Well it has been a while since I have written written on here and I will solely blame myself. I have just been too lazy and I didnt want to buy internet for the summer because CableOne is a monoply and therefore can rape you on price. I usually just go to school a little early and use the internet there for free. I'll bet you can see my motivation.
This past Friday/Saturday was one of the biggest days for Potter fans. The last book in the series was released at 12:01 am on Sat 21. This process had started 2 years ago when I had finished book 6. 2 LONG YEARS! So in order to actually get a book, my story starts at 8am on Friday.
So in order to be able to buy the book on Friday night, you had to have a wirst band, and to get a wrist band, you had to go to Barnes at 9am to stand in line to get the book. So not trusting my narcoleptic girlfriend to complete this first monumental task, I went to get our wristbands at 8:30am. There was already a huge line verging around the corner so I was slightly skeptical. Nevertheless, I got our wrist bands labeled 1-250. This meant we were in the first group of people who could line up inside the store. If we had these wristbands and werent early enough to get inside the store before they reached fire code capacity, we would be at the mercy of the mob outside.
I thoght we should come early to avoid this fiasco, so we arrived at 7:30pm. A little crazy? Maybe. There were already a few people sitting around and dressed up, but we turned heads as we walked in the door. Paige dressed as Professor Trelawney, and I as Lucius Malfoy. This was weird too because total strangers would come up to us and ask for pictures, and in my case, one girl wanted my character's autograph and another girl wanted a hug. Weird.
This past Friday/Saturday was one of the biggest days for Potter fans. The last book in the series was released at 12:01 am on Sat 21. This process had started 2 years ago when I had finished book 6. 2 LONG YEARS! So in order to actually get a book, my story starts at 8am on Friday.
So in order to be able to buy the book on Friday night, you had to have a wirst band, and to get a wrist band, you had to go to Barnes at 9am to stand in line to get the book. So not trusting my narcoleptic girlfriend to complete this first monumental task, I went to get our wristbands at 8:30am. There was already a huge line verging around the corner so I was slightly skeptical. Nevertheless, I got our wrist bands labeled 1-250. This meant we were in the first group of people who could line up inside the store. If we had these wristbands and werent early enough to get inside the store before they reached fire code capacity, we would be at the mercy of the mob outside.
I thoght we should come early to avoid this fiasco, so we arrived at 7:30pm. A little crazy? Maybe. There were already a few people sitting around and dressed up, but we turned heads as we walked in the door. Paige dressed as Professor Trelawney, and I as Lucius Malfoy. This was weird too because total strangers would come up to us and ask for pictures, and in my case, one girl wanted my character's autograph and another girl wanted a hug. Weird.
There were some kiddie games and little things for kids, but we took a picture by a poster, and while Paige was coloring it, a man came up to me and asked if he could interview me for the radio. I said sure, because as an actor, you want to get your voice heard. You can check out his pictures and the audio podcast file here: http://www.trevorhirst.com/weblog/
Find the little audio mP3 icon and click to listen. Then move to about 30 minutes into the podcast and listen.
So after this little surprise they started the costume contest. They started with the adults, which was weird considering there were little kids that went last. Anyway, anyone who wanted to compete lined up and everyone circled up. Moment of truth. We each took a turn and walked out. Paige, who was amazingly dressed, walked out, and being an actor, took control and everyone was clapping and yelling. When I walked out, being an evil character, I was greeted by boos. Long, loud, boos by many people. Needless to say I did not make it to the second round. Paige however got 3rd place. She should have gotten a higher place, but a girl wearing a toilet seat beat her out.
When this was over, we sort of thought ahead and lined up close to the register and waited for everything to happen. Finally people started getting close and then before you knew it there were only 10 minutes until we could buy the book. Then, low and behold, FOX News came up to us and wanted an interview, seeing as we would be one of the first ones to buy the book. We reluctantly agreed and said we would meet them to our left.
Then the final countdown. When they said 3,2,1,0- the store erupted and I was one of the first nine people to buy the book, as I was the first in my line. Wow. About 10 years of my life boiled down to 759 pages. So we moved to the left after buying it, and FOX News was no where to be seen. But we just left and as we did, there was a worker yelling how many people had left to the lady working the door and she would let that many people in to get their book. Crazy.
1 comment:
Dallas,
I ran off the picture of you from trevorhirst and showed it to a few of the girls at work. They also exclaimed, "I hate that guy and his kid, too." I don't know these characters as I haven't read any Harry Potter books nor have I seen any of the movies, but the reaction to your picture was instant AND negative. Good job?
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