I love his personal web site.
>
> I am 26  years old and have been with my girlfriend for
> over three years now.
>
> hope to hear from you soon
> Dion
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

#493 From: madkata@...
Date: Tue Mar 1, 2005 2:40 am
Subject: Welcome New Member, Bri!
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Here are Bri's answers to the New Member questions -- welcome to the group,
Bri!

1.   Where are you from?: I'm from Happy Valley, Oregon.
2.  How did you  discover Wil Wheaton and his work?: I'm a fan of Stand By
Me, and a friend  linked me to his blog a long time ago.
3.  Your three (3) favorite  things about Wil: He's a good actor, He is
accesible, and he doesn't speak  in cliches.

:)
-Bri


Madley



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#492 From: "simonsnowlock8" <simonsnowlock8@...>
Date: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:35 pm
Subject: Nemesis question posted to WWDN
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I posted the Nemesis deleted scenes question as a comment to Wil's
update on wilwheaton.net

yours,

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#491 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:52 am
Subject: Re: [Wil Wheaton] NEMESIS DELETED SCENES
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I haven't been here long enough, but I've been told he visits this group
every now and then.

*** So whadd'ya say, Wil? ***

<< Since Wil Wheaton's scenes were rudely cut from Star Trek:  Nemesis,
and then were not on the DVD deleted scenes section, perhaps we
could all get Wil to tell us what those scenes were about???  >>





But just in case he doesn't see this great question -- maybe someone could
ask him on his blog in the comments section (or when you see him in person
after  a con, book signing or performance) and let us know what he says!


Madley


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#490 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:42 am
Subject: Welcome new member, HENNY!
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And here are Henny's answers to the (new) New Member questions (listed  here,
in case you forgotten or never got to answer them -- feel free to jump and
in too!)

1.  Where are you from?
2.  How did you discover Wil  Wheaton and his work?
3.  Your three (3) favorite things about  Wil.  :)


Hai!

1. I come from Jakarta, Indonesia
2. I first notice him  at the Star Trek serial and always tried to keep track
on his movies and  news ever since.
3. First, of course his look, his smiles and how he always  got part as the
'cool' guy in most of his roles in the movies.

Thank  you


Madley



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#489 From: "simonsnowlock8" <simonsnowlock8@...>
Date: Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:41 am
Subject: NEMESIS DELETED SCENES
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Since Wil Wheaton's scenes were rudely cut from Star Trek: Nemesis,
and then were not on the DVD deleted scenes section, perhaps we
could all get Wil to tell us what those scenes were about???

simonsnowlock8@...

#488 From: madkata@...
Date: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:55 pm
Subject: Welcome New Member, Donatella!!!
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Here's some info on our new member -- welcome to the group!  Did  you see
Stand By Me in Italian or in English w/ subtitles?  Just  curious...

I'm from Italy but I've lived in the US (NY and FL) in the past 15
months...currently living in NYC...where I go to college and work.
my name's Donatella..I'm 22...23 in june ...Stand by me is my fave movie
ever..I've loved it since I was a kid...and I love Wil's performance in it  =]



Madley



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#487 From: madkata@...
Date: Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:52 am
Subject: Welcome New Member DION!
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Welcome New Member DION from Adelaide,  Australia!

BTW, what's the URL of your Star Trek site?


Madley


hi  there

im from adelaide australia, but have been living in
London for  a year working in a photo lab.

I discovered wil whilst engrossed in TNG  and being
roughly the same age was envious of him.

I think he was a  vital character in STar trek.
I love his personal web site.

I am 26  years old and have been with my girlfriend for
over three years now.

hope to hear from you soon
Dion








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#486 From: "dionsstartrekpage" <dionsstartrekpage@...>
Date: Sat Feb 19, 2005 2:49 pm
Subject: wesley deleted scene
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hi does anyone know what the deleted scene in Nemesis was all about

#485 From: keg hon <keghon@...>
Date: Sat Feb 5, 2005 1:24 am
Subject: Fwd: [Wil Wheaton] Wesley Crusher future ideas...
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See! that's why I joined these groups... I'm so not in touch.
"The Traveler"? I'll have to check it out.
What's this about "Enterprise" being cancelled? Or did you mean TNG?
That would definately be an episode(s) to watch... Too bad you don't have the
ear of the writers or producers!

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#484 From: "simonsnowlock8" <simonsnowlock8@...>
Date: Fri Feb 4, 2005 5:29 am
Subject: Wesley Crusher future ideas...
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Hey all, new member here...
I picked up those "A time to..." books recently and was thumbing
through the sections about Wesley Crusher as The Traveler.
Pretty Cool stuff.
Too bad Star Trek: Enterprise is cancelled,
but wouldn't it have been the most awesome idea for Wil Wheaton to
guest star as Wesley Crusher The Traveler?
I mean, if he can now travel through time and space at will,
then he could conceivably visit Captain Archer and help out
with a mission, with that whole time travel plot they had going.
That would be the best Crossover EVER!
Lata
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--- In wilwheaton@yahoogroups.com, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
<morningangel_13@y...> wrote:
> Yeah I know a lot of ppl that thought is character was so gay.
But I LOVED his role.  He has always been an awesome actor and I
think it was just ppl that were jealous for some reason of him.
>
> keghon <keghon@y...> wrote:
>
>
> I just saw this in the FAQ's on WW.n
>
> "Did it bother you that the fans didn't like Wesley?
>
> Yes, at the time, it really really did. Imagine being a teenager,
> trying to handle all the things a teenager has to deal with. Now
> multiply that times being on a HUGE TV show, and all these people
> hate you. It was tough."
>
> Is that true?
> I know... where have I been?
>
> If you ask me, WW was the star in TNG! I liked Wesley, always
> watched his episodes with more interest than any of the others.
> Preferred Wil's character in Stand By Me over Rivers' too.
>
> I don't believe it.
>
>
>
>
>
> Visit Wil online at his own website
> Wil Wheaton dot Net (WWdN)
> http://www.wilwheaton.net
>
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#483 From: The Unsinkable Molly Brown <morningangel_13@...>
Date: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:22 am
Subject: Re: [Wil Wheaton] I never knew
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Yeah I know a lot of ppl that thought is character was so gay.  But I LOVED his
role.  He has always been an awesome actor and I think it was just ppl that were
jealous for some reason of him.

keghon <keghon@...> wrote:


I just saw this in the FAQ's on WW.n

"Did it bother you that the fans didn't like Wesley?

Yes, at the time, it really really did. Imagine being a teenager,
trying to handle all the things a teenager has to deal with. Now
multiply that times being on a HUGE TV show, and all these people
hate you. It was tough."

Is that true?
I know... where have I been?

If you ask me, WW was the star in TNG! I liked Wesley, always
watched his episodes with more interest than any of the others.
Preferred Wil's character in Stand By Me over Rivers' too.

I don't believe it.





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Wil Wheaton dot Net (WWdN)
http://www.wilwheaton.net



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#482 From: "keghon" <keghon@...>
Date: Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:06 am
Subject: I never knew
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I just saw this in the FAQ's on WW.n

"Did it bother you that the fans didn't like Wesley?

Yes, at the time, it really really did. Imagine being a teenager,
trying to handle all the things a teenager has to deal with. Now
multiply that times being on a HUGE TV show, and all these people
hate you. It was tough."

Is that true?
I know... where have I been?

If you ask me, WW was the star in TNG! I liked Wesley, always
watched his episodes with more interest than any of the others.
Preferred Wil's character in Stand By Me over Rivers' too.

I don't believe it.

#481 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Nov 4, 2004 6:31 am
Subject: Rats! The links and formatting didn't take :(
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I thought they would, and now my previous post looks a mess.  Sorry  about
that.  You can read more clearly on my blog:

_It's  Mad's Mad World: It's The Thea-tah, Dahling_
(http://madkata.blogspot.com/2004/11/its-thea-tah-dahling.html#comments)

Now back to Wil!  Anyone?


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#480 From: madkata@...
Date: Thu Nov 4, 2004 6:17 am
Subject: "What's My Line?" 11/3/04
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Sorry I've been away -- there are a few newbies here from the last month I
need to introduce to you all (or feel free to introduce yourself, if so
inclined), but I'll do my Moderatin' Duty in any case very soon!  Welcome  until
then :)

From my blog about the show tonight (mostly) and me (least-ly).

Madley

===
It's The Thea-tah, Darling
Nov 11, 2004

I love showtunes! I love musicals! I love Hollywood!

I LOVE IT ALL!!!

(I'm listening to "Showtunes" on  Radio AOL and Antonio Banderas is singing
about being God and Buddha from the  musical "Nine" -- WOW!)

I was catching up with _Wil Wheaton's blog_ (http://www.wilwheaton.net/)
today and  found out he was going to be a panelist on a live, non-scripted show
based on  the old TV game show _What's My  Line?_ (http://www.jkeith.net/)  in
Hollywood, and if we printed out the blog entry we'd get  2-for-1 tickets --
only six bucks a pop, my kind of date. Then finding out  _Troy McClain_
(http://www.troymcclain.com/)  from The  Apprentice was another of the four
panelists
-- fuhgettaboutit, I'm  there!

Called up Jeffrey (of non-judgmental, suburban Newark fame and  who I've
known since jr. high) at 5:00, and said "Wil" and "Troy" are going to  be down
the
street, let's go! When I picked him up we giggled -- we really live  in L.A.,
don't we? I told him about Answer Girl's blog and her relocating to  Maine
and how I was thinking maybe it's getting to be that time. He and Alan are
planning to move to Vermont in a few years, so when I bitched that it took 40
minutes to get over the hill from my house to his -- 7.31 miles -- he said they
don't have traffic that in Vermont. Then we drove 2.13 miles down La Brea and
I  had to valet park the car -- they don't have that in Vermont either.

The  show was terrific! _The Acme  Theater_ (http://acmecomedy.com/)  is one
of the finer, classier 99-seat spaces in L.A., with  a lobby that opens right
smack into the fabu Amalfi restaurant and bar. As we  sat down, a wonderful
pianist, Adam Chester, played cooler-than-Muzak versions  of Queen and
"Supercalifragilistic." I was thinking (as I always do at these  things) "This
is SO
Hollywood!" because I was flanked by Tall Beautiful People  in the lobby and
audience... but, heck, I had blowdried hair and lipstick on  tonight, so I felt
like I could stand as tall as my 5'4" would allow. :)

I looked around to see how many Wil fans were out there too -- when I  calmed
down a bit, I could almost tell the difference -- intuition? experience?  --
hell no, We're Geeks! :) I wondered silently if  they felt as "signaled to" as
I did when he shot that _double  goat throw_
(http://pokergeek.blogspot.com/2004/10/theres-im-being-goofy-goat-throwing.html)
out at the end of plate
spinning portion -- THAT was the  Wil we knew, he was just masquerading for the
evening in a smashing black  pinstripe suit and red tie. OOH! (I'm such a fan, I
gotta stop that.) He also  got to plug his books, a book-signing in
Huntington Beach, the Richard Burns  character in San Andreas (his friends ask
if they
can kill him now), a character  he's playing on Teen Something (sorry!) and
that he'll be at The Acme in a show  from December-February.  How cool!

So Jeffrey and I howled at the  Clever, taking-notes-all-night,
quick-with-the-comebacks and 
even-communicating-with-his-hands-while-blindfolded Wil, The
Voice of "Brainy  Smurf" Danny Golden and the refreshingly NON-Hollywood Troy
(non-suited and in a  plaid flannel shirt and cowboy boots, of course). We
also gave the elegant Ann  Magnuson in her knee-length black dress and red Nike
slip-ons a big laugh when  she said she was playing a cemetery owner, "Martha
Stewart -- with a twist" on  CSI Miami episode "when the tsunami hits."

The first contestant was a  Comedy Traffic School instructor "Kenny Morse:
Mr. Traffic" -- the panel guessed  right. For any of you from Idaho like Troy or
who don't have Traffic School,  it's an 8-hour day of school you can go to if
you've gotten a ticket so you can  get the ticket dismissed and you don't
have to hassle the insurance and ding on  your DMV record. The comedy part is
that usually Traffic School is as dry as a  popcorn fart, but in L.A.
comedians/actors/etc. will teach it to support their  performing habit and it's
whole day
of laughin' and learnin'. Take it from me --  if you're allowed to go to
traffic school, make sure it's a comedy one -- and  some of those even serve you
free pizza for lunch as a bonus!

Richard  Green, a Bluegrass Fiddler, was the second contestant -- and I guess
since he  was wearing a bolo tie, Troy just came out (first question!) and
said, "Are you  in the music industry?" Right on, Troy -- they guessed his
profession too. He  was a bit of a trip -- when asked if he played with a band,
he
said yes. "What  band?" "Richard Green." "No, do you play with other people in
a band?" "Yes."  "What's the band?" "Richard Green." I guess that's like "Van
Halen" or "Bon  Jovi" but you don't picture that from a hippie-dippie type (I
was gonna guess he  was an acupuncturist)! He did treat us to a nice little
fiddle interlude though,  and seemed impressed when the pianist gave him exit
music in the exact style and  key of the original composition he'd just played.

Contestant Three, Miss  Julia Something-or-Other (sorry) came out in a loud,
only-in-Hollywood-pink,  pretty sequency short thing and high heels -- she was
from England and  self-employed. Of course the panelists went down the route
of "model" and  "stripper." They got close when they thought she "demonstrated
something" but  she stumped them -- she was a Plate Spinner! She also gave us
a demonstration,  then got Wil, Troy and Ann up there spinnin' too. (Funny
moment -- to us anyway  -- when Troy dropped his plate someone said, "You're
fired!" He shot back with  "Oh, it's been awhile since I've heard that!" Well,
what a good-natured fella he  is because I'm sure he hears that ALL THE TIME.)

Mystery Challenger  (when the panelists are blindfolded) was Rose Marie from
The  Dick Van Dyke Show. Boy... uh, well, she hasn't aged very gracefully. :(
But she  was as funny as a stitch, and played off the host, Mr. J. Keith van
Strattan  perfectly. He, BTW, was as sharp as button (why do they say that,
buttons aren't  sharp!) and one of the quickest wits I've ever heard or seen!

At the  end, there was one Stupid Lady who started taking flash pictures --
but the host  said go ahead? GO AHEAD? Oooooh... I started to get annoyed
because I can be a  theater snob too: "Why didn't they have the usual warning
before the show about  cell phones and flash photography? And if they were
allowing
it, why didn't they  mention that somewhere so we coulda brought a frickin'
camera?!" Natch, I told  you I could be critical... I don't like to be shaky on
stuff like this...  someone be clear about your show policies, please!).

But Stupid (or  Apparently-Not-So-Stupid) Lady didn't change my experience of
the whole night --  there were so many darn good-hearted laughs, and time
just flew in those  experts' hands! I love when that happens, when you're RIGHT
THERE, second by  second with the folks upstage, everybody winging it, wild and
crazy, even the  funky Rose Marie. A spontaneous theater experience and show
biz at its best!

Oh, no. They don't have this in Vermont.



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#479 From: "George Stompy Hollo" <stompy@...>
Date: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:16 pm
Subject: Wil in Dallas
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Wil was so kewl here in Dallas this weekend.

I had really wanted to spend some time with him but his 2 day
appearance was cut back to a single day due to a book signing he had
to go to.

I did manage to chat with him before all the fans beseiged him and I
did get a great shot later in the day that I've posted in the photos
section.

Stompy

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